[ga] Re: Nominating Committee Announces Final Selections for Key Leadership Positions within ICANN

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  Seems like another round of musical chairs yet again in this
"intensive
outreach, consultation, recruitment, and evaluation"...   Yeah right...
:/

icann-announce@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> After an intense period of outreach, consultation, recruitment, and
> evaluation, the Nominating Committee (NomCom) of the Internet Corporation
> for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced its final selection of
> four 'slates' of Nominees for four of ICANN's leadership bodies: the Board
> of Directors, the Council of the Country Code Names Supporting organisation
> (ccNSO),  the Council of the Generic Names Supporting organisation (GNSO)
> and the Interim At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). The Nominees will join
> the already seated members of these bodies at the conclusion of the ICANN
> Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, December 1 - 5.
>
> ICANN is a non-profit organisation responsible for coordinating the global
> Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including the systems of domain
> names and numeric addresses that are used to reach all computers on the
> Internet. ICANN's mission is to ensure the stable and secure operation of
> these unique identifier systems, which are vital to the Internet's
> operation.  In addition, ICANN coordinates policy development related to
> these technical functions.
>
> "We are very pleased that so many excellent Candidates from all five
> geographic regions participated in this second NomCom Process," said
> Nominating Committee Chair and spokesperson Jean-Jacques Damlamian. "This
> global participation reflects the Internet community's impressive array of
> talent, experience, and willingness to undertake these volunteer leadership
> roles essential to ICANN's evolution and performance goals."
>
> -->ICANN Board
>
>   Vinton G. Cerf (U.S.A. - North America)
>   Joichi Ito (Japan - Asia/Australia/Pacific)
>   Vanda Scartezini (Brazil - Latin America/Caribbean Islands)
>
> Terms: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of ICANN
> Annual Meeting for 2007
>
> -->ccNSO Council
>
>   Yassin Mshana (Tanzania - Africa)
>
> Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of ICANN
> Annual Meeting for 2005
>
>   Eva Frölich (Sweden - Europe)
>
> Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of ICANN
> Annual Meeting for 2006
>
>   Charles Shaban (Jordan - Asia/Australia/Pacific)
>
> Term:  Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of ICANN
> Annual Meeting for 2007
>
> -->GNSO Council
>
>   Maureen Cubberley (Canada - North America)
>
> Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of ICANN
> Annual Meeting for 2006
>
> -->Interim At Large Advisory Committee
>
>   Roberto Gaetano (Italy - Europe)
>   Jean Armour Polly (U.S.A. - North America)
>
> Terms:  Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of
> ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006
>
> Biographical information on the Nominees and translated versions of this
> announcement are available at
> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11oct04.htm.
>
> In response to its June 30th Formal Call, the NomCom received 102
> recommendations of potential candidates from all over the world. Out of 84
> individuals who subsequently submitted a Statement of Interest, NomCom
> selected 9 outstanding individuals for staggered terms in these leadership
> roles in ICANN. The terms range from twelve to thirty-six months in length.
> Three individuals were selected to serve on the Board of Directors; two
> individuals were selected to fill seats designated for individuals from the
> North American and European regions on the Interim At-Large Advisory
> Committee (which coordinates participation by individual Internet users in
> ICANN's activities); three individuals were selected for the Council of the
> new Country Code Names Supporting Organisation (which administers and
> coordinates the affairs of the ccNSO and manages the policy development
> process of the ccNSO); and one individual was selected for the Council of
> the Generic Names Supporting organisation (which develops policy concerning
> domain names in generic top-level domains such as .com, .net, .org, .info,
> and .biz).
>
> The NomCom was asked to find high-caliber, experienced, open-minded women
> and men with integrity, sound judgment, and objectivity.   "Using a holistic
> approach, the NomCom focused on the careful selection of slates of
> Candidates with complementary skills and perspectives who fulfilled the
> ICANN criteria and eligibility requirements for each of the four roles to be
> filled, keeping all the Candidates in consideration until the final slates
> were chosen,"  Damlamian explained.
>
> Through these strategies the NomCom pursued its dual charge: to balance the
> other ICANN leadership selection processes which are based on Supporting
> organisations and Constituencies and to help ensure that ICANN can benefit
> from the leadership of the women and men of the highest integrity and
> capability who place the interest of the global Internet community ahead of
> any particular interests. These carefully selected slates will help ICANN
> ensure functional, cultural, and geographic diversity in its policy
> development and decision-making as the Internet itself evolves.
>
> The Nominating Committee:
>
> An independent Nominating Committee is a key element of the ICANN structure.
> It is composed of a diverse set of individuals chosen by the groups and
> entities that make up ICANN. The NomCom is charged to act in the interests
> of the global Internet community rather than in accord with specific
> interests. NomCom is presently responsible for selecting 8 of fifteen Board
> Directors, 5 of fifteen Interim ALAC Members, 3 of eighteen ccNSO Council
> Members and 3 of fifteen GNSO Council Members. In the current process, nine
> of these positions needed to be filled.
>
> For more information about the Nominating Committee, its Members, Formal
> Call and Procedures please visit its web page at
> http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/. Further questions or requests for
> information can be sent via e-mail to Kieran Baker baker@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> NomCom Selection Statistics:
>
> Total Number of Candidates: 84
>
> Geographic Distribution of Candidates--Geographic Distribution of Selected
> Nominees
> Africa                  11%             13%
> Asia/Australia/Pacific  24%             24%
> Europe                  29%             13%
> Latin America/Caribbean 10%             13%
> North America           26%             37%
> Total:                 100%            100%
>
> Citizenship of Candidates:
>
> 34 Countries: Argentina, Armenia, Australia,  Bangladesh,  Belgium,  Brazil,
> Canada, China, Congo, France, Germany, Hong Kong S.A.R, India, Italy, Japan,
> Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
> Philippines, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Spain, Sudan,
> Sweden, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA.
>
> Citizenship of Selected Nominees:
>
> 8 Countries: Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Sweden, Tanzania, USA.
>
> Gender Distribution of Candidates--Gender Distribution of Selected Nominees
> Male                    74%                             56%
> Female          26%                             44%
>
> Recommendations Received:
>
> Total Number of Recommendations: 102
> Total Number of Recommendees: 90
> Total Number of Recommendees who submitted a Statement of Interest: 54
> Percentage of Candidates who are Recommendees: 60%
>
> About ICANN
>
> The mission of ICANN is to coordinate, at the overall level, the global
> Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the
> stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. In
> particular, ICANN:
>
> Coordinates the allocation and assignment of the three sets of unique
> identifiers for the Internet, which are
>
> Domain names (forming a system referred to as "DNS");
> Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomous system ("AS") numbers; and
>
> Protocol port and parameter numbers.
>
> Coordinates the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system.
> Coordinates policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these
> technical functions.
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