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

Sun Apr 7 05:55:35 UTC 2024

It will be a great addition to the Nomcom.

Cheers,
Naveed -

On Wed, Apr 3, 2024, 23:30 Erum Welling <erumwelling at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you so much!
>
> On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com> wrote:
>
>> Erum,
>>
>> Stellar!  It sounds like you know how to ask the right questions of
>> candidates.  I had responded to your description of yourself which focused
>> on your compelling technical chops but hadn't included your management and
>> oversight experience.  Thanks for adding this info.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 3:38 PM Erum Welling <erumwelling at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Steve,
>>>
>>> Most recently, I was Chief of Internet Governance for the US Department
>>> of Defense for 8 years, providing oversight of senior managers
>>> (director-level) with multi-billion dollar budgets, leading technology
>>> policies and operations serving a global mission/utilizing a
>>> multi-stakeholder collaborative approach, and an organizational employee
>>> count of much more than 400 professionals from diverse disciplines. Prior
>>> to that I was the Technology Advisor to the United States Executive Office
>>> of the President (EOP) under the Obama Administration, leading oversight of
>>> US Department-level Chief Information Officers (CIOs/highest-level
>>> executives) on various initiatives such as Cloud-First and Shared Services.
>>> I can provide any additional information as well, thank you.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Erum
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 2:31 PM Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Erum,
>>>>
>>>> The Nomcom selects people to serve on the upper management levels of
>>>> the ICANN system, i.e. the board of directors, the GNSO Council, etc.  Your
>>>> experience with the technology and operations of key parts of the Internet
>>>> is clear and admirable.  How much experience do you have evaluating
>>>> directors of $150MM+/yr, 400 person organizations?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 2:21 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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