[NCUC-EC] Implementation of new bylaws - Vice-chair election and Policy Committee NCUC

Mon Jun 18 14:24:29 CEST 2018

Thanks Renata. I'd also refrain from running for Vice-Chair and wish my
colleagues who run, all the luck.

Best,

Elsa
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On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:04 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you Bruna and Ines for stating your intentions regarding the
> Vice-Chair role.
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> Please the rest of the EC state your intentions too.
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> This is something we have to decide rather quickly, for a number of
> reasons, it would be good to have a replacement for the Chair role.
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> Best,
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> Renata
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 6:17 PM, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Dear all,
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>> As announced before, I would have interest in running for Vice-Chair,
>> here follows my SOI:
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>> *Experience in ICANN My involvement with ICANN started with ICANN58,
>> which I attended as a first time fellow. One week prior to the Copenhagen
>> meeting I had the chance to participate at the NCUC session at the Internet
>> Freedom Festival that later resulted with me as an NCUC member. After the
>> Copenhagen meeting, I was selected as NCUC fellow during ICANN59 and had
>> the chance to engage with the New gTLD subsequent procedures PDP WG and
>> also to make a short presentation on Geographical Names that was later
>> transformed into a NCUC Blog Post
>> <https://www.ncuc.org/2017/08/24/icann59-report-geographic-names-and-new-gtlds-in-the-center-of-internet-policymaking/>.
>> Other than that I have served as Fellowship coach for the Abu Dhabi
>> (ICANN60) and San Juan (ICANN61) meetings and in the upcoming Panama
>> Meeting (ICANN62). I was elected as the representative for the Latin
>> American and Caribbean region at the Executive Committee in November, 2017.
>> Regarding public comments and PDPs, I am a member of the New gTLD
>> subsequent procedures PDP WG, an observer at the new gTLD Auction Proceeds
>> CCWG and recently joined the CCWP Human Rights. I have also contributed to
>> the NCSG's Public Comment contribution to the GNSO Community Comment 2
>> (CC2) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process and the
>> recent Release for Registration one .COM Domain Name with a
>> Single-Character Label: O.COM <http://o.com/> NCSG Public Comment.NCUC and
>> goals The following is an excerpt from my EC candidacy SOI: As for my
>> visions regarding NCUC and how my participation would be useful, given the
>> fact that my affinity with the group and what it advocates for, I believe
>> in making it even more participative through a few measures: 1.
>> Communication: I think it would be important for the LAC members to be
>> aware of all the ways NCUC is acting in the region. Having said that, I'd
>> say that a good regional representative at the EC is the one who can pass
>> on information to his community on a monthly basis. By sharing information
>> on how to get involved, and where does the NCUC needs help, I believe we
>> can achieve even higher levels of engagement. 2. Outreach-inreach: given
>> the fact that NCUC members are important internet governance
>> actors/researchers/activists in all of the different regions of the globe,
>> I think it is of utter importance for them to know who else is alongside
>> them and also who they could reach out to in any subject they wish; I also
>> admire a lot Renata's work during her term and achieving her level of
>> presence and participation is also a goal. Therefore, if I were elected I'd
>> also like to continue with her monthly calls and activities regarding the
>> mailing list in order to strengthen NCUC's relation with the LAC community
>> and for that I'd like to count with my fellow LAC members ! Having worked
>> in the local level since 2009, Civil Society's claims and the obstacles
>> that activism often encounters such as lack of space from governments are
>> of my understandment.  Despite the fact that my active participation at
>> ICANN and NCUC is quite recent, Internet Governance is not a new subject to
>> me. I believe that I would be a good LAC Region Representative at the
>> Executive Committee due to the fact that Im willing to advocate for a more
>> inclusive and equal Internet and will also have the will of continuing to
>> pursue NCUC's participation within the IG community.In terms of
>> Constituency goals, I believe they remain the same presented above but now
>> applicable to the constituency level. At the time I have highlighted the
>> importance of fostering communications with members and of the Constituency
>> recent actions and also strengthening NCUC's relations not only with the
>> region I am located at but also with the plethora of members we have spread
>> around the world and I still believe in those as very important
>> values/steps to take.Apart from that, improving NCUC participation in
>> policy work is something I value and have been committed to at the EC
>> level, therefore, I strongly believe in our members working closely with
>> the NCSG PC representatives in order to build capacity within the
>> constituency and become even more participative in echoing the CS voices in
>> policy related discussions. In that point, I think that as a Constituency
>> we could reach higher levels of participation once the right bridging
>> between incoming members and PDP active members is done - and I plan to be
>> available to help Renata with whatever else she needs.  About me My name is
>> Bruna Martins dos Santos and I am the advocacy strategist at Coding Rights,
