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

Tue Jun 19 16:32:08 CEST 2018

Dear EC

Thank you for your expediency.
I'll announce to our members we have a new vice-chair.

Best,

Renata

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 8:51 AM, Elsa S <elsa.saade at gmail.com> wrote:

> Happy to also support Bruna for this position as she has shown true
> leadership on our journey as colleagues in this EC. I believe she’d be an
> excellent vice chair.
>
> Congrats!
>
> Best,
>
> Elsa
> —
>
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 7:39 AM Michael Karanicolas <
> mkaranicolas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I also would like to vote for Bruna, who I think will be an outstanding
>> Vice-Chair.
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 8:21 AM, Louise Marie Hurel <
>> louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> It is also not within my intentions to run for Vice Chair. My best
>>> wishes to Bruna, I'm confident that she'll excel in this position.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Louise Marie Hurel
>>>
>>> Cybersecurity Project Coordinator | Igarapé Institute
>>>
>>> London School of Economics (LSE) Media and Communications (Data and
>>> Society)
>>> Skype: louise.dias
>>> +44 (0) 7468 906327
>>> *l.h.dias at lse.ac.uk <l.h.dias at lse.ac.uk> *
>>> louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18 June 2018 at 13:56, Michael Karanicolas <mkaranicolas at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I do not intend to run. I think Bruna would be excellent for the
>>>> position - though I should hold off on voting until we finalize the
>>>> candidates.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 9:41 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <
>>>> raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Elsa
>>>>> That makes 2 EC voters
>>>>> 1 EC candidate
>>>>> And 2 EC without intentions declared
>>>>>
>>>>> Please Michael and Louise send in your intentions soon so we can move
>>>>> on this process
>>>>>
>>>>> I find it always better an election w/ at least 2 candidates
>>>>>
>>>>> And even if the 2nd candidate doesn't take this position now, may do
>>>>> so on the future if the Chair resigns.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Renata
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Elsa S <elsa.saade at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Renata. I'd also refrain from running for Vice-Chair and wish
>>>>>> my colleagues who run, all the luck.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Elsa
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please the rest of the EC state your intentions too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Renata
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 6:17 PM, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>>>>>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As announced before, I would have interest in running for
>>>>>>>> Vice-Chair, here follows my SOI:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *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.*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Bruna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2018-06-12 21:46 GMT-03:00 hfaiedh ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks Renata. I'll pass and wish the best of luck to those
>>>>>>>>> wishing to run.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2018-06-12 16:20 GMT+02:00 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <
>>>>>>>>> raquino at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>>>>>>>>>> <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> > Hi
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > 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
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > 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
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> 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.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>> 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 *
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>>>>>>> @boomartins
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Elsa Saade
>>>>>> Consultant
>>>>>> Gulf Centre for Human Rights
>>>>>> Twitter: @Elsa_Saade
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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