Dear all, It's a pity that Farzi is not running!!!! I personally like the fresh air and good focus she brings to the NCSG. She is one of the millennials we are waiting for!!!! I personally would have liked to wait to finish my Nom-Com term, make more progress in the initial draft the CCT-RT plans to have by years end, and ask the Council to consider me for the role of liason to the GAC. Nevertheless, if there is a seat for the NCSG in the Council without candidate, I herewith ask the group to consider my self nomination to the seat. if elected I will do my best to keep working hard in the council in the next 2 years. I will revise the necessary documents in the short term as required. Cheers Carlos Raúl GUTIERREZ Apartado 1571-1000 San José COSTA RICA On Aug 14, 2016 2:54 PM, "farzaneh badii" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi Tapani First I want to thank Joao for nominating me for the GNSO council. Unfortunately, I cannot accept the nomination at this point, my work plans are not clear and I would like to be fully committed to the work. I will definitely look into running for the council in the future when things become clearer in my professional and personal life. Best Farzaneh On 14 August 2016 at 16:49, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > A reminder, the nomination period ends tonight (midnight UTC). > > Candidates should also accept their nominations within that time > (self-nominations obviously being considered acceptance as well). > > If you've been hesitating, now is the time to act. > > Best regards, > > -- > Tapani Tarvainen > > On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 06:54:36AM +0300, 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 > -- Farzaneh