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Summer
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The online open voting process
aiming at electing some of the Board members
of the new domain name control organisation
Summary
Introduction,
by Franck Biancheri, President of TIES
1. What is ICANN ?
* Mission
* A consensus--based policymaking
structure
* ICANN Board of Directors
& Staff
2. ICANN's At Large Membership
worldwide online elections for 2000
* Joining the At Large Membership
* ICANN's At Large Membership
election phases
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Introduction
TIESWeb dedicates a special 4-months long Spotlight
to the online open voting process aiming at
electing some of the Board members of the new
domain name control organisation (ICANN).
Though ICANN is a global organisation, due to
the current status of Internet development,
its constituency is primarily American and European.
For this reason, and because of its deep relation
with Internet and Civil Society (it is a premiere
regarding Internet governance), TIES has decided
to help ICANN publicize its election process
in order to increase the number of voters and
give the European and American civil society
operators a better opportunity to get involved.
ICANN's At Large Members will choose five Directors
for the ICANN Board, one from each of five geographic
regions (Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin
America/Caribbean and North America).
TIESWeb will all along these 4 months inform
you regularly on the election process, the candidates,
.... So that you can join the AT-Large Membership
of ICANN!
1. What is ICANN ?
* Mission
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) is a technical coordination
body for the Internet created in October 1998
by a broad coalition of the Internet's business.
ICANN is an experiment in technical self-management
by the global Internet's private -sector (non-governmental)
communities. It is a non-profit corporation.
ICANN is responsible for coordinating the assignment
of the unique identifiers that are necessary
for the lnternet to operate: domain names, numerical
IP addresses, and protocol port and parameter
numbers. ln addition, ICANN coordinates the
operation of the domain name system's root server
system. à ICANN's fundamental commitment is
to preserve the stability of the lnternet as
it evolves.
ICANN has nothing te do with most of the controversial
policy issues on the lnternet today: network
security; spam email; web sites' data privacy
practices; lnternet content (pornography, hate
speech, copyright violations); deceptive business
practices and consumer protection, ... Those
issues are best left to governments and international
organizations, not to a technical coordination
body like ICANN.
--> To
know more about ICANN
* A consensus--based policymaking structure
ICANN is not a substitute or a replacement for
the powers of governments (such as courts and
law enforcement). lnstead, ICANN relies on a
bottom-up, consensus--based policymaking structure
that is rooted in the internet's technical community,
but open to input and participation from any
interested lnternet user anywhere in the world.
The key descriptions of this process are consensus
and consent. Unlike traditional bureaucratic
organizations, ICANN embodies the internet values
of lightweight oversight and coordination, led
by volunteer participants and assisted by a
small staff.
* ICANN Board of Directors & Staff
The Board of ICANN is composed of nineteen Directors,
nine At-Large Directors selected by ICANN's
3 supporting organizations [the
Address Supporting Organization (ASO) ;
the
Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO)
; the
Protocol Supporting Organization (PSO)]
and the President/CEO.
The nine current At-Large Directors are ICANN's
initial Directors and will be succeeded by At-Large
Directors selected by ICANN's At Large Membership.
--> To
know more about ICANN people
2. ICANN's At Large Membership worldwide
online Elections for 2000
ICANN's objective is to enlist members of the
Internet community in its consensus-based processes,
such as the supporting organizations, committees
and working groups, including the At Large Membership.
Five Directors of the ICANN [one from each of
five geographic regions (Africa, Asia/Pacific,
Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and North America)]
will be selected by ICANN's At Large Members
in a worldwide online election.
* Joining the At Large Membership
By joining the At Large Membership, you become
a part of ICANN's "bottom up''.
The main qualification for joining the ICANN
At Large membership is your interest and your
willingness to devote your time to study of
important issues concerning the Internet's Domain
Name System.
ICANN is being assisted in forming its At Large
Membership by financial support from foundation
grants and contributions, so there are no membership
fees at this time.
--> Membership
form available on ICANN At Large
| The
membership drive was an overwhelming success,
with over 158,000 Internet users worldwide
applying to become members. |
* ICANN's At
Large Membership election phases
ICANN's At Large Members will choose five Directors
for the ICANN Board, one from each of five geographic
regions (Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin
America/Caribbean, and North America).
Three phases:
1. Determination of the ballot
There are two avenues by which an individual
can appear on the ballot for this year's At
Large elections.
First, the Nominating Committee announced a
set of 18 nominees on August 1.
Second, an individual can win a place on the
ballot by attracting the support of 2% of the
activated members in his/her region (or 20 members,
whichever is greater), from at least 2 different
countries.
The rules for the member-nomination phase are
set forth at the bottom of this page.
The membership-nomination period took place
during the month of August, according to the
following schedule:
. August 14 - Deadline for an individual to
submit his/her name to ICANN as a candidate
for member-nomination
. August 15 - Beginning of member-endorsement
period
. September 8 - Deadline for activated members
to endorse
candidates for member-nomination.
2. Campaign phase (until September 30)
List of candidates:
Africa
| Asia,
Australia, Pacific | Europe
| Latin
America and Caribbean regions | North
America
3.
Online vote (October 1- 10) of the At Large
Members
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