Re: [bc-gnso] status of elections?

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philip makes a good case for starting the 4 week election cycle in early
January.   

The intervening weeks could be useful, as he says, if we can openly discuss
the multiple roles available and potential candidate interest.

I suggest we start by circulating a list of positions.   Would the
interested candidates out there (you know who you are) be willing to provide
an "Expression of Interest" ?

That could be very helpful in distributing our talent widely across the
field of positions available.

--Steve DelBianco


On 11/25/09 4:20 AM, "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx> wrote:

On an election timetable, we had discussed this in light of the timing
specified in the new Charter and intervening events.

Seoul - just over 
Charter - just over
IGF - just over 
US Thanksgiving weekend is 26 - 29 November
Eid 27-29 November 
Christmas a month later, but many people will be absent from 18 December
this year given the timing of Christmas day.

Our Charter calls for 2+1+1 = 4 weeks for the election.

On this basis, we wondered if the better option would be for members to
discuss during December, who may be interested in doing which job and then
we would call a formal election period in early January. Otherwise we risk
rushing the new more relaxed election cycle and undermining exactly what it
was supposed to achieve.

Philip