[NCUC-EC] Finance Committee - NCUC appointment.

Tue Feb 12 18:08:57 CET 2019

Guys,

Any other thoughts on this ?

best,
B.

Em seg, 11 de fev de 2019 às 16:18, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> escreveu:

> 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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>>>> @boomartins
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>
> --
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>
> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
> @boomartins
>

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