<html><head></head><body>Hi Farell,<div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Your declared country of residence is totally up to you. My advice to you is to choose your designated country of residence based on your understanding of your own personal circumstances, rather than circumstances that are convenient to ICANN staff or to anybody else.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Best of luck to you.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Thanks.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Amr<br class=""/><div><br class=""/><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 19, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Ekue Farell Folly <<a href="mailto:farell@BENIN2POINT0.ORG" class="">farell@BENIN2POINT0.ORG</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"/><div class="">
<div style="text-align:left; direction:ltr;" class=""><div class="">Dear Stephanie,</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">This field of primary country of residence has never been clear to me and I intentionnal left it unfilled it. I dont think it should be seen as not "accurate" but not "complete" instead, since it does not seem mandatory to be filled (so doesn't any other). I still have two residencies where I pay taxes, have house at one place and leave in the other.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">When asked by the GNSO Council staff two months ago, I put the information of German residency in the field of additional info. </div><div class="">I really don't want to change something else until it is mandatory or if someone could really explain to me what "primary country of residence" means (with criteria). During my mandate I will mostly travel from Munich but it could also happen that I travel from my home country.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Best regards.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">On Wed, 2019-12-18 at 18:06 +0000, Stephanie Perrin wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex" class=""><div class="">Thanks for clarifying, Farell. It may be more convenient for staff to consider you as representing EU, particularly for travel, but it is up to you. You can certainly change it back on your SOI if you wish. Just let us know so that we can be clear in the upcoming decision making on Farzi's replacement.</div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class="">Stephanie Perrin</div><div class="">On 2019-12-18 02:50, Ekue Farell Folly wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex" class=""><div class="">Thx James for this reminder.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">During election, I applied as from the AFRICA region in my statement. However, during the Montreal meeting the GNSO staff told me that the country of residence fits more to be displayed and be announced when people want to refer to me (also for travels). I guess that is why ICANN GNSO page displays EU for my region as it seems to be the country of residence (Germany) that matters for them. However, I also think that one could choose between two countries of residence, and especially tell them (GNSO Council support staff) to change back to AF... again this needs to be clarified i.o.t know what they need or intend to display on that page.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Refering to Tapani's message, I also always thought that it is the country of origin that matters, otherwise; we could have all councillors from one single continent while they all live or declare residence on another continent.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">On Tue, 2019-12-17 at 12:42 +0000, James Gannon wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex" class=""><div class="">Apart from Farrell (Can you please update your SOI to indicate a region Farrell) all of the regions on the GNSO Council site below match the declared SOIs.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">---</div><div class="">James Gannon</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">From: Stephanie Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" class="">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>></div><div class="">Date: Tuesday, 17 December 2019 at 12:40</div><div class="">To: James Gannon <<a href="mailto:lists@ICANN.GURU" class="">lists@ICANN.GURU</a>>, "<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" class="">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>" <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" class="">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>></div><div class="">Subject: Re: Council Member replacement</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">You are correct James...my apologies for assuming the other page was correct. I think we must check and make sure, I will go back in the records and verify which was declared in the respective elections, because there seem to be more than one inaccuracy in here.</div><div class="">cheers Stephanie </div><div class="">On 2019-12-17 07:32, James Gannon wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex" class=""><div class="">For Council elections/selections the relevant source of truth is the GNSO SOI's and Council declarations mentioned here:</div><div class=""><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council</a></div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Rafik Dammak (SOI) - AAPAC (AGM 2020)</div><div class="">Elsa Saade (SOI) – NA – (AGM 2020)</div><div class="">Tatiana Tropina (SOI) – EU (AGM 2021)</div><div class="">Martin Silva Valent (SOI) – LAC (AGM 2020)</div><div class="">Farell Folly (SOI) – EU (AGM 2021)</div><div class="">Farzaneh Badii (SOI) – NA (AGM 2021)</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">---</div><div class="">James Gannon</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">On 17.12.19, 12:30, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Tapani Tarvainen" <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" class="">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO" class="">ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> wrote:</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> Hi James,</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> My apologies if I made a mistake, but looking at the page Stephanie</div><div