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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: You have been nominated for the ICANNATLARGE.COM panel



Michael and all stakeholders or other interested parties,

  This is a shame.  I think you would have made and excellent
candidate and possible panel member... But I can understand
your reluctance.

Fair well Michael!

Michael Froomkin wrote:

> I am very sorry but my professional committments make it impossible for me
> to undertake anything like this at present.
>
> "icannatlarge.com election" wrote:
>
> > Hello and congratulations!
> >
> > You have been nominated for the icannatlarge.com panel.
> >
> > To see who nominated you and who else is nominated,
> > you can look at the current list of nominations and
> > seconds which is available at
> > http://www.fitug.de/atlarge-discuss/0207/msg00235.html
> >
> > Please send an email (CC atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de)
> > and either ACCEPT or DECLINE this nomination.
> >
> > If you want to ACCEPT your nomination, you have
> > to reply until Tuesday 23 July 2002, 12:00 pm (midday)
> > GMT/UTC to be included. (You can use
> > http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other time zones.)
> >
> > Only members of icannatlarge.com are eligible. If you
> > are currently not a member, you have to register as a
> > member before you can become a candidate.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > /// Alexander Svensson (one of the Election Watchdogs)
> >
> > Election announcement sent to icannatlarge.com members:
> > >Dear icannatlarge.com member,
> > >
> > >as the mandate of the previous interim panel expires, it is now
> > >time to elect a new group of persons to guide the organization
> > >for the next 12 months. Thus we are now starting an election for
> > >this purpose.
> > >
> > >The nomination period is now open. If you want, you can nominate
> > >your candidates for the panel (chosen among the members of this
> > >organization) before the end of Monday, July 22 (GMT), by posting
> > >to the atlarge-discuss mailing list(*).
> > >
> > >You will later receive by e-mail a ballot form with the names of
> > >the candidates and the instructions about how to vote. After July
> > >22, candidates will introduce themselves on our website; you will
> > >be able to debate about them using the forums on our website or
> > >the atlarge-discuss mailing list. Voting will happen between
> > >Sunday, July 28 and Saturday, August 4. Attached below you will
> > >find the full Charter for these elections.
> > >
> > >This election will mark an important moment for our organization,
> > >as representation of the public in the technical administration of
> > >the Internet is still under heavy discussion inside and outside
> > >ICANN. Thus we need the attention and support of all our members.
> > >Please take some time to participate in this election.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Vittorio Bertola
> > >Current icannatlarge.com Chairman
> > >
> > >
> > >(*) We hope you are already subscribed to the atlarge-discuss
> > >list; however, here are the instructions: to post, send a message
> > >to atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de; to subscribe, send an empty
> > >message to  atlarge-discuss-subscribe@lists.fitug.de; archives
> > >may be found at http://www.fitug.de/atlarge-discuss/ .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >ELECTIONS OF A PANEL FOR ICANNATLARGE.COM
> > >
> > >Given the fact that the deadline for the current interim panel of
> > >icannatlarge.com is approaching, a new election for a longer term
> > >panel for the icannatlarge.com effort is now starting.
> > >
> > >The purpose is to select a group of members that represent different
> > >views, cultures and geographical areas inside the At Large movement,
> > >have some technical and organizational skills, and are willing to
> > >devote a significant amount of their time to this effort in the next
> > >12 months.
> > >
> > >
> > >MANDATE OF THE PANEL
> > >
> > >The panel shall be composed of eleven members of the icannatlarge.com
> > >effort.
> > >
> > >The mandate of the panel will be that of running the organization in
> > >all its aspects, including but not limited to:
> > >
> > >1. guiding an outreach campaign so that the highest possible number of
> > >active users of the Internet who might want to participate in ICANN
> > >are informed of the effort and can register on icannatlarge.com if
> > >they wish, and that the membership grows to a point where it can be
> > >considered sufficiently representative of such users;
> > >
> > >2. continuing the public and open discussion of Bylaws for a new At
> > >Large Membership organization, trying to gather consensus, consider
> > >all inputs, unify all efforts, and put together in the shortest
> > >possible amount of time one or more proposals of Bylaws to be then
> > >submitted and approved by a majority vote of the membership, and after
> > >such approval, formally incorporate the organization;
