APRALO Elections 2011 at a Glance

Results of the 2011 APRALO election calls

An election was held for the role of APRALO Chair.  This online poll closed at 23:59 UTC on 19 May 2011.  See the poll report from BigPulse below.  
Poll Result

APRALO Chair Elections May 2011

Report date: Friday 20 May 2011 00:52 UTC

APRALO Chair Elections May 2011

As at Poll close: Thursday 19 May 2011 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 19 · Percentage voted: 78.95

As a result of these election calls then APRALO has selected the following Leadership                    2011 - 2013.

*APRALO has 2 Vice-Chairpersons elected for 2 year terms in alternate years - Mr Fouad Bajwa continues in this role until 30 June 2012; the second position becomes vacant with the election of Charles Mok (currently serving as Vice Chairperson until 30 June 2011) to the role of APRALO Chairperson. Therefore, Holly Raiche will serve as Vice Chair 'elect' between 20 May and 30 June 2011, when her 2 year term formally begins.

Positions to be filled

As an integral part of ICANN's At-Large infrastructure, the membership of APRALO must hold a number of elections in 2011.  The positions up for election at present follow.

Suggested election timeline

The APRALO instruments do not contain specific provisions governing the election process. Therefore, for the elections of the three positions listed above, it is suggested that the following timeline be adopted.  The dates refer to UTC time.

6 April 2011 -- At-Large Staff will announce elections and call for nominations

6-29 April 2011 – Nomination period (nominations accepted for approximately four weeks)

6 May 2011 -- Deadline for nomination acceptances (nominees must accept nominations no later than seven days after the nomination period ends on 29 April 2011)

11-19 May 2011 -- Elections (elections begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline)

19 May 2011 -- New APRALO Chairperson seated (term: 19 May 2011 through 30 June 2013)

1 July 2011 -- New APRALO Vice-Chairperson and Secretariat seated (term: 1 July 2011 through 30 June 2013)

Please note: APRALO is free to adopt a different process and/or timetable.

Election of APRALO Chairperson

Description of position

According to paragraph 5.1 of the APRALO Operating Principles:  The Chairperson shall be selected for a period of two years and shall act as Chairperson at all APRALO Meetings and shall represent the APRALO in its dealings with outside entities.

Statments by candidates for APRALO Chairperson

The candidates were given the option of submitting 100-word statements, to be posted on this wiki page, by Wednesday, 11 May, at 13:00 UTC.  The submission of a statement was optional.

Statement submitted by Charles Mok

I offer myself to serve as the Chair of APRALO. Currently serving as APRALO's Vice-Chair, I wish to work with all ALS members to improve our inreach, outreach and policy participation with ICANN. I am also currently the Chair of Internet Society Hong Kong www.isoc.hk . Professionally I have been a partner of several Internet startups, since co-founding one of the earliest local ISPs in the 1990s. My main areas of Internet governance interests include freedom of expression, intellectual property, privacy and secuirty, digital inclusion and most of all, Internet for Everyone. My full bio: http://charlesmok-bio.blogspot.com/ .

Statement submitted by Sivasubraminan Muthuswamy

I am the owner / CEO of Isolated Network http://isolatednetwork.com , a company which is presently offering Web Design, Hosting and IT Services. I serve as the President of ISOC India Chennai http://isocindiachennai.in which is an at-Large Structure. I am part of the ICANN community and have taken part in various ICANN working groups and have served for a brief period as the ALAC IDN Liaison. I am also a member of the Internet Governance Caucus and take part in the Intertnet Governance Forum. I wish to serve as the Chair of Asia Pacific Regional At Large Orgnaization to lead APRALO to expand and become strong as a Regional At Large Organization with a greater focus on user's concerns. 

Election of APRALO Vice-Chairperson

Description of position

According to paragraph 5.2 of the APRALO Operating Principles:  The Vice-Chairperson shall be selected for a period of two years from the first annual general meeting and shall assist and deputize for the Chairperson in the latter’s absence. 

Election of APRALO Secretariat

APRALO leadership may, if it wishes, appoint a Secretariat.  Traditionally, APRALO has used this election format to select is Secretariat, but that is not necessary.

Description of position

According to paragraph 5.5 of the APRALO Operating Principles:  The Secretariat shall be responsible for recording meetings and performing administration functions.