Hi
As you know we’ve done candidate conference calls for the NCUC EC elections and I think it’d make even more sense for NCSG since successful candidates will be dealing with substantive policy issues rather than constituency management, on which views may not vary as much. It might be helpful to agree some policy-oriented questions in advance for people to address, as the ones we use for the NCSG Candidacy Statements (below) don’t necessarily bring out where a person stands on the issues or facilitate questioning and dialogue on a call.
Cheers
Bill
On Jul 11, 2015, at 7:49 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi,
A question on the process. Is it possible to schedule a conference call
between the 26th and the beginnign of voting so that any interested NCSG
members get a chance to speak to the various candidates on their
histories, positions and goals before having to choose? This would give
the voters something that goes beyond the statements they will all have
published by that time. While some of the candidates may be well known
to some members, some may not, and no one is well known by all.
thanks
avri
On 11-Jul-15 11:36, Rafik Dammak wrote:
Hi everyone,
The time-table and details on the upcoming 2015 NCSG annual election
are below. The candidate nomination period runs 10-24 August, and the
voting takes place 1-14 September 2015 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 Avri Doria, who
is eligible for 1 more term)
2-year term
2. /GNSO Council Representative/ (currently held by Amr Elsadr, who
is eligible for 1 more term)
2-year term
3. /GNSO Council Representative/ (currently held by Marilia
Maciel, who is eligible for 1 more term)
2-year term
4. /NCSG Chair/ (currently held by Rafik Dammak, who is term-limited)
1-year term
For GNSO council representative seats , there are 3 seats with 2-year
terms:
* To decide the council member election, each voter will be asked to
choose up to 3 candidates. The 3 candidates with the most votes
will be elected to the 2 year terms,
The candidate with the most votes for NCSG chair will be elected.
*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)
Sep. 1 : Begin Voting
Sep. 14 : End Voting
Sep. 16 : Announce Election Results
Oct. 15 : Term Begins
*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 other continuing NCSG
GNSO Councilors (those not up for election in 2015) are resident of
the following regions: North America, Asia Pacific, Europe.
** These terms all commence on 15 October (at the conclusion of the
2015 Annual ICANN Meeting in Dublin).
** You will all receive a separate email notice from me shortly
requesting that you "check-in" and verify your email address and that
you are an active member of NCSG.
** The nominations, their acceptance and candidacy statements will
all be posted to the 2015 elections wiki page:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2015
If you have any questions on any of this, please do not hesitate to
ask me offlist. Thank you!
Best,
Rafik Dammak
NCSG Chair
ncsg.is <http://ncsg.is> & @NCSG_ICANN
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