NCSG Annual Election Information

[Alex Gakuru]

Dear All,

I am delighted with Robin Gross for her wise stewardship of our humble
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. Therefore, nominate her for the position
of NCSG Chair.

Sincerely,

Alex

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org> wrote:

>  Dear All:
>
> The time-table and details on the upcoming 2012 NCSG annual election are
> below.  The candidate nomination period runs 10-20 August, and the voting
> takes place 4-18 September 2012 for all positions.
>
> Nominations of candidates, their acceptance and the required candidacy
> statement should all be made to this NCSG email list by the dates below to
> be effective.
>
> The following 4 NCSG positions are up for election this fall:
>
> 1.  *GNSO Council Representative* (currently held by William Drake, who
> will be "term-limited" for this position)
>      2-year term
>
> 2.  *GNSO Council Representative* (currently held by Mary Wong, who will
> be "term-limited" for this position)
>      2-year term
>
> 3.  *GNSO Council Representative* (currently held by Rafik Damak, who
> will be "term-limited" for this position)
>      2-year term
>
> 4.  *NCSG Chair* (currently held by Robin Gross, who is eligible for 1
> more term)
>      1-year term
>
> *NCSG Election Schedule:*
>   Aug. 10 : Open Nominations for Candidates
>   Aug. 20 : Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted)
>   Aug. 26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below)
>   Sept. 4 : Begin Voting
>   Sept. 18 : End Voting
>   Sept. 20 : Announce Election Results
>
> *Nomination Process:*
>
> 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.
>
> **  Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO Council
> Representatives can be declared resident of the same geographic region as
> defined by ICANN.  The 3 continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors are from the
> following regions: Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe.
>
> **  These terms all commence on 20 October 2012 (at the conclusion of the
> 2012 Annual ICANN Meeting).
>  **  You all should have received an email notice from me requesting that
> you "check-in" and verify your email address and that you are an active
> member of the SG.  Only active members may vote in the NCSG annual
> election, so be sure to check your email folders and find that email notice
> from me and respond before 20 August 2012, to avoid being placed on the
> inactive list.  If you haven't received the check-in notice yet and you've
> checked all your email folders and spam folders, and still can't find the
> check-in request, please shoot me a note off-list and we'll sort it out
> right away.
>
> **  The nominations, their acceptance and candidacy statements will all be
> posted to the 2012 elections wiki page:
>     https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012
>
> If you have any questions on any of this, please do not hesitate to ask
> me.  Thank you!
>
> All best,
> Robin Gross
> NCSG Chair
>
>
> IP JUSTICE
> Robin Gross, Executive Director
> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
> p: +1-415-553-6261    f: +1-415-462-6451
> w: http://www.ipjustice.org     e: robin at ipjustice.org
>
>
>
>
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