<div dir="ltr">Hi Stefania,<div><br></div><div>thank you for running for election , I would like to second it and looking forward to read your book :)</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">best,</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Rafik</div><div> </div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">2013/11/13 Milan, Stefania <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Stefania.Milan@eui.eu" target="_blank">Stefania.Milan@eui.eu</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear NCUC member<br>
<br>
I would like to… ehm… nominate myself, Stefania Milan, for the Executive Committee - Europe.<br>
<br>
This self-nomination ad self-presentation thing is quite funny, but I do realize I am unknown to most of you. I am a relatively new member of NCUC, having joined after the Toronto meeting (where I actually attended as a GAC member, representing Italy). Since then, I have been mostly lurking on the background, trying to learn before daring to have a say. I believe it is now time to get into action.<br>
<br>
Briefly about me: I am an Assistant Professor of Data Journalism at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and a fellow at the Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada. I am passionate about grassroots participation, and would like to play a more active role in NCUC.<br>
My interest for internet governance dates back to the times of the WSIS. My research touches upon forms, and distortions, of participatory governance, latent policy and policy hacking, mostly concerning the grassroots tech community (which typically remains at the margins of policy processes). I like DIY tech, I am an energetic and enthusiastic organizer, and can operate in different European languages, including Spanish and Portuguese. You can read more about me here: <a href="http://stefaniamilan.net/" target="_blank">http://stefaniamilan.net/</a><br>
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As a self-nomination this might sound rather poor in programmatic statements. I am new to NCUC, so I am aware there is a lot to learn, but I am ready to take up the challenge.<br>
<br>
I also hope this humble self-nomination is going to inspire more nominations/self-nominations as otherwise elections are no fun at all ☺<br>
<br>
Stefania<br>
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Stefania Milan, PhD<br>
Data J Lab || Tilburg University, the Netherlands || <a href="http://datajlab.nl" target="_blank">http://datajlab.nl</a> ||<br>
The Citizen Lab || Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto || <a href="http://citizenlab.org" target="_blank">http://citizenlab.org</a> ||<br>
European University Institute || <a href="http://www.protestsurvey.eu/" target="_blank">www.protestsurvey.eu/</a> ||<br>
Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University || <a href="http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu" target="_blank">www.cmcs.ceu.hu</a> ||<br>
International Association for Media and Communication Research - International Council member and Co-Chair, Communication Policy Task Force || <a href="http://www.iamcr.org" target="_blank">www.iamcr.org</a> ||<br>
mobile: [31] 62 7875 425 (NL) || [1] 647 - 973 - 6533 (CA) || [+39] 333 - 2309945 (I)<br>
<a href="http://stefaniamilan.net/" target="_blank">http://stefaniamilan.net/</a><br>
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Da: <a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org</a>> per conto di Balleste, Roy <<a href="mailto:rballeste@stu.edu">rballeste@stu.edu</a>><br>
Inviato: martedì 12 novembre 2013 15:38<br>
A: Adam Peake; David Cake<br>
Cc: William Drake; <a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
Oggetto: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Election 2013<br>
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+1 Strong Support!<br>
<br>
Roy Balleste<br>
Law Library Director &<br>
Professor of Law<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org</a>] On Behalf Of Adam Peake<br>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 4:04 AM<br>
To: David Cake<br>
Cc: William Drake; <a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Election 2013<br>
<br>
Strong support.<br>
<br>
Adam<br>
<br>
<br>
On Nov 12, 2013, at 5:56 PM, David Cake wrote:<br>
<br>
> I would like to nominate Bill Drake for the position of NCUC Chair.<br>
><br>
> Bill has a wealth of experience within ICANN, and the Internet governance world generally. He knows how the GNSO, and GNSO Council in particular, works in great detail, knows a great deal about ICANN generally, knows how ICANN fits into the global landscape, and is a noted scholar on these areas as well as practical experience. He is always engaged, and works hard in many ways to improve NCUC and ICANN. And his first term as NCUC chair has seen a lot of terrific improvements in the way the constituency functions.<br>
