Hi Everyone, I also support Stephanie Perrin for this nomination for all the reasons that Avri said. Joan Kerr On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM, avri doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > I nominate Stephanie Perrin for another term on the GNSO Council. > > She is an indispensable voice on the council and in the NCSG Policy > Committee (or which all council members sit) for sanity with regard to > privacy. > > Her voice is important in other things too. We should keep her in the > GNSO Council. > > avri > > > On 31-Jul-16 23:54, Tapani Tarvainen wrote: > > Dear NCSG Members: > > > > Nominations are NOW OPEN in the NCSG Annual Election for both NCSG > > Chair and 3 NCSG GNSO Council Representatives - see details below and > > please remember to use this list for nominations, seconds, candidate > > statements, etc. > > > > Also, remember that as per the NCSG Charter, all NCSG members must > > "check-in" and verify their email address to receive an email ballot > > in the annual election. So if you have not checked in yet, please > > contact me offlist ([log in to unmask], to be safe also > > Cc:[log in to unmask]) ASAP to ensure you will receive your > > ballot in the upcoming NCSG election. The preliminary Active & > > Inactive membership list will be shared at the end of this week to > > allow people to check their status and request correction if need be. > > > > NCSG 2016 Annual Election Information Webpage: > > > > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Elections-2016 > > > > The time-table and details on the upcoming 2016 NCSG annual election are > > shown below. The candidate nomination period runs 1-14 August 2016, 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 the NCSG mailing 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. > > > > > > *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 simply > > by sending their nomination to this list. > > > > 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). > > > > ** 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 > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >