RE: [council] Election of GNSO Council chair

["Michael D. Palage" <michael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All:

As someone that serves on the ICANN Board Meetings Committee, it is
difficult to peg the exact date of the ICANN annual meeting. In Tunisia
and Shanghai it was the end of Oct. Last year and this year it was the
beginning of December. If I may make a suggestion, the only real safe
bet is to have the term start in January.

I hope this helps not only with this year's election process, but also
future election processes.

Best regards,

Michael D. Palage

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Marilyn Cade
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:27 PM
To: 'Bruce Tonkin'; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [council] Election of GNSO Council chair


I support making an interim determination of chair, and nominate Bruce
Tonkin for the interim chair for the period of 18 Nov - 18 Dec. 

I further propose that Council make the necessary modification to align
elections with the AGM. It would be helpful if staff might offer us a
draft resolution with that language for such a change. I think though,
that the language is "elect a chair for a 12 month period" for that
document. 

I then offer a proposal that we announce when the nomination process
would be open for the nomination of chair for the one year term. 

Marilyn

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:54 AM
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [council] Election of GNSO Council chair

Hello All,

The current term of the GNSO Council chair expires on 18 November 2005.

Given that new Council members take up their appointments after the
annual general meeting each year, it would seem to me to make more sense
to elect the GNSO Council chair after each AGM.

I recommend the Council consider appointing a person as GNSO Council
chair for a 1 month term: 
 18 Nov 2005 to 18 Dec 2005, 
and then after the AGM, the Council appoints a person for a 12 month
term.

This will then hopefully better align terms of the GNSO Council chair
with the cycle of elections to the GNSO Council and the cycle of ICANN
AGMs.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin