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

["Elliot Noss" <enoss@tucows.com>]

I would strongly urge all registrars to read the posting by Amadeu
(http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc12/msg00087.html) with respect to
this issue. I think his advice is wise.

I strongly urge us to direct our GNSO reps to follow the course he suggests.
Bruce, procedurally, if we were so inclined, do you have a sense of how this
could be accomplished? I do not believe finding willing Board members would
be a problem.

Regards

Elliot Noss
Tucows inc.
416-538-5494

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:01 AM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] Nominations open for ICANN Board seats 13 and 14
> for 14 days
>
>
> 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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