[NCSG-EC] URGENT - Temporary alternate for tomorrow

[Tapani Tarvainen]

Dear Robin,

I was not proposing a hard rule or prohibition, that would obviously
require a much longer process, only suggesting some criteria I thought
should be given some weight.

The first point is mainly a matter of optics, appearances: appointment
when election is so close, indeed process already under way, will easily
appear as an endorsement of a candidate by the EC, and that is
somewhat unseemly.

It's worth noting that such an apparent endorsement can affect a
candidate either way: if it perceived as too blatant there can be a
backlash, too.

I don't see it significant in the present situation though, unlikely
to have any impact now, but it is something worth keeping in mind
in general.

As for the second point, again no hard rule, just that especially
for short term appointments experience is useful.

We were a bit unlucky with timing: I hadn't seen your post on the
list (I did not get it via the old list) before sending mine, and
now I realize my message can be seen as directed against Tatiana,
which was not my intention.

Anyway, next council meeting was just cancelled so this is not quite
as urgent anymore, we can leave the decision until our next call
(next week I hope - I'll ask Maryam to poll for the timing).

Tapani


On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 12:21:02PM -0700, Robin Gross (robin at ipjustice.org) wrote:
> 
> I would not be in favor of inventing new prohibitions that have never applied to anyone else and exist no where in our charter.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robin
> 
> > On Jul 17, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> On Jul 17, 2017, at 10:32 AM, Tapani Tarvainen via NCSG-EC <ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:
> >> 
> >> As we'll have long agenda on our next call, it'd be useful if we could
> >> discuss some issues in advance.
> >> 
> >> Regarding Ed's alternate, I have no names to suggest at the moment,
> >> but I would like to make some general points:
> >> 
> >> * Given the proximity of the election, we should not appoint someone
> >> who is going to run for the position. That would give them an unfair
> >> advantave.
> >> 
> >> * It would be ideal to appoint someone who's been in council before
> >> or is otherwise well up to date on things going on there.
> >> 
> >> Tapani
> >> 
> >>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:12:57PM +0200, Tapani Tarvainen via NCSG-EC (ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is) wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Dear all,
> >>> 
> >>> Seems we have full consensus on this, so I notified council that Avri
> >>> is appointed as temporary alternate for tomorrow.
> >>> 
> >>> Longer term appointment, that is after that until Abu Dhabi,
> >>> will be an agenda item for our next call.
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Tapani Tarvainen