I am sorry Maryam I think it was typo error I meant to nominate Renata for the position that is held by David Cake who is term limited. *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273* Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Niels ten Oever <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Hi James, > > I'm not sure if I understand this. Are you nominating Renata for the > position of Tapani and at the same time endorsing Tapani for a second term? > > Best, > > Niels > > On 08/01/2016 12:20 PM, KASWESHA wrote: > > In this case I hereby nominate Renata Aquino Ribeiro for the chair, and > > endorse Edward Morris, Edward Morris and Tapani Tarvainen for the second > > term. > > > > > > Regards; > > > > > > James Njoroge Gitau > > Nairobi, Kenya. > > > > *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273* > > > > Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE > > ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS. > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 6:54 AM, Tapani Tarvainen > > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> 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] > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, to be safe also > > Cc:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[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, > > > > -- > > Tapani Tarvainen > > NCSG Chair > > > > > > -- > Niels ten Oever > Head of Digital > > Article 19 > www.article19.org > > PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 > 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 >