<div dir="ltr">Thanks Ron, much appreciated.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Stéphane Van Gelder<br>Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur<br>STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING<br><br>T (FR): +33 (0)6 20 40 55 89<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 October 2013 16:39, Ron Andruff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" target="_blank">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Dear colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">All of this discussion is timely as it falls directly into our Charter update so I, too, am happy to see the BC moving in the direction of bringing our practices inline with transparent processes.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">With that in mind, I would also like to share that I have been nominated for the small business seat on the 2014 Nom Com, and I have accepted.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">RA <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="141c6deb80829aa8__MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Ron Andruff<u></u><u></u></span></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">RNA Partners<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com" target="_blank"><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563c1">www.rnapartners.com</span></b></span><span></span></a><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p>
</div><span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="141c6deb80829aa8__MailOriginal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b></a><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:gabrielaszlak@gmail.com" target="_blank">gabrielaszlak@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 17, 2013 02:23<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com" target="_blank">svg@stephanevangelder.com</a>; Michael Castello</span></span></p><div class="im"><br><b>Cc:</b> Sarah Deutsch; Benedetta Rossi; bc - GNSO list<br>
</div><div><div class="h5"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span><span>Dear all,<br><br>I also do not know why nominations are private and I agree with Stephane -and others who have supported his initial comment-, on a more open process.<br>
<br>I am happy to share I have been also nominated for the GNSO councilor position.<br><br>Regards,<br>Gabi<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Enviado desde mi BlackBerry de Movistar (</span></span><a href="http://www.movistar.com.ar" target="_blank"><span><span>http://www.movistar.com.ar</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>)<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><span><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>From: </span></b></span><span><span>Stephane Van Gelder Consulting <</span></span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com" target="_blank"><span><span>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>Sender: </span></b></span><span></span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span>owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>Date: </span></b></span><span><span>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:09:00 +0200<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>To: </span></b></span><span><span>Michael Castello<</span></span><a href="mailto:michaelc@traveler.com" target="_blank"><span><span>michaelc@traveler.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>ReplyTo: </span></b></span><span></span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com" target="_blank"><span><span>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>Cc: </span></b></span><span><span>Deutsch, Sarah B<</span></span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com" target="_blank"><span><span>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>>; </span></span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com%3csvg@stephanevangelder.com" target="_blank"><span><span>svg@stephanevangelder.com<svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>>; Benedetta Rossi<</span></span><a href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span>bc-secretariat@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>>; </span></span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org%3cbc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span>bc-gnso@icann.org<bc-gnso@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span>Subject: </span></b></span><span><span>Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Thanks Michael,<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Your gesture is much appreciated.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Best,<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
</div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur<br>STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING<br>
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>On 17 October 2013 05:02, Michael Castello <</span></span><a href="mailto:michaelc@traveler.com" target="_blank"><span><span>michaelc@traveler.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Hello Sarah,<br>
<br>Since there is appears to be consensus on open nominations; I placed Phil Corwin in nomination for the GNSO seat. <span style="color:#888888"><br><br><span>Michael Castello</span><br><span>CEO/President</span><br><span>Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc.</span><br>
</span></span></span><a href="http://www.ccin.com" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">http://www.ccin.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#888888"><br>
</span></span><a href="mailto:michael@ccin.com" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">michael@ccin.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#888888"><br>
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 2:53:01 PM, you wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="14" style="width:10.5pt;background:blue;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<span></span></td><td><span></span></td><td width="1671" style="width:1253.25pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I agree. We’ve spent countless hours as a constituency trying to fix a series of practices that could reasonably be perceived inside and outside the BC as election irregularities. The entire notion of having “private nominations” is a vestige from our past closed practices. <br>
<br>As a reminder, some of the election issues we’ve recently had to address included: (1) advocating for an actual fair election vs. the appointment of the Nomcom seat; (2) debating whether the separate seats on the Nomcom for small and large business representatives were somehow interchangeable; and (3) recent issues notifying members about the opening of the elections and then informing members who voted right away that their ballots were received “too early” and needed to be resubmitted. <br>
<br>Can we all just agree that we should err on the side of openness with everything associated with BC elections? If there are differing points of view, perhaps we consult with ICANN staff about the best way to address this concern?<br>
<br>Thanks,<br> <br>Sarah<br> <br> <br><br><br></span></span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Sarah B. Deutsch <br>Vice President & Deputy General Counsel <br>
Verizon Communications <br>Phone: 703-351-3044 <br>Fax: 703-351-3670 <br></span></span><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <br> <br> <br></span></span><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> </span></span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> [mailto:</span></span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephane Van Gelder Consulting<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Benedetta Rossi; </span></span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">bc-gnso@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations close on Friday, Oct. 18th<br></span></span><span><span style> <br>Hi everyone,<br> <br>I would like te reiterate that I find it very odd that as a group, we prefer to have private nominations.<br>
<br>If I am willing to support someone, I have no qualms about making that support public. Moreover, I find it troublesome that as a BC member, I do not know <u>until the nomination deadline has passed</u> whether someone has been nominated for a position or not.<br>
<br>I am left with having to try to read into a reminder message such as this one whether it is being sent two days before the deadline because there have been no nominations, or because it's just two days before the deadline.<br>
<br>And if I did know what nominations had been made, especially if none had been made, I might be spurred on to reach out to other potential candidates and try to get them on board. But with the current private nomination system, I just don't know.<br>
<br>Is there a historical reason for having private nominations? Do others feel, like I do, that it's time to put an end to the secrecy and to run fully transparent election processes?<br> <br>Thanks,<br><br>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>
Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur<br>STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING<br><br>T (FR): </span></span><a href="tel:%2B33%20%280%296%2020%2040%2055%2089" target="_blank"><span><span>+33 (0)6 20 40 55 89</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style><br>
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<br></span></span><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">From: BC Secretariat<br>Date: October 16th, 2013<br>CC: Glen De Saint Gery, Returning Officer ,Robert Hoggarth, Verifying Officer</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, </span></span><a href="mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">bcvotes@hotmail.com</span></b></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
</span></span><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Re: BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business NomCom Seat Elections: Reminder – Nominations Close on Friday, Oct.18th<br>
<br></span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Please note that this is the announcement for the BC elections for one of the two BC GNSO Councilor seats and the Small Business Seat on the Nominating Committee . <b><u>Please note that the nomination period will close on Friday, October 18th</u></b>. If you would like to submit a nomination, please follow the procedure outlined in the election procedure attached, and submit your nomination to the </span></span><a href="mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">bcvotes@hotmail.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""> email address prior to Friday COB. <br>
Candidate statements should also be sent to the </span></span><a href="mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">bcvotes@hotmail.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""> no later than Sunday, Oct. 20th. <br>
<b><i><u>Once again, please refer to the attachment for the full details regarding this election.<br><br></u></i></b>Transmitted by the BC Secretariat: Benedetta Rossi, serving as Voting Officer<br></span></span><span><span style> <br>
</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">-- <br></span></span><span><span style>Kind Regards,<br> <br>Benedetta Rossi<br>BC Secretariat<br></span></span><a href="http://bc-secretariat@icann.org" target="_blank"><span><span>bc-secretariat@icann.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style><br>
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