[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Delegate to the ICANN 2016 NominatingCommittee

[Stephanie Perrin]

Having kicked off what I thought was a useful discussion on this topic, 
I must apologize for sowing some confusion in my original post.  The 
Nomcom seat is a selection not an election.  I was, in this remark, "we 
need to ensure a lively, diverse field of candidates *for all these 
positions,* so that we are not fulfilling the criticism of not enough 
rotation of senior (travel-funded) positions in our 
constituency/stakeholder group" trying to encourage more folks to put 
their names forward for the upcoming elections, as well as being 
considered for Nomcom.  Last year, we did not have many candidates for 
the GNSO, most were acclaimed, with the exception of the North American 
seat which both Sam and I were trying for.  I think we have had similar 
problems getting folks to volunteer to chair and vice chair the policy 
committee, etc.
We also have a whole slate of comments coming up, and volunteers who 
want to become more active can by all means participate in those 
drafting exercises.  More hands make light work.  AS for helping members 
become more engaged in the working groups, several of us volunteered to 
monitor a skype channel for newbie support (where to go to ask all your 
questions during teleconferences, when you don't want to stick your hand 
up) but noone is using it.  Please let me know if you want to join.
There are many barriers to participation, but we need to do something to 
share the work and help folks become more engaged day to day.  Perhaps 
we don't use this list enough, a lot of discussion of policy takes place 
on the policy committee list, and if members of that committee don't 
reach out to their own regions and seek input, it really won't work as 
well. I appreciate Arun's comments below very much in this respect.
Kind regards,
Stephanie Perrin
On 2015-08-05 7:27, Remmy Nweke wrote:
> Thanks Arun for adding your voice to this subject.
> Just wondering how to achieve your ideal delegation without prevailing 
> opportunities which you and I know is much of the disadvantages facing 
> developing regions including Africa and Asia among others.
>
> No one is asking for pick and drop delegation if you have followed my 
> comments.
>
> In case you don't know, I have been lately on the executive board of 
> Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) and on personal 
> capacity a Lead Strategist at DigitalSENSE, organisers of the annual 
> Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Goivernance for Development 
> (IG4D) and Nigeria Ipv6 Roundtable as much as frequent participant at 
> ICANNs.
>
> May be the attached profile will help you and like minds out. I am not 
> new to the politics of ICANN and its associated groups.
>
> The issue of restructuring NCUC guidelines on representation is not 
> all about me or Africa, but enthroning a true NCUC representation 
> begins with a step like the one we are taking now and fine-tune things 
> as we progress.
>
> Yet, there is need to speak out for those of us from various regions 
> who felt 'marginalised' as far as this representation and delegations 
> are concern.
>
> @Peter Green
> As much as Bill is eminently qualified, there are also others in the 
> same circle including your sincerely based on the criteria outlined on 
> the call.
>
> Moving forward:
> The other issue now is whether we should start the *procedural 
> restructuring on delegations* now is what we need to decide promptly, 
> because delayed justice is as good as justice denied.
>
> So that whatever we arrived at that juncture will be seen as the 
> consensus of NCUC, but not that of a few of us trying to maneuver things.
>
> Thank God we have some two weeks to complete our inhouse deals and 
> make submission from NCUC.
>
> Regards
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> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Arun Mohan Sukumar 
> <arunmohan.s at gmail.com <mailto:arunmohan.s at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     My two cents -- speaking personally, as I've moved from the
>     national law university delhi and do not represent the
>     organisation here..
>
>     1. In principle, I strongly endorse Remmy's call for greater
>     geographical diversity in NCUC nominating/appointed positions.
>     Diversity by region should, however, not be an article of faith.
>     The candidate's background must be weighed against her activity
>     and participation in NCUC. Offering candidates from
>     under-represented regions who rarely correspond or attend ICANN
>     meetings does more disservice to the constituency that serve any
>     real cause.
>
>     2. Diversity in regional representation is not necessarily
>     correlated to diversity in perspective. If an NCUC representative
>     from a developing region is beholden to the same set of
>     entrenched, institutional interests, say as the ICANN Board and
>     reluctant to challenge status quo, that would be worrisome.
>     Personally, I would rather vote for or support individuals from
>     developed countries offering sound criticism of ICANN policies.
>     For e.g., IP Justice appears to be run by individuals from US and
>     Europe, but I cannot appreciate enough their flagging of IPR
>     concerns which matter enormously to countries, like India.
>
>     3. Diversity requirements should not be met by
>     appointments/nominations alone but by populating the general ranks
>     of the Constituency. The NCUC, in my limited interactions with the
>     group, is far too inward looking and occupied with ICANN election
>     politics or its (tough) battles with other SO/AC groups. It does
>     not perform a satisfactory job of co-opting greater numbers from
>     the developing world, and this responsibility lies squarely with
>     NCUC leaders from this region. Any NCUC member who seeks an
>     elected post on the claim of greater diversity ought to highlight
>     her efforts in recruiting or spreading the word about NCUC from
>     her region. Otherwise, it becomes a self-fulfilling exercise.
>
>     4. Diversity is a key requirement but just as sensitive is the job
>     eligibility criteria. The ICANN NomCom role is clearly one that
>     requires a strong network of global contacts, competencies in
>     recruitment, and more importantly a willingness to engage
>     contrasting perspectives. For these reasons, I support Bill's
>     candidature to the NomCom.
>
>     Arun
>
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