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

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

Apologies for misunderstanding.

We had discussed another option in the meeting - i.e. there had been a  
discussion of whether it would be easier to just extend our terms  
until the elections were held under the bi-cameral rules, but i argued  
against this for the reasons given in my previous. Since you were not  
in that meeting, I mistakenly I thought you were brining up that option.

a.

On 8 Nov 2008, at 09:44, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> 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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