[NCSG-PC] Policy Committee Chair - Call for Interest and election details

[Stephanie Perrin]

I think it is wonderful that you are stepping forward Tomslin, thanks!  If you need a seconder i would warmly support your nomination!
The chair should not have to do everything!  Lets all try to give more support and take on tasks.
Stephanie

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> On Oct 28, 2020, at 20:20, Tomslin Samme-Nlar <mesumbeslin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Thanks Bruna for the announcement and kick-starting this process.
> 
> I am hereby submitting a self nomination and my expression of interest is below:
> 
> As an NCSG member keen to see the group's policy work in ICANN not only continue to grow but also improve, I think the job of a policy chair is an important one. Especially during this season where we report very low participation from members in policy work and when the group itself is considering how it should evolve.
> 
> I would like to work with the PC members and the NCSG chairs, together with the membership in general to improve members' policy participation and therefore our quality of policy output.
> 
> I do have experience chairing a group of stakeholders with diverse views, as co-chair of the IANA Naming Function Review Team, including owning the managment responsibility of ensuring the group delivers its mandate on time, on budget and with quality. Skills I believe will be handy and necessary to make this job a little bit easier, if nothing else.
> 
> I look forward to working with you all if elected.
> 
> Cheers,
> Tomslin
>    
> 
>> On Tue., 27 Oct. 2020, 04:23 Bruna Martins dos Santos, <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear all, 
>> I am writing to you in order to announce our call for volunteers for the position of Policy Committee Chair. This is a process that will be started by the 26 th of October and should end by November 9th. 
>> 
>> Over the course of the election of this position, Farell Folly, PC Vice-Chair will help us with the reminders to the list about new and current Public Comments, as well as coordinate NCSGs submissions. 
>> 
>> -----
>> 
>> POSITION
>> 
>> Policy Committee Chair over the course of a 1 year term.  The chair tasks can be summarized into:
>> 
>> Managing PC work:
>> Acting as project manager and tracking tasks and activities; 
>> Following closely policy discussions, initiatives and public comments. Liaising with drafting team for public comments; 
>> Following closely the deadlines, ensuring NCSG has enough volunteers to draft comments and delivering in a timely manner; 
>> Identify NCSG members participating in PDP WG and liaise with them for reporting and updates; e 
>> Organize the appointment of NCSG representatives by PC to GNSO council committees, PDP WG when there is a call for members etc. 
>> Liaising with GNSO Council work and its committees (SSC, SCBO, PDP 3.0 small team); 
>> Track progress for working groups and approaching members to get updates; 
>> Planning tasks (e.g. review of public comments, selection/appointment of NCSG representatives), schedule the NCSG policy calls and PC meetings, sharing agendas with PC members for review; 
>> Plan and schedule topic webinars on policy issue; 
>> Liaising with NCSG chair regarding NCSG letters to board and communication with other SG/C; e
>> Work with PC vice-chairs. 
>> 
>> 
>> IMPORTANT INFO
>> 
>> This is a call open to all NCSG councillors and representatives from NCUC and NPOC to Policy Committee; 
>> Nominations and self-nominations are both permitted and should be sent to the Policy Committee List; 
>> After the nominations, a candidate's confirmation of acceptance and expression of interest should be sent to the Policy Committee mailing list by 31st October;
>> 
>> 
>> TIMELINE
>>  
>> 1- Nomination period: from 26th October to 2nd November 
>> The nominee should accept the nomination and send a short SOI by the 31st of October.
>>  
>> 2- Election: from 3rd to 8th November  
>> Vote is mandatory to all Policy Committee members. The GNSO support staff will act as the election officer. The options in the ballot should be the candidates who confirmed by the deadline and NOTA. 
>>  
>> 3- Results: should be available by 9th November
>> The candidate with 2/3 of the NCSG‑PC membership votes will be declared winner.
>>  
>>  
>> VICE-CHAIRS APPOINTMENTS
>>  
>> Once the Policy Committee Chair is confirmed, a second call for interest will be issued at this list and the PC members can elect up to 2 Vice-chairs. The appointment of the volunteers will be confirmed if there is no objection within PC.
>> 
>> Best, 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Bruna Martins dos Santos 
>> 
>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>> @boomartins
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