Minutes from the Leadership Call on the merger/strategic review

[Bruna Martins dos Santos]

And, if I may add, the selected part of the meeting minutes are just a
reflection of the discussions hosted by a very restricted group of people.
As Raphael mentioned, we are also kicking off the same discussions that
happened on the list and this specific perception is not really relevant if
our members decide that we should go for the merger.

But, imho, before we decide on going forward with the proposal having a
working group or any assessment that would look into the hardships,
resources, leadership position and so on would be much needed.

Best,
Bruna Santos
NCUC Chair

On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 3:27 PM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <
rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Answer below was mistakenly sent to Raymond only - so here it is for
> everyone else:
>
> **
>
> Hi Raymond,
>
> In the present case, Bruna and I wrote them, and they were reviewed by all
> the ECs' members before being put on list. I believe that having such a
> review would prevent biased reporting from slipping in. But I agree it
> would be good practice to indicate who was in charge of putting minutes
> together, and that is duly noted for the next calls.
>
> As for your specific question, the statement means what it means - that
> there was no agreement. As I mentioned in the first email, the only thing
> there was agreement on, is on the necessity to involve the wider membership
> and hold another call. Hopefully we'll move past that and get agreement on
> the substance soon, but that was not the goal of the call; rather we just
> wanted to know (or clarify, or confirm) where we all stood and how we could
> move this forward in a unified way across the leadership.
>
> Have a nice day,
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 5:31 AM Raymond Mamattah <
> mamattah.raymond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Raphael and all,
>>
>> The minutes of the meeting sounds ok to me, however, the only part that
>> is a bit confusing is the statement that says:
>>
>> *There was no agreement that shutting down the two constituencies has to
>> be the end goal, but there was also no agreement that it should be excluded
>> as a potential solution outright either*.
>>
>>
>> If the above statement stands correct, then what exactly was agreed on?
>> It will also interest us to know who wrote the minutes.  In my personal
>> view, it will be good to get someone who has a neutral view and has not
>> taken any stance on the issue to take the minutes.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Raymond Mamattah
>> Accra, Ghana.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 11:32 PM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <
>> rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Please find below the minutes from the NCSG-wide leadership call held on
>>> August 5th.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fb72QJnzFDrcPAS-FKONARxPjVwK70MZ5fK7VHOS3ng/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> This call was meant as an initial step only. More specifically, the
>>> purpose was for the members of the three ECs of the NCSG (NCSG itself, NCUC
>>> and NPOC) to coordinate themselves on the next steps regarding the ongoing
>>> discussions on the "merger" (or strategic review, as discussed during the
>>> call).
>>>
>>> As you will see, the only decision taken has been to *open the next
>>> call to all NCSG members who are interested in investing time and effort
>>> into the review project.* The whole leadership was in agreement on the
>>> importance to involve the broader membership in that initiative, given the
>>> traction it has gathered on the list.
>>>
>>> Moreover, we used the opportunity of having the EC leadership gathered
>>> in a single zoom room to discuss a few other matters.
>>>
>>> Do note that there is no formal working group or any other structure yet
>>> - although this may well happen some time soon. And if/when it does, you
>>> can rest assured that there will be a formal and list-wide call along with
>>> all other incident formalities.
>>>
>>> While we do not have a date for our next call yet, it will take place
>>> next week and the time/zoom room will be posted on the list.
>>>
>>> All calls will also be reported on-list through minutes of the same kind
>>> as those above.
>>>
>>> Finally, the existence of such calls are not meant to pre-empt on-list
>>> discussion. I would like to thank all of those who have taken part so far,
>>> and invite everyone to continue to engage in their best multistakeholder
>>> spirit ;)
>>>
>>> Have a nice day,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

-- 
*Bruna Martins dos Santos *

Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
@boomartins
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