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Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th
- To: "Deutsch, Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th
- From: Michael Castello <michaelc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:02:28 -0700
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<span style=" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">Hello Sarah,<br>
<br>
Since there is appears to be consensus on open nominations; I placed Phil
Corwin in nomination for the GNSO seat. <br>
<br>
Michael Castello<br>
CEO/President<br>
Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc.<br>
<a href="http://www.ccin.com";>http://www.ccin.com</a><br>
<a href="mailto:michael@xxxxxxxx";>michael@xxxxxxxx</a><br>
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 2:53:01 PM, you wrote:<br>
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<td width=1671><span style=" font-family:'calibri'; font-size: 11pt; color:
#1f497d;">I agree. We’ve spent countless hours as a constituency
trying to fix a series of practices that could reasonably be perceived inside
and outside the BC as election irregularities. The entire notion of
having “private nominations” is a vestige from our past closed
practices. <br>
<br>
As a reminder, some of the election issues we’ve recently had to address
included: (1) advocating for an actual fair election vs. the appointment of the
Nomcom seat; (2) debating whether the separate seats on the Nomcom for small
and large business representatives were somehow interchangeable; and (3) recent
issues notifying members about the opening of the elections and then informing
members who voted right away that their ballots were received “too
early” and needed to be resubmitted. <br>
<br>
Can we all just agree that we should err on the side of openness with
everything associated with BC elections? If there are differing points of
view, perhaps we consult with ICANN staff about the best way to address this
concern?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Sarah<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<span style=" font-family:'arial'; font-size: 10pt; color: #000080;">Sarah B.
Deutsch <br>
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel <br>
Verizon Communications <br>
Phone: 703-351-3044 <br>
Fax: 703-351-3670 <br>
<span style=" font-family:'calibri'; font-size: 11pt; color:
#1f497d;"> <br>
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<span style=" font-family:'tahoma'; font-size: 10pt; color:
#000000;"><b>From:</b> owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephane Van
Gelder Consulting<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Benedetta Rossi; bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat
on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th<br>
<span style=" font-family:'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <br>
Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
I would like te reiterate that I find it very odd that as a group, we prefer to
have private nominations.<br>
<br>
If I am willing to support someone, I have no qualms about making that support
public. Moreover, I find it troublesome that as a BC member, I do not
know <u>until the nomination deadline has passed</u> whether someone
has been nominated for a position or not.<br>
<br>
I am left with having to try to read into a reminder message such as this one
whether it is being sent two days before the deadline because there have been
no nominations, or because it's just two days before the deadline.<br>
<br>
And if I did know what nominations had been made, especially if none had been
made, I might be spurred on to reach out to other potential candidates and try
to get them on board. But with the current private nomination system, I just
don't know.<br>
<br>
Is there a historical reason for having private nominations? Do others feel,
like I do, that it's time to put an end to the secrecy and to run fully
transparent election processes?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Stéphane Van Gelder<br>
Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur<br>
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On 16 October 2013 18:47, Benedetta Rossi <<a
href="mailto:bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx";>bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<span style=" font-family:'segoe ui'; font-size: 10pt;"><b>From: BC
Secretariat<br>
Date: October 16th, 2013<br>
CC: Glen De Saint Gery, Returning Officer ,Robert Hoggarth,
Verifying Officer</b><span style=" font-family:'calibri'; font-size:
11pt;">, <a style=" font-family:'segoe ui'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight:
bold;" href="mailto:bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx";>bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx</a><br>
<span style=" font-family:'segoe ui'; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Re: BC
GNSO Councilor & Small Business NomCom Seat Elections: Reminder –
Nominations Close on Friday, Oct.18th<br>
<br>
</b>Please note that this is the announcement for the BC elections for one of
the two BC GNSO Councilor seats and the Small Business Seat on the Nominating
Committee . <b><u>Please note that the nomination period will close on
Friday, October 18th</u></b>. If you would like to submit a nomination, please
follow the procedure outlined in the election procedure attached, and submit
your nomination to the <a
href="mailto:bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx";>bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx</a> email address
prior to Friday COB. <br>
Candidate statements should also be sent to the <a
href="mailto:bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx";>bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx</a> no later than
Sunday, Oct. 20th. <br>
<b><i><u>Once again, please refer to the attachment for the full details
regarding this election.<br>
<br>
</u></i></b>Transmitted by the BC Secretariat: Benedetta Rossi, serving
as Voting Officer<br>
<span style=" font-family:'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <br>
<span style=" font-family:'courier new';">-- <br>
<span style=" font-family:'times new roman';">Kind Regards,<br>
<br>
Benedetta Rossi<br>
BC Secretariat<br>
<a href="http://bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx";>bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx</a><br>
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