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

Seun Ojedeji seun.ojedeji at gmail.com
Sat Nov 8 20:40:40 CET 2014 

On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Stephanie Perrin <
stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:

>  I think this is a great idea...we need some kind of mentoring process.
> .......  I don't know about you, but when I ask a question in the larger
> list that turns out to be a slightly (or sometimes really) stupid question,
> I am reluctant to engage again. When I contribute something in the working
> groups and everyone ignores it, it is intimidating.
>

You have raised a very practical and quite important point. Hopefully those
who are "experienced" will be mindful of this.


>   I think this is a natural reaction, but the only way I am going to learn
> is to keep making mistakes and getting corrected.
>

And you have also just provided a solution that i also found to work for me.


> If there is any interest in setting up such a "mentees" list, I think it
> could help.  I see that as kind of a first step to having an
> understudy/trainee spot on the EC.
>

I doubt mentees list (i presume mailing list) will make any much
difference. The experience will happen where the action is; So a situation
where fairly experienced (who are highly interested to participate and
learn) are given are nominated and given strong consideration in becoming
part of the EC is one of the ways one can learn.

Cheers!

Stephanie Perrin
>
> On 14-11-08 10:04 AM, Benjamin Akinmoyeje wrote:
>
>  Dear All,
> I am so excited that the nomination process is up and I expect to see the
> regular names.
>
>  Here is a suggestion I will like to see and I won't know if I am
> speaking the mind of the new members who will like to engage actively but
> just feel inadequate - is it possible to have a position on the EC that is
> more like an understudy position. This way there is an active political
> will to bringing on board new members.
>
>  Thank you
> Benjamin
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Brenden Kuerbis <
> bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org> wrote:
>
>> +1 Stefania, you beat me to it. Happy to nominate you for a second term.
>>
>>  ---------------------------------------
>> Brenden Kuerbis
>> Internet Governance Project
>> http://internetgovernance.org
>>
>>  On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 4:25 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
>>> <%5B1%5D%20647%20-%20973%20-%206533> (CA) || [+39] 333 - 2309945
>>> <%5B%2B39%5D%20333%20-%202309945> (I)
>>> stefaniamilan.net || @annliffey
>>>
>>>     ------------------------------
>>> *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
>>> ***********************************************
>>>
>>>
>>> ***********************************************
>>> 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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