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I've worked with Robin on several projects over the last 11 years
and no one, in my opinion, understands the issues and is more
dedicated than she is.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/17/2012 10:55 AM, Alex Gakuru
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAL67KoB+U5+mDzvv4mL-PVc8oOndD52N_g-qnCRm8V0Et+kW4A@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Dear All,<br>
<br>
I am delighted with Robin Gross for her wise stewardship of our
humble Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. Therefore, nominate her
for the position of NCSG Chair. <br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Alex<br>
<br>
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Robin Gross <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org"
target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Dear All:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The time-table and details on the upcoming 2012 NCSG
annual election are below. The candidate nomination
period runs 10-20 August, and the voting takes place 4-18
September 2012 for all positions.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Nominations of candidates, their acceptance and the
required candidacy statement should all be made to this
NCSG email list by the dates below to be effective.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><span style="text-decoration:underline">The following 4
NCSG positions are up for election this fall:</span></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>1. <i>GNSO Council Representative</i> (currently held
by William Drake, who will be "term-limited" for this
position)</div>
<div> 2-year term</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>2. <i>GNSO Council Representative</i> (currently held
by Mary Wong, who will be "term-limited" for this
position)</div>
<div> 2-year term</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>3. <i>GNSO Council Representative</i> (currently held
by Rafik Damak, who will be "term-limited" for this
position)</div>
<div> 2-year term</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>4. <i>NCSG Chair</i> (currently held by Robin Gross,
who is eligible for 1 more term)</div>
<div> 1-year term</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span
style="text-decoration:underline">NCSG Election
Schedule:</span></b></font></div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> Aug.
10 : Open Nominations for Candidates</font></div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> Aug.
20 : Close Nominations for Candidates (made &
accepted)</font></div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> Aug.
26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details
below)<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> Sept.
4 : Begin Voting</font></div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> Sept.
18 : End Voting</font></div>
<div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font
style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> Sept.
20 : Announce Election Results</font></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 10.0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><span
style="text-decoration:underline">Nomination
Process:</span></b></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 10.0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">Any
member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member
either for the position of an NCSG GNSO Council
Representative or for NCSG Chair.<br>
Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public
acceptance of the nomination and for making a <b>public
statement</b> that includes:</font></p>
<ul>
<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">Name,
declared region of residence, gender and employment;</font></li>
<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">Any
conflicts of interest;</font></li>
<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">Reasons
for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular
position;</font></li>
<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">Qualifications
for the position; and</font></li>
<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">Statement
of availability for the time the position requires.</font></li>
<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
style="font:13.0px Arial" face="Arial" size="4">The
nominee’s statement may also include any other
information that the candidate believes is relevant. </font></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 10.0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><font
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal">** Also
note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG
GNSO Council Representatives can be declared resident
of the same geographic region as defined by ICANN.
The 3 continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors are from the
following regions: Asia-Pacific, North America,
Europe.</span></font></p>
<font face="Arial" size="3">
<p style="margin:0px 0px 10.0px 0px;line-height:17.0px"><span
style="line-height:normal">** These terms all
commence on 20 October 2012 (at the conclusion of the
2012 Annual ICANN Meeting).</span></p>
</font> <span style="font-size:12px">
<div>** You all should have received an email notice from
me requesting that you "check-in" and verify your email
address and that you are an active member of the SG.
Only active members may vote in the NCSG annual
election, so be sure to check your email folders and
find that email notice from me and respond before 20
August 2012, to avoid being placed on the inactive list.
If you haven't received the check-in notice yet and
you've checked all your email folders and spam folders,
and still can't find the check-in request, please shoot
me a note off-list and we'll sort it out right away.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>** The nominations, their acceptance and candidacy
statements will all be posted to the 2012 elections wiki
page:</div>
<div> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012"
target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If you have any questions on any of this, please do
not hesitate to ask me. Thank you!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>All best,</div>
<div>Robin Gross</div>
<div>NCSG Chair</div>
<div><br>
</div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12px">
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<div>IP JUSTICE</div>
<div>Robin Gross, Executive Director</div>
<div>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA</div>
<div>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451</div>
<div>w: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ipjustice.org" target="_blank">http://www.ipjustice.org</a>
e: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div>
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