RE: [council] Candidate sought for GNSO representatives to ICANN Geographic Regions WG.

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Look fine to me.  When we send it we should send it directly to Eric and
Olga who already expressed interest.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:38 PM
> To: Council GNSO
> Subject: [council] Candidate sought for GNSO representatives 
> to ICANN Geographic Regions WG.
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Based on the conversation during today's meeting I have frame 
> the following draft.
> Please respond as soon as possible so that Glen can send this 
> out befoe the end of the week.
> 
> I will send out a suggestion on how we do the selection 
> process shortly.
> 
> a.
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> In response to Board resolutions 2008.11.07.08 and  
> 2008.11.07.09 (attached below) the GNSO Council is soliciting 
> volunteers from the constituencies as well as from the council.
> 
> The GNSO council is looking for candidates to participate in 
> this WG who are willing and able to  represent and advocate 
> for the GNSO position on geographic issues as outlined in 
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf
>   and are willing to keep the council updated on activities in the WG.
> 
> As part of the selection process, the GNSO Council is 
> requesting that each candidate for the role post a 
> descriptive paragraph on why they are interested in the role 
> and how their views on the subject compare to those submitted 
> by the council.
> 
> Nominations, including self-nominations, should be sent, with 
> their descriptive paragraphs to 
> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx before 28- November-2008.
> 
> 
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> 
> ICANN Board Resolution on Community-Wide Working Group to 
> Review ICANN's Geographic Regions
> 
> http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-07nov08.htm#_Toc87682556
> Resolved (2008.11.07.08), the Board authorizes the formation 
> of a community-wide working group to study and review the 
> issues related to the definition of the ICANN Geographic 
> Regions, consult with all stakeholders, and submit proposals 
> for community and Board consideration relating to the current 
> definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions. The Board 
> requests that all interested Supporting Organizations and 
> Advisory Committees nominate two individuals to serve on the 
> working group, the composition of which the Board would like 
> to approve at the December Board meeting.
> 
> Resolved (2008.11.07.09), the Board requests the working 
> group, as its first order of business, to draft and seek 
> community input on a proposed charter, and submit the draft 
> document for community review, and Board consideration and 
> approval at the March 2009 Board meeting in Mexico City. In 
> drafting the charter, the working group is directed to focus, 
> but not limit, its work on the criteria for assigning 
> countries, dependencies and recognized geopolitical entities 
> to a Geographic Region, and to take into consideration the 
> relevant ccNSO Board paper, the recent GNSO comments, and 
> other community advice - including the GAC's original advice 
> on the topic in 2000 
> <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/gac/communique-14jul00.htm
>  >. Further, the Board directs ICANN Staff to support these efforts.
>