From kimh at arin.net Tue Sep 14 09:18:25 1999 From: kimh at arin.net (Kim Hubbard) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:18:25 -0400 Subject: Open Call for ICANN Board of Directors Message-ID: <4.1.19990914091123.01abb420@192.149.252.141> CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ICANN BOARD OF DIRECTORS ------------------------------------------------- This is an open call for nominations of interested individuals to serve on the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as a nominee of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO). ICANN is the non-profit corporation that was formed to take over responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. The Board will be composed of nineteen Directors, including nine At-Large Directors, nine to be nominated by Supporting Organizations, and the President/CEO (ex officio). Further details on the composition and responsibilities of ICANN can be found at http://www.icann.org. Prospective nominees are strongly urged to read the ICANN Corporate Documents and other ICANN published material, as well as the adopted ASO proposal, located at http://www.arin.net/asoproposal.htm. The ASO will have the responsibility for nominating three ICANN Directors. This responsibility will, in the normal course of events, be conducted through an open process managed by the Address Council, a body created by the ASO to manage its business. For the initial ASO nominations to the ICANN Board, the ASO Address Council will nominate three Directors to serve terms of 1, 2, and 3 years. This process has been initiated by the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) through this open call for nominations. The process of selecting the initial ICANN Directors from the ASO nominations will be defined and managed by the Address Council. ASO Process for Nominating ICANN Directors ------------------------------------------ Any individual may be nominated within this process, with the exception of any official of a national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or other agreement between national governments (ICANN ByLaws Art. V., Sec 5.). Self-nominations are permitted. However, no member of staff of an RIR is eligible to be appointed to the ICANN Board, and no ASO-appointed Director may serve simultaneously on the Address Council. The Directors appointed by the ASO will not represent the ASO on the Board, but will function as full Directors of ICANN. Please complete the following questionnaire and send to aso-board at arin.net: Name of Nominee Organization Email Address Postal Address Phone number Biographical information: (highlighting demonstration of track record of serving Internet community in ARIN's region) Motivation for nomination Nominations may also be made by completing the form at http://www.arin.net/aso/icannomform.htm. All nominations must be submitted on or before October 1, 1999 and must be in English. All nominees will be contacted via email and must explicitly confirm their nomination if they are interested in serving as an ICANN Director. If the nominee is not contactable via email then the nomination will not be confirmed. All confirmed nominations will be listed on ARIN's web site http://www.arin.net/aso/icannnominees.htm as soon as they are confirmed. Those wishing to express support for any individuals who have been nominated should use ARIN's Support for Nomination form. The list of nominated individuals and supporting comments made on their behalf will be submitted to the Address Council on October 4, 1999. Thank you for participating in this nomination process. Regards, Kim Hubbard ARIN From kimh at arin.net Fri Sep 3 16:50:34 1999 From: kimh at arin.net (Kim Hubbard) Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 16:50:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: OPEN CALL: ASO ADDRESS COUNCIL NOMINATIONS Message-ID: <199909032050.QAA16051@ops.arin.net> Call for Nominations for Members of the Address Council ------------------------------------------------------- This is a call for nominations of individuals to serve as members of the Address Council, a body that is to be established under the authority of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO). This document describes the functions of the ASO, the Address Council and the role of the council members, as well as describing the process that will be followed in the selection of Address Council members. If you are interesting in nominating an individual, or if you are interested in being nominated as a member of the Address COuncil, please read through this document carefully. 1. The Address Supporting Organization -------------------------------------- The ASO will be created though a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will be executed between the current Regional Internet Registries and ICANN. The ASO is to be a consensus-based advisory body established within the ICANN Framework. The ICANN bylaws assign to the ASO the responsibility for the development of global policies relating to the distribution and registration of Interent address space, inter-domain routing identifiers and that part of the DNS name space that is used to name these addresses and identifiers. Normally, proposals for global policies within the area of ASO responsibility will be developed within context of the RIRs' policy development forums, and then forwarded to ICANN through the ASO. Submissions by interested parties and other ICANN bodies will also be considered by this organization. The ASO is also responsible for the appointment of a number of Directors to ICANN, in accordance with the bylaws of ICANN. The ASO will conduct its business in an open and transparent fashion. 