[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC ELECTIONS 2014: NOMINATIONS OPEN 3 - 16 November

Mon Nov 3 10:35:15 CET 2014

+1 for Stefania.

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On 3 Nov 2014 12:33, "William Drake" <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Thanks much for getting us started Stefi.
>
> As Chair I am of course neutral among candidates, but some things really
> need to be said: Stefi has contributed a lot of time and effort to the EC’s
> work, in particular by maintaining/updating our e-platforms, and provided
> crucial web support for our big and highly successful policy conference on
> the NETmundial in Singapore last year.
>
> Best
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Nov 3, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Milan, Stefania <Stefania.Milan at EUI.eu>
> wrote:
>
> Dear NCUCers
> following Bill's invitation below, I break the ice self-nominating for the
> EC-Europe slot.
> After one year serving the NCUC community, mostly making sure the web
> infrastructure is up and running and updated, I would like to serve a
> second year, hopefully to contribute also at the policy level.
> I encourage people to join the EC. The learning curve is steep, but it is
> worth it. We can do more to facilitate the engagement of members,
> especially new members, and NCUC needs people with enthusiasm, fresh
> ideas, and willingness to spare some hours a week to help the Chair run
> the business.
> I will submit a candidate statement in due time.
> Nominate, people, nominate (or self-nominate)!
> Stefania
>
> ----------------------
> Stefania Milan, PhD
> Data J Lab || Tilburg University, the Netherlands || datajlab.nl ||
> The Citizen Lab || Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto ||
>  citizenlab.org ||
> Internet Policy Observatory || Annenberg School for Communication,
> University of Pennsylvania || globalnetpolicy.org ||
> European University Institute || www.protestsurvey.eu/ ||
> Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University ||
>  www.cmcs.ceu.hu ||
> International Association for Media and Communication Research -
> International Council member and Co-Chair, Communication Policy Task Force
> || www.iamcr.org ||
> Executive Committee, Non-Commercial User Constituency, ICANN
> mobile: [31] 62 7875 425 (NL) || [1] 647 - 973 - 6533 (CA) || [+39] 333 -
> 2309945 (I)
> stefaniamilan.net || @annliffey
>
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> *Da:* ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org <
> ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> per conto di William Drake <
> wjdrake at gmail.com>
> *Inviato:* lunedì 3 novembre 2014 09.10
> *A:* NCUC-discuss
> *Oggetto:* Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC ELECTIONS 2014: NOMINATIONS OPEN 3 -
> 16 November
>
> Hello everyone
>
> Further to the message below, today being 3 November, nominations are now
> open until Sunday 16 November (close of business on earth) for our
> election.  Again, self-nominations and nominations of colleagues are
> equally welcome (in the latter case, a good practice is to check with the
> potential nominee first).
>
> Again a reminder that
>
> That said, *we must have your correct current email address in our data
> base in order for staff to send you a ballot.  The only way we can ensure
> this is for you to send an email to Maryam Bakoshi maryam.bakoshi at icann.org
> <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org> so she can check it against the data base.
> Please do this as soon as possible. *While you’re at it, you might want
> to double check that you are correctly listed at
> http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/  as well.
>
>
>
> Happy nominating,
>
> Best
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Oct 29, 2014, at 3:32 PM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> Now that NCSG has wrapped up its early Autumn election and ICANN’s Annual
> Meeting in LA is behind us, it is NCUC's turn for elections.  We need to
> elect a Chair and an Executive Committee for 2015.
>
> *I.  Positions*
>
> The positions to be filled are:
>
> 1.  Chair    [currently held by William Drake]
> 2.  EC – Europe [currently held by Stefania Milan]
> 3.  EC - Africa [currently held by  Grace Githaiga]
> 4.  EC – Asia/Australia/Pacific [currently held by Pranesh Prakash]
> 5.  EC – North America   [currently held by  Roy Balleste]
> 6.  EC – Latin America/ Caribbean  [currently held by Carlos Affonso
> Pereira de Souza]
>
> Biographies on the current members are available from
> http://www.ncuc.org/governance/executive-committee/
>
> NCUC really needs committed volunteers who are really willing to donate a
> few hours a week to collaboration in order to help ensure that civil
> society's voice is heard in ICANN.  The EC’s responsibilities are primarily
