<html><head></head><body><span style="caret-color: rgb(39, 39, 40); color: rgb(39, 39, 40); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">Thanks for your email, Ron.</span><div style="caret-color: rgb(39, 39, 40); color: rgb(39, 39, 40); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""/></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(39, 39, 40); color: rgb(39, 39, 40); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">This is not campaign talk, and I am not saying that David should not accept the seat now that he has been elected.<div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">However, now that he is elected, I am asking if David will be resigning from his NPOC leadership roles to represent the NCUC ‘full-time’?</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">The answer can be ’no’, but if that is the case, I would like a commitment from David that he will not use the NCUC’s precious and limited resources to travel to ICANN meetings during his NCUC term.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">As an NCUC member I believe our resources should be used to support only the activities of the NCUC. As David has many affiliations, there are other avenues he can explore.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">For me, this has nothing to do with the bylaws. It's a question of integrity, fairness, and ethics. </div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Ayden</div></div><div style=""><br class=""/><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 10 Oct 2018, at 06:42, Ron Wickersham <<a href="mailto:rjw@ITSMYINTERNET.ORG" class="">rjw@ITSMYINTERNET.ORG</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"/><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""/>Now that the electcion results are in, the campaign is over.<br class=""/><br class=""/>Ayden and farzaneh, you both spoke passionately about your position on<br class=""/>the David Cake nomination and standing for election.<br class=""/><br class=""/>Both of you (and a few others) spoke passionately about your concerns<br class=""/>and displeasure with the situation. This is ok during a campaign<br class=""/>as candidates and their supporters and distractors speak to persuade<br class=""/>the voters.<br class=""/><br class=""/>but the voters have now spoken.<br class=""/><br class=""/>is it disrespectful of the membership and their voting decision to<br class=""/>continue this "campaign" against one of our duly elected members.<br class=""/><br class=""/>please, both of you consider acceptiting the wisdom of the voters<br class=""/>and work to bring harmony now to the elected parties who assume their<br class=""/>new positions.<br class=""/><br class=""/><br class=""/>respectfully,<br class=""/><br class=""/>-ron<br class=""/></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""/></body></html>