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

[Dan Krimm]

How about some sort of "official observers" included on the coordination
lists for these committees, where those with the interest get to look in on
communications by the EC or PC, etc.  Just being a "fly on the wall" can be
a very educational first step, without placing any additional burden on
anyone with decision-making responsibilities.  It points a new member
toward the sorts of things one needs to learn in order to become a more
effective participant.

Is there anything intrinsically confidential about the deliberations of
these committees, or are they kept separate simply to avoid clutter on the
main membership lists?  (Are they published on the web anywhere, at
present?)

This could be a part of nurturing a culture of internal transparency within
our group.  Then perhaps a "mentees" list could follow-up with collective
self-education when things come up in committee discussions that merit
further elaboration to get up to speed.  Once in a while the mentees could
post a question for clarification to the main list and we can all jump in
(time willing) to help clarify.  The combination of observing the "real
action" with a "penumbra" forum to understand those actions without
clogging up the activity on the committees might create critical mass to
boot-strap those who want to get on board and become more effective
participants over time.

Dan

PS: IMO there is no such thing as a "stupid question" except the one one
declines to ask in order to avoid looking stupid.  People who lack
information or experience are not stupid, simply uninformed.  It should be
our collective mission to make sure our members are as well informed as
possible, no matter how new they are to the process or the context.  Any
attitude of looking down on those with less experience is self-defeating as
a group.  The attitude should be to reach out a hand and pull everyone up.
(Once in a while Godzilla and Mothra may get into a dispute and a few
elbows might be thrown -- you know who you are ;-) -- but that should not
be interpreted as a lack of respect -- it is simply the expression of a
passionate point of view.)  But, it may be that the committee lists are not
the place to ask those questions.  I do think the main lists are entirely
appropriate for such questions.  But if some newer members would feel more
comfortable addressing these orientation type questions among themselves
before pushing them out to the full membership, anything we can do to
smooth the entry process seems like a good thing to me.



At 8:40 PM +0100 11/8/14, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
>On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Stephanie Perrin
><<mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>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
><<mailto:bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org>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>http://internetgovernance.org
>
>On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 4:25 AM, Milan, Stefania
><<mailto:Stefania.Milan at eui.eu>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. ÐWe can do more to facilitate the engagement of members,
>especially new members, and NCUC needs people with enthusiasm, fresh
>ideas,Ð 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 ||
><http://datajlab.nl>datajlab.nl ||
>
>The Citizen Lab || Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto ||
><http://citizenlab.org>citizenlab.org ||
>Internet Policy Observatory || Annenberg School for Communication,
>University of Pennsylvania ||
><http://globalnetpolicy.org>globalnetpolicy.org ||
>European University Institute ||
><http://www.protestsurvey.eu/>www.protestsurvey.eu/ ||
>Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University ||
><http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu>www.cmcs.ceu.hu ||
>International Association for Media and Communication Research -
>International Council member and Co-Chair, Communication Policy Task Force
>|| <http://www.iamcr.org>www.iamcr.org ||
>Executive Committee, Non-Commercial User Constituency, ICANN
>mobile: [31] 62 7875 425 (NL)
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>
>
>Da:
><mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org>ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org
><<mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org>ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org>
>per conto di William Drake <<mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com>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 <mailto: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/>http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/  as
>>well. 
>>
>
>
>Happy nominating,
>
>Best
>
>Bill
>
>
>>On Oct 29, 2014, at 3:32 PM, William Drake
>><<mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>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/>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/>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>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 <mailto: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/>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 somethingŠif 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
>
>
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>  University of Zurich, Switzerland
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