Re: [gnso-arr-dt] Draft message for SG Chairs

[Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
why the regional diversity and gender balance is in brackets??
This exactly the contrary to the what the AoC requirements are.
I thought we already agreed on this text in our last conference call.
Olga

2010/2/9 Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

>  Following is a draft message that I would send to SG Chairs as soon as we
> finalize the process we are going to send to the Council.  The bracketed
> text indicates areas where we do not have agreement yet.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> *Message to SG Chairs*
>
> Understanding that the process is still under development, it is currently
> anticipated that on 18 February the GNSO Council will be asked to approve
> a plan whereby the GNSO may endorse up to six volunteers for the 2010
> Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review Team as
> follows:
>
> 1.      Each stakeholder group will select one nominee.
>
> 2.      Up to two additional nominees will be selected by a simple
> majority vote of each house.  One of these slots will be reserved for
> candidates who do not self-identify with any particular stakeholder group,
> including NomCom appointees.
>
> If this plan is approved, all applications from volunteers requesting GNSO
> endorsement would be forwarded to the SGs as soon as possible after the
> application period closes on 22 February, and not later than 25 February,
> the SGs would be requested to:
>
> a.       Endorse one [primary] candidate [and up to two alternates] from
> the applications received and notify the GNSO Secretariat of the same.  [At
> least one alternate must be of different gender and from a different
> geographic region from the primary candidate.]
>
> b.      Provide direction for their Councilors regarding what candidates
> they should endorse for the two open endorsements described in item 2 above
>
> c.       [Make best efforts to consider the geographical and gender
> objectives for RT nominees.]
>