> in the realm of constituency administrative management, inreach and
> outreach, and interfacing with ICANN’s staff and community as needed (GNSO
> policy work being the province of the participants in the NCSG Policy
> Committee, GNSO Council, and GNSO working groups).    If you think that you
> or someone you know would be well suited to the tasks involved, then please
> consider nominating accordingly.
>
>
> *II.  Timetable*
>
> The process begins next Monday, November 3.  The timetable will be as
> follows:
>
> November 3 - 16: Nominations submitted to ncuc-discuss
> November 17 - 30: Candidates submit statements to ncuc-discuss
> December 1 − 14: Election period
> December 15: Results announced
>
> During the first two-week period, any member can self-nominate or nominate
> any other member http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/ (usually best to
> check with them first).  During the second two-week period, nominees must
> notify colleagues via the mail list whether they accept the nomination, and
> if they do, submit a candidate statement (see below).  At the beginning of
> the third two-week period, ballots will be emailed by ICANN staff, and
> voting will occur on a secure website.  Staff will then run the tally
> software and announce the vote, and the new EC will be set up soon
> thereafter.
>
>
> *III.  Participation*
>
> As you know, in accordance with its Charter, NCSG’s chair does a
> labor-intensive "check-in” procedure (probably necessary in the SG
> context), and members who do not reply in time to multiple email promptings
> become ineligible to vote in the election cycle.  Rafik went through this
> in recent NCSG election, with these results
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsJI0CB4QegidDktTGtfa2pWZlMzY1FnRHFBYkRXekE&usp=drive_web#gid=0
>
>
> In contrast, NCUC’s Bylaws don’t require a check-in, and we have never
> done one.  Whether in the future we might want to move in this direction
> has been discussed in the EC before and might merit consideration again
> (there are pluses and minuses to it), but for now we will stick with our
> simplified traditional approach.  Everyone who’s a member as of 30 days
> before the election (i.e. now) is eligible to vote, and the results in
> contested cases are based on simple majorities irrespective of what
> percentage of members “turns out” to vote.
>
> That said, *we must have your correct current email address in our data
> base in order for staff to send you a ballot.  The only way we can ensure
> this is for you to send an email to Maryam Bakoshi maryam.bakoshi at icann.org
> <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org> so she can check it against the data base.
> Please do this as soon as possible. *While you’re at it, you might want
> to double check that you are correctly listed at
> http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/  as well.
>
>
> *IV.  Candidate Statements*
>
> For when we get to this stage, the standard list of questions we’ve asked
> people over the years is as follows:
>
> 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?
>
> The statements should be relatively concise, e.g. a couple paragraphs per
> question.  Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both
> backward and forward looking, i.e. taking note of contributions and work in
> the previous year.
>
>
> *V.  "Meet the Candidates” Virtual Meeting?*
>
> During last year’s election, we tried something new and scheduled an Adobe
> Connect session where members could ask the candidates questions etc.  If
> there’s demand to try this again we can schedule a session during the
> election period.
>
> I may be forgetting something…if there are any questions, just ask.
> Otherwise, please do keep this election schedule on your radar,  consider
> whether you or someone you know might like to stand for election to one of
> the above posts, ensure that we have your email address, and when the time
> comes, vote.  It’s really important.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Bill
>
>
> ***********************************************
> William J. Drake
> International Fellow & Lecturer
>   Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>   University of Zurich, Switzerland
> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,
>   ICANN, www.ncuc.org
> william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists),
>   www.williamdrake.org
> ***********************************************
>
>
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> William J. Drake
> International Fellow & Lecturer
>   Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>   University of Zurich, Switzerland
> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,
>   ICANN, www.ncuc.org
> william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists),
>   www.williamdrake.org
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