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<p>Hello, everyone:<br>
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Congratulations, and my appreciation, for everyone standing for
leadership roles in this group. <br>
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I would like to make two observations.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2017-02-23 11:04, Ram Mohan wrote:<br>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">May
I suggest that we accept <b>all six</b> volunteers to the
position, and do away with a vote? I know that I could use the
help, and I also know that corralling the energies of these
six individuals, all of whom who have already participated and
made material contributions to the UA initiative, will be a
worthwhile enterprise.</span><span
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<p>First, I don't know enough about the structure of UASG, and the
role of vice-chair, to know whether it is better to have three
vice-chairs or six. I have no comment.</p>
<p>However, I think it is a good thing for any organisation if it
can find ways to "corral the energies" of willing volunteers
without requiring them to hold a formal position. Put the other
way, it is a good thing if the organisation doesn't expect that
only those with formal positions will do the work of the
organisation. And, some responsibilities have to fall on a small
number of people, they cannot be delegated without limit. <br>
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So, an outcome where there are only three vice-chairs, but all six
candidates find a way to be corralled, seems equally good to me.<br>
<p>Second, if there is to be an election, there are a variety of
rules for running elections. This is something I am quite
interested in. For a group like this, my belief is that <a
href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote">Preferential
ballots, counted by a Single Transferable Vote method</a> would
be a good choice for electing three vice-chairs from more
candidates. (To elect only one chair, the related <a
href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/instant-runoff-voting">Preferential
ballots, counted by an Instant Runoff Voting method</a> works
well.)</p>
<p>Are there any bylaws for the running of this group? There is a <a
href="https://uasg.tech/uasg-charter/">UASG charter</a>, which
says this:</p>
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The Steering Group itself will be overseen by one Chair and two
to three Vice-Chairs who will be appointed to two-year terms
with the possibility of one reappointment so that Chairs and
Vice-Chairs will serve for a period of no less than two years
and no more than four. The goal of the Steering Group is
primarily to oversee and participate in the work of the UASG.
The Steering Group will also lead the budget process, maintain
the Charter, and coordinate the creation and dissolution of
Projects.</p>
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Again, my thanks to everyone who has stepped forward to provide
leadership.<br>
--Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada<br>
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you agree with my proposal (or have a different point of
view), please post back to the list. If we can hear some
consensus on my proposed approach, then we’ll take the
administrative steps to having 6 vice-chairs ratified.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Regards,</span></p>
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Mohan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">o:
+1.215.706.5700 x103; m: +1.215.431.0958; f:
+1.215.706.5701</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="Skype:gliderpilot30">Skype:gliderpilot30</a>
|@rmohan123|<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rmohan">www.linkedin.com/in/rmohan</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Don
Hollander [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:don.hollander@icann.org">don.hollander@icann.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ua-discuss <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org">UA-discuss@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] Election update...</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A quick update on the election process:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There was one accepted nomination for
Chair: Ram Mohan. So, Ram continues in the role for
another two years. Congratulations.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There were six accepted nominations for
the three positions of Vice-Chair:</p>
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Neue",serif;color:#454545">Vice-Chair - Edmon
Chung</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Helvetica
Neue",serif;color:#454545">Vice-Chair - Ajay Data</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica
Neue",serif;color:#454545">Vice-Chair - Christian
Dawson</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Helvetica
Neue",serif;color:#454545">Vice-Chair - Jothan
Frakes</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica
Neue",serif;color:#454545">Vice-Chair - Rich
Merdinger</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Neue",serif;color:#454545">Vice-Chair - Mark
Svancarek</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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gathering materials from the candidates. Should be
done in the next day.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica
Neue",serif;color:#454545">Then, I’ll send a link
to voting to all subscribers of this UA discuss list
(as of the beginning of this week)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Neue",serif;color:#454545">Voting will be
available for a week and then we should have a
decision.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don Hollander</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Universal Acceptance Steering
Group</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Skype: don_hollander</p>
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