NCSG Annual Election Information

[Marc Perkel]

+1

I've worked with Robin on several projects over the last 11 years and no 
one, in my opinion, understands the issues and is more dedicated than 
she is.


On 8/17/2012 10:55 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto:robin at ipjustice.org>
>
>
>
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