On 21 October 2012 19:25, Timothe Litt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I don't know Poncelet, and this comment is not intended to be a reflection on the merits of his potential candidacy.

Milton's note hints at the possibility of becoming a member just in time to run for office. This raises an issue in my mind.

Should people who seek elected positions in our organizations be required to be members for some reasonable time period before being eligible for nomination (or appointment)? Currently, the charter says "any active member" can run.

Of course finding people willing to serve is already a challenge. But I am concerned that people holding positions that represent our constituencies have a deep understanding of the groups' positions and history. They will represent us/our positions to other groups, and retractions/corrections can be costly. They need to know us; and we them. There is a big gap between applicable experience, and actually following/participating in the groups' discussions and events.

One could argue that's what election campaigns are for, but with uncontested elections it seems too easy for someone (with the best of intentions) to parachute in to a position that (s)he isn't ready for.

One could also argue that someone could trivially meet a time requirement by being a passive member who signs up, but never participates.

And we shouldn't create unreasonable barriers/complexities to holding office.

Nonetheless, I suspect that having some baseline standard is likely worthwhile.

Something to consider for the next time we revise our charters?

Timothe Litt ACM Distinguished Engineer -------------------------- This communication may not represent the ACM or my employer's views, if any, on the matters discussed.
On 21-Oct-12 12:09, Milton L Mueller wrote:
Dear Remmy:

Thanks for nominating someone for the NCUC EC.

Unfortunately the process can be confusing because this list serves two constituencies, NCUC and NPOC.

As far as I know, Poncelet’s Gambia YMCA is a member of the NPOC constituency and not of NCUC. This would make him ineligible to run in this NCUC election.

However, it is possible to be member of both constituencies. I think at this point we need to hear from Poncelet: are you a member of NCUC, and if so, do you confirm your willingness to run?

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Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCUC Nomination for Poncelet

Hi all,

I wish to nominate my good friend, Poncelet Ileleji, the current Coordinator at The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio for the NCUC EC Africa representative.

I am sure he will make us proud.

On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Brenden Kuerbis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) members,

It has been a year and elections are upon us. We need to elect an NCUC Chair and an NCUC Executive Committee.

Specifically, 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

We would like to have the elected officers take office before the new year, so we suggest the following schedule:

October 15-31: Nominations submitted to list (please confirm with the nominee in advance, self nominations are welcome)
November 1-14: Develop ballot w/ICANN staff, nominees present statements
November 15-30: Election period
December 1: Results announced

Thank you and best of luck to all the candidates.

On behalf of the NCUC Executive Committee and Chair,

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Brenden Kuerbis
Internet Governance Project
http://internetgovernance.org

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