BMSPC - AC Chat 24.02.2014

  Julia Charvolen:Welcome to the BMSPC call on Monday 24 February 2014 at 1900 UTC
  Julia Charvolen:Agenda:  https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MQn8Bg
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:Hello everyone
  Tijani BEN JEMAA:Hi Dev
  Julia Charvolen:Apologies Roberto - I denied your request at first :(
  Silvia Vivanco:Hello all
  Eduardo Diaz:¡Hoal a todos!
  Oksana Prykhodko:Hi Tijani, hi everyone!
  Silvia Vivanco:Its nice to see you Oksana
  Silvia Vivanco:and hope things get better in Ukraine soon
  Oksana Prykhodko:Thank you, Silvia! Me too
  Silvia Vivanco:we are praying for peace
  Oksana Prykhodko:Yes, in our capital situation is peaceful
  Silvia Vivanco:glad to hear
  Oksana Prykhodko:thank you very much!
  Eduardo Diaz:3 days before 
  Maureen Hilyard:so is the date for the first round is March 16 and then the second round is on ???
  Eduardo Diaz:I am confused: What is the first round for
  Maureen Hilyard:The number of candidates gets reduced.. for some reason...:)
  Roberto:Am I the only one who experiences audio breaking at times?
  Maureen Hilyard:The ALAC already does electronic voting, it wouldn't be difficult for the staff to set up a PULSE vote for this election
  Maureen Hilyard:No roberto I am getting a good audio but on the phone because adobe often breaks up for me
  Maureen Hilyard:Roberto, sorry
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:If there are more than three candidates on the Final Candidate List, the first vote of the electorate will use an accepted voting method that will allow the three most preferred candidates to be selected.
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:19.11.4 - When there are three candidates remaining, there will be a vote of the electorate. Should one candidate receive more than 50% of votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. If not, the candidate with the least votes will be removed. If there is a tie for last position, and if sufficient time remains, the BMSPC will run the tied election over again in case voter positions have changed. This can be done just once in any given step of the process.
  Eduardo Diaz:@Dev: got it . Thanks.
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:I think staff would recieve any proxies
  Maureen Hilyard:is the proxy letter to be written as a template, so that it is consistent?
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:I agree that the format of the proxy should be standardised 
  Oksana Prykhodko:I agree
  Silvia Vivanco:I agree with you Maureen, it would be useful to do a one pager with the details defined
  Silvia Vivanco:it would be useful
  Roberto:Tijani, I agree but I am not voting because I am not a member
  Silvia Vivanco:Fine with staff as we  start travelling the week of the 17th
  Silvia Vivanco:Dates in coordination with staff
  Maureen Hilyard:So that means that proxy votes would have to be in by the 14th??
  Maureen Hilyard:proxy voters.. not votes
  Silvia Vivanco:yes Maureen that is my understanding 
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:yes, as this would be the time when staff will be leaving for the Singapore venue
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:subject to Staff to confirm this date
  Maureen Hilyard:Silvia what is the date of the second round of voting in Singapore? I know I've seen it but the actual date please?
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:tentatively Sunday 23
  Silvia Vivanco:Thank you Dev!
  Maureen Hilyard:thanks Dev
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:hmm, given it would be f2f, I'm more inclined to go for the paper route
  Maureen Hilyard:I'd prefer secret ballot
  Silvia Vivanco:correct Dev
  Maureen Hilyard:Its not helping to have an even number of voters in order to prevent a tie
  Maureen Hilyard:Random selection defeats the whole purpose of this long drawn out process
  Maureen Hilyard:+1 Eduardo
  Darlene Thompson:I hate random
  Darlene Thompson:+1 Eduardo
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:- When there are two candidates remaining, there will be a vote of the electorate. Should one candidate receive greater than 50% of votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. If there is a tie, and if sufficient time remains, the BMSPC will run the tied election over again in case voter positions have changed
  Maureen Hilyard:I go for paper vote
  Heidi Ullrich:Will the first vote be f2f? 
  Heidi Ullrich:or the second and third rounds? 
  Eduardo Diaz:@heidi: first round will be virtual
  Heidi Ullrich:thanks! 
  Eduardo Diaz:Its purpose if to reduce the l istt of candidates
  Darlene Thompson:Good summary
  Maureen Hilyard:OK.. the Action items are very clear as well.. thank you whoever is doing that
  Maureen Hilyard:Good idea to have a legal observer to make sure that the whole process that WE are undertaking is proper
  Heidi Ullrich:+1 Tijani! 
  Heidi Ullrich:@Tijani, how long will the first vote session on Sunday take? 
  Heidi Ullrich:We need to put it in the agenda
  Maureen Hilyard:Yes Dev.. the timeframes are pretty tight to get all the information in, in time. Wiki should get everything down clearly
  Maureen Hilyard:Disagree with a call with the candidates.. I think we should just be concerned with the electorate
  Eduardo Diaz:And also we know most of them anyhow
  Maureen Hilyard:There are several new ALAC members 
  Maureen Hilyard:perhaps we leave it up to the electorate themselves to find out about the candidates
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:the week of the March 10-14 will be important for possible RALOs to have a call possibly in camera to discuss candidates and/or to have a vote for the RALO chairs
  Roberto:Sorry, I have to leave - bye all
  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:bye Roberto
  Maureen Hilyard:Bye Roberto
  Heidi Ullrich:old hand! 
  Darlene Thompson:Sorry - VERY slow internet connection today
  Heidi Ullrich:Staff have been in touch with Garth ad Glenn re the vote in NARALO
  Heidi Ullrich:we'll follow up again today
  Heidi Ullrich:We will do so for Euralo
  Silvia Vivanco:will do Tijani
  Silvia Vivanco:Ariel will send you the notes shortly
  Ariel Liang:Yes will do 
  Ariel Liang:Thank you Tijani
  Oksana Prykhodko:Heidi, could you pls find in EURALO Bylaws how to select replacement?
  Darlene Thompson:Thank you!
  Maureen Hilyard:Thank you Tijani
  Oksana Prykhodko:Thank you very much, Tijani
  Maureen Hilyard:and everyone else too. 
  Heidi Ullrich:Bye! 
  Silvia Vivanco:Thank you 
  Silvia Vivanco:Bye