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Thanks, Remmy. There is no limit or practice limiting the number of nominations or secondments coming from any single person.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Robin</div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 24, 2012, at 3:43 PM, Remmy Nweke wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Thanks Robin for this update.<br>Just one quick, is there any convention to number of nomination coming from a particular person/member, if yes, this should also apply to secondment.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Robin Gross <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div>All those candidate who have accepted nominations for NCSG GNSO Councilor or NCSG Chair should post their required public statements to this list before Sunday 26 August. I post mine below.</div><div><br></div>Reminder: <span style="font-size:12px">According the NCSG Charter, all candidates are required to make a <b>Public Statement </b>that includes:</span><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> <font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> * Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;</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"> * Any conflicts of interest;</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"> * Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;</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"> * Qualifications for the position; and</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"> * Statement of availability for the time the position requires.</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"> * The nominee’s statement may also include any other information that the candidate believes is relevant. </font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> <font size="3"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-size:medium"><br></span></span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-size:12px"><div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> <font style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3">Candidates have until <b>26 August 2012 </b>to make their public statement to the NCSG email list. Candidate Public Statements will be posted to the NCSG Elections page:</font></div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012" target="_blank"><font style="color:rgb(0,47,215)" color="#002fd7"><u>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012</u></font></a></font></div> </div></span></div> <span style="font-size:12px"><div><br></div><div>=================================================</div><div><br></div><div><b><span style="text-decoration:underline">NCSG Candidate Public Statement</span></b></div> <div><br></div><div><b>Candidate Position:</b> NCSG Chair</div><div><b>Name:</b> Robin Gross</div><div><b>Region of residence:</b> North America</div><div><b>Gender: </b> Female</div><div><b>Employment:</b> Self-employed as private attorney</div> <div><b>Conflicts of interest:</b> None</div><div><br></div><div><b>Reasons for willingness to take on the particular position?</b></div><div>Would like to assist in the growth of the noncommercial community and also to help strengthen noncommercial participation in ICANN policy decisions. I share many policy objectives with the NCSG membership including the protection of fundamental human rights, broadening ICANN's participation to new and under-served communities, and the recognition of the free and open Internet as a key resource to empowering people and improving our lives.</div> <div><br></div><div><b>Qualifications for the position?</b></div><div>Served as NCSG Chair for one year, and before that NCUC Chair for 2 years; and before that GNSO Councilor for 4 years representing noncommercial interests.</div> <div><br></div><div><b>Statement of Availability for the time the position requires?</b></div><div>I will make myself available for the approximately 20+ hours a week (on average) of time this volunteer position requires.</div> <div><br></div><div>=================================================</div><div><br></div><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>NCSG Election Schedule:</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. 10-20 : Nomination Period</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 on NCSG email list </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. 27 : Deadline to "check-in" as Active Member eligible for ballot</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 : Close 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 style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3">Oct. 26 : 2012 Annual Terms Begin (at conclusion of Toronto mtg)</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "> <font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><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>2012 NCSG Annual Election Info Page:</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"> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012" target="_blank"><font style="color:#002fd7" color="#002fd7"><u>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012</u></font></a></font></div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;color:rgb(0,63,195);min-height:14px"><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>NCSG Accepted Candidates List:</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><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">NCSG GNSO Council Representative:</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">Elect (3) 2-year terms: </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><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">GNSO Candidate: David Cake<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">Nominated by: Kim Heitman<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">Nomination 2nd by: Bill Drake, Alain Berranger<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><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">Geographic region: Asia-Pacific<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><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">GNSO Candidate: Maria Farrell<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">Nominated by: Avri Doria<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">Nomination 2nd by: Robin Gross, Alain Berranger<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><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">Geographic region: Europe</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><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">GNSO Candidate: Magaly Pazello<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">Nominated by: Carlos Affonso<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">Nomination 2nd by: Bill Drake, Alain Berranger<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><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">Geographic region: Latin America - Caribbean</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "> <font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><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">NCSG Chair - Elect one 1-year term</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">NCSG Chair Candidate: Robin Gross<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">Nominated by: Alex Gakuru</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">Nomination 2nd by: Marc Perkel, Remmy Nweke<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font style="font:12.0px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><br> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;min-height:14px"><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"> - Thank you - </font></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></span><div><span style="font-size:12px"><div><br></div><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 href="http://www.ipjustice.org" target="_blank">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div> <br></span><br> </div><br></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>REMMY NWEKE, <br>Group Executive Editor, DigitalSENSE News<br><a href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng/" target="_blank">ITREALMS Online</a>, <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.blogspot.com" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a><br> (Multiple-award winning medium)<br>Published by: DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd<br>Bloc F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza<br>Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8023122558, 8033592762, 8051000475,<br>First runner up, Highway Africa New Media awards 2010<br> Follow us@: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline</a><br>Keep a date @ <b style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">Nigeria Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) </b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">March 2012 </span>Call: 234-8023725607 for sponsorship & participation<br> email: <a href="mailto:remnekkv@gmail.com" target="_blank">remnekkv@gmail.com</a>; 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Violators may face court persecution.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><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 href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>