Congrats ! Le lun. 12 févr. 2024 à 16:15, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : > Arsene, > > > > Forgive my bit of irony. > > When I referred to the “downside” of serving on the committee, > > it was about having to say no to the rest of the excellent candidates > > for the positions on the table. > > > > Sam > > > > *From:* Arsène Tungali <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Monday, February 12, 2024 9:46 AM > *To:* Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> > *Cc:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: NCSG Members Appointed to the GNSO Standing Selection > Committee > > > > Thanks Tomslin and PC for re-appointing me. > > > > Welcome Remmy and Bruna. > > > > Thanks, Sam for the note and you are right on the workload. > > > > Le lun. 12 févr. 2024 à 15:31, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : > > The only down side for me was the difficulty of selecting from among > multiple competent candidates for the positions on the table. > > > > I am not sure why you call this a down side because that's the actual work > of the SSC: to select most of the times, one candidate out of a good pool > of competent candidates. The challenge here is that not everyone on the SSC > devotes the necessary time to go through the material and do the proper > assessment/ranking of candidates, that's the only time where energy and > concentration are needed. > > > > I welcome our new colleagues and hope they will help bring in new blood to > support the work of the SSC when a new request comes from the GNSO Council. > > > > Regards, > > Arsene > > > > > > > > I always remember that many from other ICANN stakeholder groups do their > “volunteer work” as part of their regular work load for which they are paid > and from which they have expenses support. NCSG stakeholders for the most > part, while some can “monetize” their ICANN participation, mainly donate > their time and resources. > > I think of NCSG as the “*deep pocket*” of ICANN stakeholder volunteers > within a community of “*deep-pocketed*” ICANN stakeholder groups. > > All the best. > > Sam Lanfranco > > > > Sam Lanfranco, Prof Emeritus, York University, Internet Ecologist & Farmer; > > Web23.io; AshPiedmont Farm, South Bay, Prince Edward County, Ontario, > Canada > > P:613-476-0429 C:416-816-2852 E: [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > > *From:* NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *Tomslin > Samme-Nlar > *Subject:* NCSG Members Appointed to the GNSO Standing Selection Committee > > > > Dear all, > > > > After a rather long deliberation by the PC, the following members have > been selected to represent NCSG at the SSC: > > 1. Arsene Tungali - Re-appointed > 2. Remmy Nweke > 3. Bruna Santos > > > > Warmly, > > Tomslin > > NCSG Policy Chair > >