<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Hi EC, Here is the announcement for the vacated NCUC EC NA position. Since our bylaws are unclear about holding elections for situations like this, I recommend holding the election anyway. I would like to issue this call tomorrow so please comment quickly. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear All,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The representative of North America on NCUC Executive Committee has resigned from the position due to other professional and academic engagements. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">According to our interpretation of the NCUC bylaws (VII-E) we need to hold an election in case of resignation of EC members <span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> "If the remaining term of the resigning EC representative(s) is greater than six (6) months, a new election shall be organized.<b>"</b></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b><br></b></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Since that is the case, we would like to issue a call for nominations and then hold an election for this position. please nominate yourself or others for this position until 30th April 2017. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Please note that the North America Representative should be based in North America. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Executive Committee Reps are responsible for:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">1. Recruiting new members from their regions</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">2. Working with members from their region to help them understand the ICANN structure and participate in the Constituency and ICANN processes.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">3. Voting on the EC on the matters listed in section IV.F below. All EC votes called by the Chair must be responded to in ten days. Regional representatives who fail to vote within that time limit four times in a row are considered to have resigned their office as per VII.B.2 below</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">4. Ensure that members from their region are made aware of and respond to calls for comments by members of the Policy Committee on Working Group and other Council and other ICANN policy</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">development activities. Regional Representatives must provide a reply to all such requests from the Policy Committee.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best regards, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
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