[governance] Coordinator elections

Sat Nov 30 14:06:06 EST 2013

+ 1 to Ian's contribution,

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On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

> Yes, that was my understanding as well. December 1 cutoff. And I think to
> date there have been four candidates? If there does need to be an extension
> in these unusual circumstances, I believe no more than a week can be
> justified. We must move on.
>
> In the circumstances I hope we can have elections before Christmas, to
> allow two new co ordinators to take place before Christmas, and give us a
> fresh start in 2014.
>
>
> The circumstances of a co ordinator resigning are unusual for us, but this
> excerpt from the charter explains the procedures.
>
> "
> If a coordinator leaves the role due to personal reasons or recall, the
> role will be refilled as quickly as possible. The role will be refilled for
> the balance of the term unless the refill occurs during the year in which
> the role was to be vacated. In this case the coordinator position will be
> for the balance of the replacement terms plus a two (2) year regular term.
> For example, if the 'even year' coordinator for 2006, leaves the role
> during an odd year, 2007, the rest of the term will be filled with a
> replacement, and a new selection will be made on schedule in 2008. If on
> the other hand the coordinator leaves the role early in 2008, then the
> replacement would complete the original term and serve the 2008-2010 term."
>
> My suggestion is that everyone gets to vote for two candidates. The person
> with most votes serves a two year term, the person with second most votes
> serves a one year term - to get us back into rotation. I think that is a
> correct reading of the situation given the year in which the resignation
> was received.
>
> I am sure there are plenty of people who will help with the continuity
> issues arising from two new people taking on roles at the same time. Indeed
> there is nothing to stop the new co coordinators asking a few people to
> specifically help in this regard.
>
> I admire your stance on this Norbert. A new start is definitely needed and
> I appreciate that the steps you have taken actually have created this
> opportunity, (despite the circumstances being less than ideal).
>
>
> Ian Peter
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Norbert Bollow
> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 11:41 PM
> To: IGC
> Subject: [governance] Coordinator elections
>
>
> Dear all
>
> In response to my recent posting in which I mentioned a Dec 1
> deadline in relation to the coordinator elections, I've been asked
> off-list whether that had been formally announced.
>
> Since it's a general rule of thumb that when one person explicitly
> asks, probably several others were wondering the same thing, here's
> a copy pf the posting in question...
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>
>
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>
> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:23:30 +1300
> Message-ID:
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> From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro"
> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>
> To: "governance at lists.igcaucus.org" <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
> Subject: [governance] Calls for Nominations for IGC Coordinator
> [2014-2016]
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Further to the *June 6, 2013* notice for calls for coordinator, we are
> happy to announce that we will close the calls for nominations on
> December 1, 2013.
>
> For several years now each time there has been a coordinator elections,
> there has often been dissatisfaction with the candidates or selection of
> candidates. We would like to change the pattern this year and this was
> why we gave the community ample opportunity to start thinking about
> candidates. This year, we started making early calls to start thinking
> about nominating someone or standing for the elections for the
> 2014-2016 term.
>
> We would like to invite you to consider standing by either nominating
> yourself or if you think someone would be great for the task, please
> liaise with them and nominate them on the list.
>
> *The call for nominations on December, 1, 2013 *to allow for elections.
> having served in this position for what will soon be two years, I
> thought I should add some reflections that may help those who are
> thinking of standing or to encourage people to stand.
>
> *Reflections *
> The responsibilities of a co-coordinator is to assist in the
> facilitation of discussions, encouraging diverse views to be heard, and
> encouraging members to initiate initiatives within the ambit of the
> Charter and providing a platform for advocacy. The role and
> responsibilities will be an opportunity to manage diverse and sometimes
> antagonistic views. It requires strength, courage and emotional
> intelligence to manage the responsibilities. For me personally, it has
> been an incredible opportunity learning about dealing with diverse
> voices and I can say that I have learnt the discipline of restraint
> where at times I have had to hold back my view because facilitators
> have to have some form of neutrality and act in the best interests of
> the IGC community.
>
> Whoever gets elected, you can rest assured that you can count on the
> assistance of former coordinators when from time to time things needs
> to be clarified or you would like to draw from the counsel of the
> majority before deliberating on decisions. It is also an exciting time
> for Internet Governance.
>
> The co-coordinator will be immersed in intense preparation with the IGC
> community as it prepares for things to commit to next year, generally
> with the IGC, Rio Meeting and other foras.
>
> *Current Nominations Received*
>
>   1. Deirdre Williams
>   2. x
>   3. x
>
>
> Kind Regards,
> Sala
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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