[ECAdmin] ICANN 2018 NomCom Selected Nominee to ICANN Board of Directors

Mary Wong mary.wong at icann.org
Thu Sep 20 19:38:50 UTC 2018 

Hello Stephen, Alan and everyone,

On behalf of the staff team that supports your work, please allow me to clarify a few points. I hope the information will be of assistance to the Empowered Community and the Empowered Community Administration moving forward.


  1.  Sections 7.2(a) and 7.8(c) of the ICANN Bylaws specifically require the EC Administration to “promptly notify the Secretary in writing” and “promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of those Directors” nominated by the NomCom, a Supporting Organization and the At Large Community. In addition, the NomCom is obliged to provide the Empowered Community with two months’ notice of a Director appointment – this timeframe was met by the earlier nomination of Lousewies but was obviously not possible with the nomination of Danko; nevertheless, this situation underscored the need for the Empowered Community Administration to provide the requisite notice as quickly as it could. We appreciate Stephen’s, Manal’s, Alan’s and everyone’s prompt messages and actions in this regard.


  1.  As the Bylaws are silent on a requirement or mechanism for withdrawing previously-made designations, the draft notice circulated by Ozan followed prior practice, pending further direction from the Empowered Community Administration in this somewhat unusual circumstance. We thank Stephen for drafting the additional note to the ICANN Secretary and have made a note of it, on the assumption that this is a practice that the Empowered Community Administration wishes to continue should a similar situation occur in the future. Please let us know if you wish staff to assist with any additional follow up on this matter, e.g. ensuring receipt of the notifications by the Decisional Participants.

Finally, I wish to emphasize that there was absolutely no intention on the part of any staff member to act for the Empowered Community Administration. We understand the demands that a high workload can place on our volunteer community, including the challenges that the various timelines prescribed by the Bylaws create for the Empowered Community Administration. Our intention, as always, was to provide assistance and support to you in your work. In this regard, we have never presumed to represent or take action that is within your remit without your specific direction or agreement.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Mary (on behalf of the team supporting the Empowered Community Administration)

From: ECAdmin <ecadmin-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 23:16
To: "Stephen Deerhake @ ASNIC" <sdeerhake at nic.as>, Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin at icann.org>, "ECadmin at ICANN.org" <ECadmin at ICANN.org>
Cc: Nigel Roberts <nigel at channelisles.net>, Chris Disspain <chris at disspain.uk>
Subject: Re: [ECAdmin] ICANN 2018 NomCom Selected Nominee to ICANN Board of Directors

I'll add to this. Technically, an action of the EC requires action on behalf of FIVE EC Representatives. At the time I write this, a mere 2.5 days has elapsed since we received the notification of the new appointment.

May I remind staff that we are volunteers. Unpaid volunteers. Just occasionally, we cannot put 100% of our time into ICANN matters.

If only ICANN Org would do everything it is supposed to do as promptly as it apparently expects us to.

Alan

At 19/09/2018 05:28 AM, Stephen Deerhake @ ASNIC wrote:


Greetings Ozan,

As you state in your email,

“Staff would like to kindly remind that according to ICANN Bylaws, section 7.8(c), the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of the Board Director.”

Could you have been more snarky with that comment?  SERIOUSLY?

“Shall promptly provide…”


With the blessings and support of my fellow Empowered Community Administration colleagues, I currently “hold the pen” for us.  Thus, any formal communication between the ECA and ICANN comes under my signature.
Nigel

So you caught me whist I was in the middle of a 35+h trip over 9 time zones to represent ICANN’s interests at a regional organization meeting, most members of which are rather skeptical of ICANN and its mission to begin with.


And really now, what does “promptly provide…” mean in ICANN-speak anyway?>


Ironically, in your admonition to the Empowered Community Administration, you forgot half of your homework, which was the ECA having to rescind its prior endorsement of the NomCom’s submission of  Lousewies van der Laan for Board Seat 2.  As you have seen from the paperwork I have submitted to John Jeffrey, I have done this on behalf of the Empowered Community Administration.  And additionally, I have endorsed, on behalf of my fellow ECA members, the selection of Demic  Jevtovic to fill Board Seat 2, per the NomCom’s recommendation, beginning at the conclusion of the upcoming ICANN meeting.

