[NCSG-PC] SSC process and my status in NCSG PC

Thu Apr 6 16:09:02 EEST 2017

I would suggest to go with Rafik, then. And discuss ASAP how to deal with similar processes in the future.
I appreciate Ed's move to withdraw from the "race" to avoid the stall, and making us loose even more time and energies in this. Thanks, Ed (if you read us) and good luck Rafik, I am sure you will represent us greatly.

And thanks Matt. Sorry you had to go through this. Incidentally: I very much hope you will come back to the PC.
Stefania

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Da: NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc-bounces at lists.ncsg.is> per conto di Martin Pablo Silva Valent <mpsilvavalent at gmail.com>
Inviato: giovedì 6 aprile 2017 14.12.10
A: ncsg-pc; Tapani Tarvainen
Oggetto: Re: [NCSG-PC] SSC process and my status in NCSG PC

I agree with Tapani, if Ed is not running Rafik is definitely the obvious choice, as I said many times, he is more than qualified for the job and has my full trust, as I know have others as well.

We could run the process again, I am also up for that, but I think that if the pc agrees on this then we can move forward from the mud and maybe create a more clear process for the next ones.

We still have other things to address!

Matt, you have been doing an amazing job, I have only good things to say about that! I do take blame in any confusion the process might have brought. I think that as is usual in icann, appointing requires trust, and ultimately this is what we didn't discussed openly.

Best,
Martin

On 6 Apr 2017 07:02, "Tapani Tarvainen" <ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info<mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info>> wrote:
Dear all,

As Ed has now withdrawn and the group of PC members reviewing
candidates earlier placed Kris Seeburn on the last place,
it would seem appointing Rafik now is an easy choice.

So let's do that.

As Matt earlier set deadline for the appointment tomorrow, I would
suggest we wait for 24 hours for any objections from PC members, and
if there are none by then, notify the SSC of our selection.

I would also like to suggest we forego further discussion of the
process for time being, it isn't likely to be useful until things
have calmed down a bit. But let's put it on the task list of the PC to
develop processes for handling this kind of situations in the future
more gracefully.

Tapani

On Apr 06 05:36, Edward Morris (egmorris1 at toast.net<mailto:egmorris1 at toast.net>) wrote:

> Matt,
>
>  Your integrity was never in doubt.
>
>  This has been a learning experience, a sad one, for most of us. By
> learning I hope I mean that: let's learn from our mistakes and perhaps get
> a process in place like the one I just helped write for the GNSO for NCSG
> appointments. Full of rules that cover things like confidentiality, rules
> for diversity and so on. Perhaps a NCSG SSC - happy to apply my experiences
> with the GNSO model here to help develop one for ourselves.
>
>  By the way, to cover some of the mud thrown at me in recent weeks: no, I
> don't have a criminal record and I'm not a drug smuggler. And I'm amazed a
> fellow NCSG member has nothing better to do than count the number of
> suitcases I bring to an ICANN meeting. So be it. I tend to forget things so
> it might be useful to know someone does that.
>
>  Anyone serious knows that both Rafik and I could do this job and could do
> it well. Our community needs peace right now. There is an old tradition in
> my culture, well I just made it up, that all new jobs go to the newlywed
> man. I think it's a tradition made up by the newlywed women. :) In any
> event, if Rafik is still willing to volunteer for the position we should
> celebrate his nuptials by letting him do it.
>
>  And then let's get some sort of selection policy in place for the NCSG.
> What we have now clearly is not up to snuff. Happy to help out if folks are
> ready to work on one.
>
>  Peace - thanks Matt for all of your work, and good luck Rafik, most of all
> with your new wife,
>
>  Ed
>
>
>
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> Hi NCSG PC
>
> It is with regret that I must step back from my role in the current
> selection process for the SSC and recommend that the selection process for
> the third member be restarted.
>
> As NCSG PC VC I have tried to manage the process so that we could have a
> positive outcome for our community.  However, since the selection of Renata
> and Poncelet last week, the state of play surrounding the process and
> intrigue/lobbying surrounding the selection of the third member has become
> such that I am no longer able to fulfil my responsibilities or assume such
> an outcome.
>
> Over the past two weeks, and increasingly over the past week, the
> legitimacy of the selection process has been questioned, the effort
> undermined and my integrity and the integrity of those I have worked with
> in this process has been denigrated.  The backtalk, rumors, unpleasant
> lobbying and influencing, etc., go far beyond what is acceptable and
> reinforce the difficulties that I and my colleagues are operating under.
>
> As such, I can no longer manage this selection process nor can I recommend
> that it continue to pick the third remaining SSC member.   I do not believe
> the process should go forward as is; it should be restarted with much
> clearer parameters and procedural rules and policies.
>
> I must commend the hard work and efforts of my fellow PC members Ayden,
> Juan, Marilia, Martin, Stefania and Stephanie.   I should note that I
> shared these concerns with my fellow PC members yesterday.
>
> I must also state that my recommendation to restart the process should not
> in any way imperil or undermine the membership of Renata and Poncelet to
> the SSC.  We as a group achieved rough consensus on their selection and
> that decision should stand.  Their work is already being recognized and
> appreciated.
>
> Finally, effective immediately I am resigning my position on the NCSG PC.
>
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> Thanks.
>
>
>
>  --  Matthew Shears matthew at intpolicy.com<mailto:matthew at intpolicy.com> +447712472987 Skype:mshears
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