Dear Rafik Thank you. can you please forward us the email in which Sam was "proposed a compromise candidate to CSGO". Thank You Klaus 6/21/2014 2:31 PM, Rafik Dammak wrote: > Hi Sam, > > to give more detailed context : > > we have first 3 rounds of election following an agreed process between > Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) and Non-commercial Stakeholder > Group (NCSG) , nominating 1 candidate each. but this first 3 rounds > ended with deadlock since the winner needs to get 60% of the votes (8 > among 13 votes) following GNSO operating rules > > you were proposed a compromise candidate to CSG as a way to fix this > deadlock. unfortunately, CSG didn't accept your candidature as > compromise after you got chance to defend your case with them . > It cannot be a compromise if the other party rejects it. we are > working to find a modus vivendi with CSG and get a board member who > get endorsement from both sides of non-contracted party in GNSO (NCSG > and CSG) and not lean toward only one side. > > CSG just proposed their compromise candidate and we will have chance > to interview him . > > just as reminder the process of election is up to stakeholders group > to decide for operating rules and there will be a election. I don't > see any legitimacy issue here because any board member for the seat 14 > has to be elected by 60% at the end within non-contracted party then > confirmed by GNSO council. > > Best, > > Rafik > > > 2014-06-21 2:06 GMT+09:00 Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>: > > 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 > >