<div dir="ltr">Dear Farzaneh,<div>Many thanks for bringing up. I do agree with you 100% on all of the concerns raised. </div><div>Though i did remember you raise the red flags, members ignored it because there wasn't any guidelines prior to the nominations, acceptance of the nominations and during the voting period. </div><div><br></div><div>As a mater of principles and fairness, lets look at the bylaws and apply it. If the bylaw doesn't allow for him to hold multiple position, let ask him to denounce all his previous position to that of the current NCUC position or have it terminated. </div><div><br></div><div>We need to be very clear with our guidelines. </div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small"><b>WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)</b><br></div><div><font size="1">President & CEO</font></div><div><font size="1">Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)</font></div><div><font size="1">P.O. 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Also it's not bad practice to give space to someone newer because frankly, NCUC EC is not really at a stage that needs too much experience (it's not drafting bylaws) but is in need of hard work and energy. I am surprised and very disappointed that some of the veterans even supported Dave's nomination. And the nomination came from someone who had nominated Dave repeatedly for the past elections with no verifiable or minimal activities at NCUC/NCSG. Anyhow, Dave has been elected but please note the following and consider if you want to take any of the actions in the future. I am at the end of NCSG chair term which will happen at the end of AGM but I think if NCUC/NPOC/NCSG want to have a discussion about position shopping at constituency and stakeholder group level, they should be able to do so. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">***</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">There is nothing in the two Constituencies’ or the NCSG’s Charters that speak to this situation at all. Similarly, the overall GNSO Operating Procedures are silent on the matter (as are the ICANN Bylaws). What the two Constituencies’ Charters do seem to contemplate, however, is the need to avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest, e.g.: <i>“The standards for performing the duties of NCUC leadership positions include impartiality, accountability, and avoidance of conflicts of interest”</i> (from the NCUC Charter) and <i>“The standards for leadership positions including impartiality, accountability, and avoidance (or disclosure and members’ consent) of potential conflicts of interest” </i>(from the NPOC Charter, which goes on to provide that <i>“All officers have a duty to perform their roles with diligence and loyalty to the NPOC, and … shall promptly notify the EC, and Constituency Members, of any potential conflict of interest that may arise during their term”)</i>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Additionally, as Chair of NPOC’s Policy Committee (PC), David is automatically a member also of the NPOC Executive Committee (as specified in the NPOC Charter) and also a member of the NCSG PC (this latter appointment is not documented in the NPOC Charter but apparently this has been the established practice within NPOC for some time). Therefore, <u>Dave will actually hold four leadership positions across both constituencies as well as at the SG level – NPOC ExCom, NPOC PC, NCUC ExCom and NCSG PC</u>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The NCUC ExCom and membership <u>may </u>want to consider the following:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span></p><ul type="disc" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black"><span lang="EN-US">Whether to request that David provide a written statement clarifying that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, there are no conflicts of interest for him to hold these positions at this time;</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black"><span lang="EN-US">Whether to request that David agree that, should any potential conflict arise during his term on any of these committees, he should immediately declare them to the NCUC, NPOC and NCSG chairs;</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black"><span lang="EN-US">What actions may be available to the NCUC, NPOC and NCSG leadership should that declaration actually be made;</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black"><span lang="EN-US">Whether it may be possible to ask David not to run for any other appointments or positions that may need to be made during this term (e.g. PIR rep, NCSG PC rep from NCUC, etc.);</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black"><span lang="EN-US">Whether travel funding – if available via any of these positions – can and should be reallocated to other members; and</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black"><span lang="EN-US">Whether new provisions need to be put into place before the next term if this situation is considered sufficiently problematic by NCUC, NPOC and/or NCSG.</span></li></ul><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Thanks </font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_6120337513154804685gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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