<div dir="ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">1. We can also look around and shop for potentials and encourage them.</div><div dir="auto"></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>encouraging people to be candidates is fine, it is open election and it is better to have more candidates than available seats.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"> </div><div dir="auto">2. So I encourage us to look inwards, some candidates may be shy to come out or even selfnominate looking first at the criteria for NCSG including your humble self.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>also whoever who wants to run for those position needs to understand what that means in term of experience, work and commitment. Having been councillor and chair, I can give some insights what is expected there.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"></div><div dir="auto">3. What does NCSG charter say on criteria for EC Membership.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">See: Non-‐Commercial Stakeholder Group Charter – v5May 2011 - gNSO - icann</div><div dir="auto">PDFhttps://<a href="http://gnso.icann.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">gnso.icann.org</a> › improvements</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>not sure to understand the link to EC membership? you mean the NCSG executive committee? they are not elected but appointed members by constituencies + the elected chair. however I assume you meant that the chair role and tasks are outlined there?</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"></div></div><div dir="auto">4. There is also something I noticed from other regions which is worth sharing - informal mentorship via engagement and potential in committees and work groups way ahead of any election.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>proven recordings of participation in working groups, drafting comments and so on help for sure. </div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">5. Maybe we start with providing information on Africans in NCSG of date. I know of Poncellet from NPOC and Farrell from Ncuc both as appointees not elected. It's unclear which region Rafik is rep. In some instances he represents Africa and at another Asia Pacific where he lives. I stand for more education.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>we need to be clear here, a NCSG GNSO councillor is not a representative for a region but the whole membership. The geographical and gender requirements in NCSG charter were set to ensure diversity and balance (so we don't hae 6 coucnillors from 1 or 2 regions onlu) but are not intended to create seat by region. that is a big misudnerstanding and being clarified for every election. </div><div><br></div><div>I am still African but happens to reside in Asia Pacific like many other Africans over the world. the rules in ICANN about vary, some ask for country of origin and other for country of residence (including tax residence). That is at the end a personal declaration by the elected officer to decide what is the most accurate choice. After several years, I chose Asia Pacific as indication when elected as councillor because the country of residence is the practice for GNSO. In fact that decision, make it possible for other Africans to run, because if I didn't and with Arsene as councillor, there is no chance for another African to be elected under the geographical requirements.</div><div><br></div><div>to be honest, I find this kind of questions concerning as it imply challenging someone appaternance or affliation. it is not soemthing healthy nor warranted. I am still Tunisian, the only citizenship I have and have strong ties my country and region. I advocated for the applicant support from developing countries in new gTLD program taking into consideration Africa. In the council I represent the whole NCSG membership and constituencies, and advocate NCSG positions.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 Jul 2018 7:54 am, "Arsène Tungali" <<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">arsenebaguma@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="m_646509968559382919m_1215604850929589791quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Dear Africa colleagues,<div><br></div><div>As you know, based on the timeline that i pasted bellow, the nomination period begings on July 18th and we need candidates from Africa to run for these elections.</div><div><br></div><div>I remember we discussed the need to somehow strategize before nominations to the NCSG list so we can attempt to have agreed-upon candidates from our Africa list before they can go public. This is not an easy task but let’s try it this time.</div><div><br></div><div>We need a new NCSG Chair and 3 councilors (only one is term ended, two are still eligible for another term). We have good profiles here in Africa and i would encourage you to step forward here in this thread by telling us which position you are interested in. </div><div><br></div><div>I hope we can do this and agree on few names that we will support. And if you have any question, i am happy to help or look for clarification from experienced members.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Arsene</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="m_646509968559382919m_1215604850929589791m_-8984633880081139225gmail-im" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">NCSG elections timeline:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">Jul 06 check in begins<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Jul 18</a> nomination period begins<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 01</a> nomination period ends<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 02</a> deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 03</a> voter roll finalized, check-in ends<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 06</a> meet the candidates<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 07</a> voting begins<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 20</a> voting ends<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><a dir="ltr" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">Aug 21</a> results announced<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></p></span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><b>P</b><b>ositions: <u></u><u></u></b></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Chair:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Farzaneh Badii - current NCSG Chair (till AGM 2018) - eligible for another term<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">GNSO COUNCILORS: <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Rafik Dammak - Asia Pacific (AGM 2018) - eligible for another term<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 12pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span class="m_646509968559382919m_1215604850929589791m_-8984633880081139225gmail-im">Stephanie Perrin – North America (AGM 2018) – term-limited<br></span>Martin Silva Valent – Latin America and the Caribbean (AGM 2018) - eligible for another term<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div></div></div><br><div id="m_646509968559382919m_1215604850929589791m_-8984633880081139225AppleMailSignature"><div>-----------------</div><div>Arsène Tungali,</div><div><a href="http://about.me/ArseneTungali" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">about.me/ArseneTungali</a></div><div>+243 993810967</div><div>GPG: 523644A0</div><div>Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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