[NA-Discuss] October NOMCOM report to NARALO

Bob Bruen bruen at coldrain.net
Sat Oct 20 23:15:05 UTC 2012


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
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