Hello colleagues,<br><br>Good day, and thanks for all the feed back, am a member of the NPOC constituency and will definitely stick to my membership and role within NPOC constituency.<br><br>Thanks Remmy for the nomination and to other colleagues for all the views and feed back shared.<br>
<br>Best Wishes<br><br>Poncelet  <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 21 October 2012 19:25, Timothe Litt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:litt@acm.org" target="_blank">litt@acm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

  
    
  
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    <div>I don't know Poncelet, and this comment
      is not intended to be a reflection on the merits of his potential
      candidacy.<br>
      <br>
      Milton's note hints at the possibility of becoming a member just
      in time to run for office.  This raises an issue in my mind.<br>
      <br>
      Should people who seek elected positions in our organizations be
      required to be members for some reasonable time period before
      being eligible for nomination (or appointment)?  Currently, the
      charter says "any active member" can run.<br>
      <br>
      Of course finding people willing to serve is already a challenge. 
      But I am concerned that people holding positions that represent
      our constituencies have a deep understanding of the groups'
      positions and history.  They will represent us/our positions to
      other groups, and retractions/corrections can be costly.  They
      need to know us; and we them.   There is a big gap between
      applicable experience, and actually following/participating in the
      groups' discussions and events.  <br>
      <br>
      One could argue that's what election campaigns are for, but with
      uncontested elections it seems too easy for someone (with the best
      of intentions) to parachute in to a position that (s)he isn't
      ready for.    <br>
      <br>
      One could also argue that someone could trivially meet a time
      requirement by being a passive member who signs up, but never
      participates.  <br>
      <br>
      And we shouldn't create unreasonable barriers/complexities to
      holding office.<br>
      <br>
      Nonetheless, I suspect that having some baseline standard is
      likely worthwhile.<br>
      <br>
      Something to consider for the next time we revise our charters?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
      <br>
      <pre cols="72">Timothe Litt
ACM Distinguished Engineer
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This communication may not represent the ACM or my employer's views,
if any, on the matters discussed. 
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      On 21-Oct-12 12:09, Milton L Mueller wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dear Remmy:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thanks for nominating someone for
            the NCUC EC.
            <u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Unfortunately the process can be
            confusing because this list serves two constituencies, NCUC
            and NPOC.
            <u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>As far as I know, Poncelet’s Gambia
            YMCA is a member of the NPOC constituency and not of NCUC.
            This would make him ineligible to run in this NCUC election.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>However, it is possible to be
            member of both constituencies. I think at this point we need
            to hear from Poncelet: are you a member of NCUC, and if so,
            do you confirm your willingness to run? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                  NCSG-Discuss [<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Remmy Nweke<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:19 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCUC Nomination for
                  Poncelet<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">I wish to nominate my good friend, <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">Poncelet
                Ileleji, the current Coordinator at The Gambia YMCAs
                Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio for the
                NCUC EC Africa representative.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">I
                am sure he will make us proud.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 7:14 PM,
                  Brenden Kuerbis <<a href="mailto:bkuerbis@internetgovernance.org" target="_blank">bkuerbis@internetgovernance.org</a>>
                  wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Dear
                    Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) members,<br>
                    <br>
                    It has been a year and elections are upon us. We
                    need to elect an NCUC Chair and an NCUC Executive
                    Committee.<br>
                    <br>
                    Specifically, the positions open up for elections
                    are:<br>
                    <br>
                    1. NCUC Chair<br>
                    2. NCUC EC – Europe<br>
                    3. NCUC EC - Africa<br>
                    4. NCUC EC – Asia and the Pacific<br>
                    5. NCUC EC – North America<br>
                    6. NCUC EC – Latin America<br>
                    <br>
                    We would like to have the elected officers take
                    office before the new year, so we suggest the
                    following schedule:<br>
                    <br>
                    October 15-31: Nominations submitted to list (please
                    confirm with the nominee in advance, self
                    nominations are welcome)<br>
                    November 1-14: Develop ballot w/ICANN staff,
                    nominees present statements<br>
                    November 15-30: Election period<br>
                    December 1: Results announced</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Thank
                      you and best of luck to all the candidates.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">On
                        behalf of the NCUC Executive Committee and
                        Chair,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                      Brenden Kuerbis<br>
                      Internet Governance Project<br>
                      <a href="http://internetgovernance.org" target="_blank">http://internetgovernance.org</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                <br clear="all">
                <u></u><u></u></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>
                REMMY NWEKE, <u></u><u></u></p>
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