[At-Large] [ALAC] CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP for Board Member Selection Process Committee and Board Candidate Evaluation Committee

Sun Oct 13 23:10:33 UTC 2013

I endorse both Tijani and Roberto as Chairs of BMSPC & BCEC respectively.

-Carlton

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Carlton A Samuels
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*Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround*
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On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>wrote:

> Dear At-Large members,
>
> the call below launches the process which will ultimately get our
> community to select the person who will occupy Seat 15 on the ICANN
> Board. The time frame we have might appear to be quite large - quite the
> contrary, the process is such that we will need all the time we can have
> to give each stage its right amount of time for discussion to take
> place, especially when it comes down to engaging the candidates who will
> run to be selected by At-Large.
>
> In order for both the BMSPC and the BCEC to run smoothly, I would like
> to propose to the ALAC, the Chairs of each of the Committees.
>
> For the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), I believe that
> we need someone who has had the first-hand experience of being in the
> first At-Large Board Selection Design Team (ABSDT), three year ago.
> Tijani Ben Jemaa (AFRALO) has that experience and through seeing his
> work on the ICANN Academy, Capacity Building, Joint Applicant Support
> and in AFRALO, I believe that he would be a perfect candidate for
> leading this Committee. I hope that the ALAC will feel that way.
>
> For the Board Candidate Selection Committee (BCEC), we need someone who
> has the highest of integrity, who is completely unbiased with regards to
> any potential candidate and who has had the experience of what it is to
> be an ICANN Board member. I therefore suggest Roberto Gaetano to Chair
> this Committee. Not only does he fulfil all of these qualities, but he
> has extensive experience in Chairing and finding consensus - and the
> selection of a panel of candidates is a very hard task indeed,
> especially since you will note that this committee will NOT be made up
> of any ALAC member nor RALO Chairs. I hope that EURALO will feel that way.
>
> Finally, I'd like to remind anyone who is considering applying to be in
> either committee that this work is absolutely critical to the ALAC. And
> I emphasize on the word "work" - because there will indeed be many
> conference calls (some at anti-social hours), reading, analysing,
> discussing etc. These are *not* Committees to sign up for lightly. The
> whole At-Large Community will rely on you and your colleagues to select
> their next slate of candidates for the Board seat. Letting them down is
> not an option.
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
> ALAC Chair
>
>
> On 13/10/2013 19:04, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> > *
> > *To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large
> > to be seated at the October 2014 Annual General Meeting, Olivier
> > Crépin-Leblond, 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 (2013)
> > <
> https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2262672/ALAC%2BRoP-06April2013.pdf?api=v2
> >,
> > the two groups are the 2014 Board Member Selection Process Committee
> > (BMSPC) and the 2014 Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)
> > [please see ALAC Rules of Procedure (2013) Section D.19 -- Procedure
> > for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board].
> >
> > *The deadline for members of both groups is 23:59 UTC on* *Friday, 18
> > October 2013.*
> >
> >
> >
> > If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else, please
> > send a note to At-Large staff at staff at atlarge.icann.org
> > <mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org> specifying which committee the
> > application or nomination is for and citing any applicable experience
> > by the deadline. A record of all applications and nominations will be
> > posted to either the *BMSPC 2014 Workspace
> > <
> https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/Board+Member+Selection+Process+Committee+%28BMSPC%29+2014
> >*
> > or the *BCEC 2014 Workspace
> > <
> https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/Board+Candidate+Evaluation+Committee+%28BCEC%29+2014
> >*
> > as appropriate on the  *At-Large Board Member 2014 Selection
> > Workspace*
> > <
> https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/At-Large+Board+Member+2014+Selection
> >*.
> > *
> >
> >
> > *The RALO leadership will send a list of their RALO's supported
> > candidates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC by 23:59 UTC
> > Sunday, 27 October. *
> >
> >
> > *The ALAC will name the final membership during the ALAC meeting of 29
> > October.
> > *
> > 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 (2013):
> >
> > "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 typically
> > be populated with no fewer than two representatives of each region
> > selected by both the ALAC
> > and the RALOs. The ALAC shall either name a chair of the BMSPC or may
> > instruct the BMSPC to select a chair from amongst its members."
> >
> > The group is open to both ALAC members and to At-Large community
> > members. However, the membership should include members of the
> > community with significant experience from the 2010 Board Director
> > selected by At-Large process.  English will be the working language of
> > this group.
> >
> > The group must be regionally balanced, with no fewer than two
> > representatives from each of the five RALOs.
> >
> > Please note that *no *member of the BMSPC may submit an Expression of
> > Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by
> > At-Large.
> >
> > The ALAC will select the Chair of the BMSPC.
> >
> > The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for early November.
> >
> >
> > *2)      Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)
> > *
> > The new 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."
> >
> > "19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each
> > make an excellent Board Director. 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). 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 of 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 2014) may *not* be BCEC
> > members.
> >
> > Additionally, *no* member of the BCEC may submit an Expression of
> > Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by
> > At-Large.
> >
> > Please note that experience on the 2010 BCEC and/or on the ICANN
> > Nominating Committee would be highly desired.
> >
> > English will be the working language of this group.
> >
> > The ALAC will select the Chair of the BCEC.
> >
> > The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for early November.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie
> > Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC
> >
> > E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org
> > <mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
> http://www.gih.com/ocl.html
>
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