[Ncuc-af] NCSG and NCUC elections

[Thato Mfikwe]

NCUC seats?

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 6:30 PM, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Thanks Thato for raising the need for more involvement of Africans in NCSG
> and NCUC. The same point was raised by Arsene weeks ago and Rafik clearly
> suggested a strategy that could help us achieved a more desirable outcome.
> In addition with Rafik suggestion, I would also like to suggest that we
> need to put on the hat of nominate ourselves for strategically positioning.
> While we are actively participating, Rafik, Poncelet, Farell, Anriette,
> Arsene among others should use their influence to nominate African
> colleagues . This would clearly shows that there is potential African
> candidates on the list.
>
> Regards.
> Peter
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Thato Mfikwe <thatomfikwe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi members,
>>
>> I just wanted to highlight something that maybe some of you might have
>> been thinking about.
>>
>> As you might have received notices about elections and nominations taking
>> place, I think it would be fruitful to think about how the region gains
>> representation in the coming elections of NCSG and NCUC.
>>
>> It would not cause harm to have candidated standing for leadership at C
>> or SG level and the African seat can also be discussed before contentions
>> start and nomination periods close. Supporting 2 or 3 candidates at most
>> would be a good start.
>>
>> Our passive approach will always give us a back seat with our voices not
>> well represented, unless we collectively take a firm approach to agree or
>> disagree on who we should rally behind or push ahead.
>>
>> It would also be wise to know who will be the volunteers or candidates so
>> that we can support them, any thoughts?
>>
>> If members are not confident enough to stand,it means that we need to
>> strengthen capacity building initiatives focusing on under-serviced regions
>> in order to encourage meaningfull participation in ICANN PDP and related
>> activities.
>>
>> Apologies that I might not finish this communication threat, just trying
>> to spark communication and collaboration with and among fellow members,
>> thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thato Mfikwe.
>>
>>
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>
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