[council] Fwd: Proposed change in seating dates for SO and ALAC appointees to the ICANN board

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Councillors, FYI.

Stéphane Van Gelder
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> De : Steve Crocker <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Objet : Proposed change in seating dates for SO and ALAC appointees to the 
> ICANN board
> Date : 15 septembre 2012 02:01:24 HAEC
> À : Olivier Crepin-LeBlond <ocl@xxxxxxx>, Stéphane Van Gelder 
> <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>, Lesley Cowley <lesley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Louis 
> Lee <louie@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc : Steve Crocker <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Samantha Eisner 
> <Samantha.Eisner@xxxxxxxxx>, Diane Schroeder <diane.schroeder@xxxxxxxxx>, 
> Raymond Plzak <plzakr@xxxxxxxxx>, Michael Silber <mike.silber@xxxxxxxxx>, 
> Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kuo Wu <kuoweiwu@xxxxxxxxx>, 
> Chris Disspain <ceo@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Sébastien Bachollet 
> <sebastien@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Olivier, Stéphane, Lesley and Louis,
> 
> I want to bring to your attention a proposal to change the seating of SO and 
> ALAC appointees to the ICANN board to be deferred until the Annual General 
> Meeting.  The purpose is make changes to the board just once a year instead 
> of the present system which usually causes changes twice a year.  The 
> departures of SO and ALAC appointees in mid-year sometimes causes difficulty 
> in key leadership positions within the board and adds complication to the 
> membership and functioning of the board committees.
> 
> As you're probably aware, the reason for the present scheme was to provide 
> the Nomcomm with information about the SO -- and now ALAC -- appointees so 
> the Nomcomm could properly implement the required geographic balance of at 
> least one and no more than five from any region.
> 
> Our proposed change asks that your organizations continue to select your 
> appointees on the same schedule so the Nomcomm would continue to have that 
> information, but the actual seating of the board members selected from your 
> organizations would be at the same time as the Nomcomm selectees.  This will 
> result in five selections each year, two or three from the SOs and ALAC and 
> three or two from the Nomcomm.
> 
> A proposed change to the bylaws was developed by the Board Governance 
> Committee and sent to the full board for action.  Yesterday, the board passed 
> a resolution to post this proposed change and begin the public comment 
> process.  The resolution is posted at 
> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-13sep12-en.htm#1.d 
> and the public comment should open by Monday at the latest.  I am sending you 
> this note to make sure you are informed directly and to open the door for 
> direct communication.  To see how this change affects the people currently 
> appointed, please see the table below.
> 
>  
> NomCom Term Begin
> SO/AC Selection/Seating*
> AGM 2012
> 3 (George, Gonzalo, Olga)
> 2 (Ray, Mike)
> AGM 2013
> 3 (Erika, Cherine, Bertrand)
> 2 (Bruce, Kuo)
> AGM 2014
> 2 (Steve, Judith)
> 3 (Chris, Sébastien, Bill)
>  
> * The SO/AC Seating identified currently occurs earlier in the same year of 
> the AGM identified.  For example, Ray and Mike were re-seated in June 2012.  
> Under the proposed revision, their terms will end with the conclusion of the 
> 2015 AGM instead of a few months earlier.
> 
> This change is one of a series of improvements in the board's processes that 
> I have been working to improve the board's efficiency and effectiveness.  I 
> hope you will find it acceptable.  Please feel free to share this note with 
> your constituencies, colleagues, etc., and, of course, please do raise any 
> issues or make any suggestions that come to mind.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
>