Congtas to Joy an Matt. Keep up the great work ! Cheers ! -Olevie- 2014-11-03 11:31 GMT+00:00 Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask]>: > Hi, > > Thanks for the update, Bill, and thanks to the NCUC EC for the fantastic > appointments. > > @Joy, @Matt: Really looking forward to working with you both. Good luck. > > Amr > > On Nov 3, 2014, at 10:05 AM, William Drake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello > > I am delighted to say that NCUC can now announce the appointment of two > top-notch representatives to the NCSG Policy Committee, effective > immediately. *Joy Liddicoat* leads the human rights work of member org > the Association for Progressive Communications > http://www.apc.org/en/user/Joy. Joy served two years as our NCSG rep to > the GNSO Council. As I said when I nominated her for that > http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-discuss/2011-September/007439.html > > >*Joy is the Project Co-ordinator for Internet > *>*Rights are Human Rights for the Association for > *>*Progressive Communication, a NCUC organizational > *>*member. Joy is lawyer who's been a long-time > *>*activist on human rights on the Internet and > *>*beyond, and she's also involved in DNS issues > *>*and well attuned to the ICANNsphere. At present > *>*she also serves Director of the Domain Name > *>*Commission, InternetNZ, the non-profit > *>*multistakeholder body responsible for managing > *>*.nz and related Internet issues in New Zealand, > *>*so she brings to the table an understanding of > *>*public interest aspects of the ccTLD space as > *>*well. A strong human rights orientation has > *>*generally been lacking in ICANN and the GNSO, so > *>*she'd be filling an important gap. At the same > *>*time, it would be good to further engage in NCSG > *>*the APC, which as probably everyone knows is the > *>*probably the largest NGO, a multinational > *>*network, doing civil society activism around > *>*Internet and ICT issues. More about Joy > *>*here <http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745 <http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745>>http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745 and <http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745%C2%A0and> > *>*APC here <http://www.apc.org <http://www.apc.org/>>http://www.apc.org. <http://www.apc.org./>* > > > *Mattew Shears *currently participates here as an alternate rep of NCUC > member org IP Justice. In his day job, Matt leads the Global Internet > Policy and Human Rights work of the Center for Democracy and Technology > https://cdt.org/staff/matthew-shears/. (CDT is applying to join NCUC/NCSG > as an organizational member) Previously he served as the Internet Society’s > Public Policy Director, in which context he shaped ISOC’s positions and > represented it in a variety of global Internet governance institutions. > Matt long has been extremely active as a civil society participant in the > ITU, WSIS+10, CSTD, IGF and related settings, and more recently has gotten > deeply involved in ICANN’s IANA and accountability processes. He is also > very active in civil society and related coalitions, e.g. ISOC, Best Bits, > the Internet Governance Caucus, etc. > > Both Joy and Matt are highly visible, leading civil society advocates > working at the intersection of Internet governance and human rights policy, > which as you know is the focus on a new initiative in ICANN that we are > pushing in collaboration with other stakeholders. And both are maestro > text drafters in multiple CS coalitions, which of course will come in handy > on the NCSG PC. So I couldn’t be happier that they’ve decided to volunteer > their energies in support of NCUC and NCSG at this important time. > > Welcome to you both! > > Best > > Bill > > > > On Sep 20, 2014, at 10:58 AM, William Drake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello > > Early in the year, after consultation with members, the NCUC PC appointed > Stephanie Perrin and Marilia Maciel to serve as our representatives on the > NCSG PC. As you will know, both of these successful reps have recently > been elected to the GNSO Council, so we will need to replace them. This > message is to solicit expressions of interest in filling these roles. It > is hoped that we can make a final selection and have new people in place by > the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles; the NCSG PC meets on Sunday 12 October. > > These are two of the very most important positions we have in NCUC. > According to the NCSG charter, > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > *2.5 The Policy Committee* > > > > *The NCSG Policy Committee is responsible for:* > > > * • Discussion and development of substantive policies and statements > issued in the name of the NCSG. This activity will require coordination > with the membership and the Constituencies;* > > > * • Organize policy initiatives on behalf of NCSG membership, including > PDP initiatives from the membership;* > > > * • Provide policy research and guidance to NCSG representatives on the > GNSO Council;* > > > * • Keep membership informed of GNSO Council activities;* > > > * • Organize, appoint where appropriate, and track NCSG participation in > GNSO and other pertinent Working Groups.* > > > * • Organization and oversight of NCSG participation in any GNSO > Council- related tasks, whether mandated by Bylaws, Council Procedures or > Council decisions.