RE: [gnso-geo-dg] ICANN Board Motion on Geo Diversity

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tim.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Ruiz [mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:28 AM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: gnso-geo-dg@xxxxxxxxx; Olga Cavalli
> Subject: RE: [gnso-geo-dg] ICANN Board Motion on Geo Diversity
> 
> Sorry for the belated comments, just getting back on track 
> after a long vacation.
> 
> I agree with revising *citizenship* to *citizenship or 
> domicile* as Chuck suggests. And I agree that defining what 
> lengthin time is reasonable, we don't have to go into that in 
> our statement. We are just suggesting principles and the 
> details will be worked out within the group once it is formed.
> 
> Tim 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [gnso-geo-dg] ICANN Board Motion on Geo Diversity
> From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, September 05, 2008 11:06 am
> To: "Olga Cavalli" <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <gnso-geo-dg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Good points Olga.  I would like to hear from our geo group 
> how people react to changing 'citizenship' in our comments to 
> "citizenship or domincile".  Because Tim was a strong 
> advocate of this, I especially would like to see his thoughts 
> about this. 
>  
> Chuck
> 
> From: olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Olga Cavalli
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:24 AM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: gnso-geo-dg@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [gnso-geo-dg] ICANN Board Motion on Geo Diversity
> 
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> 
> Chuck,
> I agree with you that this possible flexibility for the 
> NonCom appointed directors is relevant to our discussion and 
> also for selecting good candidates for the Board.
> In general reading the outcomes of our document, the set of 
> principles that we drafted also brings flexibility to the 
> geo-reginos issue.
> I can think of only one principle that may have a different 
> perspective:
> 4. Geographic requirements relevant to membership of ICANN 
> bodies should be measured by citizenship.
> Also, reading the text of the Board preliminary report some 
> questions comes to my mind. 
> 
> It says "some of the candidates have often lived in a country 
> for many years,.."
> 
> and
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>  "given that many people have lived for long periods of time 
> in, and represent the interests of, countries in which they 
> may not be citizens...." Defining what "many years" and "long 
> periods of time" will be relevant to make this flexibility effective.
> 
> Have a nice weekend!
> Regards
> Olga
> 
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> 2008/9/4 Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Please note the 
> following exerpt from the ICANN Board Preliminary Report of 
> its meeting on 28 August.  It provides some increased 
> flexibility in applying geographical diversity requirements 
> for the eight NomCom appointed directors and John Jeffrey 
> noted in the discussion that "diversity calculations should 
> be consistent for seats 9 though 14".  I find this very 
> relevant to the recommendation we made in our proposed GNSO 
> comments regarding the formation of a community wide WG on 
> geo regions; this approach would provide a little more 
> flexibility with regard to GNSO director selections if a 
> similar motion changes the Bylaws in that regard and it 
> provides one exampe of how increased flexibility could be 
> provided in meeting geographic diversity requirements on the 
> GNSO Council.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> "Nominating Committee's Recommendation for ICANN Bylaws 
> Change regarding Criteria for Board Member Selection John 
> Jeffrey presented a proposed Bylaws change and requested that 
> the Board permit Management to post the proposed changes for 
> public comments. 
> Over the past several years, the Nominating Committee has 
> expressed concern that being required to count more than one 
> country of citizenship for diversity purposes often makes it 
> difficult to select the best candidates for the Board seats 
> that the Nominating Committee is mandated to fill. In 
> carrying out its responsibilities to fill Seats 1 through 8, 
> the Nominating Committee shall seek to ensure that the ICANN 
> Board is composed of members who in the aggregate display 
> diversity in geography, culture, skills, experience, and 
> perspective, by applying the criteria set forth in Bylaws. 
> The Nominating Committee also noted that some of the 
> candidates have often lived in a country for many years, and 
> thereby better represent the interests of that country than 
> any country of which the candidates may be citizens. 
> As the Nominating Committee requested, the General Counsel 
> provided the Nominating Committee with suggested Bylaws 
> revisions to reflect the Nominating Committee's stated goals. 
> In the proposal, domicile, not just citizenship, is to be 
> considered in the diversity calculation. The Nominating 
> Committee members have unanimously agreed that the proposed 
> Bylaws revisions would alleviate the concerns. 
> John Jeffrey noted that considering the possibility of 
> revising the method for calculating diversity for seats 1 
> through 8, staff determined that such diversity calculations 
> should be consistent for seats 9 though
> 14 and have proposed revisions accordingly. 
> Bruce Tonkin moved and Harald Alvestrand seconded a motion 
> that the proposed changes to the bylaws be posted for public 
> comment and then considered again by the Board, via the 
> following resolution: 
> Whereas, the Nominating Committee has expressed concern that, 
> pursuant to the Bylaws mandated diversity requirements that 
> no more than five Board members be citizens of any one 
> geographic region, the Nominating Committee is required to 
> count all countries of citizenship for each candidate. 
> Whereas, the Nominating Committee has noted that the 
> requirement to count all countries of citizenship has caused 
> some selection difficulties each year over the past several years. 
> Whereas, the Nominating Committee has also expressed concern 
> that the calculation is presently limited to citizenship 
> given that many people have lived for long periods of time 
> in, and represent the interests of, countries in which they 
> may not be citizens. 
> Whereas, making a diversity calculation pursuant to the ICANN 
> Bylaws as it relates to Board member selection for seats 1 
> through 14 should be consistent. 
> It is hereby resolved (__.2008) that the following proposed 
> revisions to Article VI, Sections 2.2 and 2.3, shall be 
> posted for public comment in accordance with ICANN's normal 
> process for proposed Bylaw revisions."
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