[council] Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair and Vice Chair elections

[Gomes, Chuck]

The approach you describe is what I was assuming Avri.  I was simply recommending that it might be good to elect you using the existing election procedures.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com] 
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:01 AM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry; council at gnso.icann.org
> Subject: Re: [council] Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair 
> and Vice Chair elections
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for this sentiment.  And yes, if the council is 
> willing to have me serve a while longer I am willing to do so.
> 
> However;
> 
> We did talk about it some.  The ICANN by-laws require a 
> yearly election and it seems easier to hold that election 
> whether it is one candidate or more.  Getting a waiver or a 
> change in the by-laws may be over kill at this point.
> 
> Once we have changes in the new by-laws and have defined the 
> election of a chair for the bi-cameral and have seated the 
> new council, it seems reasonable that at this point the 
> council would hold elections and upon election of a new 
> chair, any current chair from the old system would be replaced.
> 
> So my recommendation in the meeting was that we hold 
> elections as normal and then hold elections again once we 
> have the new council mid year.
> 
> In terms of myself, if nominated, I will stand again knowing 
> that the by-laws will change under the new system and that 
> another election will occur during the year.  Since my term 
> as a council member ends at the end of the annual meeting of 
> 2009, I will not be standing for election once the bi-cameral 
> system is put into place (assuming I am not replaced before 
> then under a more rapid suggestion of NCA exchange).
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> 
> On 7 Nov 2008, at 16:35, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> 
> >
> > My apologies for having to leave early and miss this 
> meeting. I have 
> > been thinking for some time that it might be helpful to 
> continue with 
> > Avri as chair until June when we initiate the bicameral Council, 
> > assuming of course that she is willing.  Was there any 
> discussion of 
> > this in the afternoon meeting yesterday.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
> >> [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Glen de 
> Saint Géry
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:39 AM
> >> To: council at gnso.icann.org
> >> Subject: [council] Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair and Vice 
> >> Chair elections
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair and Vice Chair elections
> >>
> >> Call for nominations for GNSO Council Chair Monday 1 December
> >> 2008 to Monday 15 December 2008 (2 weeks)
> >>
> >> Possible interviews with the candidates Tuesday 16 
> December candidate 
> >> slate announced
> >>
> >> Proposed period to interview candidates
> >> 16 December - 23 December 2008
> >>
> >> Voting for GNSO Council chair
> >> Monday 5 January to 14 January 2009
> >>
> >> Thursday 15 January 2009 announce the result of the GNSO Council 
> >> Chair
> >>
> >> Call for nominations for GNSO Council Vice Chair Thursday 
> 15 January 
> >> 2009 to Thursday 22 January 2009
> >>
> >> 29 January 2009 GNSO Council meeting
> >> Confirmation of the GNSO Council Chair Vote for GNSO Council Vice 
> >> Chair
> >>
> >> 30 January 2009 end of term for current Chair and Vice Chair
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >> kind regards,
> >> Glen
> >>
> >> Glen de Saint Géry
> >> GNSO Secretariat
> >> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> >> http://gnso.icann.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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