Dear David, I would be interested because NPOC is the only Constituency without a rep on NomCom and will not have one for quite a while because it requires a change in ICANN's bylaws, a slow process I understand; Representing NCUC (of which I am an individual member) would give me a head start and understanding on how NomCom operates for future involvement by NPOC in NomCom; Best, Alain On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:59 AM, David Cake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Shortly after the Prague meeting, the NCUC representative to > Nominating Committee, Maria Farrell, resigned. We need someone to replace > our representative for the tail end of the NomCom term, essentially just > for the Toronto meeting and any meeting that might immediately precede it. > NomCom appointments have essentially been made already for this term, so > NomCom duties will be very light, but NCUC should still be represented in > discussion. > Legal advice from ICANN counsel is that this short term > appointment WILL count as an appointment for purposes of term limits. > Please let myself know if you would be willing to represent NCUC > on Nominating Committee for this brief period. As the Toronto meeting is > approaching rapidly, it is my intention that the NCUC Exec will make this > appointment within a week, so please contact us by the 29th, preferably > earlier. > Regards > > David > Interim NCUC Chair -- Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 Skype: alain.berranger