[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2015

[Julie Hedlund]

Ron,

Thanks so much.  I'll announce the extension shortly.

Best regards,
Julie

From:  Ron Andruff <randruff at rnapartners.com>
Date:  Friday, December 5, 2014 7:12 AM
To:  Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org>, 'WUKnoben'
<wolf-ulrich.knoben at t-online.de>, 'Amr Elsadr' <aelsadr at egyptig.org>,
"gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org>
Subject:  RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair
and Vice Chair for 2015

> Hi all,
>  
> For my part, I don¹t see any issue with allowing for this extension if it is
> needed, but we will need to act quickly thereafter so that we don¹t have our
> staff support working into the holiday period because we are missing our first
> date which had been well-published.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> RA
>  
> 
> Ron Andruff
> ONR Consulting, Inc.
> www.ICANNSherpa.com <http://www.ICANNSherpa.com>
>  
> 
> From: owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org
> [mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org] On Behalf Of Julie Hedlund
> Sent: Friday, December 5, 2014 08:39
> To: WUKnoben; Amr Elsadr; gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org
> Subject: Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair and
> Vice Chair for 2015
>  
> 
> Dear Wolf-Ulrich and Amr,
> 
>  
> 
> As there are no procedures that prescribe the time period required for the
> nominations for the election/selection of Chair and Vice Chair (just that
> ideally they should be selected by the beginning of 2015), there doesn't
> appear to be any reason that we cannot extend the time period in this case.
> Would a one-week extension ‹ that is, until Friday, 12 December ‹ provide
> enough time?
> 
>  
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Julie
> 
>  
> 
> Julie Hedlund, Policy Director
> 
>  
> 
> From: WUKnoben <wolf-ulrich.knoben at t-online.de>
> Reply-To: WUKnoben <wolf-ulrich.knoben at t-online.de>
> Date: Friday, December 5, 2014 4:32 AM
> To: Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org>, "gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org"
> <gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org>
> Subject: Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair and
> Vice Chair for 2015
> 
>  
>> 
>> I¹m in support of an extension. Ongoing background talks may help.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Best regards
>> 
>> Wolf-Ulrich
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From:Amr Elsadr <mailto:aelsadr at egyptig.org>
>> 
>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 1:06 PM
>> 
>> To: gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org <mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org>
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair
>> and Vice Chair for 2015
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> If there are no nominations made before today¹s deadline, I was wondering if
>> an extension to the nominating period could be set, even if just for a few
>> days. I am personally working on making one, but would like some time to
>> confer with the NCUC membership first.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Amr
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 8:48 PM, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Dear SCI members,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> This is a reminder that per the SCI Charter, each December the SCI has to
>>> nominate, select and (if necessary) elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the
>>> following year. Only primary members of the SCI (i.e. no alternates) are
>>> eligible to stand for either position.  Per the Charter, the Chair and Vice
>>> Chair shall serve for a 1-year term with the option to continue for a second
>>> 1-year term.  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Ron Andruff has served two 1-year terms and thus is term-limited and cannot
>>> continue in the position in 2015. The SCI therefore needs at least one
>>> volunteer/nominee for Chair for 2015.  If there is more than one
>>> nominee/volunteer for Chair, the Charter prescribes how an election will
>>> then be run: https://community.icann.org/x/L4Hg
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Cintra Sooknanan will have served served 1 term as Vice Chair as of the end
>>> of 2014 and is eligible to continue for a second 1-year term.   For the
>>> avoidance of doubt, time served as Vice Chair shall not prohibit the Vice
>>> Chair from serving as Chair.  If there is more than one nominee/volunteer
>>> for Vice Chair an election will be run as per the Charter.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Interested SCI members should volunteer or submit nominations for either the
>>> Chair or Vice Chair position.  Please send all candidate nominations
>>> (including self-nominations) to this list not later than **Friday, 05
>>> December.**
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Thank you very much for your consideration.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Julie
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Julie Hedlund, Policy Director
>> 
>>  


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