RE: [registrars] Modification to timetable for Election of GNSO Council member

[Nikolaj Nyholm <nikolajn@ascio.com>]

ascio supports the proposed timetable for election of a new representative.

/n

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au] 
> Sent: 6. marts 2003 06:37
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] Modification to timetable for Election 
> of GNSO Council member
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> There have been some adjustments to the voting timetable for 
> the election of ICANN Board directors by the GNSO Council.  
> If registrars wish to have their new council member 
> participate in the full process we will need to notify the 
> ICANN Secretary of our decision 24 hours before the end of 
> first round of voting (ie by March 12, 15:00 UTC).
> 
> The original timetable was:
> - 12 day nomination period 
> (starting Wed 26 Feb 2002 concluding 2400 hours GMT time 9 March 03)
> - 7 day election period 
> (starting Mon 10 March 2003 concluding 2400 hours GMT time 17 
> March 03)
> - new candidate appointed to the GNSO Council on 18 March 2003
> 
> I propose the following compressed timetable:
> - nominations period ceases Friday 7 March at 15:00 UTC  
> (10am Washington, 7am Los Angeles)
> - election period starts Friday 7 March at 17:00 UTC (12 noon 
> Washington, 9am Los Angeles)
> - election period closes Tuesday 11 March at 15:00 UTC (10am 
> Washington, 7am Los Angeles)
> - winning candidate to be notified to the ICANN secretary by 
> Wednesday 12 March at 15:00 UTC
> - winning candidate to lodge vote to GNSO Secretary by 
> Thursday 13 March at 15:00 UTC
> 
> 
> 
> Please post to the list if you have any objections, or even 
> if you support the process above.
> 
> Please note that we have one candidate so far that has been 
> nominated and accepted:
> Thomas Keller from Schlund
> 
> Bruno Peirulli from Register IT has been nominated, but has 
> not yet accepted the nomination.
> 
> During the election period for our representative on the GNSO 
> Council, I recommend we also post a ballot containing the 
> candidates for the ICANN Board that have been nominated by 
> the GNSO Council, so that registrars may provide advice to 
> the GNSO council members on their preferred candidates.
> 
> Please also note that the Chair of the Registrars 
> Constituency, Michael Palage, has been nominated as a 
> candidate for the ICANN Board.  This will put him in a 
> difficult position with regard to managing the election of a 
> registrars representative on the GNSO Council.
> Rick Wesson our CTO on the registrars Executive committee 
> thus should have prime responsibility for the logisitics of 
> this election.  Ken Stubbs and myself are keeping Rick 
> informed of the various procedures that relate to the GNSO 
> Council election.
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> 
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