[NCUC-DISCUSS] [2022-NomCom] NomCom Selection Announcement for ICANN Leadership Positions

Mon Aug 15 19:21:56 CEST 2022

Thank you to all for this discussion. I think that it is best not to put it
to rest, but rather to look at the pertinent issues in depth and at some
length. In relation to gender diversity, I do hope that we are referring
not only to females but also to persons across the LGBTQ+ spectrum.

But, for now--taking "female" as standing in for "gender"--I suggest that
it would be instructive to begin with the statement that "excellent female
candidates...did not tick all the boxes," to problematize this and study
which boxes were not ticked by females and why this is the case or
perceived to be the case. That is, not to address why this is the case in
an "objective" sense, but rather in an attempt to understand how it is that
"females" and other persons of diverse ethnicities and geographic locations
do not appear to "check all the boxes" due to forms of systemic
discriminations in digital governance regimes. More specifically, the
question is why might the ways in which assumptions and practices within
the NomCom selection process favor specific and perhaps too narrow
definitions of what constitutes notions of expertise and aptitudes that may
favor the selection of white males who already have had positions of
influence within the organization (not to point fingers at specific white
males who have taken positions of responsibility within NCUC but perhaps at
system that favors white masculinity in specific roles).

There are too many ideological issues to study in ICANN as a whole within a
defined period of time, and perhaps with limited resources. I suggest that
something like a group "self-study" of the NomCom process has the
*potential* to help to inform the selection process and rebalance the
membership of the constituency.

This is not to suggest that a letter expressing concern with the lack of
diversity and new leaders in NCUC is unnecessary. I am suggesting that, if
the problem is to be addressed, more than a letter is necessary. We are the
ones who can "fix" ourselves.

Regards,

Lisa

Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor, Department of Media, Journalism & Film (Media and
Culture Program) and Department of Global and Intercultural Studies
(Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program)
Miami University-Ohio; USA

Contact:
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Tele: 513-529-3547; Fax: 513-529-1835; Email: mclauglm at miamioh.edu

On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 10:20 AM Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Kathy and other folks. It was really a hard task to select few
> from over 60 applications that was received.
>
> @Kaswesha Your concern is valid but you will agree with me that having to
> select few from many applications is more challenging, hence, need for
> quality, I mean quality application.
>
> @Farzaneh NomCom evaluates based on the criteria provided and the quality
> of application that was received. Each of the selected candidate was
> weighed against such criteria that was provided to the NomCom. My apologies
> as I won’t be able to go in-depth because of the confidential nature of the
> NomCom. But I can tell you that we have excellent female candidates but
> unfortunately did not tick all boxes.
>
> I feel the concern that rotating people in and out might not necessarily
> contribute to community vitality, I guess that goes beyond the remit of
> NomCom. This is a concern that the community might need to find a way to
> address. And for the IPC members being overrepresented on the GNSO council
> should be a concern. It was not part of the criteria received by the NomCom
> for the selection.
>
> Yes, I agree that NomCom need to do more outreach. But again, how do we
> address the issue of poor application and the concern of losing potential
> candidate of not reapplying for NomCom positions bearing in mind that
> NomCom has few positions to fill.
>
> @Stephenie, You will see that from the selected candidates we have fresh
> blood that have no ICANN experience and background. NomCom will learn from
> this and ensure more outreach is done.
>
> @Shreedeep In my personal opinion, we need to encourage more quality
> application. And encourage those that is applying to put in more effort
> into the application. Again, NomCom is limited based on the number of
> positions to be filed.
>
> @Gleen Diversity is key but should we slide competency under the carpet
> because of diversity. I can tell you that NomCom was very concerned of the
> diversity on the board as well as in every stakeholder group.
>
> @Rafik You are not mistaking.  What I can only say on this is that NomCom
> was keen on competency and diversity. Reason why we should encourage those
> that is applying to submit good application. This is not to say that the
> application received wasn’t good. It is unfortunate that we had to select
> few from many good applications. It was a tough decision.
>
> @Shah Good question. I guess this might be to the broader ICANN ecosystem
> to answer and see how to motivate experience folks to apply for GNSO,
> ATLARGE, ccNSO positions.
>
> @Bruna. Thanks for raising that, it will be communicated. It was sad for
> NomCom for not seeing female made it to the board. I am sure this would be
> address going forward.
>
> I would like to thanK every person that responded. It clearly shows our
> interest in helping ICANN to get better especially that of NomCom process.
> I am pressed to divulge more information, but I am also constrained by the
> NomCom confidentiality.
>
>
>
>  I hope you all understand.
>
>
> Apologies for the typo.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 1:17 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello, all,
>>
>> I am sorry to be joining this thread later but I happen to agree with
>> Farzaneh that its really unfortunate that we did not have any female board
>> appointee and to also see the regional diversity shrinking as pointed out
>> by Rafik. I understand that other parts of the world might have had to
>> change thair focus and work perspectives during the pandemic and even scale
>> down their engagement with ICANN but thats no excuse for the org to
>> continue experiencing a board constellation that is nowhere near gender
>> parity - and speaking as a female member of the community leadership,  i
>> really hoped that the NomCom had this in mind.
>>
>> Do we think it would be the case of writing a letter or asking for a
>> meeting with NomCom in one of the upcoming meetings ? id be happy to help
>> facilitate.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bruna
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 9:57 PM Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Weldone Peter for sharing
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>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 9:33 AM Akinremi Peter Taiwo <
>>> compsoftnet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>>
>>>> I am happy to let you know that the Nomcom selection has been finally
>>>> published on the website. Below are the people selected to ICANN leadership
>>>> positions to begin their term in September 2022.
>>>>
>>>> *ICANN Board of Directors*
>>>> Maarten Botterman
>>>> Europe
>>>>
>>>> Christopher Chapman
>>>> Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
>>>>
>>>> Sajidur Rahman
>>>> Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Public Technical Identifiers Board of Directors*
>>>> Tobias Sattler
>>>> Europe
>>>>
>>>> *At-Large Advisory Committee*
>>>> Eduardo Díaz
>>>> North America
>>>>
>>>> Tommi Karttaavi
>>>> Europe
>>>>
>>>> *Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council*
>>>> Olga Cavalli
>>>> Latin America and the Caribbean
>>>>
>>>> *Generic Names Supporting Organization Council*
>>>> Anne Aikman-Scalese
>>>> North America
>>>>
>>>> More information of the process can be found here:
>>>> https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icanns-2022-nominating-committee-announces-leadership-selections-11-08-2022-en
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
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>>
>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>>
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