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

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

Bruce:

I would greatly appreciate if you would make an exception to the below, or
if Ken or Phillip would be good enough to nominate Vint Cerf for one of the
seats discussed below. Vint previously held his seat through election by the
PSO, which no longer exists. In my view it would be an honour to have him
serve on behalf of the GNSO.

I have spoken to Vint and he would be happy to accept the nomination. I
think his reputation precedes him, but I will endeavour to dig up the
requisite bio as the ICANN site no longer has that info. I also think that
his presence on the first board of a reformed ICANN is absolutely central to
credibility and success.

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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