* > > > > > > > > > * • Document methods and procedures used for decision-making. > Such documentation is subject to review by the NCSG-EC.2.5.1. NCSG-PC > Composition.The NCSG–PC shall be comprised of two representatives from each > Recognized Constituency and one observer from each Candidate Constituency. > The NCSG Representatives on the GNSO Council shall also serve as full > members of the NCSG- PC. The NCSG Chair will participate as an ex-officio > member of the NCSG-PC and will be included in determining consensus process > and votes. Past GNSO Council Representatives may be included as observers > in the NCSG-PC. The membership of the NCSG-PC may invite others to > participate as observers.2.5.2. NCSG-PC Decision making* > > > > > *• By default NCSG-PC decisions are made by rough consensus of full > NCSG-PC members. Rough consensus means that while all members do not need > to agree and that no single member can veto a decision, all views must be > heard and considered. Any minority views must be recorded along with the > rough consensus > position.<page15image17520.png> <page15image17680.png> <page15image17840.png>2.5.3. > NCSG-PC Leadership* > > > > > * • A Chair will be elected or replaced from among the members of the > NCSG-PC by a 2/3 vote of the NCSG-PC membership on a yearly basis.§ The > NCSG Chair may not serve in this role.* > > > * • One or more Vice-Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG-PC on a yearly > basis. 2.5.4. NCSG-PC Work Process* > > > * • As much as possible, all work will be done using Internet tools, > including, inter alia,* > > > * • § email;* > > > * • § wiki usage (Note: such a wiki will be publicly viewable though > editing may be restricted to members of the NCSG-PC);* > > > * • § online document collaboration tools as well as available network > cloud based tools.* > > *• When necessary, teleconferences will be scheduled. A scheduling tool > will be used to attempt to find a time when all members can attend. Unless > all members can attend the teleconference, any decisions made at a > teleconference will be provisional until full consensus is determined.* > > > *• When possible, as enabled for example by an ICANN meeting, a > face-to-face meeting of the NCSG-PC will be held. As with teleconferences, > if all members cannot attend, any decisions made will need to be verified > before being considered final.* > > > > > *2.5.5. NCSG-PC Mailing List* > > > * • All NCSG-PC full members and observers will be subscribed to the > NCSG-PC mailing list.* > > > * • The NCSG-PC list will maintain an open archive.* > > > > > * • For non-subscribers the list will be moderated. Comments from NCSG > members relevant to ongoing discussions will be forwarded to the NCSG-PC > list by the list moderator.2.5.6. NCSG-PC Observers* > > > *• Any observer to the NCSG-PC will have full participation rights except > will not be counted in any consensus process or > vote.<page16image17216.png> <page16image17376.png> <page16image17536.png> <page16image17696.png>* > > > * • One elected or appointed representative from each Candidate > Constituency will be given observer status.* > > > * • Past NCSG Representatives to the GNSO Council may be permitted > observer status at discretion of NCSG-PC full members.* > * • The NCSG-PC may invite other policy experts to participate as > observers.* > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Basic info on the current PC’s composition is at > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Committees-Current > > The public archive for the PC’s discussions is at > http://mailman.ipjustice.org/listinfo/pc-ncsg. Perusing this would give > one a clearer idea of the actual workload and responsibilities. > > It is really really important that we put people into these slots who are > fully in tune with the views and traditions of NCUC and NCSG; well > appraised (or able to become so) of the substantive issues being discussed > in GNSO and related processes; fully committed to doing the work (including > attending monthly NCSG policy calls, collaborative document drafting, > timely voting on proposed outputs, and the like); and able to work well > with their colleagues on the PC and to coordinate with the NCUC EC and > wider membership as necessary. In short, we need top notch, fully > committed candidates. > > We welcome nominations and self-nominations to fill these two slots. > Nominees who wish to be considered should send a few paragraphs to the > members’ list outlining their interests and engagement in > constituency/stakeholder group work, their qualifications for and ability > to perform these particular functions, and any other relevant information. > > > _______________________________________________ > Ncuc-discuss mailing list > [log in to unmask] > http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ncuc-discuss mailing list > [log in to unmask] > http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss > > -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Responsable du projet CERGI-EDUCATON à CERGI Banking Services Directeur Général de GiDa-OKtetS (Représentations commerciales et négoces) Directeur Exécutif et CEO de l'INTIC4DEV (Institut des TIC pour le développement) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) BP : 851 - Tél.: (228) 90 98 86 50 / (228) 98 43 27 72 Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo