Re: [ga] Proposed GA Adcom

[Nigel Roberts <nigel@nic.gg>]

Let me also add my support for Elisabeth's comments.

Nigel Roberts
Names council member

"J. William Semich" wrote:
> 
> I also support Elisabeth's proposal and hope action can commence to make it
> happen before ICANN's meeting.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bill Semich
> .NU Domain
> 
> At 06:13 AM 10/2/99 +0900, you wrote:
> >i agree with elisabeth's proposal, and i would like to see the proposal to be
> >implemented by the end of this month, in time for ICANN LA Meeting in
> >november.
> >
> >hope the current interim chair, nii to lead the election effort including
> >development of the procedure.
> >
> >chon
> >
> >On Fri, Oct 01, 1999 at 09:25:20AM +0200, Elisabeth PORTENEUVE wrote:
> >> Roberto wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I agree with Bret: what is badly needed is a vehicle to convey GA
> feelings,
> >> > comments and suggestions into NC, not the reverse.
> >> > Therefore, make the GA Chair an ex-officio non-voting member of the NC.
> >> >
> >> > I agree with Amadeu that we need a GA Chair, but not with some of the
> rest
> >> > of the post.
> >> >
> >> > I agree with Randy Bush when he asks for a 5-element Adcom.
> >> >
> >> > I believe that the proposal from Vany, while it looks good, is probably
> >> > unnecessarily complicated in practice.
> >> >
> >> > Therefore I suggest (back to the original proposal from Nii), a 5-member
> >> > AdCom, formed by the GA Chair + 4 coming from the other regions.
> >> > A vice-Chair can be nominated by the AdCom among the 4 non-GA-Chair
> members
> >> > of the AdCom.
> >> >
> >> > Of course, the GA Chair position is incompatible with NC rep, but the
> other
> >> > 4 positions in the AdCom are not.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Roberto
> >> >
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> 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).
> >> Look like collective work, taking into account both
> >> the Bylaws and the GA will.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> Amicalement,
> >> Elisabeth
> >