[aso-policy] [aso-announce] FW: ASO AC - Call for Nominations 2002 - RIPE NCC Service Region

["Richard Jimmerson" <richardj@arin.net>]

RIPE NCC has announced their call for nominations
for a representative to the ASO Address Council.
The full text of the RIPE NCC announcement is
provided below.

Richard Jimmerson
ASO Secretariat

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Paul Rendek
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Subject: ASO AC - Call for Nominations 2002 - RIPE NCC Service Region


Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a Call for Nominations to serve on the ASO
Address Council(see below). In our effort to reach as many interested
parties as possible you may receive multiple copies of this message.
Please
accept our apologies for this.

The Call for Nominations for the ASO Address Council can also be found
on
our website at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/about/regional/icann.html

Regards,

Paul Rendek
RIPE NCC



Call for Nominations for Representatives to the ASO Address Council -
RIPE
NCC Service Region
----------------------------------------------------------

This is a call for nominations of individuals from the RIPE NCC service
region to serve on the ASO Address Council. On 31 December 2002 one RIPE

NCC service region Address Council seat will become vacant and will be
filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this
open call.

This document describes the functions of the ASO and the Address
Council,
as well as the nomination and selection process. If you are interested
in
nominating an individual, or if you are interested in submitting a
self-nomination, please read this document carefully.

1. The Address Supporting Organisation
---------------------------------------

The ASO was formed in August 1999 as a consensus-based advisory body
within
the ICANN framework through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed
by
the current Regional Internet Registries and ICANN.

The ICANN Bylaws (http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VI-A) assign
to
the ASO the responsibility for the development of global policies
relating
to the distribution and registration of Internet address space,
inter-domain routing identifiers and that part of the DNS name space
that
is used to name these addresses and identifiers.

More information about the ASO is available at: http://www.aso.icann.org

2. The Address Council
- ----------------------

The ASO Address Council co-ordinates the process of policy development
in
areas within the responsibility of the ASO, according to procedures
defined
within the MoU and by the Address Council itself. Specifically, these
include the hosting of an annual open General Assembly meeting and
attending regular meetings either by teleconference or face-to-face, at
which policy issues and submissions may be considered.

The other major responsibility of the Address Council is the appointment
of
individuals to fill ASO seats on the ICANN Board of Directors, according
to
procedures defined within the MoU.

More information on the Address Council is available at:

http://www.aso.icann.org/ac/

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. No member of the Address Council is entitled to any compensation
from the ASO. No member of the Address Council can be indemnified by the

ASO, nor can the ASO obtain insurance coverage relating to the liability
of
the actions of members of the Address Council.

AC members do not represent any RIR, nor do they act as representatives
of
any other body. They are appointed in their individual capacity, and
their
membership cannot be proxied by any other individual or organisation.

4. Address Council Nominations Process
- --------------------------------------

The term of Wilfried Woeber who has served as an Address Council member
for
the past three years will expire. One individual from the RIPE NCC
service
region will be selected to serve on the Address Council for a term of
three
years. The selection will be made through an open election process from
the
set of individuals who have been nominated within this process.

Any individual may be nominated, with the exception of staff members of
any
Regional Internet Registry. Self-nominations are permitted.

Nominations should be sent by email to <nominations@ripe.net> by
midnight
CET on 9 August 2002.

The information included with a nomination is to be submitted in English

and should include:

     Name of Nominee:
     Country of residence:
     Organisation:
     Email Address:
     Postal Address:
     Biographical information:
     Motivation for nomination:

     Name of nominating individual:
     Organisation:
     Email Address:

All nominees will be contacted via email to confirm their willingness to

serve on the Address Council. If a nominee cannot be contacted via
email,
or does not respond, their nomination will not be confirmed and they
will
not be eligible for election to the Address Council.

All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC web site after
they are confirmed. All nominees will have the opportunity to submit a
written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the
web
site. In addition, others may express support for nominated individuals
simply by completing and submitting the nomination form provided above.

5. Address Council Selection Process
- ------------------------------------

The process for the selection of a nominee to serve on the Address
Council
will involve an open election. The election process will be held during
the
plenary session of the RIPE 43 Meeting, 9-13 September 2002, in Rhodes,
Greece. See the following URL for details about the selection procedure:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/lir/adress_council-election.html

More information about RIPE 43 is available at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/current/ripe-43/

Important Dates:

9 August 2002 - deadline for Address Council nominations
26 August 2002 - deadline to post list of nominees on the RIPE NCC
website
9-13 September 2002 - RIPE 43 Meeting, Rhodes, Greece

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