[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Delegate to the 2015 NomCom
Carlos A. Afonso
ca at cafonso.ca
Fri Aug 22 23:03:27 CEST 2014
I will, but I also think ICANN should study a new approach. LACNIC, for
instance, does not need a NomCom -- all board members are elected by the
constituency of autonomous system holders. I am not sure how the other
RIRs do it.
Anyway, I am glad you are there! :)
frt rgds
--c.a.
On 08/22/2014 05:14 PM, Brenden Kuerbis wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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>
> > <mailto: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>
> >> <mailto: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
> <http://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>
> <http://www.ncuc.org/>
> >>> william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>
> >>> <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>>
> (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com>
> >>> <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com>> (lists),
> >>> www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org>
> <http://www.williamdrake.org/>
> >>> ***********************************************
> >>>
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