[LACNIC/Seguridad] Open call - Network Security Forum Moderator Election

[Carlos Martinez-Cagnazzo]

FORUM MODERATOR ELECTION


1. Moderator Responsibilities:
The moderator shall have the following responsibilities:

          1. To moderate the list and to promote the community participation.
          2. To propose and request the proposal of topics for discussion.
          3. To prepare and coordinate the agendas for the
face-to-face meetings of the Network Security community during
LACNIC's annual meeting.
          -- If necessary, to organize additional remote meetings
(videoconferences, VoIP, chat, etc.).
          4. To organize, with the support of LACNIC, a call for
proposals for presentations at the face-to-face meeting.
          5. To coordinate the process for selecting presentations and
presenters for the meeting.
          6. To moderate the annual Network Security meeting (LACSEC).
          7. To prepare an annual report on the activities that have
been carried out and present it at the annual face-to-face meeting.


2. Election procedure:
The election of the moderator will be done according to the following procedure:

          1. Moderator candidates must be members of the “Seguridad”
list (seguridad en lacnic.net) and belong to the region of Latin America
and the Caribbean.
          2. The moderator shall be elected every two years within a
60-day period following LACNIC's annual meeting.
          -- The successful candidate shall begin moderating the list
immediately.
          3. The election will be held through an electronic voting
system offered by LACNIC's secretariat.
          -- The voters register will be made up by the members of the
"seguridad" mailing list (seguridad en lacnic.net).
          -- Each person interested in voting may cast only one vote.
          -- The winning candidate will be the one who obtains the
highest number of votes. Alternately, if N candidates receive the same
number of votes, a second voting round will be held where interested
voters will cast only one vote and only N candidates will participate.
          4. Candidates may be self-nominated or nominated by third parties.
          5. In order to submit a nomination, the following
information must be sent to seguridad en lacnic.net:

          * Candidate's name
          * Candidate's e-mail address
          * Name of the person presenting the nomination
          -- In case of third-party nominations, the candidate must
state his/her acceptance of the nomination on the list.
          * CV and optional additional information such as proposals
or ideas to be implemented in case of being elected.

3. Election Calendar
The election will be held according to the following calendar:

          - 30/11/2010 - 7/12/2010 Candidate nominations
          - 7/12/2010 - at 18:00 UTC  - Closing of the voters register
and announcement of candidates
          - 10/12/2010 - 16/12/2010 at 18:00 UTC - Voting period
          - 20/12/2010 - Announcement of results


4. Election voting System
The election of the Network Security Moderator will be conducted using
LACNIC's electronic voting system. The system works as follows:

The system is configured with the nominated candidates, and the
voters’ registry – which comprises all the e-mail accounts that are
part of the list – is loaded onto the system.

A password is sent to each of these addresses so that they may access
the system. During the voting period, users cast their vote and
receive an e-mail containing a confirmation code and the name of the
candidate they voted. This code may later be verified in the public
results.

Due to their role in managing the election process, LACNIC staff shall
abstain from voting.