[NA-Discuss] October NOMCOM report to NARALO
Cheryl Langdon-Orr
langdonorr at gmail.com
Sun Oct 21 02:44:06 UTC 2012
yes
On Oct 20, 2012 9:22 PM, "Bob Bruen" <bruen at coldrain.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> This is great. Is someone going to update the web page soon?
>
> --bob
>
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2012, Glenn McKnight wrote:
>
> *Dear Members*
>> *As we strive for more accountability and transparency with NomCom I will
>> be providing monthly reports.*
>> *
>> *
>> *Secondly if you have any issues please provide your questions prior to
>> our
>> meetings*
>> *
>> *
>> *Thirdly, the new SOI for 2013 is expected in November do please consider
>> good candidates*
>> *
>> *
>> *NomCom 2013 report card*
>> Issue date: October 2012**
>> **
>> NomCom 2013 essentials**
>> **
>> Committee Leadership:**
>> Chair (chosen by the Board): Yrjö Länsipuro**
>> Associate Chair (chosen by Chair to assist): Adam Peake**
>> Chair Elect (chosen by the Board to be 2014 NomCom Chair): Cheryl
>> Langdon-Orr**
>> **
>> Committee:**
>> Voting members: 5 ALAC; 1 ccNSO; 1 ASO; 1 TLG; 1 IAB; 7 GNSO (RrSG, RySG,
>> NCUC, ISPCP, IPC, CBUC [1 small / 1 large business rep])
>> (Note three of the 5 ALAC were not present due to visa problems)
>> **
>> Non voting members: 1 SSAC, 1 RSSAC**
>> **
>> ICANN Staff support: Olof Nordling (Staff Support Lead), Joette Youkhanna
>> (Staff Support)**
>> **
>> Day 1 members in attendance: Chair; Chair Elect; Associate Chair; 3 ALAC
>> (Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific*, 0 Europe*, 0 Africa*); 1
>> NCUC; 1 ISPCP; 1 ccNSO; 1 ASO; 1 IPC; 1 RrSG; 1 RySG; 1 SSAC; 1 TLG; 0
>> RSSAC**, 2 BC; 0 IAB****
>> **
>> Day 2 members in attendance: Chair; Chair Elect; Associate Chair; 3 ALAC
>> (Latin America & Carribean, North America, Asia Pacific*, 0 Europe*, 0
>> Africa*); 0 NCUC; 0 ISPCP**; 1 ccNSO; 1 ASO; 1 IPC; 0 RrSG; 1 RySG; 1
>> SSAC;
>> 1 TLG; 0 RSSAC**, 2 BC; 0 IAB****
>> **
>> * Visa did not arrive in time to attend meeting**
>> **
>> ** extenuating circumstances precluded attendance**
>> **
>> Current work**
>> The 2012 and 2013 NomCom members met on Thursday during the Toronto ICANN
>> 45 meeting for an official handover session where the 2013 NomCom received
>> the 2012 NomCom's recommendations.**
>> **
>> Following the Toronto ICANN 45 meeting, the 2013 NomCom met for full day
>> kick-off sessions on Friday and Saturday. Separate meetings were held
>> with
>> the Board Governance Committee; Board Chairman; ICANN CEO, COO, and new
>> gTLD head; and ICANN General Counsel to receive briefings and/or exchange
>> ideas to frame the 2013 NomCom's work. **
>> **
>> The Committee met ‘in session’ for 20 hours while in Toronto.**
>> **
>> Highlights of Output:**
>> **
>> The 2013 NomCom:**
>> **
>>
>> - *Meeting with the Board *Governance* Committee in response to the Rob
>> Hall article circulated on Monday*
>> - in addition to the longer list of activities below, established a
>> ‘longer view’, i.e. to work toward aspirational objectives, e.g. a 50/50
>> gender balance in the candidate pool as the basis for its 2013 mandate.
>> The Committee’s intention being to establish a path toward a stronger
>> foundation to support ‘ICANN of the future’;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - unanimously voted to record its meetings to capture the important
>> discussions amongst the NomCom members over the course of its tenure for
>> internal reference should that be necessary in its deliberations;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - created a monthly ‘Report Card’ (this document) to update the greater
>> ICANN community every month about the Committee’s work in progress
>> during
>> its tenure;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - established a Committee Attendance Record for publication in each
>> monthly newsletter;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - established clear distinctions between ‘transparency’ and
>> ‘confidentiality’ in the NomCom process; the 2013 NomCom policy is
>> “public
>> process; private data”;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - created a Conflict of Interest Sub-committee;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - created a Sub-committee for Outreach & Recruitment with
>> representatives from all five ICANN regions, and a Sub-committee for
>> External Recruitment Assistance (to examine feasibility of engaging a
>> search firm); brainstormed a significant number of unique tracks to
>> identify the largest possible worldwide candidate pool; I (Glenn
>> McKnight
>> has volunteered for the Outreach and Recruitment)
>>
>> **
>>
>> - did an in-depth review of the Statement of Interest form (SOI) to
>> improve clarity for candidates and to enhance and enable the output of
>> the
>> Committee;
>>
>> **
>>
>> - established a detailed Timetable of Committee and Sub-committees Work
>> over the coming year;
>>
>> **
>> Other agenda items included reviews of the 2013 NomCom Rules and
>> Procedures; confidentiality requirements; Code of Conduct and Conflict of
>> Interest parameters; open positions that the 2013 NomCom has been called
>> upon to fill; outreach and recruitment requirements; candidate information
>> management; methodology of candidate evaluations; due diligence process;
>> selection process; and, most importantly, the importance of providing
>> public information on the 2013 NomCom process.**
>> **
>> Upcoming milestones**
>> **
>>
>> - The Committee will post its first call for SOIs from potential
>> candidates on November 7, 2012, in time for ICANN Open Forum at the IGF
>> meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan. The deadline for receipt of SOIs is May 1,
>> 2013.
>>
>> **
>>
>> - The Committee will reconvene telephonically in mid-November 2012.
>> Exact date to be established by all Committee members.
>>
>> **
>>
>> - The Committee’s next face-to-face meeting will be in Beijing at ICANN
>> 46 meeting.
>>
>> **
>> **
>> END
>>
>>
>>
> --
> Dr. Robert Bruen
> Cold Rain Labs
> http://coldrain.net/bruen
> +1.802.579.6288
>
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