<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Times New Roman \(Body CS\)";
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#002060;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:374351814;
mso-list-template-ids:432801678;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:72.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:108.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:144.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:180.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:216.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:252.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:288.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:324.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#002060"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#002060">Thank you to everyone who responded to the check-in email.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">To confirm you are checked-in to receive a ballot for the 2020 NCUC Elections, please visit:
</span><a href="https://members.ncsg.is/public-voters-list_ncuc">https://members.ncsg.is/public-voters-list_ncuc</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">If your name isn’t on the list and you responded to the check-in email, please send an email to maryam.bakoshi@icann.org, and I will check you in.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">If you haven’t responded to the check-in email from
<b>admin@ncgs.is</b>, please do so asap. The deadline for this is <b>Friday 29 June 2019</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">As a reminder, the nomination process started on
<b>Thursday 14 May 2019, ending on Thursday 28 May 2019</b>. You can self-nominate or nominate someone during this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="color:#002060">Candidates must respond to the NCUC discuss mailing list with the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="color:#002060">Candidate Statement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060"> * Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;<br>
* Any conflicts of interest;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;text-indent:18.0pt"><span style="color:#002060">Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Why do you want to serve on the EC? <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts
of interests you might have. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive
Committee and ICANN Meetings in person.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why? Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward and forward-looking, i.e. taking note of their
contributions and work in the previous year. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">The statements should be relatively concise, e.g. a couple paragraphs per question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="color:#002060">The positions to be filled are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><br>
1. Chair [held by Bruna Martins dos Santos - eligible for re-election] <br>
2. <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">EC – Europe [currently held by Louise Marie Hurel, ineligible for re-election]</span><br>
3. EC - Africa [currently held by Benjamin Akimoyeje, eligible for re-election] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">4. EC – Asia/Australia/Pacific [currently held by Mili Semlani, eligible for re-election] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">5. <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
EC – North America [currently held by Michael Karanicolas, ineligible for re-election]</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">6. EC – Latin America/Caribbean [currently held by Franco Giandana, eligible for re-election]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">NCUC EC really needs committed volunteers who are willing to donate a few hours a week to collaborate in order to help ensure that civil society's voice is heard in ICANN. The EC’s responsibilities
are administrative management, in-reach and outreach, and interfacing with ICANN’s staff and community as needed. NCUC Chair has also several duties and roles to fulfil. If you think that you or someone you know would be well suited to the tasks involved,
then please consider nominating accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="color:#002060">Election Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">7 May – Check-in begins <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">14 May - 28 May: Nomination period<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">28 May: Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">29 May: Meet the candidates call / Check-in ends<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">02 June: Voter roll finalized<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">03 June - 17 June: Voting <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="color:#002060">18 June: Results announced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Please respond offlist with any concerns or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Many thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">-- </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Maryam Bakoshi</span></b><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ICANN</span></b><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">S</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | <b>T</b>: +44 7846 471777</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>