[gnso-rpm-wg] Procedures for RPM Working Group Co-Chair Selection

George Kirikos icann at leap.com
Fri May 4 18:04:08 UTC 2018


My specific questions for Brian go back to my earlier post:

https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-wg/2018-April/002940.html

Will he have WIPO update that page to list those additional court
cases? If not, why not?

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
416-588-0269
http://www.leap.com/


On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org> wrote:
> Dear Working Group members,
>
>
>
> On behalf of the Co-Chairs of this PDP Working Group, it might be helpful to
> reiterate the procedures in the Working Group Guidelines (see also below)
> for selecting a Co-Chair.  Given those procedures and the fact that there is
> no requirement to hold an election if one is not deemed necessary, here is
> the suggestion to the Working Group for proceeding with the Co-Chair
> selection process:
>
>
>
> 1.      Until end of day 08 May Working Group members should send either
> their objections to Brian Beckham’s becoming a co-chair and/or specific
> questions for Brian to the list;
>
> 2.      If no objections or questions are received, or Brian chooses to
> answer any specific questions that come in before or during the 09 May
> meeting, the Working Group will have the opportunity to confirm Brian’s
> appointment during the 09 May meeting. In fairness to Brian, we strongly
> urge that any questions for him be submitted in writing by COB on May 8.
>
> 3.      If objections are received or questions submitted that warrant a
> discussion/response on a call, these be addressed at the 9 May meeting at
> which next steps can also be decided (including an election if need be).
>
>
>
> 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]
>
>
>
> “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. (Emphasis added)
>
>
>
> 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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