[NCUC-DISCUSS] Nomcom

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

I'll also note that SOIs will soon be shared on EC list - open archives
http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-ec/

I'll share the link w/ LAC list for advice
So to all those sending me private messages:
I have no idea yet on how to vote, appreciate your input

Thanks




On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 1:28 PM, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am glad to hear that we have two nominations for this position. Like
> Renata, I also have a question for our candidates:
>
> One of the jobs of the Nominating Committee, as best I understand it, is to
> ensure that the maximum number of qualified people are willing to offer
> themselves as nominees for a given role. If you uncover impediments which
> discourage people from being nominated who might otherwise be qualified and
> willing to volunteer their time, how would you go about eliminating or
> reducing those impediments?
>
> I ask this because this is not just a problem which you might face on the
> NomCom. We as NCUC members might face it soon too. In the coming months we
> are going to have elections for a number of important roles (as many as four
> seats on the GNSO Council, as well as leadership roles on both the NCSG EC
> and NCUC EC). Not having a complete slate of candidates could be problematic
> from the perspective of diversity and in terms of making sure we have enough
> people both with new views and the right amount of institutional knowledge.
> Have you any tips you can share with us on how to build large nominee pools?
>
> Thanks again for stepping forward.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ayden Férdeline
> linkedin.com/in/ferdeline
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Nomcom
> Local Time: July 28, 2017 3:04 PM
> UTC Time: July 28, 2017 2:04 PM
> From: raquino at gmail.com
> To: NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
>
> Hi
>
> It is such good news we have 2 nominations for Nomcom.
> And both women from Africa.
>
> As NCUC LAC member, I'm happy to see Global South representation.
>
> LAC is not represented in numbers well enough in the ICANN community.
> We do hope that changes.
>
> Will the chosen representative be appointed be EC or vote?
>
> Whatever path taken, I believe who decides will have a better chance of
> assessing if we hear more from candidates.
> I'd personally would like to know:
>
> - What are your thoughts and strategies for advancement of diversity in
> ICANN, especially Global South participation?
>
> - If Ines is chosen, do we have to choose a new EC Africa?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>