Request to nominees in upcoming NCUC election

Fri Nov 16 13:37:30 CET 2012

Dear Nuno,

I may indeed have missed something (and may do so now, as it's been
some 36 hours since I last slept), but rereading the thread I see
Alain as the only one suggesting extra significance to "regions",
the rest are, as far as I can tell, only concerned with terminology.
Indeed I get the feeling this is a sensitive issue to Caribbeans.
After all the C in LAC is there for a reason, so omitting it when
expanding the term is bound to feel a slight if not worse.

But now I need to get some sleep.
- Getting back to the subject of this thread, I'll only get home
on Sunday night and may not get around to writing my responses
to the questions posed until Monday.

Best,

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen

On Nov 15 10:05, Nuno Garcia (ngarcia at ngarcia.net) wrote:

> Dear Tapani, I am all in favour of calling things by their own names. But
> I'm also strongly against any form of fundamentalism.
> 
> I think you may have missed the tone of the discussion. Please go back and
> read some of the emails in this thread. You may want to recall Alain's
> words on "grouping LA and the Caribbean in a single "region" implies some
> sense of homogeneity,  cultural or economical or political or otherwise."
> implying (or at least, I read it that way) that a region has somehow a
> homegenous set of problems and issues.
> 
> This does not make any sense at all.
> 
> You have to not know Brazil, for example, or Argentina, or Mexico to know
> that there are huge cultural and economic differences inside these
> countries (not to mention Canada, the US, Portugal and so on).
> 
> My argument was, and still is: ICANN regions are not related to grouping
> problems of users based on their similitude.
> 
> I hope this cleared out my point of view.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Nuno Garcia, PhD
> NCUC EC representative for Portugal
> 
> On 15 November 2012 05:41, Tapani Tarvainen <ncuc at tapani.tarvainen.info>wrote:
> 
> > Nuno,
> >
> > I think you're missing the point: it's not about whether
> > Latin America and Caribbean should be combined as one region,
> > but about how the region is called. People of the Caribbean
> > simply do not see themselves as Latin Americans.
> > Thus, calling LAC just "Latin America" is rather like, say,
> > calling Europe just "European Union".
> >
> > --
> > Tapani Tarvainen
> > (on the road with very variable network connection...
> > let's hope this works now.)
> >
> > On Nov 14 15:45, Nuno Garcia (ngarcia at NGARCIA.NET) wrote:
> >
> > > I think you will agree, in Europe there is a lot of diversity. For
> > example,
> > > the situation for users in Germany is not the same as for users in
> > Cyprus,
> > > or the Azores (these latter islands in the middle of the North Atlantic
> > > Ocean), not the situation in Moldova or Albania the same as in England or
> > > Portugal.
> > >
> > > There is a huge diversity in terms of culture, language, religion,
> > economy,
> > > connectivity to the Internet backbone, services provided by local
> > Internet
> > > organizations, education and so on...
> > >
> > > Maybe bringing diversity as an argument on "not to" make a region isn't
> > > such a good idea...
> > >
> > > I'm sure we can extend this rationale to Africa (and the arabic
> > countries)
> > > and to Asia and the Pacific region.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Nuno Garcia
> > > NCUC EC representative for Europe
> > >
> > > On 14 November 2012 13:13, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 'a single LAC region' (from Alain) is very different from saying 'Latin
> > > > America'. One is Latin America and the Caribbean, one is Latin America.
> > > > While for some this may be a petty detail, for those in the region it
> > is an
> > > > important point for inclusion. Thanks, Tracy and all for the
> > discussion.
> > > > Ginger
> > > >
> > > > Ginger (Virginia) Paque
> > > >
> > > > VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu
> > > > Diplo Foundation
> > > > Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
> > > > www.diplomacy.edu/ig
> > > > **
> > > > **
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 14 November 2012 06:55, Alain Berranger <alain.berranger at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Thanks Tracy,
> > > >>
> > > >> Yes ICANN regions are defined for us. Besides reasons of geographical
> > or
> > > >> taxonomic convenience or even simplicity, grouping LA and the
> > Caribbean in
> > > >> a single "region" implies some sense of homogeneity,  cultural or
> > > >> economical or political or otherwise. In fact the world is more
> > complex
> > > >> than that. For instance a number of countries in South America and
> > certain
> > > >> regions in Central America are more "Caribbean" than "Latin". So a
> > > >> simplified and limited geographical taxonomy is going to be
> > inadequate from
> > > >> many perspectives. Economically and otherwise many Caribbean islands
> > are
> > > >> more  linked to North America than to Latin America.
> > > >>
> > > >> When I worked at IDRC, the programming in the Caribbean was lumped
> > under
> > > >> a single LAC region. The regional IDRC office for LAC was based in
> > > >> Montevideo, so in practice, program officers from the HQ in Ottawa
> > would do
> > > >> most of the programming in the Caribbean, if only because travel
> > between
> > > >> the Caribbean and Canada was cheaper and easier than between Uruguay
> > and
> > > >> the Caribbean.
> > > >>
> > > >> Alain
> > > >>
> > > >> On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> Hello,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Latin America is certainly not equal to Latin America & the
> > Caribbean.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Latin America & the Caribbean = Latin America & the Caribbean.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> These are the ICANN Regions, no?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ICANN Geographic Regions
> > > >>>
