[NCUC-DISCUSS] Nomcom

[Wisdom Donkor]

On point Stephanie.

On Saturday, July 29, 2017, Stephanie Perrin <
stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:

> I do agree with Dorothy that this is not a popularity contest....we have
> two great candidates, and the exec cttee will have to figure out what the
> job demands and pick the better candidate in their best judgement.  I
> recommend they ask Bill and Brenden, our two most recent Nomcom reps, to
> tell them the challenges of the role. It would not hurt to discuss exactly
> what we want out of Nomcom, and what kind of candidates we think we need
> for all the appointees.
>
> cheers Stephanie
>
>
>
> On 2017-07-29 14:21, dorothy g wrote:
>
> In my view since this is a decision which will be taken by the Executive
> the +1 points are just background noise in the cases where specific reasons
> linked to the position are not given. This should not be a popularity
> contest.
>
> The Executive should clarify the criteria for their decision-making in
> relation to the specific demands of the job.
>
> Great that we have two very strong candidates.
>
> best
> D
>
> On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 5:52 PM, Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wisdom.dk at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Hello Renata,
>>
>> Thanks for the email. I do agree with you on all point raised.
>>
>> Few questions on my mind.
>> Are there any voting guidelines, nomination guidelines, campaign
>> guidelines etc?. if yes, i think all this information will have to be made
>> available to all members and if no, we will have to begin to work on one.
>>
>> Also, when does voting starts and ends and for how long?. I no in some
>> instances voting is done for a period of one week or more.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
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>> On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 4:37 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','raquino at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> What makes me worried about some of the +1
>>> - people who never contribute, yet sometimes oppose openly to NCUC's
>>> actions +1'ing candidates
>>> - observers on the list who are holding positions in other stakeholder
>>> groups - again normally having opposite positions. even if not voting,
>>> attempting to influence an election
>>> - a +1 w/ no justification leaves us to wonder whether there's a real
>>> reason for support or it's "i'm friends w/ the candidate"
>>> - new members rarely get +1s. this makes the elections look like the
>>> dancing chairs game with always the same ppl playing
>>>
>>> That being said, it's a good thermometer of a candidacy. Including the
>>> show its transparency.
>>>
>>> So thanks for the candidates participation once more and members
>>> voices in the process
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Renata
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