> > >
> > >3. defending the role of the public for what related to Internet
> > >matters currently governed by ICANN, and guiding a discussion about
> > >whether and how the organization should take part to the internal
> > >processes ICANN will establish for public input and participation;
> > >
> > >4. managing the icannatlarge.com website, directly and/or by
> > >appointing webmasters;
> > >
> > >5. managing to hold the election of the next officers of the
> > >organization before the term of the panel expires.
> > >
> > >The panel shall expire and conclude its work after twelve months from
> > >its election.
> > >
> > >
> > >OPERATIONAL DETAILS AND TIMEFRAME
> > >
> > >All persons registering on icannatlarge.com before the end of Monday
> > >22 July 2002 (GMT) will be entitled to vote. All voters will receive
> > >their ballot by e-mail at the e-mail address they used when
> > >registering to icannatlarge.com.
> > >
> > >Those members who want to nominate other members or second nominations
> > >should post a nomination/second message in the "Second Elections"
> > >forum on the website or to the atlarge-discuss mailing list by the end
> > >of Monday 22 July 2002 (GMT). To be included in the list of the
> > >candidates, nominated members will have to accept the nomination by
> > >posting a message in the same forum, or by sending an e-mail to the
> > >election watchdogs or to the atlarge-discuss mailing list, before
> > >12:00pm (midday) of Tuesday 23 July 2002 (GMT).
> > >
> > >Candidates will be asked to provide details for a candidate page that
> > >will be set up on the site after finalizing the candidate list. A
> > >public debate about the candidates will be hold in the atlarge-discuss
> > >list and in the "Second Elections" forum of the icannatlarge.com
> > >website until July 27.
> > >
> > >Voting will occur between Sunday 28 July and Saturday 4 August 2002
> > >(GMT).
> > >
> > >
> > >VOTING SYSTEM
> > >
> > >Each voter will receive by e-mail a ballot message, which needs to be
> > >completed by adding a X inside the square brackets [ ] near to the
> > >name of the candidates that the voter wants to be endorse, and then to
> > >be sent back to the originating e-mail address. More detailed
> > >instructions will be found in the ballot message - we recommend all
> > >voters to read it carefully.
> > >
> > >Each voter will be allowed to endorse up to eleven names taken from
> > >the list of the candidates. Voters should support all candidates that
> > >seem best fit to the position, so that those who seem suitable to most
> > >members will be chosen. Overall results will not be made visible to
> > >voters before the booth is closed.
> > >
> > >The eleven candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be
> > >elected, provided that they have received at least 15 votes; if there
> > >are not eleven candidates above this threshold, the number of members
> > >of the panel will be reduced accordingly.
> > >
> > >Ties (if any) will be solved by ordering names by the number of
> > >candidates of the same ICANN Region that received more votes than the
> > >tied ones (the lowest first, so to help diversity among regions), then
> > >the same by country.
> > >
> > >The voting system will be kindly provided by the DNSO Secretariat - so
> > >the current panel wants to thank Elisabeth Porteneuve for this.
> > >Elections will be overviewed by the following watchdogs (whom also we
> > >want to thank):
> > >
> > >Bret Fausett <fausett@lextext.com>
> > >Walter Schmidt <walts@dorsai.org>
> > >Alexander Svensson <svensson@icannchannel.de>
> > >
> > >
> > >PANEL RULES
> > >
> > >The panel will choose, by majority vote, a Chair, with the role of
> > >coordinating the discussion and the meetings. If agreement on a Chair
> > >cannot be reached after seven days from the election, the candidate
> > >that received the highest number of votes will be the Chair.
> > >
> > >All decisions in the panel will be taken by explicit online vote on
> > >the panel mailing list, called by the Chair and lasting at least two
> > >days (unless a final result is reached before). Decisions will be
> > >taken by majority of the non-abstaining votes expressed, provided that
> > >at least five members of the panel expressed a vote.
> > >
> > >If any of the eleven seats in the panel becomes vacant (ie because of
> > >resignation, lack of suitable candidates...) it will be filled by the
> > >first non elected candidate from the original election, provided that
> > >he received at least 15 votes. If no suitable candidates are available
> > >from the original election, and the number of remaining members in the
> > >panel is lower than five, a new election will be held to fill the
> > >vacant seat.
>
> --
> A. Michael Froomkin   |    Professor of Law    |   froomkin@law.tm
> U. Miami School of Law, P.O. Box 248087, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA
> +1 (305) 284-4285  |  +1 (305) 284-6506 (fax)  |  http://www.law.tm
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