<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div>With reference to the clarification made by Robin Gross, I would like to remind the community that a strong participation on the GNSO Council is a must irrespective of regional consideration and gender. I would like to nominate Wisdom Donkor as he is more than qualified for the GNSO Council representative.
<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Wisdom has demonstrated enough his potentials
and leadership skills over the years within ICANN and Internet Governance
communities. He has a deep understanding of DNS, technology and Internet, open data, community
development and empowerment and human resource planning and development.</span><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font><div><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt">In addition, he has been an ICANN Fellow, coach and Booth lead for
many years; he has a deeper understanding of ICANN functions and processes and very
active member of NCUC and NCSG and thus contributes to many ICANN working
groups and policy discussions. Wisdom helped organize several ICANN workshops
and forums in Ghana and other part of the world. He has also mentored many ICANN
Fellows and many individual across Africa.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt">Aside that, I know he is also an active member of the following
Advisory Committees:</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>National SDG’s Data Road Maps Advisory
Committee. December </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>ECOWAS, West Africa Internet Governance Forum Advisory
Committee. </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>AU, Africa Internet Governance Advisory
committee </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Ghana Statistical Service Geospatial Working
Committee </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>International AID Transparency Initiative Task
force working committee.</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Ghana Energy Access Data Task Force Committee.
October, </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Ghana Open Government Partnership (OGP) Advisory
Committee.</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Ghana Internet Governance Forum planning
committee</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition.</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">I believe he will be a very good
addition to the work of the GNSO Council and I hope he would accept this nomination. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt">Regards</p></span></div></div></div><div hspace="streak-pt-mark" style="max-height:1px"><img alt="" style="width:0px;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden" src="https://mailfoogae.appspot.com/t?sender=aY29tcHNvZnRuZXRAZ21haWwuY29t&type=zerocontent&guid=88ce7cd2-a98b-4b31-9a6d-1f3488cc329a"><font color="#ffffff" size="1">ᐧ</font></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 7:47 PM Robin Gross <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>> 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"><div>Thanks, Stephanie. I hope we have clarified that the NCSG EC does not have authority to extend constituency election deadlines, and a mistake of wording done in haste is the only reason why this error was made. I hope the nominees, membership, and constituency leaders will understand that we are sorry for our mistake and we did not intend to overstep our bounds. <div><br></div><div>To be completely clear: It is only the nomination period for the NCSG election that we have extended until 23:59 PST, tonight, Sunday, 31 May. <div><br></div><div>Also, we will hold ASAP a 2nd “Meet the Candidates Call” for any new NCSG nominations and any candidates who were previously nominated but not able to participate in the first “Meet the Candidates” call.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this clarification together with Stephanie’s can put this unfortunate wording mistake behind us and we can move forward with nominating additional NCSG candidates at once and encouraging new leadership and fresh engagement within NCSG.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Robin<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On May 31, 2020, at 11:16 AM, U Of T <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto">Please listen to the recording/transcript of the candidates meeting on Friday before rushing to judgement, folks. In bringing the matter to the EC, I was just trying to respond to concerns raised at that meeting. G iven the voting goes on from the 3rd to the 17th, and the charter is silent on this particular point, extending for two days without altering the rest of the schedule seems to me a decision the NCSG is entitled to make. Otherwise, we close the election short one seat, and then open up a call for candidates for the EC to appoint.<br>The inclusion of NCUC in this announcement was a most unfortunate error.<div>While I recused myself from the decision and had nothing to do with the announcement, it was my action in referring the matter to the EC that started the ball rolling downhill. Now, lets try to restore peace and welcome new nominees as they come forward!</div><div>Stephanie Perrin<br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 31, 2020, at 13:56, Tatiana Tropina <<a href="mailto:tatiana.tropina@gmail.com" target="_blank">tatiana.tropina@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Sorry all, I think it was 4 candidates for 3 seats last year, miscalculation! :) typing too fast on my iPhone (sorry for all the typos as well -- "steering the pot", will be in my collection of silly typos). Apologies! </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 31 May 2020 at 19:49, Tatiana Tropina <<a href="mailto:tatiana.tropina@gmail.com" target="_blank">tatiana.tropina@gmail.com</a>> 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"><div dir="ltr">Stephanie, all,<div>Apologies, but I have to ask this question: how did the late refusal exactly influences the fact that people didn't nominate each other or didn't come forward? Or is it necessary to have the same number of candidates as seats? Are we talking about elections? This is a serious question for us to consider: why does this happen and why is this even being framed in those words? </div><div>I think that this is very unfortunate that we didn't have enough nominations. It's very unfortunate that people didn't volunteer and come forward. Last year we did have 5 candidates for 4 seats, and I would say that it's very sad that the argument now resembles something like "we had the same number of candidates as seats and the late refusal prevented people from further nominations". We are talking about the Council. It's a place where we are actually supposed to defend NCSG positions a lot and not to be shy to come forward.