<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>+1 for Stephanie! <br>
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From: matthew shears <mshears@CDT.ORG><br>
To: NCSG-DISCUSS <NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU><br>
Sent: Mon, Aug 1, 2016 11:45 am<br>
Subject: Re: Nomination for Stephanie Perrin for a 2nd term on council<br>
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+ 1<br>
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On 01/08/2016 15:43, avri doria wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I nominate Stephanie Perrin for another term on the GNSO Council.<br>
><br>
> She is an indispensable voice on the council and in the NCSG Policy<br>
> Committee (or which all council members sit) for sanity with regard to<br>
> privacy.<br>
><br>
> Her voice is important in other things too. We should keep her in the<br>
> GNSO Council.<br>
><br>
> avri<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 31-Jul-16 23:54, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:<br>
>> Dear NCSG Members:<br>
>><br>
>> Nominations are NOW OPEN in the NCSG Annual Election for both NCSG<br>
>> Chair and 3 NCSG GNSO Council Representatives - see details below and<br>
>> please remember to use this list for nominations, seconds, candidate<br>
>> statements, etc.<br>
>><br>
>> Also, remember that as per the NCSG Charter, all NCSG members must<br>
>> "check-in" and verify their email address to receive an email ballot<br>
>> in the annual election. So if you have not checked in yet, please<br>
>> contact me offlist (<a removedlink__b50e9b46-1e3a-4580-a0d9-5bd2024e259f__href="mailto:ncsgcheck@tapani.tarvainen.info">ncsgcheck@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>, to be safe also<br>
>> Cc:<a removedlink__b50e9b46-1e3a-4580-a0d9-5bd2024e259f__href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>) ASAP to ensure you will receive your<br>
>> ballot in the upcoming NCSG election. The preliminary Active &<br>
>> Inactive membership list will be shared at the end of this week to<br>
>> allow people to check their status and request correction if need be.<br>
>><br>
>> NCSG 2016 Annual Election Information Webpage:<br>
>><br>
>> <a removedlink__b50e9b46-1e3a-4580-a0d9-5bd2024e259f__href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2016" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2016</a><br>
>><br>
>> The time-table and details on the upcoming 2016 NCSG annual election are<br>
>> shown below. The candidate nomination period runs 1-14 August 2016, and the<br>
>> voting takes place 22 August - September 4 for all positions.<br>
>><br>
>> Nominations of candidates, their acceptance and the required candidacy<br>
>> statement should all be made to the NCSG mailing list by the dates below to<br>
>> be effective.<br>
>><br>
>> *The following 4 NCSG positions are up for election this fall:*<br>
>><br>
>> 1. *GNSO Council Representative*<br>
>> (currently held by David Cake, Asia-Pacific, who is term-limited)<br>
>> 2-year term;<br>
>> 2. *GNSO Council Representative*<br>
>> (currently held by Edward Morris, Europe, who is eligible for 1 more term)<br>
>> 2-year term;<br>
>> 3. *GNSO Council Representative*<br>
>> (currently held by Stephanie Perrin, North America, who is eligible for 1 more term)<br>
>> 2-year term;<br>
>> 4. *NCSG Chair*<br>
>> (currently held by Tapani Tarvainen, who is eligible for 1 more term)<br>
>> 1-year term.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> *Nomination Process:*<br>
>><br>
>> Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either for the<br>
>> position of an NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair simply<br>
>> by sending their nomination to this list.<br>
>><br>
>> Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the<br>
>> nomination and for making a *public statement* that includes:<br>
>><br>
>> - Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;<br>
>> - Any conflicts of interest;<br>
>> - Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;<br>
>> - Qualifications for the position;<br>
>> - Statement of availability for the time the position requires; and<br>
>> - Optionally, any other information that the candidate believes is relevant.<br>
>><br>
>> ** Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO Council<br>
>> Representatives can be declared resident of the same geographic region as<br>
>> defined by ICANN, and there should be at least two of each gender.<br>
>> The 3 continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors (those not up for election now)<br>
>> are from Africa, Europe and Latin America & Caribbean regions,<br>
>> one man, two women.<br>
>><br>
>> ** These terms all commence on 9 November (at the conclusion of the 2016<br>
>> Annual ICANN Meeting in Hyderabad).<br>
>><br>
>> ** The nominations, their acceptance and candidacy statements will all be<br>
>> posted to the 2016 elections wiki page:<br>
>><br>
>> <a removedlink__b50e9b46-1e3a-4580-a0d9-5bd2024e259f__href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2016" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2016</a><br>
>><br>
>> Best regards,<br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
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