I intend to send the following to the membership today. I will also arrange the ballots with Glen (hopefully today). Please let me know if there is anything I overlooked. <br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Brenden<br><br><br>Dear NCUC Membership,<br>
<br>Nominations for the upcoming NCUC Election closed on Oct 31, 2012. The following individuals have accepted nominations:<br><p>NCUC EC Chair</p>
<ul><li>Bill Drake</li></ul>
<p>NCUC EC Africa</p>
<ul><li>Wilson Abigaba</li><li>Hago Dafalla</li><li>Molefi Mafereka Ndlovu</li></ul>
<p>NCUC EC Asia Pacific</p>
<ul><li>Norbert Klein</li><li>Mary Wong</li></ul>
<p>NCUC EC Europe</p>
<ul><li>Nuno Garcia</li><li>Tapani Tarvainen</li><li>Rudi Vansnick</li></ul>
<p>NCUC EC Latin America</p>
<ul><li>Carlos A. Afonso</li></ul>
<p>NCUC EC North America</p>
<ul><li>Edward Morris</li></ul><br>The current NCUC Executive Committee has developed a list of questions to help the NCUC membership learn more about the nominees. If you have been nominated for the upcoming election, please take a moment to complete answers for the following questions:<br>
<br>1. Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the NCUC Executive Committee, and any conflicts of interests you might have.<br>
<br>2. Why do you want to serve on the EC?<br><br>3. The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN Meetings in person. <br>
<br>4. Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?<br><br>5. How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why? Be concise (200 words maximum).<br>
<br>Please post your responses to the list. The election period is slated to begin Nov 15 and run until Nov 30, 2012. Ballots will be sent directly from ICANN to individuals and organizational representatives. If you have any questions please let us know.<br>
<br>On behalf of the NCUC Executive Committee,<br><br clear="all">---------------------------------------<br>Brenden Kuerbis<br>Internet Governance Project<br><a href="http://internetgovernance.org" target="_blank">http://internetgovernance.org</a><br>