RE: [council] Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair and Vice Chair elections
The approach you describe is what I was assuming Avri. I was simply
recommending that it might be good to elect you using the existing election
procedures.
Chuck
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:01 AM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [council] Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair
> and Vice Chair elections
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for this sentiment. And yes, if the council is
> willing to have me serve a while longer I am willing to do so.
>
> However;
>
> We did talk about it some. The ICANN by-laws require a
> yearly election and it seems easier to hold that election
> whether it is one candidate or more. Getting a waiver or a
> change in the by-laws may be over kill at this point.
>
> Once we have changes in the new by-laws and have defined the
> election of a chair for the bi-cameral and have seated the
> new council, it seems reasonable that at this point the
> council would hold elections and upon election of a new
> chair, any current chair from the old system would be replaced.
>
> So my recommendation in the meeting was that we hold
> elections as normal and then hold elections again once we
> have the new council mid year.
>
> In terms of myself, if nominated, I will stand again knowing
> that the by-laws will change under the new system and that
> another election will occur during the year. Since my term
> as a council member ends at the end of the annual meeting of
> 2009, I will not be standing for election once the bi-cameral
> system is put into place (assuming I am not replaced before
> then under a more rapid suggestion of NCA exchange).
>
> a.
>
>
>
> On 7 Nov 2008, at 16:35, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
>
> >
> > My apologies for having to leave early and miss this
> meeting. I have
> > been thinking for some time that it might be helpful to
> continue with
> > Avri as chair until June when we initiate the bicameral Council,
> > assuming of course that she is willing. Was there any
> discussion of
> > this in the afternoon meeting yesterday.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glen de
> Saint Géry
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:39 AM
> >> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [council] Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair and Vice
> >> Chair elections
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> Proposed draft schedule for GNSO Chair and Vice Chair elections
> >>
> >> Call for nominations for GNSO Council Chair Monday 1 December
> >> 2008 to Monday 15 December 2008 (2 weeks)
> >>
> >> Possible interviews with the candidates Tuesday 16
> December candidate
> >> slate announced
> >>
> >> Proposed period to interview candidates
> >> 16 December - 23 December 2008
> >>
> >> Voting for GNSO Council chair
> >> Monday 5 January to 14 January 2009
> >>
> >> Thursday 15 January 2009 announce the result of the GNSO Council
> >> Chair
> >>
> >> Call for nominations for GNSO Council Vice Chair Thursday
> 15 January
> >> 2009 to Thursday 22 January 2009
> >>
> >> 29 January 2009 GNSO Council meeting
> >> Confirmation of the GNSO Council Chair Vote for GNSO Council Vice
> >> Chair
> >>
> >> 30 January 2009 end of term for current Chair and Vice Chair
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >> kind regards,
> >> Glen
> >>
> >> Glen de Saint Géry
> >> GNSO Secretariat
> >> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> http://gnso.icann.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>