[registrars] Nominations open for ICANN Board seats 13 and 14 for 14 days

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>]

Hello All,

Please note that the GNSO Council may elect two ICANN Board directors - seats 13 and 14.

Members of the GNSO Council may nominate candidates.  See detailed procedure below.
There is a 14 day period to receive nominations.

The election for seat 14 will occur first.  The term for seat 14 will expire in second quarter 2005.

Please either post suggested nominations to the registrars list, or make your recommendations directly to the Council members (Ken Stubbs, Philip Grabensee, and myself).
Nominations will need to address the selection criteria.

I personally think it is important that the GNSO elect a person with strong DNS knowledge, and it is likely that the registry and registrars constituency members could suggest people with such knowledge.

As I am currently chair of the GNSO council, I will not personally nominate a candidate.
I do not wish to stand for election myself.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin


-----Original Message-----
From: DNSO SECRETARIAT [mailto:DNSO.SECRETARIAT@dnso.org]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 3:32 AM
To: council
Subject: [council] GNSO Council Nomination Procedure for ICANN Board
seats 13 and 14


[To: council@dnso.org]

Please find the detailed nomination procedure below as confirmed by a
unanimous vote in the GNSO Council teleconference, February 20, 2003.

ICANN/GNSO

    GNSO Election of ICANN Board seats 13 and 14 in February - April 2003
                            Nomination Procedure

          Procedures for election of  ICANN Board seats 13 and 14
      http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#X

   Nomination Procedures to elect candidates for GNSO ICANN Board seats 13
and 14

  1.  Nomination of candidates  for the GNSO ICANN Board seat 14.


  2.      Open: Thursday 20 February 2003 at 17:00 UTC (18:00 Paris)
          Closed: Thursday 6 March 2003 at 11:00 UTC (12:00 Paris) (2 weeks)
          For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

  3. Call for nominations by members of the GNSO Council
     http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#VI-3
     (3) In carrying out their responsibilities to fill Seats 9 through 14,
     the Supporting Organizations shall seek to ensure that the ICANN Board
     is composed of members that in the aggregate display diversity in
     geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective, by applying
     the criteria set forth in Section 3 of this Article. At any given time,
     no two Directors selected by a Supporting Organization shall be
     citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same
     Geographic Region.

  4. Nominations should be e-mailed to the DNSO Secretariat at the following
     email address: icann-nominations@dnso.org

  5. Each nomination must be accompanied by a brief description of how the
     candidate meets the following selection criteria.
     http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#VI-3

     Section 3. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF DIRECTORS ICANN
     Directors shall be:
     1. Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence,
     with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated
     capacity for thoughtful group decision-making;
     2. 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;
     3. Persons who will produce the broadest cultural and geographic
     diversity on the Board consistent with meeting the other criteria set
     forth in this Section;
     4. Persons who, in the aggregate, have personal familiarity with the
     operation of gTLD registries and registrars; with ccTLD registries;
     with IP address registries; with Internet technical standards and
     protocols; with policy-development procedures, legal traditions, and
     the public interest; and with the broad range of business, individual,
     academic, and non-commercial users of the Internet;
     5. Persons who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation
     other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and
     6. Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken
     English.

     Section 4. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no official of a
     national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or
     other agreement between national governments may serve as a Director.
     As used herein, the term "official" means a person (i) who holds an
     elective governmental office or (ii) who is employed by such government
     or multinational entity and whose primary function with such government
     or entity is to develop or influence governmental or public policies.

          Template for nomination:
          1a. Full name of the nominee:
          1b. E-mail address of the nominee:
          2a. Full name of the nominator:
          2b. E-mail address of the nominator:

          The Secretariat will confirm the nomination, by sending an
          e-mail to the candidate requesting their acceptance.

          The Secretariat will convey the nomination and the acceptance
          thereof to the GNSO Council list.

          Nominations will be archived at:
          http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/icann-nominations/Arc03/

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