>> a women lead Think-and-Do tank that aims to advance in the enforcement of
>> Human Rights in the digital world by integrating usages and understandings
>> of technology into policy making processes. On the academy note, I hold a
>> BA in Law with experience in Internet Regulation, and I am 27 years old and
>> live in Brasilia, Brazil. I have previously worked as a legal advisor at
>> the Brazilian Government, covering Internet Governance issues and being
>> responsible for issuing legal opinions regarding transparency and on the
>> implementation of the Access to Information Act. In that capacity, I have
>> also participated in the organization of NetMundial and on the regulatory
>> discussions regarding Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Civil_Rights_Framework_for_the_Internet>
>> and the Data Protection draft bill.Apart from my government background, I
>> am alumni of the Brazilian School on Internet Governance (EGI.br), a
>> Brazilian Internet Steering Committee fellow at the 9th Latin America and
>> Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Internet Governance Forum
>> (LACIGF), an active member of the ISOCs SIG Group Youth Observatory
>> <http://obdjuv.org/> and SIG Women. I am also a contributor to the IGF's
>> Best Practice Forum on Gender and Access as an independent researcher and
>> one of the authors of the Young Latin American Women Declaration: Enabling
>> access to empower young women and build a feminist Internet Governance, a
>> statement addressing the importance of ensuring a safe online environment
>> for women online. Apart from that, I also hold the position of
>> Co-Coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) and
>> represent the ICG at the Civil Society Coordination Group
>> <http://internetgov-cs.org/> (CSCG) and attended IGF 2017 as an ISOC
>> Ambassador.*
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>> Best,
>> Bruna
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>> 2018-06-12 21:46 GMT-03:00 hfaiedh ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com>:
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>>> Thanks Renata. I'll pass and wish the best of luck to those wishing to
>>> run.
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>>> 2018-06-12 16:20 GMT+02:00 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone
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>>>> So please if you are interested in being vice-chair send your
>>>> statement of interest to this list.
>>>> Votes can be sent to the list too
>>>> And if there is any need to talk to candidates it can be done in the
>>>> next EC meeting
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>>>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>>>> <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Hi
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>>>> > I. The Vice Chair
>>>> > 1.
>>>> > A member of the EC may be designated as Vice Chair by a majority vote
>>>> of the EC.
>>>> > 2.
>>>> > The Vice Chair will take over the duties
>>>> > of the Chair when:
>>>> > a. The Chair delegates those responsibilities to him or her for a
>>>> > temporary period.
>>>> > b. The Chair is incapacitated or unaccountably absent for thirty (30)
>>>> > days or more.
>>>> > c. The Chair resigns
>>>> >
>>>> > https://www.ncuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaws-of-
>>>> the-Noncommercial-Users-Constituency-20171.pdf
>>>> >
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>>>> > On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 3:21 PM, Bruna Martins dos Santos
>>>> > <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> Cool, this is important! And I would like to run for vice-chair.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> How will this go, Renata ? Any restrictions to candidacies ? or
>>>> deadlines as
>>>> >> to the implementation of the electoral process!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I think we should include this (election process, deadlines,etc) in
>>>> the
>>>> >> upcoming EC call what do you all think ?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Cheers,
>>>> >> Bruna
>>>> >>
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>>>> >> 2018-06-11 15:06 GMT-03:00 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com
>>>> >:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Dear EC
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> We have to start working on the implementation of our new bylaws.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> We have to elect a vice-chair among the EC (with EC majority)
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> And implement a Policy Committee
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Note that in the NCUC Policy Committee that will be seats assigned
>>>> to
>>>> >>> NCUC PC NCSG participants already
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I think that we can then start once we elect our NCUC rep. So far
>>>> only
>>>> >>> 1 candidate, we need to work harder to find applicants, no matter
>>>> what
>>>> >>> image people have of PC NCSG.
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>>>> >>> So, any candidates for Vice-Chair?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Thanks
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>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Bruna Martins dos Santos
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>>> >> @boomartins
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>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
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>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>> @boomartins
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Elsa Saade
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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