[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Election 2013

[Tapani Tarvainen]

Sorry about multiple +1's (email troubles),
although Roy undoubtedly deservers them all. :-)

Tapani

On Nov 13 13:43, Tapani Tarvainen (tapani.tarvainen at effi.org) wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> On Nov 13 10:50, Brenden Kuerbis (bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org) wrote:
> > 
> > I would like to nominate Roy Balleste for Executive Committee, North
> > American region.
> > 
> > For those who don't know Roy well, he has an interesting background and I
> > think would be a valuable addition to NCUC leadership.
> > 
> > As far as I know, Roy is the only law librarian in the NCUC. As Law Library
> > Director and Professor of Law at St. Thomas University (Miami, FL, USA), he
> > has deep concern with access to information and freedom of expression.  He
> > completed a doctorate degree (J.S.D.) in Intercultural Human Rights,
> > analyzing internet governance, including its history, actors, institutions
> > and human rights considerations.
> > 
> > But beyond academia, Roy continues to make contributions to the NCUC and
> > our work at ICANN. He has helped grow the Constituency, translating our
> > brochure to Spanish, as well as cultivating his ties with the International
> > Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) on behalf of the
> > NCUC (and NCSG) seeking broader and worldwide participation of librarians
> > in the ICANN process. Roy also participated in the 'thick' WHOIS PDP WG, as
> > a member of the data protection and privacy sub-team, and co-drafted two
> > NCUC Policy Documents submitted to WG.
> > 
> > Personally, I've know Roy for several years and have done various project
> > and committee work with him. I think he brings a level of professionalism,
> > initiative, and follow-through that we will benefit from. AFAIK, Roy will
> > be in Buenos Aires, so I encourage you to get to know him better there. You
> > can also read more about Roy here:
> > http://www.stu.edu/BallesteRoy/tabid/2383/Default.aspx
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > -- Brenden
> > 
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------
> > Brenden Kuerbis
> > Internet Governance Project
> > http://internetgovernance.org
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:25 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Stefania
> > >
> > > Thanks for your nomination, great to have you in the mix.
> > >
> > > On Nov 12, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Milan, Stefania <Stefania.Milan at EUI.eu>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > I also hope this humble self-nomination is going to inspire more
> > > nominations/self-nominations as otherwise elections are no fun at all ☺
> > >
> > >
> > > Absolutely, we need more nominations.  And as Glenn points out, strong
> > > opinions and differences of view are part and parcel of community
> > > engagement across ICANN.  It’d be surprising if an NCUC election were an
> > > exception to the rule, but hopefully this don’t make us lose sight of the
> > > big picture—our collective commitment to promoting civil society priorities
> > > in GNSO/ICANN processes—or prevent us from having a bit of fun while we’re
> > > at it.
> > >
> > > Perhaps I should update our running tab in light of the past few days of
> > > mail.  As of 13.11.13 we’ve received the following,
> > >
> > >
> > > Position Nominees Nominator
> > >
> > > 1.  Chair   Bill Drake* David Cake (12.11.13)
> > >
> > > 2.  EC – Europe Tapani Tarvainen* Kate Smith-Lawrence (08.11.13)
> > >
> > > Stefania Milan Self (12.11.13)
> > >
> > > 3.  EC - Africa Hago Dafalla Self (08.11.13)
> > >
> > > 4.  EC – Asia and the Pacific Peter Green (aka Zuan Zhang 张 钻) * Self
> > > (10.11.13)
> > >
> > > Imran Ahmed Shah Self (09.11.13)
> > >
> > > 5.  EC – North America —**
> > >
> > > 6.  EC – Latin America Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza (Jr.) Carlos
> > > Afonso (Sr.) (11.11.13)
> > >
> > > [* = incumbent]
> > >
> > > [** = declined by Ed Morris 13.11.13]
> > >
> > >
> > > Again, the timetable:
> > >
> > > November 6 - 19 (Constituency Day in Buenos Aires): Nominations submitted
> > > to ncuc-discuss
> > > November 20 - December 3: Candidates submit statements to ncuc-discuss
> > > December 4 − 17: Election period
> > > December 18: Results announced
> > >
> > > Also, please remember that in order for you to receive a ballot, we must
> > > have your correct current email address for the voter list to be submitted
> > > to ICANN.  We need to get this to staff before the Buenos Aires meeting
> > > starts up next weekend.  Tapani has sent a list of the members who did not
> > > respond to him in the Spring at the launch of ncuc-discuss or to Robin's
> > > recent NCSG check-in, or who otherwise have not confirmed their addresses.
> > >  If your name is on that list and you want to receive a ballot, please be
> > > in touch with him at <ncuc at TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO> to confirm your address.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bill
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