Re: [bc-gnso] NomCom

["J. Scott Evans" <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stephane:

I agree with you about geographic diversity.  I think we should most definitely 
strive for it.  That said, I do not think the Excom should manipulate election 
results in order to do so.  If we are concerned about this issue, perhaps we 
should change our bylaws to have the reps. nominated by the membership 
(including self-nomination) and then having the Excom appoint them to ensure a 
more controlled effort to reach the desired diversity and then have membership 
ratify the selections.

J. Scott
 
j. scott evans -  head of global brand, domains & copyright - Yahoo! Inc. - 
408.349.1385 - jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx




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 From: "stephvg@xxxxxxxxx" <stephvg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: J. Scott Evans <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx" <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] NomCom
 


I want to also apologize for not making today's call. I was also traveling and 
although I had arranged my travel around this call, I ended up being delayed 
and unable to join.

To J Scott's point about the NomCom, having given this some thought I agree 
that we should aim for two reps that are truly representative of their business 
areas. As was discussed before on this list, we as a group are fortunate to 
have two reps so we should make sure we provide the NomCom with appropriate 
candidates from those two business sectors (large and small).

I'm afraid I can't agree with the geo diversity argument however. To me, the 
need for geo diversity within ICANN is to make sure that regional 
representation is real, not theoretical. I would have no problem trusting a US 
rep to represent my views for example, but would still rather there was an 
actual slot for a European if possible. If no European is available to fill 
that slot, and a US rep is, then fine. But I think it should work in that order.

Sorry if I misunderstood the point. There was obviously some heated discussion 
during today's call so I certainly do not want to add to it.

Best,

Stéphane

Le 1 juil. 2013 à 17:54, J. Scott Evans <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

Dear  All:
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>I am sorry that I could not make the call today.  Y! Pride and a husband that 
>has to catch a plane have me committed elsewhere.
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>However, I do want to chime in on the NomCom issue.  First, I think I have 
>been crystal clear about the absolute need to have a large business 
>representative and a small business representative from the respective groups 
>in order to maintain the credibility of these two separate seats for the BC. 
> Second, as for geographic diversity, I do not think that we need to 
>manipulate the results of any election to have geographic diversity.  I think 
>it is incumbent upon the elected NomCom reps to remember to reach out to 
>non-North American BC members to ensure that we are serving our entire 
>membership in the appropriate manner.  That point should go for any position 
>for which we designate a BC member to serve.
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>Lastly, I want to call out Marilyn Cade for behavior that I find totally 
>offensive.  Her repeated attempts to assassinate the character of Sarah 
>Deutsch for her previous service to the BC on the NomCom is totally unfounded 
>and offensive.  I had the honor of serving with Sarah on the NomCom as the IPC 
>representative.  I can, without hesitation, say that Sarah served the BC with 
>honor and fought hard to get good candidates selected to all the positions. 
> What is truly sad is how hard Sarah fought and how Marilyn, who was then 
>Chair, has failed to acknowledge Sarah's service.  I know some may not 
>appreciate my being so direct on the list, but I think it is time we openly 
>discuss Marilyn's unprofessional behavior on this point.  I respect Marilyn 
>and appreciate all she has done and continues to do for business, but on this 
>issue she is simply wrong.
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>J. Scott
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>j. scott evans -  head of global brand, domains & copyright - Yahoo! Inc. - 
>408.349.1385 - jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx
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