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

Tue Nov 8 00:35:12 CET 2016

If my friend Mamadou thinks that Benjamin will do a great work for their
region well as a LAC girl I support Benjamin for the role in the name of
African region.

Best wishes,

Gaby

2016-11-03 11:48 GMT-03:00 Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>:

> Dear Mamadou and All,
> Thank you for the nomination and the show of support.
> I accept my nomination.
>
> Thank you,
> Benjamin
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 12:03 PM Alagie Ceesay <aceesay84 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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