I suppose with a second, no more affirmation is necessary, but I 'third' Robin's nomination.<br>Thanks,<br>Ginger<br clear="all">Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br><br><div><a href="mailto:VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 August 2012 15:25, Remmy Nweke esq <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com" target="_blank">remmyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks Alex, let me have the honour of seconding Robin nomination for the chairman position.<br>
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Remmy Nweke esq<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Alex Gakuru<br>
Sent: 17/08/2012, 6:55 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a><br>
Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCSG Annual Election Information<br>
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<br>
Dear All,<br>
<br>
I am delighted with Robin Gross for her wise stewardship of our humble<br>
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. Therefore, nominate her for the position<br>
of NCSG Chair.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Alex<br>
<br>
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Robin Gross <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Dear All:<br>
><br>
> The time-table and details on the upcoming 2012 NCSG annual election are<br>
> below. The candidate nomination period runs 10-20 August, and the voting<br>
> takes place 4-18 September 2012 for all positions.<br>
><br>
> Nominations of candidates, their acceptance and the required candidacy<br>
> statement should all be made to this NCSG email list by the dates below to<br>
> be effective.<br>
><br>
> The following 4 NCSG positions are up for election this fall:<br>
><br>
> 1. *GNSO Council Representative* (currently held by William Drake, who<br>
> will be "term-limited" for this position)<br>
> 2-year term<br>
><br>
> 2. *GNSO Council Representative* (currently held by Mary Wong, who will<br>
> be "term-limited" for this position)<br>
> 2-year term<br>
><br>
> 3. *GNSO Council Representative* (currently held by Rafik Damak, who<br>
> will be "term-limited" for this position)<br>
> 2-year term<br>
><br>
> 4. *NCSG Chair* (currently held by Robin Gross, who is eligible for 1<br>
> more term)<br>
> 1-year term<br>
><br>
> *NCSG Election Schedule:*<br>
> Aug. 10 : Open Nominations for Candidates<br>
> Aug. 20 : Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted)<br>
> Aug. 26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below)<br>
> Sept. 4 : Begin Voting<br>
> Sept. 18 : End Voting<br>
> Sept. 20 : Announce Election Results<br>
><br>
> *Nomination Process:*<br>
><br>
> Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either for the<br>
> position of an NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair.<br>
> Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the<br>
> nomination and for making a *public statement* that includes:<br>
><br>
> - Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;<br>
> - Any conflicts of interest;<br>
> - Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular<br>
> position;<br>
> - Qualifications for the position; and<br>
> - Statement of availability for the time the position requires.<br>
> - The nominee’s statement may also include any other information that<br>
> the candidate believes is relevant.<br>
><br>
> ** Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO Council<br>
> Representatives can be declared resident of the same geographic region as<br>
> defined by ICANN. The 3 continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors are from the<br>
> following regions: Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe.<br>
><br>
> ** These terms all commence on 20 October 2012 (at the conclusion of the<br>
> 2012 Annual ICANN Meeting).<br>
> ** You all should have received an email notice from me requesting that<br>
> you "check-in" and verify your email address and that you are an active<br>
> member of the SG. Only active members may vote in the NCSG annual<br>
> election, so be sure to check your email folders and find that email notice<br>
> from me and respond before 20 August 2012, to avoid being placed on the<br>
> inactive list. If you haven't received the check-in notice yet and you've<br>
> checked all your email folders and spam folders, and still can't find the<br>
> check-in request, please shoot me a note off-list and we'll sort it out<br>
> right away.<br>
><br>
> ** The nominations, their acceptance and candidacy statements will all be<br>
> posted to the 2012 elections wiki page:<br>
> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012</a><br>
><br>
> If you have any questions on any of this, please do not hesitate to ask<br>
> me. Thank you!<br>
><br>
> All best,<br>
> Robin Gross<br>
> NCSG Chair<br>
><br>
><br>
> IP JUSTICE<br>
> Robin Gross, Executive Director<br>
> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA<br>
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> w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org" target="_blank">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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