[NCSG-PC] Board Seat 14 Selection Process Clarification

[Johan Helsingius]

Thank you Andrea! Very interesting!

	Julf


On 15/03/2023 09:17, Andrea Glandon wrote:
> Hello NCSG EC & PC,
> 
> Please see below for some clarification regarding the Board Seat 14 
> selection process.
> 
> We understand that some community members have questions about the 
> Non-Contracted Parties House selection process for Board Seat 14. ICANN 
> staff has put together the following points that we hope are helpful to 
> the NCPH as the CSG and NCSG go through the process for nominating a 
> Director for Board Seat 14, with effect from the conclusion of the 
> Annual General Meeting in October 2023.
> 
> _On the implications if the NCPH does not nominate a Director for Board 
> Seat 14 by the six-month deadline to give the Empowered Community 
> Administration notice of its nomination_:
> 
>   * Under Section 7.8(b) of the Bylaws: “Each Director holding any of
>     Seats 1 through 15 … shall hold office for a term that lasts until
>     the next term for that Seat commences */and until a successor has
>     been designated/* and qualified … “ (emphasis added). Staff notes
>     that it is important for accountability that the community conducts
>     its governance duties and carries out its responsibilities in a
>     timely way.
> 
> _On whether there are restrictions regarding potential candidates who 
> may have backgrounds or other connections with Contracted Parties_:
> 
>   * Unless the appointing organization has additional specific
>     requirements or limitations, the expected qualifications and
>     criteria regarding Directors are stated in Sections 7.3 and 7.4 of
>     the Bylaws.
>   * ICANN Board Directors are required to comply with conflict of
>     interest processes as outlined in Section 7.6 of the Bylaws,
>     including a periodic (not less than annual) statement disclosing
>     “all business and other affiliations that relate in any way to the
>     business and other affiliations of ICANN”.
> 
> _On the question of geographic diversity for GNSO-appointed Directors 
> (i.e. Board Seats 13 & 14): _
> 
>   * Under Section 7.2(c) of the Bylaws: “The Supporting
>     Organizations shall ensure that, at any given time, *no two
>     Directors nominated by a Supporting Organization are citizens from
>     the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic
>     Region*” (emphasis added). Currently, the Director appointed to
>     Board Seat 13 is from North America. Thus, the appointee to Board
>     Seat 14 whose term is to commence at the end of the AGM this year
>     cannot also be from North America. I
>   * Staff notes that this requirement should be viewed in the context of
>     the 6-month notification requirement for the Empowered Community
>     Administration to designate Directors because of the role of the
>     Nominating Committee in balancing the geographical diversity of the
>     Board.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> *Andrea Glandon*
> 
> Policy Operations Coordinator
> 
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
> 
> *Skype ID:*  acglandon76
> 
> 
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