Lastly, I want to state, both on my behalf and also on behalf of my fellow Empowered Community Administration members, that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES can you or fellow ICANN Staff members assume to “act for us”, such as, as you suggest “…happy to forward the notice on behalf of the EC Administration to speed up the process.”  This is simply NOT acceptable.  I’m happy to review (and possibly accept) proposed language from staff for a particular circumstance, but again, under no circumstances can you or fellow ICANN Staff assume to act on behalf of the Empowered Community Administration.

You and fellow ICANN Staff really need to understand that…>

I am open to discussing this with your further…

Best Regards,
Stephen Deerhake
ccNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration
sdeerhake at nic.as



From: ECAdmin <ecadmin-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin at icann.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 12:36
To: "ECadmin at ICANN.org" <ECadmin at ICANN.org>
Subject: Re: [ECAdmin] ICANN 2018 NomCom Selected Nominee to ICANN Board of Directors

Thank you, Stephen and Manal.

Staff would like to kindly remind that according to ICANN Bylaws, section 7.8(c), the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of the Board Director.

Similar to previous notifications staff drafted the attached note and is happy to forward the notice on behalf of the EC Administration to speed up the process if you have no objections. Please let us know.

Kind regards,
Ozan Sahin (on behalf of the staff supporting Empowered Community Administration)


From: ECAdmin <ecadmin-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Manal Ismail <manal at tra.gov.eg>
Date: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 2:54 PM
To: "Stephen Deerhake @ ASNIC" <sdeerhake at nic.as>, nomcom2018 <nomcom2018 at icann.org>, "ECadmin at ICANN.org" <ECadmin at ICANN.org>
Cc: NomCom Operations Team <nomcom-ops-team at icann.org>, Zahid Jamil-IG <internet at jamilandjamil.com>, John Jeffrey <john.jeffrey at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [ECAdmin] ICANN 2018 NomCom Selected Nominee to ICANN Board of Directors

Many thanks Zahid for the update and Stephen for the quick response on behalf of the ECA ..
Kind Regards
--Manal

From: ECAdmin [ mailto:ecadmin-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Deerhake @ ASNIC
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:11 AM
To: nomcom2018; ECadmin at ICANN.org
Cc: NomCom Operations Team; Zahid Jamil-IG; John Jeffrey
Subject: Re: [ECAdmin] ICANN 2018 NomCom Selected Nominee to ICANN Board of Directors

I’ll get a letter out to JJ on behalf of the ECA within the next couple of days.

Best Regards,
Stephen Deerhake
ccSNSO Representative to the ECA

From: ECAdmin < ecadmin-bounces at icann.org<mailto:ecadmin-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf of nomcom2018 <nomcom2018 at icann.org<mailto:nomcom2018 at icann.org>>
Date: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 08:08
To: "ECadmin at ICANN.org<mailto:ECadmin at ICANN.org>" <ECadmin at ICANN.org<mailto:ECadmin at ICANN.org>>
Cc: NomCom Operations Team < nomcom-ops-team at icann.org<mailto:nomcom-ops-team at icann.org>>, Zahid Jamil-IG < internet at jamilandjamil.com<mailto:internet at jamilandjamil.com>>, John Jeffrey <john.jeffrey at icann.org<mailto:john.jeffrey at icann.org> >
Subject: [ECAdmin] ICANN 2018 NomCom Selected Nominee to ICANN Board of Directors


Dear Empowered Community Administration,



Due to unforeseen circumstances one of our ICANN Board of Director selectees, Ms. Lousewies van der Laan, has informed the 2018 Nominating Committee that she will be unable to fulfill her duties of appointment. In light of this notification, the 2018 Nominating Committee announced [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2018-2D09-2D16-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=SJoAZJPf4sll7c5HM-90jeUSDBNV8i1H6DgoihUn1_U&m=xqwyKSrFXrUEc1-Z7Z3CLNDgSKx997fieWa0ILD0vWA&s=AeudVHJ4nCop4CU7MhXpFPmmAHKb-GYKrhuNlRp-m_M&e=> today 16 September 2018 that it has now appointed Danko Jevtovic (Europe) to serve in her place.



As per ICANN Bylaws, Article 7 Board of Directors, Section 7.8 (a)(i) it is my pleasure to inform you of the 2018 Nominating Committee selected nominee for the ICANN Director position, Seat 2.



Best regards,


Sent by the NomCom staff on behalf of



Zahid Jamil
Chair, ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee

Cc: Decisional Participants (ALAC, ASO, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO) and ICANN Secretary




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