2. The Address Council ---------------------- The Address Supporting Organization will create an Address Council to manage its business functions. Each RIR will select 3 individuals to serve as members of the Address Council. The members of the Address Council will manage the process of the development of policy in areas defined as being the responsibility of the ASo, using the MoU-defined procedures as a guideline. Specifically, this will include the periodic hosting of an open General Assembly of the ASO, as well as the management of policy development activities. The other major aspect of the role of the Address Council is the appointment of Directors to the ICANN Board of Directors. The Address Council will follow the procedures described in the MoU, using an open call for nominations and an open process of selection. 3. The Role of Members of the Address Council --------------------------------------------- Each member of the Address Council is expected to serve for a period of 3 years. The initial terms of appointment will be staggered terms of 1, 2 and 3 years to ensure that one third of the Address Council is appointed each year. No member of the Address Council shall be entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of expenses from the ASO. No member of the Address Council shall be imdemnified by the ASO, nor will the ASO obtain insurance coverage relating to the liability of the actions of members of the Address Council. Council members shall not represent any RIR, nor shall they act as a representative of any other body. The Council members are appointed in their individual capacity, and their membership shall not be proxied by any other individual or organization. One of the major tasks for the initial members of the Address Council shall be the development of appropriate open and transparent processes relating to the appointment of future members of the Address Council, and the adoption of procedures for the selection of appointments to the ICANN Board of Directors. 4. Address Council Nominations Process -------------------------------------- Three individuals from the Asia Pacific Region will be selected to serve as initial members of the Address Council. The selection will be made from the set of individuals who have been nominated within this process. Any individual may be nominated within this process, with the exception of any staff member of any Regional Internet Registry. Self-nominations are permitted. Please complete the following questionnaire and send to aso-nominations at arin.net: Name of Nominee Organization Email Address Postal Address Phone number Biographical information: (highlighting demonstration of track record of serving Internet community in ARIN's region) Motivation for nomination All nominations are to be emailed to the above address on or before September 24, 1999. All nominees will be contacted via email to confirm their willingness to serve as an Address Council member. If the nominee is not contactable via email then the nomination will not be confirmed. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the APNIC web site as soon as they are confirmed. A procedure to allow others to express support for nominated individuals will be published on this web site. Due to the deadlines imposed by the ICANN Board, for this initial Address Council, ARIN's Board of Trustees will select three individuals to serve on the Address Council. The criteria for selection will include the individual's experience in serving the Internet community, expressions of support, familiarity with the intended roles of ICANN and the ASO, and the role of ARIN, residence in either North or South America, Carribean or sub-Saharan Africa and support from the individual's employer to the time and resource commitment required to discharge the duties of this role. The selected individuals will be announced on the October 4, 1999. From kimh at arin.net Wed Sep 1 11:04:52 1999 From: kimh at arin.net (Kim Hubbard) Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 11:04:52 -0400 Subject: ASO PROPOSAL APPROVED Message-ID: <4.1.19990901110121.01ac9ac0@192.149.252.141> Last week in Santiago, Chile, the ICANN Board of Directors approved the ASO proposal submitted by the Regional Registries (ARIN, RIPE and APNIC). The next step is for the RIRs boards to draft the MOU. ICANN has given us a deadline of October 15 to nominate 3 ICANN Board of Directors from the ASO. Although the ASO proposal was approved there was a small contingent of organizations that opposed it on the basis that they should be represented directly in the ASO rather than through the RIRs. The major stated motivation of this group, which included AT&T, BT, France Telecom, Deutsche Telecom, ETSI and CIX, was to be sure that future allocation strategies take adequate recognition of the special requirements of telephony (especially mobile telephony) and IP convergence. In an attempt to satisfy the concerns raised by this contingent the ICANN Board approved the following resolution proposed by Hans Kraainjenbrink (ICANN Board member) to create an ad hoc committee: Formation of Ad Hoc Group "RESOLVED [99.