[gnso-rpm-wg] [Ext] Re: REMINDER re: Nominations for RPM Working Group Co-Chair

Mon Apr 23 15:31:50 UTC 2018

Further to Paul McGrady’s nomination and Marie Pattullo’s second, I also am
pleased to support Brian Beckham’s nomination for the third co-chair
position, alongside the existing co-chairs, Phil and Kathy, who have worked
very hard and made great contributions on behalf of this WG.

In my experience, Brian is a thoughtful, communicative, and collaborative
individual with deep experience, and who I can see making great
contributions in consensus building.

Although I do not always see eye to eye with Brian on policy issues, I
nevertheless have the highest respect and admiration for him and look
forward to the possibility of him becoming a co-chair of this WG.

Zak Muscovitch

General Counsel, Internet Commerce Association

*From:* gnso-rpm-wg [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Marie
Pattullo
*Sent:* April-23-18 9:04 AM
*To:* BECKHAM, Brian; Corwin, Philip; julie.hedlund at icann.org;
mcgradygnso at gmail.com; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
*Subject:* Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] [Ext] Re: REMINDER re: Nominations for RPM
Working Group Co-Chair

All,

I’m not sure how this process should develop but I am more than happy to
second/support/welcome this nomination.

Marie

*From:* gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org> *On Behalf Of *BECKHAM,
Brian
*Sent:* Monday, April 23, 2018 10:18 AM
*To:* Corwin, Philip <pcorwin at verisign.com>; julie.hedlund at icann.org;
mcgradygnso at gmail.com; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
*Subject:* Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] [Ext] Re: REMINDER re: Nominations for RPM
Working Group Co-Chair

Dear WG members,

Further to the below, again, I am honored to be nominated for this role by
Paul McGrady, a person I hold in high esteem.

I have seen the emails Phil, Kathy, and also J Scott (whose role has been
vacated) submitted to this WG, and in that same spirit would like to convey
the following for your consideration:

I have been involved in ICANN-related matters for over a decade now (which
is hard even for me to believe!) and over that time consider myself
privileged to have gotten to know many very smart and dedicated friends,
and to have participated in interesting and important ICANN policy
discussions.

In terms of working with diverse groups such as this WG, my current job
requires communication and coordination across sectors (e.g., HR,
administration, finance, IT), as well as participation in the ICANN
multistakeholder processes on a number of files.  Particularly in assisting
on a “Specification 13” to the ICANN Registry Agreement, my immediately
previous job (at new gTLD consultancy Valideus) required communication,
understanding, and negotiation with all ICANN Stakeholder Groups.  Each of
these represent forms of consensus building.

Balance, neutrality, and inclusiveness underpin our (Secretariat) mission
at WIPO;  I also consider myself richer for having worked, for over a
decade now, with a diverse range of colleagues with different backgrounds,
nationalities, languages, ways-of-working, and viewpoints.   In my private
practice days before getting involved in domain names, our clients (mostly
non-profits such as churches and charities) ranged from very small to
global.

I participated in a few prior ICANN “working groups” and also in many more
policy discussions (e.g., during the various Applicant Guidebook
iterations).  I also consider myself practical and solution-oriented, and
as one example, I am proud of the work that went into the mostly paperless
“eUDRP” that makes the UDRP process more efficient (not to mention
environmentally friendly) while preserving important due process aspects.

I believe the work of this group is important not only to the ICANN
community, but all DNS stakeholders – to bring balance and to assist in
trust of the DNS.  I would be honored to contribute to this important work.

Brian

*From:* gnso-rpm-wg [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org
<gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *BECKHAM, Brian
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2018 1:30 PM
*To:* Corwin, Philip; julie.hedlund at icann.org; mcgradygnso at gmail.com;
gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
*Subject:* Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] [Ext] Re: REMINDER re: Nominations for RPM
Working Group Co-Chair

Dear Phil, all,

Thanks for the nomination, and vote of confidence.  I am sorry I haven’t
been able reply earlier.  I am in principle willing and able to assist
here, and am in the process of undertaking a few internal
discussions/clearances.

I apologize that this will take some time still, but I will be able to
confirm by COB next Thursday -- which as we are still meeting in subteams
this week, I hope is OK.

For now, best regards,

Brian

*From:* gnso-rpm-wg [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org
<gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Corwin, Philip via
gnso-rpm-wg
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 28, 2018 8:55 PM
*To:* julie.hedlund at icann.org; mcgradygnso at gmail.com
*Cc:* gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
*Subject:* Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] [Ext] Re: REMINDER re: Nominations for RPM
Working Group Co-Chair

Thanks Paul.

Before the WG goes further in considering this nomination we first need to
know whether Brian accepts it. Hopefully we will hear from him on that soon.

Best, Philip

Philip S. Corwin

Policy Counsel

VeriSign, Inc.

12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190

703-948-4648/Direct

571-342-7489/Cell

*"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey*

*From:* gnso-rpm-wg [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org
<gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Julie Hedlund
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 28, 2018 2:43 PM
*To:* Paul McGrady <mcgradygnso at gmail.com>
*Cc:* gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
*Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] [Ext] Re: REMINDER re: Nominations
for RPM Working Group Co-Chair

Thank you Paul and noted.

