[CCWG-ACCT] [WP1] updated paper: Recall of the ICANN Board

[Greg Shatan]

For some reason, I haven't seen your message, but I'll take your word for
it.

Greg

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 2:51 PM, CW Mail <mail at christopherwilkinson.eu>
wrote:

> Greg: Our messages crossed, and apparently say essentially the same thing.
>
> CW
>
>
> On 23 Jul 2015, at 20:41, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think this point has moved on a bit, based on the call earlier today.
> The NomCom will not be putting up alternates.  I believe where we are now
> is that the NomCom will (in the event of a spill) put up at least two and
> possibly up to eight interim directors at that time.  I'm not sure but they
> may have the option of not putting up directors at all, but I think that
> did not come out on top in the call.
>
> NomCom gets more good candidates than they nominate, so there is a pool
> from which to draw on, should the time ever come.
>
> I think this is right or close to it, but the next draft should clear this
> up.
>
> Greg
>
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I agree with this as well, although I thought there was clear direction
>> on this subject in Paris.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Sent from Google nexus 4
>> kindly excuse brevity and typos.
>> On 23 Jul 2015 7:23 pm, "Cherine Chalaby" <cherine.chalaby at icann.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree. It does not make sense to ask NomCom to nominate alternates.
>>> Cherine
>>>
>>> On 23 Jul 2015, at 15:23, Marilyn Cade <marilynscade at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree with not asking the NomCom to put up alternates. Spilling the
>>> Board should be so exceptional and a smaller exe board should be able to
>>> then launch a process, which could result in both elections and in
>>> appointments.
>>> M
>>>
>>> > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:13:13 +0100
>>> > From: malcolm at linx.net
>>> > To: jordan at internetnz.net.nz; wp1 at icann.org;
>>> accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>>> > Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [WP1] updated paper: Recall of the ICANN Board
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 23/07/2015 11:18, Jordan Carter wrote:
>>> > > See my edits in the files beginning with 2015-07-23.
>>> >
>>> > One comment: I thought the general view in Paris was that NomCom would
>>> > not nominate members of an interim Board. I doubt the practicality of
>>> > requiring it to do so.
>>> >
>>> > That seems to have changed; perhaps I missed some discussion. Or
>>> > misperceived the general view.
>>> >
>>> > Requiring NomCom to put up alternates at the AGM creates the "people
>>> > standing in the shadows waiting for a chance" that were mentioned as a
>>> > prospect to be avoided, and was accepted as a reason for not requiring
>>> > SOs and ACs to nominate alternates with every appointment.
>>> >
>>> > Moreover, how will NomCom find people willing to commit to drop
>>> > everything and become an interim director in the unlikely event of a
>>> > Board spill, knowing that it is highly unlikely this will ever come to
>>> > pass?
>>> >
>>> > It is surely much easier to ask someone "Will you agree to serve as a
>>> > director now?" than "Will you agree to serve as a director in an
>>> > unspecified number of months, should some very unlikely event come to
>>> > pass?".
>>> >
>>> > For these reasons, I think that excusing NomCom from nominating interim
>>> > directors is a better choice.
>>> >
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