Paulos - You are right the NomCom could do with reform. A couple of years ago as I mentioned earlier the board commissioned a working group that came out with a report and recommendations (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/bwg-nomcom-21aug14-en.pdf). I recall that time there was some opposition to the recommendations which included, inter alia, aligning the NomCom more to the So/AC structures. Africa was also to be guaranteed 3 seats. George Sardosky told me last week that the report is still on the table and will be considered soon; so you could have a look at it though public comments ended long ago. BTW the NomCom is only responsible for sitting 8 of the 16 voting directors. The rest are selected by SOs/ACs so that is another path for anyone interested in sitting on the board. W. On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Dr Paulos B Nyirenda wrote: > > I have been trying to work out and understand whether the ICANN NomCom > could have done better than this in this selection and I find that > there could be an inherent problem with diversity considerations > within the ICANN NomCom > > They say that a picture says more than a thousand words, so, take > a look at the 2016 ICANN NomCom and assess this ICANN asset for > your serves: > https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/nomcom2016-members-1200x800-12nov15-en.jpg > . > This is the group photo available at: https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016 > > Is it diverse enough ? > > It is then pertinet to ask if this kind of diversity in ICANN NomCom > could have led to the unfortunate selection of Board members in the > recent NomCom announcement. I tend to think so, question is, can they > see beyond their noses ? > > My understanding is that for these things to get this bad at this > level, something in the oversight function in ICANN is missing or has > gone wrong and it should really not be happening in 2016 when we are > all very conscious of the IANA Transition. > > So, studies like this one mentioned by SM are important and it would > be good to see the results. > > Now, if there is any ICANN Board member listening to this, Mike > included, please ask the Board to take or show a similar picture at > the next ICANN Meeting with NomCom in front and ICANN Board at the > back, then anyone can assess for themselves, especially on the case we > are dealing with in this thread. > > Regards, > > Paulos > ====================== > Dr Paulos B Nyirenda > NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD > http://www.registrar.mw > > > On 31 Aug 2016 at 21:49, SM wrote: > > > Hi Walu, Mike, Paulos, > > At 09:17 31-08-2016, Walubengo J wrote: > > >I know it is a touchy subject but fortunately or unfortunately I > > >stand by it. > > > > A few months ago, the Association Française pour > > le Nommage Internet en Coopération published a > > report about ICANN diversity. According to the > > report, "Africa, Latin America and Asia are > > under-represented" as "ICANN community leaders". > > > > At 07:48 31-08-2016, Dr Paulos B Nyirenda wrote: > > >is not the lever that I want to go down to in > > >this case for ICANN Board Members, I am talking > > >about regional diversity as defined in the ICANN > > >system as well as in our own Africa Region Internet institutions > > > > > >I am not instigating for a quota other than what > > >is already in the bylaws BUT I am asking for > > >some reasonablenes in aclaimed ICANN diversity > > >which I do not see in the current NomCom > > >selection, that is the observation that I am making. > > > > I tried to find information about one of the > > region's internet institution. Unfortunately, > > the Africa Top Level Domain does not make its > > constitution available on its website. The ICANN > > bylaws has a "diversity calculation". The ALAC > > Representative for the region is better qualified to explain how > > that works. > > > > Regards, > > -sm > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4649/12916 - Release Date: > > 08/31/16 > > > > > _________________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
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