- Category: Board
- Topic: NomCom Chair And Chair Elect
- Board meeting date: 25 August 2011
- Resolution number: 2011.08.25.07
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25aug11-en.htm#2
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board adopts BCG recommendation and appoints Vanda Scartezini as the 2012 NomCom Chair and Rob Hall as the 2012 NomCom Chair-Elect.
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Whereas, the BGC has reviewed the Expressions of Interest from candidates for the Nominating Committee ("NomCom") Chair and Chair-Elect.
Whereas, the BGC agreed upon a short list of candidates and invited interested Board members to participate in interviews with those candidates, which resulted in recommendations to the Board.
Resolved (2011.08.25.07), the Board adopts the recommendation of the BGC and hereby appoints Vanda Scartezini as the 2012 NomCom Chair and Rob Hall as the 2012 NomCom Chair-Elect.
Implementation Actions
- None.
Rationale
ICANN's Bylaws require the Board to appoint the Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair and NomCom Chair-Elect. See Article VII, sections 2.1 and 2.2 athttp://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#VII. The Board has delegated the responsibility for recommending the NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect for Board approval to the Board Governance Committee. See BGC Charter at http://www.icann.org/en/committees/board-governance/charter.htm. The BGC posted a call for expressions of interest (EOI), received and reviewed several EOIs, and conducted interviews with some candidates before making recommendations. The Board has considered and agrees with the BGC's recommendations.
Appointing a NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect identified through a public EOI process positively affects the transparency and accountability of ICANN. Adopting the BGC's recommendation has no financial impact on ICANN and will not negatively impact the systemic security, stability and resiliency of the domain name system.
The Board notes that coordination is necessary with the NomCom and ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees to standardize position descriptions for the NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect, as well as for the positions that the NomCom is responsible to fill within ICANN. In addition, it is necessary to develop – in consultation with the NomCom – a standardized set of conflict of interest identification practices for use by NomCom members. The Board Governance Committee will continue dialogue with the NomCom on these and other issues, including furtherance of work to meet the recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team, at the ICANN meeting in Dakar, Senegal.
Other Related Resolutions
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- Information on the Nominating Committee is available at http://nomcom.icann.org/.
- This resolution represents the Board's early implementation of the position of the Chair-Elect, approved http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jan11-en.htm#1.k
- BGC meeting minutes discussing interviewing candidates for NomCom Chair based on EOIs are available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-bgc-15aug11-en.htm .
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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