Dear ccNSO Members:
As you know, the ccNSO Campaign period is closed .
According to the ICANN bylaws:
If at the close of nominations there are no more candidates nominated (with seconds and acceptances) in a particular Geographic Region than there are seats on the ccNSO Council available for that Geographic Region, then the nominated candidates shall be selected to serve on the ccNSO Council. Otherwise, an election by written ballot (which may be by e-mail) shall be held to select the ccNSO Council members from among those nominated (with seconds and acceptances), with ccNSO members from the Geographic Region being entitled to vote in the election through their designated representatives. In such an election, a majority of all ccNSO members in the Geographic Region entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum, and the selected candidate must receive the votes of a majority of those cast by ccNSO members within the Geographic Region. The ccNSO Council Chair shall provide the ICANN Secretary prompt written notice of the selection of ccNSO Council members under this paragraph.
In each of the 5 geographical regions, 3 candidates have been nominated seconded and have each accepted to serve on the ccNSO Council. The number of candidates precisely matches the number of available seats as summarized at the bottom of the page.
After consultation with the ICANN General Counsel's office, the conclusion is that it is not necessary to hold an election to select the council members, and that all the criteria for selecting the new Council have been met.
Congratulations are in order for the new Council!
There remains the issue of the staggered terms of office. The Election supervisors recommend that the ccNSO Council members (as listed below) determine the terms for the Councilors per region at the KL meeting and post this. The Election supervisors shall inform the ICANN Secretary that the ccNSO Council is formed according to Transition Article XX, 4 (1), and the procedures stated in Article IX, Section 4 (8) and (9).
Summary of Nominations and Seconds:
Region: Africa.
VICTOR CIZA, nominated by Souleymane Oumtanaga from Cote d'ivoire, ccNSO member; seconded by Hajanirina Ramboasalama from Madagascar, ccNSO member; seconded by Dr Paulos B Nyirenda from Malawi,ccnso member.
PAULOS B. NYIRENDA, nominated by Michuki Mwangi from Kenya, ccNSO member; seconded by David Chima from Malawi, ccNSO member; also seconded by Pierre OUEDRAOGO from Burkina Faso not a ccNSO member and the second has not been taken into consideration.
YANN KWOK, nominated by Hajanirina RAMBOASALAMA from Madagascar, ccNSO member; seconded by Souleymane Oumtanaga from Cote d'ivoire, ccNSO member; also seconded by Alex Corenthin from Senegal not a ccNSO member and the second has noy been taken into consideration.
Region: Asia
HIROFUMI HOTTA, nominated by Koki Higashida from Japan, ccNSO member; seconded by HJ Kwon from Republic of Korea, ccNSO Member, and also Chris Disspain from Australia ccNSO member.
CHRISTOPHER DISSPAIN, nominated by Peter Dengate Thrush from New Zealand ccNSO member , seconded by Koki Higashida from Japan, ccNSO member.
YOUNG EUM LEE, nominated by HJ Kwon from Republic of Korea, ccNSO Member; seconded by Koki Higashida from Japan, ccNSO member.
Region: Europe
BART BOSWINKEL nominated by Desiree Miloshevic from Gibralter a ccNSO member; seconded by Petr Kral from Czech Republic a ccNSO member.
OLIVIER GUILLARD nominated by Bart Boswinkel from the Netherlands, a ccNSO member; seconded by Desiree Miloshevic from Gibralter, a ccNSO member.
PETR KRAL nominated by Bart Boswinkel from the Netherlands, a ccNSO member; seconded by Desiree Miloshevic from Gibralter, a ccNSO member.
Region: Latin America
PATRICIO POBLETE, nominated by Oscar Alejandro Robles-Garay from Mexico, ccNSO member seconded by Eduardo Santoyo from Peru, ccNSO member.
EDUARDO SANTOYO, nominated by Oscar Alejandro Robles-Garay from Mexico, ccNSO member; seconded by Demi Getschko from Brazil, ccNSO member.
OSCAR ALEJANDRO ROBLES-GARAY nominated by Patricio Poblete from Chile, ccNSO member; seconded by Eduardo Santoyo from Peru, ccNSO member.
Region: North America
DOTTY SPARKS de BLANC nominated by Jeff Neuman from USA, a ccNSO member; seconded by Bernard Turcotte from Canada, ccNSO member.
BERNARD TURCOTTE, nominated by Dotty Sparks de Blanc from Virgin Islands, U.S a ccNSO member; seconded by Jeffrey J. Neuman, from USA, a ccNSO member.
FERNANDO ESPANA nominated by Jeffrey J. Neuman from USA, a ccNSO member; seconded by Bernard Turcotte from Canada, a ccNSO member.
The Election Supervisors