RE: [bc-gnso] status of elections?

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philip, I support your proposal to devote December, given the various holidays 
and the IGF decompress, and hold the elections in January. 
Thanks for your analysis of the calender. I think it helps to put the planning 
cycle into perspective.
I would like to ask that the BC have a briefing call from the ICANN staff on 
the kinds of services that are available to provide parts of the secretariat 
services. That would be helpful to all BC members, so that we then understand 
what needs to be provided by a contracted Adminstrator for secretariat services.
Should we have nominations then in the first week of January? Was that the 
proposal? Just to be fully clear. 
Marilyn Cade 


> From: philip.sheppard@xxxxxx
> To: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] status of elections?
> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:56 +0100
> 
> 
> 
> On an election timetable, we had discussed this in light of the timing 
> specified
> in the new Charter and intervening events.
> 
> Seoul - just over
> Charter - just over
> IGF - just over
> US Thanksgiving weekend is 26 - 29 November
> Eid 27-29 November
> Christmas a month later, but many people will be absent from 18 December this
> year given the timing of Christmas day. 
> 
> Our Charter calls for 2+1+1 = 4 weeks for the election.
> 
> On this basis, we wondered if the better option would be for members to 
> discuss
> during December, who may be interested in doing which job and then we would 
> call
> a formal election period in early January. Otherwise we risk rushing the new
> more relaxed election cycle and undermining exactly what it was supposed to
> achieve.
> 
> Philip
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