[Important ] 2014 NCSG Annual Election Results

[Ephraim Percy Kenyanito]

Congrats Rafik,  Marilia, Stephanie, David and Edward!


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Best Regards,
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*Ephraim Percy Kenyanito*
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On 17 September 2014 23:27, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Sep 17, 2014, at 8:08 PM, Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
> Congrats to everyone elected.
>
> Conversations here should be less cryptic and there should be conscious
> effort to engage newcomers.
>
>
> Thanks for this, Benjamin. I wouldn’t say that our conversations on this
> list are really cryptic, although I don’t blame you for feeling that way.
> And you’re absolutely right about engaging newcomers. We should make more
> of an effort to have some sort of coordinated set of activities to get this
> right. It might not just be helpful for newcomers, but existing members who
> would like to get more involved.
>
> Bandwidth being as limited as it is is really why I encourage folks to
> join working groups. They are the bottom of the bottom-up process, and
> where the majority of the work is done. It’s also a kind of short cut to
> going from 0 to 100 on the learning curve. OK…, maybe not 100, but nobody’s
> probably there anyway. WGs are, however, a great way to get valuable
> experience no amount of coaching can give you. I guess what we need to do
> is figure out ways that make it easier for members to join WGs. Mind you, I
> say easier, but not easy. It’ll never be easy for a first-timer, but it’s
> surely something we can and should work on. :)
>
> That isn’t to say that if you decide not to join a WG, then you shouldn’t
> be able to provide meaningful input to discussions. That isn’t true at all.
> All perspectives are valuable. That’s why we have this list as well as our
> monthly policy calls. It’d be great to see more members join those. Why not
> start with the call on September 23rd? Rafik just sent out the details to
> join it.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Amr
>
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