[NA-Discuss] 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee Announces Selections

[Danny Younger]

Ross, last December the Nominating Committee announced that it would be recruiting an organization capable of interviewing and assessing candidates for ICANN leadership positions.  It also announced that expressions of interest should be sent before 21 December 2007, and that the Nom Com expected to choose an organization very shortly thereafter. 

Are you telling us that in spite of the combined resourses of both the Committee and an Assessment Team, it still wasn't possible to find a suitable European candidate that actually lives in Europe?  If so, then something is seriously flawed in the far-too-secretive selection process that is being employed.

Was an Assessment Organization in fact hired?  Or is this also something you can't talk about?



--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com> wrote:

> From: Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com>
> Subject: Re: 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee Announces Selections
> To: dannyyounger at yahoo.com
> Cc: "NA Discuss" <na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 9:50 AM
> Unfortunately I can't comment on the individual
> appointments. I'd like  
> to provide you with more detail, but the nominating
> committee process  
> doesn't permit me to.
> 
> The nominating committee made recommendations to the board,
> that are  
> in the process of being implemented, that will help us deal
> better  
> with geographic diversity in future years.
> 
> I hope this response helpful in some way, although I
> realize that I  
> haven't answered your question.
> 
> On Sep 6, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Danny Younger wrote:
> 
> > Ross,
> >
> > Please correct me if I am wrong, but it appears that
> the NomCom  
> > selected a representative for the European region that
> resides and  
> > works in Japan... and yes, the candidate comes to the
> table as a  
> > highly respected and qualified individual.  But
> honestly... the  
> > NomCom couldn't manage to find a single person to
> represent the  
> > European user community that actually resides in
> Europe?   What went  
> > wrong that forced you folks to look outside of the
> European  
> > continent for a suitable candidate to represent the
> European region?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com>
> >> Subject: [NA-Discuss] ICANN | 2008 ICANN
> Nominating Committee  
> >> Announces Selections
> >> To: "NA Discuss"
> <na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> >> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 6:38 PM
> >> Hello everyone.
> >>
> >> The 2008 nomcomm appointments have been made
> public. I hope
> >> that these
> >> selections benefit ICANN and this community. I
> really
> >> appreciate
> >> having had the opportunity to serve the NA-RALO
> and
> >> At-large community
> >> this past year.
> >
> >
> >
> >