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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 9:56 AM, David Cake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@davecake.net" target="_blank">dave@davecake.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">To clarify the rules governing the council:<div>- the terms are two years long, so normally only half the council are elected in any given year (unless there is a resignation part way through a two year term). </div><div>- there are no guaranteed seats for any of the five geographic regions, and a councillor need not be replaced by another from the same region. But no more than two councillors can come from the same region. </div><div><br></div><div>So to work out restrictions on who may be elected to council, you also need to know the geographic regions of sitting councillors. </div><div>The other three sitting councillors are:</div><div>Tatiana Tropina (EU)</div><div>Ayden Férdeline (EU)</div><div>and </div><div>Arsene Tungali (Africa)</div><div><br></div><div>So - Africa is already represented on the council, but another African representative could be elected. </div><div>We cannot elect another councillor from Europe in this election (assuming no unexpected resignations). </div><div>The only other restriction is that of the three councillors up for re-election, no more than one can be from Africa, and no more than two from any other region. </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>David</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 6 Jul 2018, at 2:17 pm, KASWESHA <<a href="mailto:kaswesha@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">kaswesha@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-6681905316872662338Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr"><img class="m_-6681905316872662338mailtrack-img" alt="" style="display:flex" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" height="0" width="0"><div><div>Thank you chair. Does then mean that we co not have Africa representation in the council?<br></div><br><br><br></div>James Njoroge<br><div><div class="m_-6681905316872662338mt-signature">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 5:06 AM, farzaneh badii <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="auto">Hi Benjamin </div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik is a resident of Japa<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline">n,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline">Asia Pacific and Asia Pacific is his regional representation on the council.</div></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"><br></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline">Best</div></div><span class="m_-6681905316872662338HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"><br></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline">Farzaneh </div></div></font></span></div><div class="m_-6681905316872662338HOEnZb"><div class="m_-6681905316872662338h5"><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 8:50 PM Benjamin Akinmoyeje <<a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" target="_blank">benakin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Chair,<div>Thank you for the update. </div><div>Please is Rafik Dammak Asia Pacific or Africa?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Benjamin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 8:38 PM farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="m_-6681905316872662338m_4191122739724427354m_7671665625907362484m_-5401907993775119593m_-3900394492291654121m_5233421105044641325gmail-im" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font><div><div style="margin:0px">Dear NCSG Members,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0px">We have approved the NCSG Elections timelines at NCSG EC. Please find below:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">NCSG elections timeline:<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"> <u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Jul 06 check in begins<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Jul 18 nomination period begins<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 01 nomination period ends<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 02 deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 03 voter roll finalized, check-in ends<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 06 meet the candidates<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 07 voting begins<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 20 voting ends<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Aug 21 results announced<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></div></div></font></span><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font><b>P</b><b>ositions: <u></u><u></u></b></font></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font><u></u> <u></u></font></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font>Chair:<u></u><u></u></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><font>Farzaneh Badii<span> </span>- current<span> </span>NCSG Chair<span> </span>(till<span> </span>AGM 2018) - eligible for another term<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font><u></u> <u></u></font></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font>GNSO<span> </span>COUNCILORS: <u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font>Rafik Dammak - Asia Pacific (AGM 2018) -<span> </span>eligible for another term<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 12pt;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font><span class="m_-6681905316872662338m_4191122739724427354m_7671665625907362484m_-5401907993775119593m_-3900394492291654121m_5233421105044641325gmail-im">Stephanie Perrin – North America (AGM 2018) – term-limited<br></span>Martin Silva Valent – Latin America and the Caribbean (AGM 2018)<span> </span>-<span> </span>eligible for another term<u></u><u></u></font></p><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div><div style="margin:0px"><font>Please note that the "check-in" is a very important phase of the elections. As with other years,<span> </span>we will have a list of active and inactive members<span> </span>on the wiki<span> </span>based on <span> </span>“check-in”.<span> </span>Those who do not check-in will be moved to the inactive members' list. <u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div><div style="margin:0px"><font><u></u> <u></u></font></div></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px"><font>It is important to note that due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) if you do not check in, we will have to remove you from the<span> </span>NCSG discuss<span> </span>mailing list. You can always sign up again by sending an email to the chair of NCSG<span> </span>(<a href="mailto:chair@ncsg.is" target="_blank">chair@ncsg.is</a>).<span> </span>You will receive this information in the<span> </span>check-in email with the appropriate language. <u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font><br class="m_-6681905316872662338m_4191122739724427354m_7671665625907362484m_-5401907993775119593m_-3900394492291654121m_5233421105044641325gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></font></div><font>Best regards, </font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-6681905316872662338m_4191122739724427354m_7671665625907362484m_-5401907993775119593m_-3900394492291654121m_5233421105044641325gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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