Re: [ga] Proposed GA Adcom

[vany@sdnp.org.pa]

Jeff and all:

On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Jeff Williams wrote:

> Vany and all,
> 
>   Any determination of a "GA Chair" should pass the muster of a GA
> membership vote for ratification.
Of course...any decision of GA chair, adcoms, etc have to be voted by GA.
I, as a member of GA, and the others that are members, have the right
to propose...It is up to the GA even taking in count proposals made by
members or not.

Regards
Vany
:-)




> 
> Vany Martinez wrote:
> 
> > Hi to all:
> >
> > >We need also to take into account the ICANN Bylaws,
> > >   http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm
> > >Article VI, Section 2
> > >   (i) The NC shall elect the Chairman of the GA annually
> > So then you answered my question: Of course NC have the
> > decision of the GA Chair in their hands.
> >
> > >I would suggest the GA prepares for election of the 5 members
> > >for the AdCom, make a call for nominations, find more than
> > >5 candidates (ideally 2 or 3 from each region would be fine)
> > >willing to run for AdCom position for one year, 2000.
> > >Then the NC could vote for the GA Chairman among those
> > >nominees, and once the Chair choosen, the GA could decide about
> > >the reminding 4 members of the AdCom (in this order, because
> > >the geographic region of the elected Chair will impact on
> > >the 4 members of the AdCom).
> > That's why I suggested the "practically complicated" procedure
> > for having GA Chairman.  This ensure the participation of this
> > position of the 5 ICANN regions all in one year.  But since
> > election of the GA Chair is up to NC, then I suggest the NC
> > work in how they will deal with the issue of geographic
> > diversity unless GA agreed that the GA Chairman should  be rotated
> > every year between the different 5 regions every year.  The only
> > disadvantage that maybe some can find in this is that in the
> > worst situation, a region have to wait 5 years to have a person
> > serving as a GA Chair.
> >
> > Knowing that in fact NC is the one who elects GA Chairman, then
> > definitively the GA AdCom might not be integrated by a NC
> > delegate.  I think that such person should be a link, and maybe
> > the formula that others proposed already about having this
> > person with voice without vote in the AdCom should work.
> > The only way that such sixth member from the NC in the GA AdCom
> > has full rights is that ICANN bylaws changes towards
> > having also three GA delegates in the NC with full rights also.
> >
> > >Look like collective work, taking into account both
> > >the Bylaws and the GA will.
> > Yes, you are right.
> >
> > >Some recent experience indicate that it would be wise to
> > >have a replacement for any position, i.e. not only
> > >5 AdCom, but also alternates.
> > The same thinking I have also.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Vany
> >
> > Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
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> 
> Regards,
> 
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