<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>All details of the current election, including statuses of all the nominations are available here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks. </div><div><br></div><div>Amr<br><br>Sent from mobile</div><div><br>On Aug 18, 2015, at 4:21 PM, Carlos Afonso <<a href="mailto:ca@cafonso.ca">ca@cafonso.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Bill, it would be useful to have a lista of candidates so far for all posts. We have seen several nominations but people may not have a clear idea of who the candidates are (and for what slot) at this point.</span><br><span></span><br><span>fraternal regards</span><br><span></span><br><span>--c.a.</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 18-08-15 04:38, William Drake wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Just a reminder for NCUC members, especially those who are relatively</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>new: we have two election cycles per year, and it is really important to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>strength and standing of our community in the ICANNsphere that people</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>participate in both. The steps involved can be performed in one - two</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>minutes, so we’d really appreciate your support, fellow volunteers and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maryam work hard to make these things happen.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The first cycle is the NCSG election for a new chair and to fill three</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Council slots that’s on now. As indicated in Rafik’s message below,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>voting begins 1 September and ends 14 September. Everyone who wants to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>vote needs to “check in” by sending Rafik and Maryam a quick note so</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>they count you as Active and send a ballot. Please see Rafik’s</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>instructions below if you haven’t.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The second cycle will be the NCUC election for a new chair and to fill</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the five regional representative slots on the NCUC Executive Committee</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>(the incumbents can stand again, none having reached the three year term</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>limit, although two I know will not). We always do this late</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>November/first half of December, so we get a breather between election</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>cycles and all they entail administratively. No check in will be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>required for NCUC. If anyone is interested in getting more deeply</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>involved, you might want to consider standing for one of these slots.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>But first, let’s all check in for NCSG, please.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></div></blockquote></body></html>