It would be nice if they claimed their right to vote, even nicer if they 
joined a few working groups and put their shoulders to the plough.  How 
can we get folks motivated to do that, seems to me to be an important 
question.
Kind regards
Stephanie Perrin
On 2014-08-25, 10:03, Nuno Garcia wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> First of all, congratulations to all nominees, independently of the 
> outcome, and more importantly, thank you all who have served in the 
> past for your contribution.
>
> I want to bring to your attention this "small" detail:
>
> - there are 419 registered voters, of which, only some 96 are active 
> that's 22.8%.
>
> I think this is a problem that we need to address urgently - no one 
> can claim to be representative of a world wide community with 96 
> active users or 419 registered users.
>
> I hope more members decide to claim their right to vote.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Nuno Garcia
>
>
> On 25 August 2014 11:43, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     Dear everyone,
>
>     The nomination period has now closed for nominations to the 2014
>     NCSG Annual Election next month.  There are 4 NCSG GNSO Council
>     Representative seats up for election (3 seats 2-years term, 1 seat
>     1 year term) and 5 candidates have been nominated and accepted
>     their nominations.  The NCSG Chair seat is up for election  (1
>     year term) and 1 person was nominated and accepted the nomination.
>
>     According the NCSG Charter, all candidates are required to make 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.
>
>     Candidates have until *26 August 2014 *to make their public
>     statement to the NCSG email list.  Candidate Public Statements
>     will be posted to the NCSG Elections page:
>     _https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2014_
>
>     *2014 NCSG Election Schedule:*
>       Aug. 10 : Open Nominations for Candidates
>       Aug. 24 : Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted)
>       Aug. 26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below)
>       Aug. 29 : Deadline to "check-in" as Active Member eligible for
>     ballot
>       Sep. 1 : Begin Voting
>       Sep. 14 : End Voting
>       Sep. 16 : Announce Election Results
>       Oct. 15 : Term Begins
>
>
>           _*2014 NCSG Election Candidates*_
>
>
>             _*I.  2014-2015 NCSG Chair*_
>
>     (1 to elect) 1-year term
>
>     Nominated Candidate
>     	
>     Nominated By
>     	
>     Accepted Nomination
>     	
>     Candidate Statement
>     	
>     Geographic Region
>     Rafik Dammak 	Avri Doria 	Yes 		
>
>
>             _*II.  2014 NCSG GNSO Representatives*_
>
>     (3 to elect) each 2-year terms, (1 to elect) 1-year term
>
>     Nominated Candidate
>     	
>     Nominated By
>     	
>     Accepted Nomination
>     	
>     Candidate Statement
>     	
>     Geographic Region
>     Stephanie Perrin 	Robin Gross 	Yes 		
>     Sam Lanfranco 	Klaus Stoll 	Yes 		
>     David Cake 	Avri Doria 	Yes 		
>     Edward Morris 	Dhouha Bayarassou 	Yes 		
>     Marilia Maciel 	Milton Mueller 	Yes 		
>
>
>     we are int the final days for the check-in, here the list of
>     active members (field "status" = "active" ):
>     https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsJI0CB4QegidDktTGtfa2pWZlMzY1FnRHFBYkRXekE&usp=drive_web#gid=0
>
>     few days remain to be added to the list and be able to exercise
>     your right of voting.
>
>     Best Regards,
>
>     Rafik Dammak
>
>     NCSG chair
>
>