Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO Improvements Implementation
Dear Anne, Julie, I’ve checked my agenda and 10 December is still free till 18:00 UTC. I’m fine with the proposed text. Kind regards, Rudi Vansnick Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) www.npoc.org <http://www.npoc.org/> rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxxx Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 16 Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32 > Op 19 nov. 2015, om 22:12 heeft Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx> het > volgende geschreven: > > Dear Anne, > > Thank you very much concerning the meetings. We'll see if December 10 works > for Rudi and thank you for the reminder about the call for members. I can > take care of that message if you like. > > With respect to the SCI Chair, I've included below the relevant procedures > from the Charter, which notes that a call for volunteers should go out in > December. I had planned to send that out. Here is the text: > >> "In December of each year, the SCI will ask for volunteers from its primary >> members to serve as Chair and Vice Chair. If the current Chair or Vice >> Chair is not term limited, wishes to continue for a second year, and there >> are no other volunteers, no election will be held. If there is more than >> one volunteer for either position, the following procedure will be followed: >> >> 1. If there are only two candidates for Chair and no candidates for Vice >> Chair, the GNSO Secretariat will conduct an election via e-mail ballot and >> tally the results after one week. The losing candidate will have the option >> of accepting the position of Vice Chair. If he or she elects not to accept >> this position, the SCI will ask for volunteers for Vice Chair; or >> >> 2. If there are more than two candidates for the Chair or one or more >> candidates for Vice Chair, the GNSO Secretariat will conduct an election for >> each position via e-mail ballot and tally the results after one week. In >> the event no one candidate receives a clear majority, the GNSO Secretariat >> will conduct an election between the two candidates receiving the most votes >> via email ballot and tally the results after one week." > > Kind regards, > Julie > > From: "Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx>> > Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:07 PM > To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>>, > 'Rudi Vansnick' <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx <mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx>> > Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>>, Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: RE: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO > Improvements Implementation > >> Thanks Julie. I think we should try for December 10 unless Rudi feels >> otherwise. We should also call for members to confirm they still represent >> their constituencies going forward into 2016 and I will be nominating Rudi >> for Chair for 2016. >> >> Anne >> >> <image001.gif> >> Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, Of Counsel >> Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP >> One South Church Avenue Suite 700 | Tucson, Arizona 85701-1611 >> (T) 520.629.4428 | (F) 520.879.4725 >> AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx> | www.LRRLaw.com >> <http://www.lrrlaw.com/> >> >> >> From: Julie Hedlund [mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>] >> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:48 PM >> To: Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Rudi Vansnick' >> Cc: Marika Konings; Mary Wong; gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO >> Improvements Implementation >> >> Hi Anne, >> >> I was just getting ready to send a note on this to the SCI. There is a >> request template and Mary assisted Wolf-Ulrich Knoben in completing it for >> this request. I've attached it. I'll also send it with my message to the >> SCI. >> >> In addition, our regular schedule of meetings was Thursdays at 1800 UTC/1300 >> EST. Perhaps you and Rudi might look at your schedules for December as to >> whether it would work for you to have meetings on the 10th and/or the 17th? >> I am not offering next Thursday as it is the Thanksgiving holiday and on 03 >> December all ICANN Policy Development staff (which includes Mary, Marika, >> me, and the GNSO Secretariat) will be in the Policy Team Strategic Meetings >> in LA so we won't be available to support a call. I also am avoiding 24 >> December as that is the day before Christmas and SCI members may be >> traveling. >> >> We'll be happy to work with you to set up meetings. >> >> Kind regards, >> Julie >> >> Julie Hedlund, Policy Director >> >> From: "Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx>> >> Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:39 PM >> To: 'Rudi Vansnick' <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx <mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx>> >> Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>>, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>>, Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>> >> Subject: RE: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO >> Improvements Implementation >> >>> Julie and Mary, >>> How do we handle? I think there was a particular template for requests to >>> come to SCI which you developed with Avri. Does that template apply here >>> and how is it processed to us? >>> Anne >>> >>> <image001.gif> >>> Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, Of Counsel >>> Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP >>> One South Church Avenue Suite 700 | Tucson, Arizona 85701-1611 >>> (T) 520.629.4428 | (F) 520.879.4725 >>> AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx> | www.LRRLaw.com >>> <http://www.lrrlaw.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Rudi Vansnick [mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx >>> <mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx>] >>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:10 AM >>> To: Aikman-Scalese, Anne >>> Cc: Marika Konings; Julie Hedlund; GNSO Secretariat >>> Subject: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO >>> Improvements Implementation >>> >>> Dear Anne, >>> >>> Today on the GNSO Council meeting the following item was discussed and >>> voted. So, we have a new topic to take care off on our next meetings. This >>> will most probably be a lot of work. Perhaps we need to schedule a meeting >>> before mid december. >>> What is your view on this ? >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Rudi Vansnick >>> Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) >>> rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxxx <mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxxx> — Tel : +32 (0)9 >>> 329 39 16 — Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32 >>> Item 5: VOTE ON MOTION – New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for >>> GNSO Improvements Implementation (10 minutes) >>> >>> The GNSO Council identified a number of procedural issues during the most >>> recent round of elections for the GNSO Chair. These arise mainly from the >>> fact that the GNSO Operating Procedures do not currently contain express >>> provisions for an election timetable and a method for prescribing the >>> specific terms to be served by the Chair and Vice-Chairs. The Procedures >>> also do not seem to permit new incoming Council members to stand for the >>> Chair position. Here the Council will discuss and vote on whether to refer >>> these matters to the GNSO’s Standing Committee for GNSO Improvements >>> Implementation (SCI), and the scope of such a referral request >>> <http://tinyurl.com/peqmrqd>. >>> Additional info: >>> 2. Updated Draft GNSO Council Resolution for the Council meeting on 19 >>> November 2015 – Referral Request to the SCI >>> >>> Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben >>> Seconded by: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez >>> Whereas >>> The GNSO Operating Procedures in Chapter 2.2 describe the process of >>> elections of the GNSO Chair and the GNSO Vice-Chairs >>> (http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf >>> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf>); >>> Following the result of the initial election round at ICANN54 in Dublin, >>> the GNSO Council agreed on a time table for the next round for the election >>> of the GNSO Chair 2015-2016 >>> (http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf >>> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf>); >>> During the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin questions were raised with regards to >>> the election process for the GNSO Chair and Vice-Chairs, including the >>> candidate nomination process with particular reference to the preparedness >>> of newly-elected Council members to vote, the eligibility of newly elected >>> Councilors to run for the GNSO Chair position, the need for the GNSO >>> Council to specifically determine the term of the Chair and Vice-Chairs in >>> accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, and to the overall timing of the Chair >>> election. >>> Resolved >>> The GNSO Council requests the Standing Committee on Improvements >>> Implementation (SCI) >>> ? To review Sections 2.2(b), (f) and (g) of the GNSO Operating >>> Procedures with respect to clarifying: (i) the eligibility of incoming >>> Council members to run for the position of GNSO Chair; (ii) the start and >>> end dates and the duration of the Chair and Vice-Chair terms in accordance >>> with the ICANN Bylaws; and (iii) the timing of publication of the election >>> results; and >>> ? To recommend a general time table for election of the GNSO Council >>> Chair to be approved by the GNSO Council and added to the GNSO Operating >>> Procedures. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the >>> individual or entity to which they are addressed. 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