[RSSAC Caucus] Nomination Period: RSSAC Delegate to the ICANN Nominating Committee

[Hafiz Farooq]

Hi All,

I also second Erum's nomination, reviewing her great experience.

Kind Regards
*Hafiz Farooq*

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On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 9:21 PM Erum Welling <erumwelling at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear fellow RSSAC Caucus members,
>
>
>
> I would like to nominate myself for the RSSAC Delegate position to the
> 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). My background is DNS and other
> technology and policy hands-on and leadership roles. For the last 10+ years
> I have worked with ICANN and RSSAC, promoting and supporting a
> multistakeholder and collaborative approach to the DNS/internet governance.
> Most recently, I have been actively engaging in and contributing to the
> work efforts of the RSSAC GWG, RSSAC Caucus Security Incident Reporting
> Working Party, and the ICANN Continuous Improvement Program/Community
> Coordination Group (CIP CCG). I feel I am ready to serve as the RSSAC
> Delegate, working in partnership with all of you. I hope you will kindly
> support my nomination.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Erum Welling
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 6:26 AM Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin at icann.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear RSSAC Caucus members,
>>
>>
>>
>> It is time to begin the selection process for the RSSAC Delegate to the
>> 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The role is a one-year term
>> beginning at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held during
>> ICANN81 in November 2024. Please refer to this page
>> <https://www.icann.org/nomcom2024> for more information about
>> the Nominating Committee. I have also copied below the relevant sections
>> from “RSSAC000v8: Operational Procedures” for your reference.
>>
>>
>>
>> With this notice, a four-week nomination period via this distribution
>> list is now open. Nominations or self-nominations will be accepted and
>> require a second. Nominees must then accept or decline their nomination and
>> may provide a statement with more context for their decision. The
>> nomination period will close at *23:59 UTC on Monday, 2**9 April 2024*.
>> The RSSAC will then consider the slate of candidates during its May
>> teleconference.
>>
>>
>>
>> As you may recall, ICANN Board approved some of the recommendations
>> coming from the second organizational review of the ICANN NomCom and
>> updated the ICANN Bylaws in October 2023. As a result, RSSAC appointee to
>> the 2025 NomCom will be a voting delegate. In addition, NomCom delegates
>> will serve two-year terms moving forward; *however, RSSAC is among the
>> groups that will start with a one-year term in 2025 NomCom for the purposes
>> of staggering delegate terms* - see section 27.5(a)
>> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article27>.
>> Finally, according to the Section 27.5(d) of ICANN Bylaws, “no person who
>> served either or both of the two prior Nominating Committees (with terms
>> ending at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2023 and 2024) is eligible
>> for appointment to the Nominating Committee term commencing at the
>> conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2024.” RSSAC appointed
>> Hiro Hotta and Naveed bin Rais to 2023 and 2024 ICANN NomCom,
>> respectively. Naveed’s one-year term will conclude by ICANN81, the
>> Annual General Meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> The RSSAC Leadership appreciates your consideration. Please do not
>> hesitate to contact the RSSAC Chair and Vice Chair or support staff with
>> any questions or concerns.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Ozan Sahin on behalf of
>>
>> Jeff Osborn, RSSAC Chair and Ken Renard, RSSAC Vice Chair
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *1.2.7.6 Outgoing RSSAC Delegate to the ICANN Nominating Committee*
>>
>>
>>
>> The outgoing RSSAC Delegate to the ICANN Nominating Committee is
>> specified in the ICANN Bylaws. The term for the outgoing RSSAC Liaison to
>> the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be two years. No individual may serve
>> as a delegate for more than two terms. In addition, no individual may serve
>> in consecutive terms. An individual will only be eligible to serve a second
>> term as a delegate on the Nominating Committee if a minimum of two years
>> has elapsed between the end of their term and the beginning of the term for
>> which they are being selected. The RSSAC must elect the outgoing RSSAC
>> Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee according to the outgoing RSSAC
>> liaisons election procedure (Section 1.2.7.9) from the members of the RSSAC
>> Caucus. The outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee acts
>> as a conduit between the RSSAC and the ICANN Nominating Committee reporting
>> on matters that need to be coordinated or communicated between the two
>> bodies. The role requires discretion, management skills, and considerable
>> time commitment.
>>
>>
>>
>> *1.2.7.9 Outgoing RSSAC Liaison Election Procedure*
>>
>>
>>
>> One month prior to each election, nominations will be accepted for the
>> outgoing liaison position and announced on the RSSAC distribution list.
>> During the meeting that includes election of an outgoing liaison position
>> on its announced agenda, additional nominations will be accepted, and all
>> nominees will indicate their intentions: to accept or to decline their
>> nomination.
>>
>> The RSSAC uses ranked choice voting, as outlined in Section 1.4.3 for
>> electing outgoing liaison positions. In the event that only one candidate
>> is standing for election, the RSSAC may elect the new outgoing liaison by
>> acclamation.
>>
>> The RSSAC Chair will forward the name of the outgoing liaison-elect to
>> the reciprocating body.
>>
>> If a vacancy exists in an outgoing liaison role, the RSSAC will elect a
>> new outgoing liaison through this process.
>>
>>
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