[NCUC-DISCUSS] [Election] NCUC election for 2017

[Alagie Ceesay]

I fully support Benjamin's nomination as well. Benjamin, +1

On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 7:54 AM, Mamadou LO <alfamamadou at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I would like to nominate Benjamin Akinmoyeje from Nigeria for EC Africa
> position.
> Benjamin Akinmoyeje is an ICANN fellow, AFriNIC fellow who has  been a
> member of NCUC for over 3 years, he is a member of the (NCUC) Membership
> Engagement Team. He has at one time contributed to NCUC blog. He is a warm
> outspoken who engages actively at various ICANN events and communities. He
> desires to learn and bring more NCUC engagement to Africa. He is presently
> a volunteer in GNSO RDS PDP WG - where he is reading heaps of documents in
> order to contribute actively.
> Benjamin's presence in the EC will bring a new energy that will increase
> participation of some diversity group.
> I recommend Benjamin strongly for this position
>
> Regards!
>
> ------------------------------
> *De :* Ncuc-discuss <ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> de la part de
> Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
> *Envoyé :* mardi 25 octobre 2016 19:03
> *À :* ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org
> *Objet :* [NCUC-DISCUSS] [Election] NCUC election for 2017
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> It is time for NCUC to hold its annual election for Chair and Executive
> Committee for 2017. For this year, we are also going to vote for the
> amended charter. I. Positions The positions to be filled are: 1. Chair
> [currently held by Rafik Dammak, was elected to GNSO council] 2. EC –
> Europe [currently held by Farzaneh Badii, eligible for another term]
> 3. EC - Africa [currently held by Grace Githaiga, term limited] 4. EC –
> Asia/Australia/Pacific [currently vacant] 5. EC – North America [currently
> held by Milton Mueller, eligible for reelection] 6. EC – Latin America/
> Caribbean [currently held by João Carlos R. Caribe, eligible for
> reelection] Biographies on the current members are available from
> http://www.ncuc.org/governance/executive-committee/
>
> NCUC EC really needs committed volunteers who are 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 administrative
> management, in-reach and outreach, and interfacing with ICANN’s staff and
> community as needed. NCUC Chair has also several duties and roles to
> fulfill. If you think that you or someone you know would be well suited to
> the tasks involved, then please consider nominating accordingly.
>
> NCUC Bylaws Amendments Approval
>
> The election will also concern the approval of the new NCUC charter.
> According to article VIII of the current NCUC bylaws:
>
> "*Charter amendments shall be passed if at least two thirds of the votes
> cast in the election favor its adoption (provided 40% or more of the
> eligible Voters cast a ballot in the election).*"
>
> Because of the charter amendment, we really need a good turnout and
> participation of our membership in the vote,
>
> The information about the ballot, how to vote and cast ballot would be
> shared later.
>
> II. Timetable The process begins this coming Monday, 31st October. The
> timetable will be as follows:
>
> 31 Oct. - 13 Nov.:  Nominations period , nomination to be submitted to
> NCUC list
> 14 Nov-20 November:    Candidates submit statements to NCUC list ,
> including the candidates/members call
> 21 Nov. - 4 Dec:  Election period / charter vote
> 5 Dec: Results announcement
>
> During the first two-week period, any member can self-nominate or nominate
> any other member http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/.
> Members | NonCommercial Users Constituency
> <http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/>
> www.ncuc.org
> NCUC's membership has reached 520 members from 145 countries, including
> 118 noncommercial organizations and 402 individuals. Thank you, new
> members, for joining NCUC ...
>
> In the second period, the 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 voting period, ballots will be emailed from this email address
> tally at icann.org . Staff will then run the tally software and announce the
> vote, and the new EC will be set up soon thereafter. Only those who
> check-in and included in the voters list will receive the ballot.
>
> III. Participation
>
> We will conduct a quick check-in process to build the voter list, similar
> to the process done for NCSG election. The process will start soon. You
> just need to respond to the email to be considered as active and added to
> the voters list.
>
> if you would like to correct current email address in our data base in
> order for staff to send you a ballot. So within the next couple weeks,
> Maryam Bakoshi will send mail to every address in our data base asking for
> a reply email confirming that it is the valid address for the individual
> member or organizational representative listed at
> http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/ . Please make sure that her message
> does not get lost in a spam filter. Her address maryam.bakoshi at
> icann.org <http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss>
> IV. Candidate Statements For the statement, the nominated candidate should
> answer: 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? Incumbent candidates should
> answer in a manner that is both backward and forward looking, i.e. taking
> note of their contributions and work in the previous year. The statements
> should be relatively concise, e.g. a couple paragraphs per question. V.
> "Meet the Candidates” confcall
>
> In the week prior to the voting period, we will organize a confcall for
> the membership to ask candidates. The date/time will be decided and shared
> during that week.
>
> There will be further communication to give more details about the process
> and responding to your questions and inquiries.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafik Dammak
>
> NCUC chair
>
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