+1 also to David Cake On Saturday, September 3, 2016, David Cake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I would like to express my interest in the CSCG representative position. > > My name is David Cake, I’m a male resident of Australia. I’m a consultant > and student, and I am the chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia. > > I wish to serve on the CSCG as I think NCSGs relationship with other civil > society groupings, and continued presence and voice in Internet governance > activities outside ICANN, especially those that discuss the future of > multi-stakeholder fora such as ICANN (which obviously we have significant > experience with as a group that is not always shared by broader civil > society) is valuable. I think CSCG has been a very useful initiative in > coordinating representation of civil society within Internet governance, > and helping rebuild working relationships within broader civil society, and > want to see it continue to be successful. I think I am a reasonable > candidate as I have familiarity with several groups within the broader > civil society world, and will continue to be engaged in other Internet > governance activities. > > I feel I am qualified for this position as I head a civil society group > that frequently collaborates with other groups on a wide range of internet > governance issues, I have been a member of the IGC and Best Bits > communities for several years including attending meetings at several > Internet Governance Forums, and serving on an IGC NomCom, and I am aware of > the issues and dynamics of broader civil society. I also have been an > active member of NCUC and NCSG (including being acting chair of NCUC, and > two terms as an NCSG GNSO councillor) for several years, feel I have good > working relationships with many within NCSG, and feel I can represent the > broad range of NCSG interests well. I also believe I have an excellent > working relationship with Robin Gross, the current (and overlapping for > first year) person in this role. > > I do not anticipate I will have problems finding the time to fulfil the > role - if nothing else, I will no longer be a GNSO councillor, a > considerably more time consuming NCSG role that I have occupied for the > last 4 years. > > I’d like to add that I do not think my putting myself forward for this > role should preclude anyone else from nominating - there are several others > within NCSG I feel would do an excellent job at this role if they wished. > > Regards > > David > > On 2 Sep 2016, at 5:53 PM, Marilia Maciel <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote: > > Dear members of NCSG, > > > Our stakeholder group needs to select representatives for two positions: > > 1. One representative at the Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) > > 2. Two members (primary and alternate) to the GNSO Review Working Group > > > This is call for volunteers who would be willing to serve on these > positions. Statements of Interest should be sent to the NCSG list until the *4th of > September 23:59 UTC*. Please on the subject line: "SOI [your name] CSCG" > or "SOI [your name] GNSO review". > > > The selection process will be conducted by the members of the NCSG Policy > Committee by means of finding rough consensus. The criteria that will be > used to evaluate the candidates is explained in each of the sections below. > > > * CSCG - MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES* > > > For more info about the job of the CSCG, please do refer to their website > <http://internetgov-cs.org/>. > > > The new CSCG Rep will serve for a period of 2 years starting September > 2016 (to September 2018) and I will be stepping down from this role next > year (in September 2017) after we have elected a new Co-coordinator in > replacement of Analia (whose term expires in January 2017). > > > Description: > > This position will not always require much of your time though it can > happen during Nomcoms or working groups. So we need someone who knows a lot > about IGF, MAG selection process and understands civil society in the IG > area as a whole. We need someone who has been active on the IGC for quite a > while and who can speak our positions. > > > Role of Representatives: > > The duties of members are to: > > 1. Consider the interests of civil society as a whole, > > 2. Serve on Nomcoms regularly as required, > > 3. Communicate with their coalitions on CSCG developments. > > > The Statement of Interest (SOI) will have this info: > > • Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment > > • Reasons for willingness to take on this task (max 200 words) > > • Qualifications for this position (max 200 words) > > • Statement of availability for the time the position requires (max 200 > words) > > • The nominee’s statement may also include any other information the > candidate believes in relevant (max 200 words). > > > > *MEMBERS IN GNSO REVIEW WORKING GROUP* > > > *In Brief* > > > The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council adopted the > Charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf> of > the GNSO Review Working Group during its meeting on 21 July 2016. This > Working Group is tasked to develop an implementation plan for the GNSO > Review recommendations > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf> which > were recently adopted > <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-06-25-en#2.e> by > the ICANN Board. This is the Call for Volunteers to join this Working > Group. Anyone interested in the GNSO Review and contributing to the > development of the implementation plan and subsequent implementation is > encouraged to volunteer. > > > *What This Working Group Will Do* > > > Per the GNSO Review Working Group Charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf> the > GNSO Review Working Group will be responsible for developing an > implementation plan, containing a realistic timeline for the > implementation, definition of desired outcomes and a way to measure current > state as well as progress toward the desired outcome for the GNSO Review > recommendations adopted by the ICANN Board (thirty-four (34) > recommendations of the Final Report > <https://www.icann.org/zh/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-summary-15sep15-en.pdf> of > the Independent Examiner (i.e. all recommendations excluding > recommendations 23 and 32). This implementation plan is to be submitted for > approval to the GNSO Council, followed by consideration by the ICANN Board. > Following the approval of the implementation plan, the Working Group is > also expected to execute and oversee the implementation of the GNSO Review > recommendations unless specified differently in the implementation plan. > > > The GNSO Review Working Group will also be responsible for considering any > new requests by the GNSO Council concerning issues related to the GNSO > Council processes and procedures and to Working Group guidelines that have > been identified either by the GNSO Council, or a group chartered by the > GNSO Council, as needing discussion. However, the first priority of the > Working Group will be the development of an implementation plan and the > subsequent implementation of the GNSO Review recommendations. > > > Timeline and Deliverables > > > The GNSO Review Working Group is expected to deliver the implementation > plan to the GNSO Council for consideration at the GNSO Council meeting at > ICANN57 at the latest in order to meet the Board set objective of ‘an > implementation plan, containing a realistic timeline for the > implementation, definition of desired outcomes and a way to measure current > state as well as progress toward the desired outcome, shall be submitted to > the Board as soon as possible, but no later than six (6) months after the > adoption of this resolution’i.e., December 2016. > > > *How to Join* > > > Each GNSO Stakeholder Group and/or Constituency will identify one primary > and one alternate member to serve on the GNSO Review Working Group. In > addition to these appointed members, anyone interested will be able to join > this working group as a participant or observer. Please note that > participants are expected to attend conference calls and to actively > participate in online discussions. Observers can follow the group's work > on the mailing list but can neither send to the mailing list nor > participate actively in the calls. > > > NCSG policy committee will conduct a selection of the primary and > alternate member to serve on the GNSO Review Working Group. *Please, > include in your statement of interest*: > > 1. Knowledge or practical experience with GNSO’s policy development > process > > 2. Knowledge of GNSO’s operational procedures > > 3. Previous experience in other GNSO working groups or in working with > other stakeholder groups. > > 4. Comment on your time and availability to engage in GNSO review > working group. > > > > *Further information and preparation* > > > For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are encouraged > to review the following materials: > > GNSO Review Recommendations > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf> > > Independent Examiner Final Report > <https://www.icann.org/zh/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-summary-15sep15-en.pdf> > > Frequently Asked Questions <https://community.icann.org/x/UBCbAw> > > > -- *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA)/ Ghana Open Data Initiative Project. 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