Best,

Julie

*From: *Paul McGrady <mcgradygnso at gmail.com>
*Date: *Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 12:22 PM
*To: *Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org>
*Cc: *gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
*Subject: *[Ext] Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] REMINDER re: Nominations for RPM Working
Group Co-Chair

Thank you Julie.

I nominate Brian Beckham of WIPO.  Although I believe WIPO sits with the
GAC and not with any particular constituency, I know that Brian has all the
requisite expertise in the RPMs to serve as an excellent co-Chair.

Best,

Paul

On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 10:08 AM, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org>
wrote:

Dear Working Group members,

Per the message below and the discussions during the RPM PDP WG meetings at
ICANN62 (see attached notes) this a reminder that we are seeking
nominations for the position of the third Co-Chair to assist in the
administration of the WG’s large and complex agenda and encourage members
to immediately begin consideration of volunteering or nominating
someone else.

As noted in the message and for your guidance, please see below the
relevant sections of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines on how Working Group
leaders are selected.  Note that holding an election is not mandatory.  It
is up to the Working Group to determine whether and how it wishes to
appoint an additional Chair.  In addition, although (as noted below) the
GNSO Council must confirm the appointment via its consent agenda, in the
meantime, if the Working Group agrees on an additional chair, he/she can
begin serving as an interim appointee.

Best regards,

Mary, Ariel, Berry and Julie

*From: *gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Julie
Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org>
*Date: *Monday, March 5, 2018 at 11:45 AM
*To: *gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
*Subject: *[gnso-rpm-wg] RPM Working Group Co-Chair

Dear Working Group members,

On behalf of Heather Forrest, Chair of the GNSO Council, Kathy and Philip,
Co-Chairs of the RPM Working Group, we are informing you that J. Scott has
decided to resign as Co-Chair effective Friday, 02 March.  We are all
very grateful for J. Scott’s dedication and thoughtful leadership of this
Working Group since its inception.

At this time we are asking Working Group members to consider the importance
for this group to continue to have a third Co-Chair to assist in the
administration of its large and complex agenda and encourage members
to immediately begin consideration of volunteering or nominating
someone else.  We also would like to suggest that the Working Group could
reserve time during our face-to-face meetings on Saturday, 10 March at
ICANN61, to discuss the Co-Chair selection process; based on our recent
survey these will be the full WG meetings with the greatest member
participation.

For your guidance, please see below the relevant sections of the GNSO
Working Group Guidelines on how Working Group leaders are selected.  Note
that holding an election is not mandatory.  It is up to the Working Group
to determine whether and how it wishes to appoint an additional Chair.  In
addition, although (as noted below) the GNSO Council must confirm the
appointment via its consent agenda, in the meantime, if the Working Group
agrees on an additional chair, he/she can begin serving as an interim
appointee.

We look forward to hearing from the Working Group on how best to proceed.

Best regards,

Mary, Ariel, Berry and Julie

GNSO Working Group Guidelines:
https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-30jan18-en.pdf[gnso.icann.org]
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_annex-2D1-2Dgnso-2Dwg-2Dguidelines-2D30jan18-2Den.pdf&d=DwMDaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=adDIs0WEx_lLwFfrsdovxTYY8GkRHo5ibc8SR3Npdh8&m=Ym8ylE1Rarz6j47t0SS0VtAz5fEWwIdS5JAX-Xx74G4&s=7RCr3_oPoaIUPEiNI_189I-5fHP4IDGN8C2YdnPR5lA&e=>

2.1.4.2   Election of the WG Leaders

Unless a Chair has already been named by the Chartering Organization,
normally a Chair will be selected at the first meeting of the WG. Until
that time, the Chartering Organization’s liaison may fulfill the role of
interim Chair.  A Working Group may elect to have Co-Chairs and
Vice-Chairs. Under extraordinary circumstances, ICANN staff may be
requested to perform administrative co- ordination of the WG until such
time a Chair can be appointed. Once selected, a Working Group Chair will
need to be confirmed by the Chartering Organization (CO).  The newly
elected Chair will act on a provisional basis until the Chartering
Organization has confirmed the appointment.  If there are any objections to
the selected Chair, the CO will conduct a vote to establish whether there
is sufficient support for the selected Chair according to the voting
procedures of the CO.  If not, the Working Group will be requested to
reconsider their choice for Chair and return to the CO with a new
proposal.  In the unlikely event that the selected Chair is rejected by the
CO, the CO must articulate its reason for the rejection and the WG must be
able to ask for reconsideration of the decision.

Section 2.2: A suggested procedure to conduct elections may be:

• Nominations or self-nominations;

• Statements of qualifications from candidates, which sets forth the
qualifications, qualities and

experience that they possess that will serve the particular WG;

• Vote by simple majority;

• Notification of and subsequent confirmation by the Chartering
Organization of results of

actions”.

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