<div dir="ltr"><div><div><a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-3" href="mailto:james@cyberinvasion.net" tabindex="-1">@James Gannon</a> <br></div>With this, it probably looks like Africa has no representation by the mere look of the SOIs.<br></div><div>I'm I missing something? The confusion caused by region which one os domiciled seems to play a more prominent role than by nationality and regional representation?</div><div><br></div><div>Caleb Ogundele<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 1:33 PM James Gannon <lists@icann.guru> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">For Council elections/selections the relevant source of truth is the GNSO SOI's and Council declarations mentioned here:<br>
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council</a><br>
<br>
Rafik Dammak (SOI) - AAPAC (AGM 2020)<br>
Elsa Saade (SOI) – NA – (AGM 2020)<br>
Tatiana Tropina (SOI) – EU (AGM 2021)<br>
Martin Silva Valent (SOI) – LAC (AGM 2020)<br>
Farell Folly (SOI) – EU (AGM 2021)<br>
Farzaneh Badii (SOI) – NA (AGM 2021)<br>
<br>
---<br>
James Gannon<br>
<br>
On 17.12.19, 12:30, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Tapani Tarvainen" <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO" target="_blank">ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
Hi James,<br>
<br>
My apologies if I made a mistake, but looking at the page Stephanie<br>
pointed to, I see the regions as follows:<br>
<br>
Africa: Rafik Dammak and Farell Folly<br>
Asia-Pacific: Elsa Saade<br>
Europe: Tatiana Tropina<br>
Latin America: Martin Pablo Valent<br>
<br>
Cf. <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg</a><br>
<br>
If that's not correct then my analysis obviously needs to be adjusted<br>
accordingly. I am aware that Rafik lives in Japan, but our rules and<br>
precedents give some leeway for people who have ties in multiple<br>
regions to choose which they choose to declare (I oversimplified in<br>
saying residence is the determining factor), and I presumed the above<br>
page to indicate Rafik has chosen to declare Africa according to his<br>
native Tunisia.<br>
<br>
Tapani<br>
<br>
<br>
On Dec 17 12:03, James Gannon (lists@icann.guru) wrote:<br>
<br>
> This doesn't match with the current declared regions of our councilors, I think it would be most appropriate for the EC to weigh in on eligibility concerns.<br>
> <br>
> ---<br>
> James Gannon<br>
> <br>
> On 17.12.19, 06:29, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Tapani Tarvainen" <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO" target="_blank">ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hi James,<br>
> <br>
> Yes, you are eligible, indeed in a slightly favoured position.<br>
> <br>
> It's residence that counts, not country of origin. If you live and pay<br>
> taxes in the USA or Canada, you are North American for this purpose.<br>
> <br>
> Otherwise, looking at current council composition and NCSG charter,<br>
> the situation is briefly like this:<br>
> <br>
> * An African can only be selected if there are no other viable<br>
> candidates (as there already are two Africans). This is a hard<br>
> rule, "To the maximum extent possible", but as noted it would<br>
> not exclude you if you are North American resident now.<br>
> <br>
> * Of two otherwise equally competent candidates, a North American<br>
> would be preferred over others and a woman over a man. These are<br>
> softer rules, "Reasonable efforts", so other qualifications could<br>
> be more important.<br>
> <br>
> Tapani<br>
> <br>
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 01:33:37PM -0600, KASWESHA (<a href="mailto:kaswesha@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">kaswesha@GMAIL.COM</a>) wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > I am currently settled in North America but I am not very sure whether I am<br>
> > eligible. Somebody advise.<br>
> > <br>
> > Regards;<br>
> > <br>
> > James Njoroge Gitau<br>
> > <br>
> > On Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 12:34 PM Stephanie Perrin <<br>
> > <a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > > As members will have seen, Farzaneh Badii has resigned her council seat,<br>
> > > so it is the responsibility of the NCSG Executive Committee to select a<br>
> > > replacement until the next election takes place in summer 2020. In order<br>
> > > to enable this, we are seeking expressions of interest in the position.<br>
> > > Please send your statement of interest to me, copy Maryam Bakoshi, before<br>
> > > the 28th of December. For your interest, the relevant section of the<br>
> > > Charter concerning these circumstances is paragraph 2, section 3.2 (copied<br>
> > > below). For information about the current composition of the council see<br>
> > > <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg</a>. We<br>
> > > appear to have representation from everywhere except North America.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Stephanie Perrin<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > Section 3.2 para 2<br>
> > ><br>
> > > In the event that a GNSO Council Representatives is unable to finish his<br>
> > > or her term, the NCSG EC will appoint a temporary GNSO Council<br>
> > > Representative to serve until the next regularly scheduled election as<br>
> > > provided in Section 3.8 of the GOP. At that time, a new GNSO Council<br>
> > > Representative will be elected to serve out the balance of the vacated<br>
> > > term, if any.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Tapani Tarvainen<br>
> <br>
<br>
-- <br>
Tapani Tarvainen<br>
<br>
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