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] > 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, > > -- > Tapani Tarvainen > NCSG Chair >