[NCUC-EC] Finance Committee - NCUC appointment.

Mon Feb 11 19:18:44 CET 2019

I think that the situation might have called for us to remove him from
office, but technically he still is. I will change the wording, thanks
Michael.

Em seg, 11 de fev de 2019 às 16:10, Michael Karanicolas <
mkaranicolas at gmail.com> escreveu:

> Hi,
>
> Is Thato eligible for re-appointment? If so, I would recommend changing
> the first sentence from "NCUC needs to appoint a Constituency
> representative to the NCSG Finance Committee" to "NCUC would like to
> invite applications for Constituency representative to the NCSG Finance
> Committee for the coming year".
>
> Other than that - looks great.
>
> Best,
>
> Michael
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 2:00 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Below follows the draft call for FC representative. As soon as you
>> approve I will send it to the list.
>>
>> Dear members,
>>
>> NCUC needs to appoint a Constituency representative to the NCSG Finance
>> Committee. The terms for FC representatives are of one year and the time
>> has come for NCUC to appoint its representative.  Therefore, this
>> present call is open for applications until 25 February and the EC will
>> deliberate on the appointee with advice from NCSG Chair until 28 February.
>>
>> As per NCUC Operating Procedures [1], this selection process can choose a
>> candidate with the following characteristics:
>>
>> a. Has a depth of expertise in financial management, forensic accounting,
>> and/or budgeting.
>>
>> b. Candidates should also highlight their practical understanding of
>> financial accounts, risk management, and understanding of auditing
>> processes, as well as any experience with grant seeking and/or fundraising.
>>
>> Additional general requirements
>>
>> - The candidate must submit an updated Statement of Interest (SoI).
>>
>> - It is desirable for the candidate to have participated in public
>> comment efforts, and be an active member in one or more Working Groups (WG)
>> within ICANN or generally been contributing by being involved with outreach
>> and NCUC events.
>>
>> About the Finance Committee
>> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Committees-2018>
>>
>> The Finance Commmitee at NCSG is formed by one NCUC and one NPOC
>>
>> representative. The current NPOC representative is Remmy Nweke. And the
>> current NCUC representative is Thato Mfikwe.  NCUC can also add observers
>> to this committee.
>>
>> Send your application and SOI to chair at ncuc.org and copy
>> maryam.bakoshi at icann.org
>>
>> [1] NCUC Operating Procedures
>>
>>
>> https://www.ncuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NCUC-Operating-Procedures-Sept-2017.pdf
>>
>>
>> Em seg, 11 de fev de 2019 às 15:49, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the prompt response on this. Just FYI, the FC has accepted
>>> both NCSG and NCUC chairs suggestion to withdraw the submitted ABRs.  At
>>> the time Stephanie informed us about the submission at the FC mailing list
>>> this was our first recommendation to the matter.
>>>
>>> About inviting Thato to our meeting, I am not sure about the invitation, @hfaiedh
>>> ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com> . I personally think it is serious
>>> enough that he felt like submitting the requests without any consultation
>>> or notice, and if you guys take a look at them, even the ones that aimed at
>>> simple activities like outreach were focused on the FC activity. The FC is
>>> responsible for activities such as fundraising and setting a plan for that.
>>> But so far the only thing I have seen from them is the complaint that they
>>> dont get any travel slots, and IMHO this is a rather egoistic way of
>>> acting. Other than that, I do believe that if this situation is ever
>>> unveiled to the rest of the constituency, we would receive requests for
>>> removing Thato from office immediately.
>>>
>>> I will work on a call for FC representative today and share on this list
>>> later as I am planning to launch the call this week, does anyone oppose
>>> that?
>>>
>>> best,
>>> bruna
>>>
>>>
>>> Em seg, 11 de fev de 2019 às 11:47, Louise Marie Hurel <
>>> louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>
>>>> Also agree with both with the Chair and Ines' suggestions.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> *Louise Marie Hurel*
>>>>
>>>> Cybersecurity and Digital Liberties Programme | Igarapé Institute
>>>>
>>>> Media and Communications (Data and Society) | London School of
>>>> Economics and Political Science (LSE)
>>>>
>>>> Publications
>>>> <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louise_Marie_Hurel/publications>
>>>> 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 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 at 13:40, Antonella Perini <antomperini at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I totally agree that it is a serious issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Besides the points raised by Bruna, I find Ines's observations very
>>>>> accurate as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Antonella
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 at 10:23, Michael Karanicolas <
>>>>> mkaranicolas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree with this path forward.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 11:06 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>>>>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear EC,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It came to my attention that the finance committee submitted 3 ABRs
>>>>>>> <https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/NCSG+-+FY20+Additional+Budget+Requests>
>>>>>>> on behalf of NCSG without notifying the Stakeholder group or its Chair. The
>>>>>>> requests submitted were the following:
>>>>>>> (a) Travel support for regional and global IG and DNS related events
>>>>>>> and conferences
>>>>>>> (b) NCSG Membership Portal Support and Development (CIVI CRM).
>>>>>>> (c) Mainstreaming NCSG-FC into ICANN.org processes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I happen to consider the situation very serious because such
>>>>>>> requests were submitted without community consultation and also due to the
>>>>>>> fact that, unlike any other NCSG Committee, the FC decided to submit ABRs
>>>>>>> on their own. Other than that, the ABRs are unfinished and do not reflect
>>>>>>> good on NCSG and its constituencies. So far, Stephanie has requested the FC
>>>>>>> to withdraw such requests and gave them the deadline of tomorrow COB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Our representative at the Finance Committee is Thato Mfikwe, whose
>>>>>>> mandate has just expired as we conducted him to the FC in feb 8th, 2019.
>>>>>>> Having said that, I believe we should open a call for NCUC FC
>>>>>>> representative ASAP and I would also advise NCUC not to re-appoint Thato to
>>>>>>> the post as this incident was a huge breach of confidence.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>>>>>> @boomartins
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>>>
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