Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th

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Thanks Michael,

Your gesture is much appreciated.

Best,

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On 17 October 2013 05:02, Michael Castello <michaelc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Hello Sarah,
>
> Since there is appears to be consensus on open nominations; I placed Phil
> Corwin in nomination for the GNSO seat.
>
> Michael Castello
> CEO/President
> Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc.
> http://www.ccin.com
> michael@xxxxxxxx
>
> --
>
> Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 2:53:01 PM, you wrote:
>
>
>  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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
>
> Sarah B. Deutsch
> Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
> Verizon Communications
> Phone: 703-351-3044
> Fax: 703-351-3670
>
>
>
> *From:* owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Stephane Van Gelder Consulting
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:40 PM
> *To:* Benedetta Rossi; bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on
> Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I would like te reiterate that I find it very odd that as a group, we
> prefer to have private nominations.
>
> 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 *until the nomination deadline has passed* whether someone has
> been nominated for a position or not.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stéphane Van Gelder
> Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur
> STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING
>
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> On 16 October 2013 18:47, Benedetta Rossi <bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> *From: BC Secretariat
> Date:  October 16th, 2013
> CC:     Glen De Saint Gery, Returning Officer ,Robert Hoggarth, Verifying
> Officer*, bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx
> *Re:     BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business NomCom Seat Elections:
> Reminder – Nominations Close on Friday, Oct.18th
>
> *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 . *Please note that the nomination period will close
> on Friday, October 18th*. If you would like to submit a nomination,
> please follow the procedure outlined in the election procedure attached,
> and submit your nomination to the bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx email address prior
> to Friday COB.
> Candidate statements should also be sent to the bcvotes@xxxxxxxxxxx no
> later than Sunday, Oct. 20th.
> *Once again, please refer to the attachment for the full details
> regarding this election.
>
> *Transmitted by the BC Secretariat:  Benedetta Rossi, serving as Voting
> Officer
>
> --
> Kind Regards,
>
> Benedetta Rossi
> BC Secretariat
> bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home
> www.bizconst.org
>
>
>
>