class=""> pointed to, I see the regions as follows:</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> Africa: Rafik Dammak and Farell Folly</div><div class=""> Asia-Pacific: Elsa Saade</div><div class=""> Europe: Tatiana Tropina</div><div class=""> Latin America: Martin Pablo Valent</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> Cf. <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg</a></div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> If that's not correct then my analysis obviously needs to be adjusted</div><div class=""> accordingly. I am aware that Rafik lives in Japan, but our rules and</div><div class=""> precedents give some leeway for people who have ties in multiple</div><div class=""> regions to choose which they choose to declare (I oversimplified in</div><div class=""> saying residence is the determining factor), and I presumed the above</div><div class=""> page to indicate Rafik has chosen to declare Africa according to his</div><div class=""> native Tunisia.</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> Tapani</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> On Dec 17 12:03, James Gannon (<a href="mailto:lists@icann.guru" class="">lists@icann.guru</a>) wrote:</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> > 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.</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > ---</div><div class=""> > James Gannon</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > On 17.12.19, 06:29, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Tapani Tarvainen" <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" class="">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO" class="">ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> wrote:</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > Hi James,</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > Yes, you are eligible, indeed in a slightly favoured position.</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > It's residence that counts, not country of origin. If you live and pay</div><div class=""> > taxes in the USA or Canada, you are North American for this purpose.</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > Otherwise, looking at current council composition and NCSG charter,</div><div class=""> > the situation is briefly like this:</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > * An African can only be selected if there are no other viable</div><div class=""> > candidates (as there already are two Africans). This is a hard</div><div class=""> > rule, "To the maximum extent possible", but as noted it would</div><div class=""> > not exclude you if you are North American resident now.</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > * Of two otherwise equally competent candidates, a North American</div><div class=""> > would be preferred over others and a woman over a man. These are</div><div class=""> > softer rules, "Reasonable efforts", so other qualifications could</div><div class=""> > be more important.</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > Tapani</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 01:33:37PM -0600, KASWESHA (<a href="mailto:kaswesha@GMAIL.COM" class="">kaswesha@GMAIL.COM</a>) wrote:</div><div class=""> > > </div><div class=""> > > I am currently settled in North America but I am not very sure whether I am</div><div class=""> > > eligible. Somebody advise.</div><div class=""> > > </div><div class=""> > > Regards;</div><div class=""> > > </div><div class=""> > > James Njoroge Gitau</div><div class=""> > > </div><div class=""> > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 12:34 PM Stephanie Perrin <</div><div class=""> > > <a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" class="">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:</div><div class=""> > > </div><div class=""> > > > As members will have seen, Farzaneh Badii has resigned her council seat,</div><div class=""> > > > so it is the responsibility of the NCSG Executive Committee to select a</div><div class=""> > > > replacement until the next election takes place in summer 2020. In order</div><div class=""> > > > to enable this, we are seeking expressions of interest in the position.</div><div class=""> > > > Please send your statement of interest to me, copy Maryam Bakoshi, before</div><div class=""> > > > the 28th of December. For your interest, the relevant section of the</div><div class=""> > > > Charter concerning these circumstances is paragraph 2, section 3.2 (copied</div><div class=""> > > > below). For information about the current composition of the council see</div><div class=""> > > > <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg." class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg.</a> We</div><div class=""> > > > appear to have representation from everywhere except North America.</div><div class=""> > > ></div><div class=""> > > > Stephanie Perrin</div><div class=""> > > ></div><div class=""> > > ></div><div class=""> > > > Section 3.2 para 2</div><div class=""> > > ></div><div class=""> > > > In the event that a GNSO Council Representatives is unable to finish his</div><div class=""> > > > or her term, the NCSG EC will appoint a temporary GNSO Council</div><div class=""> > > > Representative to serve until the next regularly scheduled election as</div><div class=""> > > > provided in Section 3.8 of the GOP. At that time, a new GNSO Council</div><div class=""> > > > Representative will be elected to serve out the balance of the vacated</div><div class=""> > > > term, if any.</div><div class=""> > > ></div><div class=""> > > ></div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> > -- </div><div class=""> > Tapani Tarvainen</div><div class=""> > </div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> -- </div><div class=""> Tapani Tarvainen</div><div class=""> </div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div class=""><span class=""><pre class="">-- <br class=""/></pre><div class="">Best regards</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class=""><b class="">Ekue Farell FOLLY</b></div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">PhD Researcher, Computer Security</div><div class="">Bundeswehr University Munich</div></span></div></div>
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