Hi Milton & all, I do not plan to continue on the GNSO Council. Hope we can find candidates from our region. fraternal rgds --c.a. Em Monday 13 September 2004 16:26, Milton Mueller escreveu: > This message regards the current GNSO Council positions. > Carlos and Jisuk take heed! Also, if anyone wants to run for > Council, take heed also! > > Our election schedule fits in well with the GNSO Council's > terms. (Thank God for small favors). If we start the process > October 1 as planned, we should be able to fill the position > by Nov. 20 easily. > > Note that unless the ICANN Board enacts a new rule, > there will be only TWO GNSO Council members from NCUC > instead of 3. > > (Thanks for Marc Schneiders for forwarding this) > --MM > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:43:39 +1000 > From: Bruce Tonkin <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Cc: John Jeffrey <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] Reminder regarding terms of office > > Hello All, > > Just a reminder regarding terms of office. > > (1) My term as chair expires on 20 Nov 2004. > > From: http://www.gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-20nov03.shtml > > Decision 1: Bruce Tonkin is elected GNSO Council chair for one year, > November 20, 2003 to November 20, 2004. > > So we will need to hold an election for GNSO chair. > > > (2) The terms of many of the Council members (2 per constituency) > expire > at the end of ICANN's 2004 Annual General Meeting (set for 5 Dec > 2004). > > From: http://www.gnso.icann.org/council/members.shtml > > > NorthA - Marilyn Cade (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > NorthA - Ken Stubbs (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > AsiaPac - Philip Colebrook (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > LatinAC - Tony Harris (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > NorthAm - Greg Ruth (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > AsiaPac- Jisuk Woo (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > LatinAC - Carlos Afonso (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > NorthA - Ross Rader (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > Europe - Thomas Keller (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > LatinAC - Kiyoshi I. Tsuru A. (term expires end of annual meeting > 2004) > NorthA - Lucy Nichols (term expires end of annual meeting 2004) > Europe - Amadeu Abril i Abril - Term: conclusion of the Annual > Meeting > 2004 > > I recommend constituencies begin to plan elections for this year. > > Under the current bylaws, we will drop from 3 to 2 representatives per > constituency. > > My understanding is that the GNSO Council desires to retain 3 > representatives, but we will need to get the Board to approve a change > in the bylaws to support that request. > > I recommend constituencies proceed on the basis of electing one member > of the Council under the current bylaws, and also elect a reserve to > be > available to take up the additional seat should the Board approve. > > Regards, > Bruce Tonkin -- Carlos A. Afonso diretor de planejamento e estratégia Rits - Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor Rua Guilhermina Guinle 272 - sexto andar 22270-060 Rio de Janeiro BRASIL telefone +55-21-2527-5494 telefax +55-21-2527-5460 http://www.rits.org.br