[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Delegate to the 2015 NomCom

Fri Aug 22 22:14:33 CEST 2014

Carlos,

While it may not go away soon, it may look substantially different in the
future. The Board Working Group Report on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom)
was just released for public comment. I'm still digesting what
they've recommended, but they propose some substantial changes:

https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en

I encourage everyone to take a moment to read through this.

-Brenden

On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:

> Since this NomCom concoction will not go away any soon, I of course
> support Brenden.
>
> --c.a.
>
> On 08/22/2014 02:59 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
> > Yes, +1 to Brenden.
> > Marília
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org
> > <mailto:robin at ipjustice.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Brenden has my full support for 2nd term.  NCUC is lucky that he is
> >     willing to do it again.
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >     Robin
> >
> >     On Aug 22, 2014, at 4:10 AM, Amr Elsadr wrote:
> >
> >>     Hi,
> >>
> >>     I’m all for Brenden staying on for another term as NCUC’s delegate
> >>     to the NomCom. Glad he’s willing.
> >>
> >>     Thanks.
> >>
> >>     Amr
> >>
> >>     On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:31 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com
> >>     <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>>     Hi
> >>>
> >>>     We need to appoint a NCUC delegate to the 2015 ICANN NomCom in
> >>>     the next week or so.  It’s unfortunate that NomCom’s cycle
> >>>     doesn’t synch with our election cycle but c’est la vie.
> >>>
> >>>     *What is the Nomcom?*
> >>>
> >>>     ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) is responsible for the
> >>>     selection of eight ICANN Board Members and for other selections
> >>>     as are set forth in the Bylaws. (See Bylaws Article VII, Section
> >>>     1 athttp://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII-1)
> >>>
> >>>     The NomCom is also charged with appointing some members of the At
> >>>     Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Country Code Names
> >>>     Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council and the Generic Names
> >>>     Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The NomCom complements
> >>>     the other means for filling a portion of key ICANN leadership
> >>>     positions achieved within the Supporting Organizations and
> >>>     Advisory Committees.
> >>>
> >>>     Together, the NomCom and Supporting Organization/Advisory
> >>>     Committee selection pathways ensure that ICANN benefits from
> >>>     functional, cultural and geographic diversity in its policy
> >>>     development and decision-making as the Internet evolves.
> >>>
> >>>     *Who serves on Nomcom? *
> >>>
> >>>     ICANN’s SOs and ACs send appointees to serve up to two
> >>>     consecutive one-year terms on the Nomcom. You can read more about
> >>>     the structure here <http://nomcom.icann.org
> >>>     <http://nomcom.icann.org/>>.
> >>>
> >>>     *Who is NCUC’s current appointee to Nomcom?*
> >>>
> >>>     For 2014-2015, Brenden Kuerbis of the Internet Governance Project
> >>>     served. He took over for Rafik Dammak, who was elected to NCSG
> Chair.
> >>>
> >>>     Brenden has expressed interest to the Exec Com in continuing as
> >>>     NCUC’s appointee. Despite joining midstream, he was able to make
> >>>     a positive impact from recruiting applicants to selecting
> >>>     individuals to positions. Selections were announced on the ICANN
> >>>     website August 15
> >>>     <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-15-en>.
> >>>
> >>>     Next year is an important cycle for Nomcom. It includes
> >>>     selections for 3 board seats and 2 NCAs to the GNSO, as well as
> >>>     other positions. Brenden has asked the EC for names of people we
> >>>     should approach about applying, as well as opportunities where we
> >>>     might do general outreach.  He is also happy to speak with us
> >>>     about the process and how NCUC can best engage it.
> >>>
> >>>     Would anyone else be interested in being considered for this
> >>>     position?  If so we could have the contending applicants make
> >>>     their cases here on the list and then the EC would decide taking
> >>>     into account the views expressed, an assessment of the
> >>>     applicants' qualifications, etc.  If not, the EC can just go
> >>>     ahead and vote on Brenden’s renewal.
> >>>
> >>>     Let's please move on this in the next week, before the IGF.
> >>>
> >>>     Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>     Bill
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>      ***********************************************
> >>>     William J. Drake
> >>>     International Fellow & Lecturer
> >>>       Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
> >>>       University of Zurich, Switzerland
> >>>     Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,
> >>>       ICANN, www.ncuc.org <http://www.ncuc.org/>
> >>>     william.drake at uzh.ch
> >>>     <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch> (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com
> >>>     <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com> (lists),
> >>>       www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org/>
> >>>     ***********************************************
> >>>
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