[NCSG-PC] NCSG seat for ICANN Leadership Program (LP) 2024

Johan Helsingius julf at julf.com
Sat Nov 4 17:37:19 EET 2023


I was assuming that it is a PC call, as the PC does decide on
appointments. If the chair or EC has made the decision in the past,
I don't see any reason to change the procedure.

Unfortunately we are in the middle of the process of electing/
reappointing EC members.

	Julf


On 04/11/2023 12:26, Tomslin Samme-Nlar wrote:
> Hi Bruna,
> 
> I appreciate the comments.
> 
>   My proposal was based on Julf's explicit recommendation that PC takes 
> the slot (see my earlier question to Julf). But like I mentioned to Julf 
> in my question, the PC has not before been asked to make such a 
> decision,  so I am more than happy for Julf to make the call.
> 
> Warmly,
> Tomslin
> 
> On Sat, 4 Nov 2023, 21:13 Bruna Martins dos Santos, 
> <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com <mailto:bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hey all,
> 
>     I’m going to open a disagreement here because I don’t think it is
>     fair to exclude wider NCSG leadership - aka NCSG EC members - from
>     this opportunity.
> 
>     I have taken part of the Leadership Training before and as the name
>     says it’s something that trains upcoming or incoming leadership from
>     communities. It’s not a policy exclusive program that would justify
>     using the slots exclusively for PC members.
> 
>     I understand that we need to bring in more people to the PC
>     leadership role but I wouldn’t use this training as an opportunity
>     for doing so. And would not like for us to take the chance of
>     attending this training away from current NCSG EC members if any of
>     them would also like to attend. Plus here I truly believe it’s a
>     decision that Julf should make instead of PC.
> 
>     Apologies for disagreeing w/ the suggested approach.
> 
>     Kind regards,
>     Bruna
> 
>     Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com <mailto:wisdom.dk at gmail.com>>
>     schrieb am Sa. 4. Nov. 2023 um 07:13:
> 
>         No objection from me
> 
>         On Sat, 4 Nov 2023, 4:55 am Tomslin Samme-Nlar,
>         <mesumbeslin at gmail.com <mailto:mesumbeslin at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>             Hi Juan, all,
> 
>             I gave this a bit of further thought. I realised in the
>             past, it was pretty straightforward because the criteria was
>             simply NCSG leadership to attend.
> 
>             In the same way, to avoid an unnecessary very complex
>             process, I recommend we limit the criteria to Policy
>             Committee leadership. Another reason for limiting it to
>             leadership is for it to act as incentive to encourage
>             members who would otherwise not be interested in PC
>             leadership to consider it.
> 
>             NCSG charter allows for a chair and 2 vice-chairs in PC
>             leadership. We currently have only one vice-chair because no
>             one else was interested.
> 
>             Following my proposal above, in terms of eligibility for
>             this LP seat, only myself and the vice-chair, Peter Akinremi
>             are eligible. As current chair, I naturally would love for
>             vice-chairs to be confident enough to become chair, despite
>             the fact that there hasn't been any precedent of this. NCSG
>             struggled to have someone volunteer to be PC chair after
>             Rafik. That is not something I'd like to see repeating. So,
>             my proposal is for the current vice-chair (Akinremi Peter)
>             to take this LP seat that has been offered to the PC.
> 
>             Can members let me know if they object to this proposal.
> 
>             Warmly,
>             Tomslin
> 
> 
>             On Sat, 4 Nov 2023, 01:18 Juan Manuel Rojas via NCSG-PC,
>             <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is <mailto:ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>> wrote:
> 
>                 Dear Tomslin and all,
>                 I'd like to suggest Wisdom Donkor as a candidate to be
>                 on the LP 2024, if he hadn't the chance before.
> 
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> 
>                 El jueves, 2 de noviembre de 2023, 08:39:12 a. m. GMT-5,
>                 Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com
>                 <mailto:compsoftnet at gmail.com>> escribió:
> 
> 
>                 For me, I would suggest you attend as the current policy
>                 chair except we can get the new PC chair elected before
>                 the deadline.
> 
>                 Regards
> 
>                 On Wed, 1 Nov 2023, 1:43 pm Tomslin Samme-Nlar,
>                 <mesumbeslin at gmail.com <mailto:mesumbeslin at gmail.com>>
>                 wrote:
> 
>                     Hi team,
> 
>                     The PC has been asked to select someone to attend
>                     the above program from PC leadership. I was hoping
>                     we'd elect a new PC leadership before making
>                     the decision but unfortunately the deadline to
>                     submit a name for this is Wednesday, 15 November
>                     2023. How do you all suggest we go about this?
> 
>                     Warmly,
>                     Tomslin
> 
>                     On Thu, 12 Oct 2023, 03:29 Tomslin Samme-Nlar,
>                     <mesumbeslin at gmail.com
>                     <mailto:mesumbeslin at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>                         I get it now. Makes sense.
> 
>                         Warmly,
>                         Tomslin
> 
>                         On Thu, 12 Oct 2023, 02:40 Johan Helsingius,
>                         <julf at julf.com <mailto:julf at julf.com>> wrote:
> 
>                             Typically it would be the incoming NCSG
>                             chair, but when a chair gets
>                             re-elected, someone else in our (future)
>                             leadership should get
>                             to do it - PC chair, for example.
> 
>                                      Julf
> 
> 
>                             On 09/10/2023 22:03, Tomslin Samme-Nlar wrote:
>                              > Hi Julf,
>                              >
>                              > Is your expectation that someone from the
>                             PC will be selected? Since I
>                              > don't believe the PC has made a selection
>                             for this before.
>                              >
>                              > Warmly,
>                              > Tomslin
>                              > @LinkedIn:
>                             https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/
>                             <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/>
>                              > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/
>                             <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/>>
>                              >
>                              >
>                              > On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 00:38, Johan
>                             Helsingius <julf at julf.com
>                             <mailto:julf at julf.com>
>                              > <mailto:julf at julf.com
>                             <mailto:julf at julf.com>>> wrote:
>                              >
>                              >
>                              >
>                              >
>                              >     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>                              >     Subject:        Invitation - RSVP -
>                             ICANN Leadership Program (LP) 2024
>                              >     Date:   Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:43:28 +0000
>                              >     From:   Public Responsibility Support
>                             <prs at icann.org <mailto:prs at icann.org>
>                              >     <mailto:prs at icann.org
>                             <mailto:prs at icann.org>>>
