[NCSG-EC] URGENT - Temporary alternate for tomorrow

[Joan Kerr]

Dear Tapani, All

If the council meeting is cancelled, let take the opportunity to consider
others.  Tatiana sounds like a good nominee.  Perhaps we as an ec could
consider Avri or others.

Joan

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 1:29 AM, Tapani Tarvainen via NCSG-EC <
ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:

> 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
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