NCUC Nomination for Poncelet

Sun Oct 21 21:25:45 CEST 2012

I don't know Poncelet, and this comment is not intended to be a 
reflection on the merits of his potential candidacy.

Milton's note hints at the possibility of becoming a member just in time 
to run for office.  This raises an issue in my mind.

Should people who seek elected positions in our organizations be 
required to be members for some reasonable time period before being 
eligible for nomination (or appointment)?  Currently, the charter says 
"any active member" can run.

Of course finding people willing to serve is already a challenge. But I 
am concerned that people holding positions that represent our 
constituencies have a deep understanding of the groups' positions and 
history.  They will represent us/our positions to other groups, and 
retractions/corrections can be costly.  They need to know us; and we 
them.   There is a big gap between applicable experience, and actually 
following/participating in the groups' discussions and events.

One could argue that's what election campaigns are for, but with 
uncontested elections it seems too easy for someone (with the best of 
intentions) to parachute in to a position that (s)he isn't ready for.

One could also argue that someone could trivially meet a time 
requirement by being a passive member who signs up, but never participates.

And we shouldn't create unreasonable barriers/complexities to holding 
office.

Nonetheless, I suspect that having some baseline standard is likely 
worthwhile.

Something to consider for the next time we revise our charters?

Timothe Litt
ACM Distinguished Engineer
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On 21-Oct-12 12:09, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
> Dear Remmy:
>
> Thanks for nominating someone for the NCUC EC.
>
> Unfortunately the process can be confusing because this list serves 
> two constituencies, NCUC and NPOC.
>
> As far as I know, Poncelet's Gambia YMCA is a member of the NPOC 
> constituency and not of NCUC. This would make him ineligible to run in 
> this NCUC election.
>
> However, it is possible to be member of both constituencies. I think 
> at this point we need to hear from Poncelet: are you a member of NCUC, 
> and if so, do you confirm your willingness to run?
>
> *From:*NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] *On Behalf 
> Of *Remmy Nweke
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:19 AM
> *To:* NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCUC Nomination for Poncelet
>
> Hi all,
>
> I wish to nominate my good friend, Poncelet Ileleji, the 
> current Coordinator at The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & 
> Digital Studio for the NCUC EC Africa representative.
>
> I am sure he will make us proud.
>
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Brenden Kuerbis 
> <bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org 
> <mailto:bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org>> wrote:
>
> Dear Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) members,
>
> It has been a year and elections are upon us. We need to elect an 
> NCUC Chair and an NCUC Executive Committee.
>
> Specifically, the positions open up for elections are:
>
> 1. NCUC Chair
> 2. NCUC EC -- Europe
> 3. NCUC EC - Africa
> 4. NCUC EC -- Asia and the Pacific
> 5. NCUC EC -- North America
> 6. NCUC EC -- Latin America
>
> We would like to have the elected officers take office before the 
> new year, so we suggest the following schedule:
>
> October 15-31: Nominations submitted to list (please confirm with the 
> nominee in advance, self nominations are welcome)
> November 1-14: Develop ballot w/ICANN staff, nominees present statements
> November 15-30: Election period
> December 1: Results announced
>
> Thank you and best of luck to all the candidates.
>
> On behalf of the NCUC Executive Committee and Chair,
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Brenden Kuerbis
> Internet Governance Project
> http://internetgovernance.org
>
>
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