Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO Improvements Implementation
Dear Rudi, Thank you very much for confirming. We'll ask the Secretariat to schedule a meeting on 10 December at our usual time of 1800 UTC. Kind regards, Julie From: Rudi Vansnick <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:52 PM To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx>, Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>, Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>, "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO Improvements Implementation > Dear Anne, Julie, > > I¹ve checked my agenda and 10 December is still free till 18:00 UTC. > I¹m 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> >> Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:07 PM >> To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>, 'Rudi Vansnick' >> <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx> >> Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>, Mary Wong >> <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>, "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx" >> <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] >>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:48 PM >>> To: Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Rudi Vansnick' >>> Cc: Marika Konings; Mary Wong; 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> >>> Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:39 PM >>> To: 'Rudi Vansnick' <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx> >>> Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>, Julie Hedlund >>> <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>, Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>, >>> "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx" <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 | www.LRRLaw.com <http://www.lrrlaw.com/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Rudi Vansnick [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 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 GNSO¹s 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 >>>> 1. 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); >>>> 2. 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); >>>> 3. 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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