<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello<div><br></div><div>I can now formally confirm that the NCUC EC has selected Peter Green (Zuan Zhang) to serve as Interim Asian Representative on the EC; Rafik Dammak to serve another year as our representative on the NomCom; and Nuno Garcia to serve as our representative on the NCSG PC.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:29 PM, William Drake <<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi<div><br></div><div>Having checked with the Exec. Committee I'd now like to inform members about our efforts to fill three open positions.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><i>* Interim Asian Representative on the EC</i>: you may recall that two fine candidates, Patrick Lenihan and Peter Green (Zuan Zhang) offered to fill the EC slot until our next election that was vacated by Norbert Klein. At the Durban EC meeting we discussed the fact that we'd never had a situation like this before and would have to improvise a solution. Since there is not the time or bandwidth to hold a proper election we will have to make a selection, and here we can either flip a coin or try to make a more informed decision. We've opted for the latter, and so I would hereby like to ask Patrick and Peter to send us a couple paragraphs explaining what your vision is for the EC, how you would go about meeting the requirements of the Asian rep. role as specified in the bylaws, and what specific functional tasks (e.g. sort of work we are trying to get moving through the Teams <a href="http://www.ncuc.org/participate/working-teams/">http://www.ncuc.org/participate/working-teams/</a>) you'd be willing to help lead on. Hopefully this will give us a non-arbitrary basis for a decision. If you could get that to us by say mid-August that'd be really helpful. I hope this is ok by you….</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><i>*Nomcom.</i> When we were asked a couple months ago to identify our candidate for the new Nomcom, many people replies saying Rafik should stay in the position for another year. One person suggested the need for alternative candidates, but no such candidate was identified or came forward subsequently. Accordingly, we will notify ICANN that Rafik shall continue another term as our representative.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><i>*NCSG PC.</i> As Mary has joined the ICANN staff, we have to replace her as one of two NCUC reps on the NCSG PC (alongside NPOP reps and Councilors). This is a really important position; we need someone with the time and knowledge base to actively contribute to constituency and stakeholder group positions on substantive issues being considered in the GNSO Council and beyond. In addition, if we do decide to reboot a NCUC PC, as is provided for in our bylaws, I would argue that its members should serve on the NCSG PC as well for coordination purposes. So we have to select someone who's really looking to step up a level or two in their engagement.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Anyone interested in tossing their hat in the ring? Once we know what our options are we can decide how to organize the selection process; in the event there's more than one candidate, I suppose something similar to what we're doing with the Asian EC rep would be likely….</div></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks,</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Bill</div><div><br></div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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