Fwd: [gnso-chairs] Fwd: [council] Re: Board seat 14

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

Councillors, FYI.

Thanks to Liz for providing the info.

Stéphane



Début du message réexpédié :

> De : Liz Gasster <liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date : 14 avril 2011 01:50:30 HAEC
> À : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>, 
> "gnso-chairs@xxxxxxxxx" <gnso-chairs@xxxxxxxxx>
> Objet : RE: [gnso-chairs] Fwd: [council] Re: Board seat 14
> 
> Hi Stéphane,
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> We confirmed with the General Counsel’s office that all you stated in your 
> subsequent email to the Council is correct regarding the ability for Rita (if 
> she is willing) to continue in Seat 14 past Singapore if the NCPH election 
> process has not resulted in a selection by that time.
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> Thanks, Liz
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> From: owner-gnso-chairs@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-chairs@xxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 3:53 PM
> To: gnso-chairs@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gnso-chairs] Fwd: [council] Re: Board seat 14
>  
> Can someone from Staff please check with GC if the Board Seat 14 term 
> actually ends in Singapore, or not?
>  
> Please also ask what happens if the NCPH house cannot find a solution in time?
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> Stéphane
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> Début du message réexpédié :
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> De : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date : 10 avril 2011 00:50:46 HAEC
> À : Council GNSO <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Objet : Rép : [council] Re: Board seat 14
>  
> Thanks Avri for providing this response to my message. I am copying the 
> Council list, as you suggested I should feel free to forward your message and 
> as I think it contains information which will be useful to the Council as a 
> whole.
> 
> Reading the bylaws, your analysis that Rita's term only ends when a 
> replacement is elected looks right. The bylaws article VI section 8.f state 
> that: f. The terms of Seats 11 and 14 shall begin at the conclusion of 
> ICANN's Mid-year Meeting after the 2010 ICANN annual meeting, and each ICANN 
> annual meeting every third year after 2010.
> 
> This would suggest to me that the current terms only ends in 2013. I will 
> request GC advice on this just to make sure.
> 
> I am, however, unclear on the cause of the dispute on the voting procedure 
> that you speak of. As I read the bylaws, the successful candidate needs 60% 
> of the house, period. There is no reference to specific votes from each SG. 
> And I think that if there was it would actually not make any sense, as in my 
> opinion adding a requirement of a minimum number of votes from each SG on top 
> of the threshold would only serve to overly complicate matters, for no clear 
> reason.
> 
> In any case, the question we really need to answer is whether Board seat 14 
> can stay as currently filled, thereby giving the NCPH time to hone its voting 
> procedures.
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> 
> Le 9 avr. 2011 à 02:02, Avri Doria a écrit :
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> 
> Dear Stéphane,
>  
> As the chair of one of the two SGs in the NCPH, I have my doubts on whether 
> we will meet this requirement.
>  
> At this point we cannot even decide on a way to hold the election.  There is 
> a joint group between the SGs, that I am not on, that is trying to figure out 
> a way beyond an impasse we have on whether a person only needs the 60% (8 
> votes) as mandated by the By-laws, or 60%, including two from each SG.  From 
> the reports I have gotten of the discussions in the joint group, they have 
> not yet found a way beyond the impasse.  
>  
> As I read the By-laws, Rita's terms does not actually end until a replacement 
> is elected.  So unless she resigns the seat should be filled until such time 
> as the two SGs can sort out their procedures for the election.
>  
> With Best Regards,
>  
> Avri Doria
> Chair, NCSG Executive Committee
>  
> Feel free to forward, or not, this as you feel appropriate.
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> On 8 Apr 2011, at 15:15, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
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> Hi all,
>  
> Just taking care of some Council housekeeping issues and wanted to send out a 
> reminder on this.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Stéphane
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> Le 28 févr. 2011 à 12:10, Stéphane Van Gelder a écrit :
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> Councillors,
>  
> As a reminder, bylaws dictate that "the Non-Contracted Party House shall 
> select a representative to fill Seat 14".
>  
> A further requirement is that: "At least two months before the date specified 
> for the commencement of the term as specified in paragraphs 1.d-g above, any 
> Supporting Organization or the At-Large community entitled to select a 
> Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the Secretary 
> of ICANN written notice of its selection".
>  
> As this pertains to Board seat 14, that term is scheduled to begin on June 24 
> this year. So the GNSO would need to be in a position to send our written 
> notice by April 24.
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> Stéphane
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