I also support Nuno. Nicolas On 18/11/2011 12:16 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote: > Dear all, > > I support this nomination and thank Nuno for his personal efforts in > getting Portuguese speaking African countries into ICANN. Efforts > begun sometime last year after a realisation that mainly or only > English and French speaking African countries were represented. > > Thank you for accepting the nomination. > > Sincerely, > > Alex > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Nuno Garcia <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear Konstantinos, dear all: > > I am honored by this nomination, that I humbly accept. > I understand that this is a service we are doing to our community, > even if it is a virtual community rather than a physical one. > I also understand that to represent a group of users with similar > interest and problems, a different mindset is needed, where one's > individual opinion and beliefs must be used to capture as much as > possible the feeling of the community. > As to the NCUC, I think we may need to enlarge our member basis. > We cannot point to others faults, and then, with only a few > hundred members (as good as these may be) claim that we represent > the community in a meaningful manner. And we need to learn how to > communicate in a inclusive manner - some of the messages in this > list are so full of technicalities that are hard to understand. > Doing this will allow us to access new opinions and perspectives, > and this will increase our overall degree of colective wisdom, > making our decisions stronger and more beatiful. > Talking a bit about myself, I am Portuguese, and travelled a bit > around the world. I hold a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering > and consider myself a Computer Scientist, with all the good and > bad connotations that this statement carries. Professionaly, I am > an Assistant Professor and a Researcher. > I am a strong supporter of Human Rights and I believe in decisions > made on these grounds - Human Values should always guide our > judgement. > I hope my service to this community is worthy of your choice. > Best, > Nuno Garcia > On 17 November 2011 15:15, Konstantinos Komaitis > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear all, > > I would like to nominate Nuno Garcia as the European > representative in the NCUC Executive committee. I believe Nuno > will be a great addition to the NCUC EC with his enthusiasm > and passion. I will let Nuno talk about his vision for the EC > and I hope he accepts the nomination. > > Best > > KK > > Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, > > Senior Lecturer, > > Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses > > Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law > > University of Strathclyde, > > The Law School, > > Graham Hills building, > > 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA > > UK > > tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29141%20548%204306> > > http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765 > > Selected publications: > http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 > > Website: www.komaitis.org <http://www.komaitis.org/> > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Konstantinos Komaitis > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Yes! It has been a year and elections are upon us. We need to > elect an NCUC Chair and an NCUC Executive Committee. > > So, the positions open up for elections are: > > 1.NCUC Chair > > 2.NCUC EC – Europe > > 3.NCUC EC - Africa > > 4.NCUC EC – Asia and the Pacific > > 5.NCUC EC – North America > > 6.NCUC EC – Latin America > > I would like to have the elected officers take office before > the new year, so I suggest the following schedule: > > *November 14-26: NOMINATIONS* > > *November 27-30: I liaise with ICANN staff and send them the > names of the nominees and all the information so they can > proceed to the creation of the ballots. ICANN sends out the > ballots.* > > *December 1^– 14: Voting takes place* > > I have contacted ICANN and I am waiting to hear from them > regarding whether they can help us. Unless I hear otherwise > from ICANN, in which case we will need to find someone else to > hold the elections, I suggest we stick to this timeframe. > > Thank you and best of luck to all the candidates. > > KK > > Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, > > Senior Lecturer, > > Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses > > Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law > > University of Strathclyde, > > The Law School, > > Graham Hills building, > > 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA > > UK > > tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29141%20548%204306> > > http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765 > > Selected publications: > http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 > > Website: www.komaitis.org <http://www.komaitis.org/> > > > > > -- > REMMY NWEKE > Lead Strategist > DigitalSENSE Africa Media > Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza > Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria > Executive Board member, > Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) > GSM: 234-8023122558, 8033592762 <tel:8033592762>, 8051000475, > 8099400183 <tel:8099400183> > Editor, ITREALMS Online, > www.itrealms.com.ng <http://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > First runner up, Highway Africa New Media awards 2010 > Follow us@: www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline > <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline> > Keep a date with: Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet > Governance for Development, > April 16, 2012, Welcome Centre, Int'l Airport Road-Lagos. > Call: 234-8023725607 > email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>; > http://www.digitalsenseafrica.blogspot.com > <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.blogspot.com/>; > http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng > <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/> > Winner, first FOSSFA-Deutsche Welle African Reporter Award 2010 > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and > attachments are confidential and may also be privileged > information. 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