I would also like to see Stephanie Perrin continue serving as NCSG Chair. As some members will be aware, particularly those paying attention to the ICANN org budget for the coming fiscal year, we are not the most popular part of the community. We are not puppets that can be controlled, and this means we don't always get rewarded with accepted Additional Budgetary Requests.

But under Stephanie's leadership I think our standing in the community is rising - slowly. Stephanie is known for her fact-based analyses and steadfast committment to behaving in an ethical manner. And she's an excellent public speaker. If you have seen her take the microphone at a public forum, you'll have seen the rounds of applauses that she is able to generate by speaking truth to power.

She is one of our strongest assets, both for her institutional memory and political savviness as to how ICANN functions, but also because she is willing to share her knowledge and to mentor members so that they can grow and become productive contributors shaping DNS policy themselves.

Ayden Férdeline

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On Thursday, 23 May 2019 16:34, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would like to nominate Stephanie Perrin for another term
> as NCSG Chair.
>
> Tapani Tarvainen
>
> On May 23 12:22, Maryam Bakoshi ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> > As a reminder Nomination starts today Thursday 23 May 2019 through to Thursday 06 June 2019.
> > The following 4 NCSG positions are up for election:
> >
> > -   NCSG Chair, currently Stephanie Perrin, eligible for re-election;
> > -   2-year Council seat, currently Tatiana Tropina, eligible for one more term;
> > -   2-year Council seat, currently Arsene Tungali, eligible for one more term;
> > -   2-year Council seat, currently Ayden Fèrdeline, eligible for one more term
> >
> > Nomination Process:
> >
> > -   Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either for the position of NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair.
> > -   Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the nomination and for making a public statement that includes:
> >
> > -   Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;
> > -   Any conflicts of interest;
> > -   Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;
> > -   Qualifications for the position;
> > -   Statement of availability for the time the position requires; and
> > -   Optionally, any other information that the candidate believes is relevant.
> >
> > ** Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO Council Representatives can be declared resident of the same geographic regionhttps://meetings.icann.org/en/regions as defined by ICANN, and there should be at least two of each gender.
> >
> > -   ** These terms all commence on 07 November 2019 (at the conclusion of the 2019 Annual ICANN Meeting in Montreal).
> >
> > Election Page: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2019
> > Please send questions or concerns offlist.
> > --
> > Many thanks,
> > Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator
> > ICANN | Internet Corporation got Assigned Names and Numbers
> > S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7846 471777
>
> --
>
> Tapani Tarvainen