Thank you Chair for the update. Warm regards. On 14 Jul 2016 6:33 a.m., "Tapani Tarvainen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear NCSG members, > > The time-table and details on the upcoming 2016 NCSG annual election are > below. The candidate nomination period runs 1-14 August, and the voting > takes place 22 August - September 4 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 David Cake, Asia-Pacific, who is term-limited) > 2-year term; > 2. *GNSO Council Representative* > (currently held by Edward Morris, Europe, who is eligible for 1 more > term) > 2-year term; > 3. *GNSO Council Representative* > (currently held by Stephanie Perrin, North America, who is eligible > for 1 more term) > 2-year term; > 4. *NCSG Chair* > (currently held by Tapani Tarvainen, who is eligible for 1 more term) > 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, unless that would conflict with the > regional > or gender balance restrictions in our charter. > > The candidate with the most votes for NCSG chair will be elected. > > > *NCSG Election Schedule:* > > Aug. 1: Open Nominations for Candidates > Aug. 14: Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted) > Aug. 16: Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below) > Aug. 17: Deadline for voter check-in > Aug. 18: Conference call "meet the candidates" (TBC) > Aug. 22: Begin Voting > Sep. 4: End Voting > Sep. 6: Announce Election Results > Nov. 9: 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; > - Statement of availability for the time the position requires; and > - Optionally, 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, and there should be at least two of each gender. > The 3 continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors (those not up for election now) > are from Africa, Europe and Latin America & Caribbean regions, > one man, two women. > > ** These terms all commence on 9 November (at the conclusion of the 2016 > Annual ICANN Meeting in Hyderabad). > > ** 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 2016 elections wiki page: > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2016 > > > *Election Process* > > This is a election with ballots. > > * The vote will be open from 22 August 2016 until 4 September 2016 23:59 > UTC. > * A ballot sent to members who've been confirmed active by 17 August 23:59 > UTC. > * The ballot will come from [log in to unmask] > * Voters will need to select 3 council candidates and 1 NCSG Chair > candidate. > * The 3 candidates for Council who receive the most votes will be > elected to the 2 year terms. > * The NCSG chair candidate who receives the most votes will be elected > to the NCSG chair role. > > > If you have any questions on any of this, please do not hesitate to ask me > offlist. Thank you! > > -- > Tapani Tarvainen > NCSG Chair >