><br>
> I served as chair of NCUC before Bill, so I understand the demands of the job, and I think Bill is well suited to the role and has been doing a great job in a job that is never easy.<br>
><br>
> NCUC will face many challenges in the next year, in terms of how it will fit into a changing ICANN landscape while continuing efforts to remain a strong, diverse, effective and open constituency. I think Bill is an excellent choice to lead us in facing those challenges.<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
> David<br>
><br>
> On 27 Oct 2013, at 7:10 pm, William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hi<br>
>><br>
>> Now that NCSG has wrapped up its annual election, it is NCUC's turn. We will need to elect a Chair and an Executive Committee.<br>
>><br>
>> The positions that will be open are:<br>
>><br>
>> 1. Chair [currently held by William Drake]<br>
>> 2. EC – Europe [currently held by Tapani Tarvainen]<br>
>> 3. EC - Africa [currently held by Wilson Abigaba]<br>
>> 4. EC – Asia and the Pacific [currently held by Peter Green (aka Zuan Zhang 张 钻)<br>
>> 5. EC – North America [currently held by Edward Morris]<br>
>> 6. EC – Latin America [currently held by Carlos Alberto Afonso]<br>
>><br>
>> NCUC really needs committed volunteers who are really willing to donate a few hours a week to collaboration in order to help ensure that civil society's voice is heard in ICANN. If you think that could be you, please consider standing for one of these positions.<br>
>><br>
>> The timetable will be as follows:<br>
>><br>
>> November 6 - 19 (Constituency Day in Buenos Aires): Nominations<br>
>> submitted to ncuc-discuss November 20 - December 3: Candidates submit<br>
>> statements to ncuc-discuss December 4 − 17: Election period December<br>
>> 18: Results announced<br>
>><br>
>> Voter eligibility:<br>
>><br>
>> As you know, NCSG does a labor-intensive "check-in" procedure (which<br>
>> is important in the SG context), and members who do not reply in time<br>
>> to multiple email promptings become ineligible to vote in the<br>
>> election cycle. In the recently concluded election, this resulted in<br>
>> a fairly large number of members, including NCUC members, being<br>
>> declared Inactive.<br>
>> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dGIycFJVenFS" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dGIycFJVenFS</a><br>
>> ak9ZWDdRdXVlNXdBV2c&usp=sharing#gid=0<br>
>><br>
>> NCUC has never done a check-in, and has opted for simple majority votes instead. For example, last year 140 votes were cast, and one position was decided by a single vote <a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1212&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&P=14878" target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1212&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&P=14878</a>. Which suggests a) we really should try to increase the overall voter turn out this year, and b) every vote counts, so please participate.<br>
>><br>
>> While we don't check-in, we do need to send to the GNSO Secretariat a list of eligible voters. We must have your correct current email address in order for you to receive a ballot. Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncuc@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO">ncuc@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> is maintaining our data base. So please send him your details if you did not respond to him in the Spring when he pulled member addresses from the NCSG list to launch ncuc-discuss, or for that matter to Robin's recent NCSG check-in. You might want to check that you are correctly listed at <a href="http://www.ncuc.org/participate/members/" target="_blank">http://www.ncuc.org/participate/members/</a> as well.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks much,<br>
>><br>
>> Bill<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> **********************************************************<br>
>> William J. Drake<br>
>> International Fellow & Lecturer<br>
>> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ<br>
>> University of Zurich, Switzerland<br>
>> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,<br>
>> ICANN, <a href="http://www.ncuc.org" target="_blank">www.ncuc.org</a><br>
>> <a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> (w), <a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a> (h),<br>
>> <a href="http://www.williamdrake.org" target="_blank">www.williamdrake.org</a><br>
>> ***********************************************************<br>
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