</div><div>It's so sad that this year we don't have the same number of nominations. However, I do not see how exactly the argument about the late refusal is connected to not being able to the Council candidates to be nominated. </div><div>I don't want to steer the pot by asking questions anymore. What I want to say now, as someone who is on the Council: NCSG members, we need you. We need those who can deliver. We want you to come forward and nominate yourself or be nominated, this year or next year, or in the next 5 years. We need people who can work and who can deliver. Please if you want to work - come forward and don't be afraid. If you are ready to work, you will get all help from the existing councillors. </div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Tanya </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun 31. May 2020 at 19:22, U Of T <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> 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">I recused myself from this decision because i am a candidate for council, but i did report to the EC the concerns raised at the candidates’ meeting about the late refusal on one nomination, which left us with not enough candidates to fill the positions. However, I must agree with Bruna and Tapani that any decision regarding the NCUC rests in the hands of the NCUC EC, certainly not the NCSG EC. <br>
Stephanie Perrin<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
> On May 31, 2020, at 11:14, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hi Tatiana,<br>
> <br>
> Actually, if we want to pick nits, the charter does not have a process<br>
> for this specific case.<br>
> <br>
> It only specifies that the EC should appoint in case a councillor<br>
> "is unable to finish his or her term" - the case where there's<br>
> no councillor to even begin the term is not mentioned.<br>
> <br>
> Now I won't argue that the EC should not do so anyway, there's really<br>
> no alternative if enough candidates aren't available during the<br>
> election, but nonetheless it would also be at least slightly bending<br>
> the rules.<br>
> <br>
> On the other hand the charter does explicitly make the EC responsible<br>
> of the election schedule, so while I do dislike changing things like<br>
> that in the middle of the process, it is not against the charter text.<br>
> <br>
> So while neither option is really pretty, I don't see any serious<br>
> legalistic argument against either, and I'm happy to let the EC decide<br>
> which is best.<br>
> <br>
> As for NCUC, there you and Bruna are absolutely correct, decision there<br>
> belongs to NCUC, not NCSG EC.<br>
> <br>
> Tapani<br>
> <br>
>> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 04:55:19PM +0200, Tatiana Tropina (<a href="mailto:tatiana.tropina@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">tatiana.tropina@GMAIL.COM</a>) wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> I am also not convinced about the process of this extension. The council<br>
>> seat can be filled by an appointment made by NCSG EC and the NCSG Charter<br>
>> has a process for this. The new candidates won’t take part in meet the<br>
>> candidates call. Why is there a need to bend the rules to fill in the<br>
>> places if there is a process in place to fill them via EC?<br>
>> Bruna also rightly pointed out that NCUC is a constituency that could have<br>
>> been at least consulted.<br>
>> Warm regards,<br>
>> Tatiana<br>
>> <br>
>>> On Sun 31. May 2020 at 16:43, James Gannon <<a href="mailto:lists@icann.guru" target="_blank">lists@icann.guru</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Yeah I’m not sure why we are deviating from the Charter here?<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
>>> <br>
>>> On 31 May 2020, at 15:34, Bruna Martins dos Santos <<a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com" target="_blank">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> I am sorry, everyone. I understand that NCUC does not have any candidates<br>
>>> for EC NA at the moment, but I really wish you had respected the<br>
>>> constituency independence in setting its own electoral deadlines instead of<br>
>>> announcing it on the list without the NCUC EC acknowledgement.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I will speak with NCUC EC and get back to you on this.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 11:21 AM Tapani Tarvainen <<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>>> Yes. There are four councillor positions and only three candidates at<br>
>>>> the moment, and NCUC North American representative has no candidate.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> See<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2020" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2020</a><br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> and<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Elections+2020" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Elections+2020</a><br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Tapani<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 05:11:27PM +0300, Raoul Plommer (<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:plommer@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">plommer@GMAIL.COM</a>) wrote:<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Sorry, as far as I know, the NCUC North American seat and one councillor<br>
>>>>> seat are still without a candidate. Perhaps someone can correct me if<br>
>>>> I'm<br>
>>>>> wrong?<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> -Raoul<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> On Sun, 31 May 2020 at 17:07, Raymond Mamattah <<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:mamattah.raymond@gmail.com" target="_blank">mamattah.raymond@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Hello Raoul,<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> What has necessitated this extension? Are there some positions that<br>
>>>> do not<br>
>>>>>> have applications? If yes, kindly share that with us.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Regards<br>
>>>>>> Raymond Mamattah<br>
>>>>>> Accra-Ghana<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 31, 2020, 1:51 PM Raoul Plommer <<a href="mailto:plommer@gmail.com" target="_blank">plommer@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Dear all,<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> The NCSG EC has decided to extend the nomination period for the NCSG<br>
>>>> and<br>
>>>>>>> NCUC elections a little, practically with 17 hours 10 minutes,<br>
>>>> starting<br>
>>>>>>> right now.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> -Raoul<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> --<br>
>>>> Tapani Tarvainen<br>
>>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> --<br>
>>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos<br>
>>> @boomartins<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Tapani Tarvainen<br>
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