[governance] Coordinator elections

Fatima Cambronero fatimacambronero at gmail.com
Sat Nov 30 14:46:51 EST 2013 

+ 1 Agree with Ian's comments.

Fatima


2013/11/30 Sonigitu Ekpe <soekpe at gmail.com>

> + 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
>>
>>
>> --snip-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:23:30 +1300
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAJwbTiAuS0GZ1AVx2pBNyU3M9-x7KXNPTL49Ja6PK9eQaFjnpg at mail.gmail.com>
>> 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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