>                              >     To:     Johan Helsingius
>                             <julf at julf.com <mailto:julf at julf.com>
>                             <mailto:julf at julf.com <mailto:julf at julf.com>>>
>                              >     CC:     Sandra Hoferichter
>                             <info at hoferichter.eu
>                             <mailto:info at hoferichter.eu>
>                              >     <mailto:info at hoferichter.eu
>                             <mailto:info at hoferichter.eu>>>, Ergys Ramaj
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>                             <mailto:ergys.ramaj at icann.org
>                             <mailto:ergys.ramaj at icann.org>>>, Andrea
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>                             <mailto:andrea.glandon at icann.org
>                             <mailto:andrea.glandon at icann.org>>>,
>                              >     Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes at icann.org
>                             <mailto:carlos.reyes at icann.org>
>                             <mailto:carlos.reyes at icann.org
>                             <mailto:carlos.reyes at icann.org>>>
>                              >
>                              >
>                              >
>                              >     Dear Julf,
>                              >
>                              >     It was great having you join us for
>                             the 2023 ICANN Academy Leadership
>                              >     Program (LP)!
>                              >
>                              >     We are now preparing for the 8^th
>                               edition of the LP, which is
>                              >     scheduled
>                              >     to take place 29 February - 1 March
>                             2024, two days prior to the
>                              >     official
>                              >     start of ICANN79 in San Juan, Puerto
>                             Rico.
>                              >
>                              >     For this program, one seat is
>                             reserved for a representative from the
>                              >     NCSG. As you are aware, the program
>                             is designed for current
>                              >     /_and_/incoming leaders, helping to
>                             increase understanding of the
>                              >     complexity of ICANN and to develop
>                             facilitation skills, as well as
>                              >     building a network with other
>                             leaders. We are aware that understanding
>                              >     ICANN as an organization, the topics
>                             discussed within ICANN, and
>                              >     interaction within other stakeholder
>                             groups can be challenging for
>                              >     incoming leaders, but sometimes also
>                             for experienced leaders. ICANN and
>                              >     the community are making considerable
>                             efforts in order to help incoming
>                              >     leaders have a good start to their
>                             terms and to provide current leaders
>                              >     the opportunity to strengthen their
>                             leadership and facilitation skills.
>                              >     Opportunities for Leadership Program
>                             participants include the following:
>                              >
>                              >         * Meet leaders from the other
>                             SOs/ACs and get an insight of the
>                              >           functionality and issues in
>                             other groups
>                              >         * Discuss current ICANN topics in
>                             an in-depth manner
>                              >         * Deepen the understanding of key
>                             ICANN processes
>                              >         * Develop facilitation and
>                             leadership skills, focused personal
>                              >           effectiveness to run meetings
>                             and foster processes
>                              >
>                              >     A preliminary agenda is attached to
>                             this email. Kindly note that
>                              >     this is
>                              >     subject to change.
>                              >
>                              >     Accommodation for participants will
>                             be covered between Wednesday and
>                              >     Thursday, 28-29 February 2024, and
>                             participants will receive a stipend.
>                              >     Please note that flights will*NOT*be
>                             covered under this program, as
>                              >     incoming and current leaders are
>                             normally covered by the regular ICANN
>                              >     travel support. Please ensure that
>                             the leaders you select are being
>                              >     covered by ICANN Travel Support for
>                             their flights to San Juan for
>                              >     ICANN79.
>                              >
>                              >     We would like to ask you to identify
>                             one incoming or current leader
>                              >     from
>                              >     your stakeholder group who is
>                             interested and available to
>                              >     participate in
>                              >     this program. We recommend that you
>                             also identify an alternate
>                              >     candidate.
>                              >
>                              >     *Kindly forward us the names and
>                             email addresses of the endorsed
>                              >     individuals no later than Wednesday,
>                             15 November 2023, and ask them to
>                              >     register **here*
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>                              >     <https://forms.gle/cvr6qt5jRXGQKQNo6
>                             <https://forms.gle/cvr6qt5jRXGQKQNo6>>>***by
>                             Friday, 17
>                              >     November 2023.*
>                              >
>                              >     We hope this program will meet the
>                             needs of your community. All
>                              >     participants will be encouraged to
>                             partake in an open exchange of their
>                              >     views, as this will help facilitate
>                             cross-constituency collaboration
>                              >     during their terms.
>                              >
>                              >     We are happy to answer any questions
>                             you may have and look forward to
>                              >     having your group’s participants
>                             confirmed.
>                              >
>                              >     If you would like to learn more about
>                             the program, Sandra can give a
>                              >     short presentation at the upcoming
>                             ICANN78 meeting at a time that is
>                              >     convenient for your group.
>                              >
>                              >     Kind regards,
>                              >
>                              >     Sandra Hoferichter, Chair of the
>                             ICANN Academy Working Group
>                              >
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