[registrars] Stepping down from the Constituency Chair nomination

[Tim Ruiz]

Bob, it's not often that I disagree with your wise counsel. But on this
matter I think it is best to move forward with our current slate of
candidates.

I understand your concerns about geographic diversity. However, I think
the geographic diversity of the members in combination with the same
among our GNSO Councilors is just as important, and we have that. The
ExCom facilitates, monitors, reports, liaisons, and manages
constituency business and postions on policy matters. But it's the
members who must come to consensus, and it's our GNSO Councilors who we
entrust with being champions of those positions. And in turn, I am
confident that our GNSO Councilors will continue to be valuable
advisors to the ExCom.

Let's move forward with this election, and make it a priority to
encourage a more geographically diverse participation on the ExCom next
year.


Tim
 


 -------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [registrars] Stepping down from the Constituency Chair   
nomination
From: "Robert F. Connelly" <BobC at awesome-goo.com>
Date: Thu, April 27, 2006 7:59 pm
To: Registrars Constituency <registrars at gnso.icann.org>

At 03:11 PM 4/27/06, Tim Ruiz wrote:

>Bob, not sure what you meant in the above comment, but to be clear, all
>of the candidates have been seconded. And all except John Berryhill
>have accepted and posted their COI statements.

Dear Tim:  Oops, sorry about that.

<snip>

>Finally, Bhavin placed the deadline for nominations as 4/26/06. Not sure
>what the procedure would be to reopen it, or if there is one. But there
>isn't exactly an avalanche of interest.

It seems to me that Bhavin's act of withdrawing on *the_day_after* he 
proposed closing nominations has some implications.  Our geographical 
diversity depended upon his candidacy   *Bhavin* should therefore reopen

nominations.  Those who nominated and seconded his nomination, and those
of 
us who stood by silently and approved, deserve no less than that:

Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:19:18 +0530
Thank you Marcus and Richard for nominating me,

I have given this some thought, and had some discussions with Jon. I had
taken up the position of Chair after significant deliberation 2 years
ago.

end quote:

Cordially, BobC