Many thanks Arinola for this extremely helpful information. Kind regards, Emily, Caitlin, and Julie From: Arinola Akinyemi <jolakin69@gmail.com> Date: Friday, July 7, 2023 at 9:27 AM To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org> Cc: "gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [Gnso-ssc] Notes & Action Items - SSC meeting - 05 July 2023 at 1400 UTC Dear Colleagues, As promised during our call on the 5th, I was able to reach out to other stakeholders from Nigeria with respect to the candidate (John Gbadamosi). I was able to confirm his membership of the NCUC and NCSG. I was also able to reach out to the Outgone President of ISOC Nigeria who currently is a BOT member of ISOC global during whose tenure he served as a Co-chair of a Working Group, and he gave a good recommendation of his ability to perform creditably in the newly sought role. Additionally, I did reach out to the immediate past Vice Chair of the SSC (Peter Akinyemi) who is also knows him and believes he would do well in the role. I hope this helps. Kind regards, Arinola Akinyemi(Ms) CEO, DigiSphere Limited &Omar Ventures Limited Founder, DigiSphere Center for Digital Creativity(DCDC) On Wed, 5 Jul 2023, 19:22 Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc, <gnso-ssc@icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>> wrote: Dear SSC members, Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on Wednesday, 05 July 2023 at 1400 UTC. These also are posted to the wiki at:https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2023-07-05+GNSO+Standing+Selection+.... Kind regards, Caitlin, Emily and Julie Action Items: 1. GNSO Secretariat staff to ask Tech Support to update the permissions for the candidate materials page. 2. Staff to determine whether SSC members can skip questions in the candidate poll: DONE – Questions can be skipped. 3. Staff to open the candidate poll on Wednesday, 05 July. 4. SSC members to complete the poll by COB Tuesday, 11 July. Notes: Proposed Agenda SSC Meeting 05 July 2023 1. Welcome and SOI Updates * Anne Aikman-Scalese<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Anne+Aikman-Scalese+SOI> – GNSO Co-Liaison to the SubPro IRT * Arinola Akinyemi<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Arinola+Akinyemi+SOI> – Fellowship Program Mentor 2. Review of upcoming SSC assignment and selection process: a. See: GNSO Alternate Non-Registry Liaison to the CSC<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Alternate+Non-Registry+Liaison...> and below. Overview/Questions: * CSC has decided to allow Alternate members. * There were some issues with Milton Mueller missing meetings so there was identification of a gap (later established that there was a technical issue with Milton). * GNSO Council assigned to SSC. * Same process as SSC used for selection of Milton, so not a new process. * Term doesn’t start until October 1 (this is a CSC determination, not Council), but good to get the process completed as soon as possible. * Put a placeholder motion on the July Council meeting agenda and fill in the name when the selection process is complete – also could be moved/deferred to the August agenda. * There was one candidate – John Gbadamosi – call for EOIs ended on 21 June. * Question: With only one candidate should we extend the call for EOIs? Answer: It’s not surprising that there was only one candidate – this is a position that requires specific skills and experience. Not likely that an extension would generate more candidates and, in any case, that is a Council decision to make. * Question: Once the GNSO Council adopts the selection, can that person start attending meetings? Answer: Per the CSC the Alternate Liaisons’ terms start 01 October. * Question: Is this a process to select the Liaison? Answer: The current Liaison is Milton – his term is not expiring and he has indicated that he wants to stay in the position; this selection process is for the Alternate Liaison. b. Preview candidate evaluation poll. * The poll is the same as we used for Milton. * The candidate materials are on a closed page (SSC members only) --- we will take the action to check to make sure you all have access. * Question: If we don’t know the candidate and so can’t answer a question can we skip it? Answer: Staff will test and see if questions can be skipped (DONE—they can). * The poll is brief so we think about a week should be enough time. c. Next Steps: See Key Dates below. * Note that next week’s meeting to review the candidate poll results and make the selection is Wednesday, 12 July at 1400 UTC. * If the SSC agrees on a selection there will be a 24-hour period on the list for non-objection and then the motion for Council consideration will be updated with the name. * The meeting time does not conflict with the SubPro IRT. Key Dates: 21 June 2023: Deadline to submit Expressions of Interest 27 June 2023: SSC notified of new assignment 05 July 2023: SSC meeting to review assignment/preview poll; launch poll on candidate 10 July 2023: Motion Deadline for July GNSO meeting (submit placeholder without name) 11 or 12 July 2023: Poll closes 12 or 13 July 2023: SSC meeting to discuss candidate (Additional meetings possible, if needed) 20 July 2023: GNSO Council meeting vote on candidate (24 August meeting if more time is needed) ________________________________ Candidates (SSC members may access additional materials for the selection process here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSCMO/GNSO+Liaison+to+the+CSC+-+Applica...>) John Gbadamosi _______________________________________________ Gnso-ssc mailing list Gnso-ssc@icann.org<mailto:Gnso-ssc@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-ssc _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). 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