__] that the Interim President and CEO, working with Director Kraaijenbrink, is directed to establish an ad hoc group to be charged with developing the objectives and proposing structures for future policies in the area of numbering, especially as required to meet global market needs and taking into account the convergence of information technology services and networks. The group will include representatives of businesses, including telecom operators and Internet service providers and trade organizations, the ASO Council, the ICANN Board, and other legitimately interested parties. The group will present an interim report before the second ICANN public meeting in 2000. A final report from the ad hoc group will be presented to the ICANN Board prior to the Annual Meeting in 2000." There is still some question as to exactly what the charter of this committee will be and who will be allowed to participate. Since the purpose of this committee is unclear, the RIR representatives suggested delaying a vote on creating this ad hoc committee until after the community had a chance to discuss it. The ICANN Board felt there had already been extensive discussion. Mike Roberts (Interim President of ICANN) has been tasked with determining a charter for the ad hoc committee and determining who will be allowed to participate. We hope that this charter will be available for public comment prior to committee members being appointed. I'd be interested in hearing any comments you may have. Thanks, Kim Hubbard ARIN From kimh at arin.net Tue Sep 14 09:18:25 1999 From: kimh at arin.net (Kim Hubbard) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:18:25 -0400 Subject: Open Call for ICANN Board of Directors Message-ID: <4.1.19990914091123.01abb420@192.149.252.141> CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ICANN BOARD OF DIRECTORS ------------------------------------------------- This is an open call for nominations of interested individuals to serve on the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as a nominee of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO). ICANN is the non-profit corporation that was formed to take over responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. The Board will be composed of nineteen Directors, including nine At-Large Directors, nine to be nominated by Supporting Organizations, and the President/CEO (ex officio). Further details on the composition and responsibilities of ICANN can be found at http://www.icann.org. Prospective nominees are strongly urged to read the ICANN Corporate Documents and other ICANN published material, as well as the adopted ASO proposal, located at http://www.arin.net/asoproposal.htm. The ASO will have the responsibility for nominating three ICANN Directors. This responsibility will, in the normal course of events, be conducted through an open process managed by the Address Council, a body created by the ASO to manage its business. For the initial ASO nominations to the ICANN Board, the ASO Address Council will nominate three Directors to serve terms of 1, 2, and 3 years. This process has been initiated by the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) through this open call for nominations. The process of selecting the initial ICANN Directors from the ASO nominations will be defined and managed by the Address Council. ASO Process for Nominating ICANN Directors ------------------------------------------ Any individual may be nominated within this process, with the exception of any official of a national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or other agreement between national governments (ICANN ByLaws Art. V., Sec 5.). Self-nominations are permitted. However, no member of staff of an RIR is eligible to be appointed to the ICANN Board, and no ASO-appointed Director may serve simultaneously on the Address Council. The Directors appointed by the ASO will not represent the ASO on the Board, but will function as full Directors of ICANN. Please complete the following questionnaire and send to aso-board at arin.net: Name of Nominee Organization Email Address Postal Address Phone number Biographical information: (highlighting demonstration of track record of serving Internet community in ARIN's region) Motivation for nomination Nominations may also be made by completing the form at http://www.arin.net/aso/icannomform.htm. All nominations must be submitted on or before October 1, 1999 and must be in English. All nominees will be contacted via email and must explicitly confirm their nomination if they are interested in serving as an ICANN Director. If the nominee is not contactable via email then the nomination will not be confirmed. All confirmed nominations will be listed on ARIN's web site http://www.arin.net/aso/icannnominees.htm as soon as they are confirmed. Those wishing to express support for any individuals who have been nominated should use ARIN's Support for Nomination form. The list of nominated individuals and supporting comments made on their behalf will be submitted to the Address Council on October 4, 1999. Thank you for participating in this nomination process. Regards, Kim Hubbard ARIN