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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 11, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@ACM.ORG" class="">avri@ACM.ORG</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Hi,<br class=""><br class="">I just wanted to take this opportunity to let the NCSG membership know<br class="">that I decided a while back that I would only serve one term in the<br class="">Council on my second time around. I have already told many this<br class="">personally, but wanted to let everyone know that while eligible for<br class="">another term I will not be a candidate.<br class=""><br class="">I have appreciated the honor of having been selected to represent the<br class="">NCSG, and give my best wishes to all the candidates in the upcoming<br class="">election. Serving in the council is a heavy lift and my utmost respect<br class="">goes to anyone who is willing to serve and is willing to do the constant<br class="">work that it requires.<br class=""><br class="">Thanks for the opportunity to have served this SG in the GNSO council.<br class=""><br class="">avri<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On 10-Aug-15 00:51, Rafik Dammak wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Dear NCSG Members:<br class=""><br class="">*/Nominations are Now Open in the NCSG Annual Election for both NCSG<br class="">Chair and 3 NCSG GNSO Council Representatives/* - see details below<br class="">and please remember to use this list for nominations, seconds,<br class="">candidate statements, etc.<br class=""><br class="">Please also reminder as per the NCSG Charter, all NCSG members must<br class="">"check-in" and verify their email address to receive an email ballot<br class="">in the annual election. So if you have not checked-in yet , please<br class="">contact Maryam and me offlist (<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak.ncsg@gmail.com" class="">rafik.dammak.ncsg@gmail.com</a><br class=""><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak.ncsg@gmail.com" class="">mailto:rafik.dammak.ncsg@gmail.com</a>> & <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" class="">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a><br class=""><<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" class="">mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>> ) asap to ensure you will receive<br class="">your ballot in the upcoming NCSG election. The preliminary Active &<br class="">Inactive membership list will be shared within this week and contact<br class="">me offlist if there is need for correction.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">NCSG 2015 Annual Election Information Webpage:<br class=""> _<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-201" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-201</a><br class=""><<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015</a>>5_<br class=""><br class="">The time-table and details on the upcoming 2015 NCSG annual election<br class="">are below. The candidate nomination period runs 10-24 August 2015,<br class="">and the voting takes place 1-14 September for all positions.<br class=""><br class="">Nominations of candidates, their acceptance and the required candidacy<br class="">statement should all be made to the NCSG mailing list by the dates<br class="">below to be effective. <br class=""><br class=""> * This<br class=""> webpage ( _<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-201" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-201</a><br class=""> <<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015</a>>5 _)<br class=""> will keep track of candidate nominations and will post candidate<br class=""> public statements.<br class=""> * A NCSG member will be moved from Inactive status to the Active<br class=""> List if that member "checks-in" /*before 26 August* 2015/ by<br class=""> contacting the NCSG Chair (<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak.ncsg@gmail.com" class="">rafik.dammak.ncsg@gmail.com</a><br class=""> <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>) and our admin support<br class=""> <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" class="">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" class="">mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>>.<br class=""><br class="">*The following 4 NCSG positions are up for election:*<br class="">1. */GNSO Council Representative/* (currently held by Avri Doria, who<br class="">is eligible for 1 more term)<br class=""> 2-year term<br class="">2. */GNSO Council Representative/* (currently held by Amr Elsadr, who<br class="">is eligible for 1 more term)<br class=""> 2-year term<br class="">3. */GNSO Council Representative/ *(currently held by Marilia<br class="">Maciel, who is eligible for 1 more term)<br class=""> 2-year term<br class="">4. */NCSG Chair/* (currently held by Rafik Dammak, term-limited)<br class=""> 1-year term<br class="">*<br class="">*<br class="">*NCSG Election Schedule:*<br class=""> Aug. 10 : Open Nominations for Candidates<br class=""> Aug. 24 : Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted)<br class=""> Aug. 26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below) <br class="">/ Aug. 28: Confcall for candidates and members TBC/<br class=""> Sep. 1 : Begin Voting<br class=""> Sep. 14 : End Voting<br class=""> Sep. 16 : Announce Election Results<br class=""> Oct. 15 : Term Begins<br class=""><br class="">*Nomination Process:*<br class=""><br class="">Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either for<br class="">the position of an NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair.<br class="">Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of<br class="">the nomination and for making a *public statement* that includes:<br class=""><br class=""> * Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;<br class=""> * Any conflicts of interest;<br class=""> * Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular<br class=""> position;<br class=""> * Qualifications for the position; and<br class=""> * Statement of availability for the time the position requires.<br class=""> * The nominee’s statement may also include any other information<br class=""> that the candidate believes is relevant. <br class=""><br class="">** /Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO<br class="">Council Representatives can be declared resident of the same<br class="">geographic region as defined by ICANN. The 3 other continuing NCSG<br class="">GNSO Councilors (those not up for election in 2015) are from the<br class="">following regions: Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. This means<br class="">there could only be one additional person elected from each of those<br class="">already represented regions, and that would be determined by the top<br class="">vote getter from that region in 2015./<br class=""><br class="">** These terms all commence on 22 October 2015, at the conclusion of<br class="">the 2015 Annual ICANN Meeting in Dublin.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Best Regards,<br class=""><br class="">Rafik Dammak<br class=""><br class="">ncsg,is & @NCSG_ICANN<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">---<br class="">This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br class=""><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" class="">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>