Update on plans leading up to the election

[Avri Doria]

To NCSG active members:

Nominations are now open until 18 September Any time zone for 

-  4 GNSO Council Member seats  
-  1 NCSG Chair position.

When nominating, please CC the nominee and put either of the following in the Subject line:

- Council Nomination
- NCSG Chair Nomination 

For easy of nominating please use the following:

For council nomination - press here
For NCSG chair nomination - press here

Self nominations are allowed.

Details in the annotated message below.

On 2 Sep 2011, at 11:19, Avri Doria wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 1.  Nominations open for the following positions open Monday  5 September:
> 
> - 4 GNSO Council members (3 terms at 2 years and 1 term at 1 year)
> - 1 NCSG Chair (1 year term)
> 
> A nomination can be either a self nomination or a nomination from another NCSG member.
> A nominee needs to be a NCSG member listed on the Active members list.
> 
> To be considered complete, the nominee must submit a statement to the NCSG-discuss list indicating their qualifications for the position and a discussion of what they hope to achieve during their term.  

According to the charter, a nominee statement must include the following:

4.1 Nomination Process

The NCSG‑EC is responsible for publishing online any open NCSG position and for publishing a description of the position, requirements for the position, and an election schedule for the position.

Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either for the position of an NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair.
Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the nomination and for making a public statement that includes:

·      Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;

·      Any conflicts of interest;

·      Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;

·      Qualifications for the position; and

·      Statement of availability for the time the position requires.

The nominee’s statement may also include any other information that the candidate believes is relevant. The NCSG‑EC and NCSG‑PC may also require answers to specific questions relating to policy issues.

Additionally it would be helpful to include a statement on what one hopes to achieve during their term.  But this is not required by the charter.

> 
> Nominations will close on 18 September 2011.  I will publish the nominee statements on a wiki page at that point.
> 
> 2.  The lists of Active and Inactive members  have been updated as of today:
> 
> 

The current lists are at:

https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Active+Members+as+of+04+September+2011
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Inactive+members+as+04+September+2011

There will be updated lists once it is no longer 5 September in anytime zone

That list will define the voters list for this election.  The only changes that will be made after that deadline will be error corrections where it can be shown that I made a mistake (which we all know happens often enough).  I will ask the NCSG-EC  to verify any correction before I make to the voting list after the deadline.

> 
> The Election will be scheduled to begin on 4 October 2011 (30 days after the voters list closes as per the charter)
> 
> The vote will close on 17 October 2011.

> 
> 3. To decide the council member election, each voter will be asked to choose up to 4 candidates.  The 3 candidates with the most votes will be elected to the 2 year terms, while the candidate with the 4th most votes will be elected to the 1 year term.
> 
> 4. The candidate with the most votes for NCSG chair will be elected.
> 
> 5.  If NCSG members are interested, the NCSG Interim Chair* can initiate a SG teleconference during the weeks before the election to allow the membership to ask questions of the nominees.  My suggestion is that a doodle poll be created for the purpose and that a meeting be schedule if at least 10 people indicate they are interested in such a meeting.
> 
> 6.  Those elected will assume their responsibilities at the end of the Dakar meeting: 28 October.
> 
> * As discussed earlier, once the new EC is seated, they will be responsible for electing an Interim NCSG Chair to serve until 28 October 2011.
> 
> 
> avri
> 

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