[NA-Discuss] Fwd: Now Open: Call for Membership in BCEC and BMSPC

Tue Jul 30 12:28:25 UTC 2019

@All:

6 volunteers are needed to participate in this process: 2 for the BMSPC +
an alternate (total of 3) and 2 for the BCEC + an alternate (3 more for a
total of 6).

These are important groups plus another way to directly contribute to ALAC.
I encourage your participation.

Please send me a note off-list if interested.

-ed

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Dear All,

To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to be
seated at the October 2020 Annual General Meeting, Maureen Hilyard, the
Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for members of
the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process forward.

According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2018) (
https://tinyurl.com/y6kp9p6u), the two groups are the 2019-2020 Board
Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2019-2020 Board
Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of Procedure
Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the
ICANN Board.

*The deadline for applying to be members of these groups is 23:59 UTC on
Monday, **23 August 2019.*

If you are interested, please send a note to At-Large staff at
staff at atlarge.icann.org <staff at atlarge.icann.org%3c> specifying which
committee(s) the application is for and attach an Expression of Interest
(EoI) explaining your interest and citing any applicable
experience/knowledge.

Please note that your personal data submitted with your EoI may be shared
with the RALO leadership, RALO ALS representatives, and/or ALAC
Members/Leadership, as appropriate, as part of the evaluation and selection
process, and that, if selected, your name and regional affiliation will be
published on the BCEC Workspace (https://tinyurl.com/yyxbghsg) or the BMSPC
Workspace (https://tinyurl.com/y3z5mfxq) as relevant. The processing of
your personal data for these purposes will be carried out in accordance
with the ICANN Privacy Policy and the website Terms of Service.

The At-Large Board Member 2019-2020 Selection Workspace is available
at: https://tinyurl.com/yxqck74k
[tinyurl.com]
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_yxqck74k&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=ds9md1zoepmwqw2nfk-Vs9ssxn1I3jPs97ekKkctEkM&m=gaJsr1jNfu3YLtBrXJTuELDKQY8HXCZjFIju4XDa9PY&s=Wi2b3Dc74AG85C2V_WJ4s0ua6NabQfuGDFif8EM5MRM&e=>
).

*The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's supported
candidates and alternates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC and staff
by 23:59 UTC Tuesday, *
*23 August 2019. *
The ALAC will name the final membership soon after.

The details of the two groups are:

*1)      Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)*

According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure:

"The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)
which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election
culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically
retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee.
The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee
will be populated with two representatives of each region selected by both
the ALAC and the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC. For each region,
one Alternate member will be selected who can replace a member from the
same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and
such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in
accordance with BMSPC guidelines."

The group is open to ALAC Members, At-Large community members and to RALO
Leaders. However, the membership should include members of the community
with significant experience from previous Board Director selected by
At-Large process.  English will be the working language of this group. The
workload of the BMSPC is not expected to be very heavy.

*The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each
of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the
event one of the original members must be replaced. The RALO selection may
be done by any means thought appropriate by the RALO leadership. Please
note that no member of the 2019-2020 BMSPC may submit an EoI for the
position of the Board Director selected by At-Large.*

The ALAC has selected Alan Greenberg as Chair of the BMSPC. The first
meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for early September.

*2)    Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)*

The ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and
task of the BCEC:

"19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to
compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC
consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair
selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection
process. Each RALO shall also select an Alternate member who can replace a
member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully
participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BCEC
Chair in accordance with BCEC guidelines."

"19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an
excellent Board Director. [19.4.1] Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet
the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3
(http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3
[icann.org]
<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3%20[icann.org]>).
These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished
persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for
sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful
group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's
mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet
community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director
selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large
and the needs of the global community of Internet end users."

"19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously
serve as a member of the BCEC."

*According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC
and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2020) may not be BCEC members.*

The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each
of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the
event one of the original members must be replaced.

*Additionally, no member of the 2019-2020 BCEC may submit an EoI for the
position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. *

*Please note that experience on previous BCECs, on the ICANN Nominating
Committee or comparable experience is an asset. The RALO selection
methodology must ensure that only suitably qualified candidates are put
forward to the ALAC by the RALO Chair. *English will be the working
language of this group.

The ALAC has selected Yrjö Lansipuro as Chair of the BCEC. The first
meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for early September.

Regards,

ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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