[NCSG-EC] Farzaneh Badii resignation

Tue Dec 17 19:06:17 EET 2019

Yes. Wasn't aware of the geographical complexities of the matter.

My suggestion: stick with the GNSO Council criteria rather than our own or
those that apply to ICANN directors. Not that I have anything against the
other ones, but I feel that this being a GNSO Council position, it would
make most sense to take their rules for consistency sake.

Best,

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 11:40 AM Robin Gross via NCSG-EC <
ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:

> Given all of the confusion on the main NCSG discuss list from yesterday’s
> call for interest to fill this position, I suggest that we, the EC, send a
> clarification and new call, that spells out the regional issues.  Having
> various people weigh-in on their personal interpretations on the main list
> hasn’t been very helpful in clarifying the matter.
>
> This communication needs to come from the EC and it should be approved by
> the EC before it is sent so we don’t have these kinds of
> misunderstandings.  These are EC decisions, so the entire EC needs to be
> included in them.
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
>
> On Dec 15, 2019, at 8:35 PM, Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <
> rbeauregardlacroix at GMAIL.COM <rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Let's stick to our written rules for now, yes.
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 11:41 Robin Gross via NCSG-EC <ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is>
> wrote:
>
>> This is very sad news indeed.  Hopefully a time will come when Farzi
>> feels safe to come back to NCSG, as we are losing one of most dedicated and
>> smartest workers - and our ex-chair.  Truly a sad moment.
>>
>> I would not be in favor of violating our charter regarding Farzi’s
>> replacement.  It was an intentional choice of the charter’s drafters to
>> make GNSO Council replacements an EC appointment as opposed to an
>> election.  It was intended as a minority protection for the smaller
>> constituency in the NCSG, who felt they would have difficulty winning
>> SG-wide Council elections but would have an equal shot at an EC
>> appointment.  And indeed that is how we have handled the matter of Council
>> replacement in the past and up until now.  For example, Wolfgang K. had
>> just been elected to the GNSO Council as our rep, but then was immediately
>> appointed to the ICANN Board, so we (the EC) had to fill that new Council
>> seat.  We followed our charter then and indeed it was an NPOC member
>> (Klaus) whom we appointed to fill that seat and was NPOC’s first Councilor
>> as a result.  So the charter has been working as intended up until now on
>> this point and I would not be in favor of violating the letter nor the
>> spirit of the charter on those intentions.
>>
>> If people believe it is better for NCSG to hold an election to fill the
>> seat, then we should change our charter to do that.  What we should not do
>> is ignore or violate our charter because we think we have a better idea.
>>
>> So I would be in favor of the call for expressions of interest and then
>> following our charter on dealing with the interest.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Robin
>>
>>
>> On Dec 15, 2019, at 5:44 AM, Stephanie Perrin via NCSG-EC <
>> ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:
>>
>> We have just received a formal resignation from Farzi.  I am sorry that
>> efforts to get her to stay have failed, but I guess that we have to proceed
>> with finding a replacement for the remainder of her term.  The Charter
>> specifies that we select a replacement, not run an election, but we could
>> run an election, there is nothing to prevent it.  I prefer to run
>> democratic processes wherever possible, personally, but if it is your
>> preference to stick to the precise words of the Charter, that is fine.  I
>> am waiting for Farzi's formal resignation on the NCSG discuss list, if it
>> does not transpire shortly, I would suggest that we go to the list and seek
>> parties expressing an interest.  Thoughts?
>>
>> Stephanie
>>
>> NCSG Chair
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