Hi, You would have been run against Non Of The Above as a single candidate had the CSG accepted your compromise candidacy. They did not. As far as I am concerned, that is the end of that particular chapter in this sage. I certainly understand your frustration. As for it reflecting badly on the house structure of the GNSO at the time of the review, my personal opinion is that this is a good thing, as the structure is a failure and needs to be eliminated. No threat there! avri On 20-Jun-14 18:06, Sam Lanfranco wrote: > NCSG colleagues, > > As the currently proposed NCSG candidate for ICANN Board Seat #14 I have > maintained a discrete silence while the process was underway. I of > course have followed closely the events surrounding the process and its > current stalled state. I have also responded to questions from the > commercial stakeholders, in writing, in teleconference calls, and in > meetings in Washington D.C., at my own expense. > > I have agreed to run for the seat on the simple premise that my skills > and experience will be an asset for the tsunami of issues that will > confront the ICANN board over the next several years, and I remain a > candidate for Board Seat #14. The nature of some of the questions put on > the table by the commercial stakeholders reinforced my conviction that I > can bring a useful and constructive perspective and insights to Internet > policy and ICANN organizational issues confronting the Board. > > However, this is not a campaign speech. It is an expression of concern > about preserving the reputation of ICANN and integrity of ICANN’s > procedures around the Board Seat #14 election. There is supposed to be a > voting procedure here. The two constituencies proposed candidates. All > knew the likely outcome of the first rounds of votes, but procedures > were followed, and votes were taken. Neither candidate was elected. I > was proposed as a substitute candidate from the NCSG. At that point the > election process stalled as various parties sought outcomes in the > absence of the next stage in the voting process. > > As a candidate I of course have my hopes, but that is not the issue. If > there is no vote at this stage, and subsequent votes if necessary, the > integrity of ICANN’s Board Seat #14 process is compromised, as is that > of ICANN. As well, any occupant of Board Seat #14 will serve under a > cloud of questionable legitimacy, both within the Board and beyond ICANN. > > Regardless of expectations about the outcome of the next round of > voting, I urge the constituent parties to proceed according to the ICANN > procedures set down for the process. Lastly, I remind us that the GNSO > review is underway and that a failed process for the new Board member > reflects poorly on all of our constituencies and points to the need to > modify the current structure. > > Sam Lanfranco > > ---------------------------------------------- > Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) > NPOC Member from CSIH (Canada) > Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 > email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Skype: slanfranco > blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com > Phone: 613 476-0429 cell: 416-816-2852