> > > >>> AF = Africa
> > > >>> AP = Asia/Australia/Pacific
> > > >>> AQ = Antarctica
> > > >>> EUR = Europe
> > > >>> LAC = Latin America/Caribbean islands
> > > >>> NA = North America
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I think it is important to make that point clear.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Rgds,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Tracy
> > > >>> On Nov 14, 2012 1:28 AM, "David Cake" <dave at difference.com.au>
> > wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> The regions in the NCUC constitution are the same as the ICANN
> > > >>>> geographic regions (literally). So Latin America is Latin
> > > >>>> America/Caribbean, and Asia Pacific is Asia/Australia/Pacific.
> > > >>>> The NCUC regions will change if the ICANN ones do.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Regards
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> David
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On 14/11/2012, at 6:33 AM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Hi.Brenden,
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Just checking to see if the nominee.for NCUC EC Latin America really
> > > >>>> means the nominee for Latin America AND THE CARIBBEAN?
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> In light of the developing ICANN LAC Strategy, I am simply ensuring
> > > >>>> that the terminology and implications are in alignment going
> > forward.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Thanks.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Rgds,
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Tracy.Hackshaw
> > > >>>> Trinidad & Tobago
> > > >>>> On Nov 13, 2012 6:25 PM, "Brenden Kuerbis" <
> > > >>>> bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Dear NCUC Membership,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Nominations for the upcoming NCUC Election closed on Oct 31, 2012.
> > > >>>>> Many thanks to the following individuals who have accepted
> > nominations:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> NCUC EC Chair
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>    - Bill Drake
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> NCUC EC Africa
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>    - Wilson Abigaba
> > > >>>>>    - Hago Dafalla
> > > >>>>>    - Molefi Mafereka Ndlovu
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> NCUC EC Asia Pacific
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>    - Norbert Klein
> > > >>>>>    - Mary Wong
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> NCUC EC Europe
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>    - Nuno Garcia
> > > >>>>>    - Tapani Tarvainen
> > > >>>>>    - Rudi Vansnick
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> NCUC EC Latin America
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>    - Carlos A. Afonso
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> NCUC EC North America
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>    - Edward Morris
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> The current NCUC Executive Committee has developed a list of
> > questions
> > > >>>>> to help the NCUC membership learn more about the nominees. If you
> > have been
> > > >>>>> nominated, please take a moment to complete and post to the list
> > answers
> > > >>>>> for the following questions:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> 1. Why do you want to serve on the EC?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> 2. Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations,
> > and
> > > >>>>> affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee.
> > Describe the
> > > >>>>> relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on
> > the NCUC
> > > >>>>> Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you
> > might have.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> 3. The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the
> > > >>>>> Constituency.  What  level of time commitment can you bring to
> > your EC role
> > > >>>>> on a weekly and overall basis?  Describe any concerns or
> > limitations on
> > > >>>>> your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee
> > and ICANN
> > > >>>>> Meetings in person.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> 4. Communication with the membership is critical. How would you
> > keep
> > > >>>>> members apprised of your EC-related activities?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> 5. How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in
> > the
> > > >>>>> future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention
> > and why? Be
> > > >>>>> concise (200 words maximum).
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> As a reminder, the election period is slated to begin Nov 15 and
> > run
> > > >>>>> until midnight (UTC) Nov 30, 2012.  Ballots will be sent directly
> > from
> > > >>>>> ICANN to NCUC individual members and representatives of NCUC
> > organizational
> > > >>>>> members. If you have any questions please let us know.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On behalf of the NCUC Executive Committee,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> ---------------------------------------
> > > >>>>> Brenden Kuerbis
> > > >>>>> Internet Governance Project
> > > >>>>> http://internetgovernance.org
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
> > > >> Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<
> > http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
> > > >> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business,
> > > >> www.schulich.yorku.ca
> > > >> Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation,
> > www.gkpfoundation.org
> > > >> NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org
> > > >> Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
> > > >> O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824
> > > >> Skype: alain.berranger
> > > >>
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