Just a short reminder, as the deadline approaches: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Petter Holen" <hph@online.no> To: <lir-wg@ripe.net>; <ripe-list@ripe.net> Cc: <aso-announce@aso.icann.org> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 12:48 AM Subject: Call for Nominations for Representatives to the ASO Address Council - RIPE region | Dear colleagues, | | This is a call for nominations of individuals from the RIPE region to | serve on the ASO Address Council. During October 2001, one RIPE 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 processes. If you are | interested in nominating an individual, or if you are interested in | being nominated as a member of the Address Council, 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, though 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 AC itself. Specifically, these | include the hosting of an annual open General Assembly meeting, and | attending regular meetings by teleconference or in person 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 | - --------------------------------------------- | | Members of the Address Council 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. | | No member of the Address Council is entitled to any compensation from | the ASO. No member 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. | | | 4. Address Council Nominations Process | - -------------------------------------- | | Through this nomination process, one individual from the RIPE region | will be selected to serve on the Address Council for three years, | replacing Hans Petter Holen who has served as an initial AC member for | the past 2 years. The selection will be made though an open election | from the set of individuals who have been nominated within this | process. | | Any individual may be nominated, with the exception of any staff | member of any Regional Internet Registry. Self-nominations are | permitted. | | Nominations should be sent by email to <nominations@ripe.net>, by | midnight UTC on 5 September 2001. | | The information included with the nomination is to be 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 is not contactable via | email, or does not respond, then 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 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 selection of the nominee to serve on the Address | Council will involve an open election to be held during the plenary | session of the RIPE 40 Meeting, in Prague, Czech Republic, on 5 October | 2001. 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 40 will be available shortly at: | | http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings | | http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/current/ripe-40/ | | Important Dates: | | 5 September 2001 - deadline for Address Council nominations | | | Regards, | Hans Petter Holen | Local IR WG chair | |