[PC-NCSG] Fwd: Reminder: Time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair 2015

[Amr Elsadr]

Hi,

I would prefer a separate call with Heather over her joining us during the NCSG?s monthly call. Perhaps start a doodle with options in which we know Heather would be available?

Thanks.

Amr

> On Sep 15, 2015, at 12:57 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> please find below the timeline and process for GNSO council chair.
> I am liaising with Heather to schedule a confcall this week. other option would be for her to join our monthly call next week Tuesday.
> any thought?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Rafik
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: 2015-09-15 6:20 GMT+09:00
> Subject: Reminder: Time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair 2015
> To: "KEITH DRAZEK (kdrazek at Verisign.com)" <kdrazek at verisign.com>, "Michele Neylon :: Blacknight (michele at blacknight.com)" <michele at blacknight.com>, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>, "tony holmes (tonyarholmes at btinternet.com)" <tonyarholmes at btinternet.com>, Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com>, "'gregshatanipc at gmail.com' (gregshatanipc at gmail.com)" <gregshatanipc at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Cherie Stubbs (rysgsecretariat at gmail.com)" <rysgsecretariat at gmail.com>, Darcy Southwell <darcy.southwell at endurance.com>, Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>, "gnso-secs at icann.org" <gnso-secs at icann.org>
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> Dear All ? Contracted Parties House & Non Contracted Parties House,
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> Timetable for the election of the GNSO Council chair
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> http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf
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> Reminder, nominations are due 25 September 23:59 UTC!
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> Nomination Process ? September to October 2015
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> Per the GNSO Operating Procedures (Section 2.2.b):
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> ?Each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate.?
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> A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of the house nominating the candidate. Further, should the non-voting Nominating Committee appointee (NCA) be elected as chair, he/she would be a non-voting chair. The two houses may separately select the same candidate from the pool of available candidates if they so wish.
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> To allow for the possibility of a timely Council election process at the annual meeting in Dublin, each house of the Council is asked to submit its nominee for the GNSO Council Chair, for the term commencing at the end of the 2015 ICANN Annual Meeting, not later than 23h59UTC on 25 September 2015.
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> House nominations for Council Chair should be sent to (gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org).  The GNSO Secretariat will transmit each House?s nomination to the Council list as soon as it is received.
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> Nominees shall then submit a candidacy statement in writing to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org) as soon as possible after they have been selected by their house and not later than 23:59 UTC on 02 October 2015.
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> Procedure in Dublin ? October 2015
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> Each candidate will have the opportunity of meeting with the GNSO Council during the open GNSO working sessions in Dublin over the course of the weekend of 17/18 October 2015 (remote participation possible).
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> Election of the chair by voting of the Council will take place during the Council meeting in Dublin on Wednesday, 21 October 2015.
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> In order for the vote to take place, the Council meeting will be split in two parts:
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> ?       Standard, open and public Council meeting with the current Council.
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> ?       Adjourn the meeting
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> ?       Re-seat the Council with the new Councilors.
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> ?       Re-start new meeting, with one specific agenda item: 
> Election of the Chair
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> The current chair term ends at end of 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The current Chair will therefore run the public council meeting and the Thursday wrap-up meeting on 22 October 2015. The new Chair's first meeting will be the first teleconference immediately following the 2015 AGM.
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>  Please let me know if you have any questions.
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> Thank you.
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> Kind regards,
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> Glen
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> Glen de Saint G?ry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
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