+1 I've worked with Robin on several projects over the last 11 years and no one, in my opinion, understands the issues and is more dedicated than she is. On 8/17/2012 10:55 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote: > Dear All, > > I am delighted with Robin Gross for her wise stewardship of our humble > Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. Therefore, nominate her for the > position of NCSG Chair. > > Sincerely, > > Alex > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear All: > > The time-table and details on the upcoming 2012 NCSG annual > election are below. The candidate nomination period runs 10-20 > August, and the voting takes place 4-18 September 2012 for all > positions. > > Nominations of candidates, their acceptance and the required > candidacy statement should all be made to this NCSG email list by > the dates below to be effective. > > The following 4 NCSG positions are up for election this fall: > > 1. /GNSO Council Representative/ (currently held by William Drake, > who will be "term-limited" for this position) > 2-year term > > 2. /GNSO Council Representative/ (currently held by Mary Wong, who > will be "term-limited" for this position) > 2-year term > > 3. /GNSO Council Representative/ (currently held by Rafik > Damak, who will be "term-limited" for this position) > 2-year term > > 4. /NCSG Chair/ (currently held by Robin Gross, who is eligible > for 1 more term) > 1-year term > > *NCSG Election Schedule:* > Aug. 10 : Open Nominations for Candidates > Aug. 20 : Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted) > Aug. 26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below) > Sept. 4 : Begin Voting > Sept. 18 : End Voting > Sept. 20 : Announce Election Results > > *Nomination Process:* > > Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either > for the position of an 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; and > * Statement of availability for the time the position requires. > * The nominee’s statement may also include 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 region as defined by ICANN. The 3 continuing NCSG GNSO > Councilors are from the following regions: Asia-Pacific, North > America, Europe. > > ** These terms all commence on 20 October 2012 (at the conclusion > of the 2012 Annual ICANN Meeting). > > ** You all should have received an email notice from me > requesting that you "check-in" and verify your email address and > that you are an active member of the SG. Only active members may > vote in the NCSG annual election, so be sure to check your email > folders and find that email notice from me and respond before 20 > August 2012, to avoid being placed on the inactive list. If you > haven't received the check-in notice yet and you've checked all > your email folders and spam folders, and still can't find the > check-in request, please shoot me a note off-list and we'll sort > it out right away. > > ** The nominations, their acceptance and candidacy statements > will all be posted to the 2012 elections wiki page: > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections+2012 > > If you have any questions on any of this, please do not hesitate > to ask me. Thank you! > > All best, > Robin Gross > NCSG Chair > > > IP JUSTICE > Robin Gross, Executive Director > 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA > p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 > w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > >