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Next Step in the Election Process – Candidate Q&A for Policy Chair
by Juan Manuel Rojas May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

Dear all, As you know, we are currently in the middle of our election process. The next step involves a candidate engagement session for the Policy Chair position, for which we have two highly qualified candidates: Yao Amevi A. Sossou and Carlos Dionisio Aguirre. Unfortunately, we have not been able to agree on a suitable time for a joint call to allow members to engage with the candidates directly. As an alternative, we propose conducting this part of the process through our mailing list. If you have any questions you would like to ask either candidate, please send them directly to Andrea (andrea.glandon(a)icann.org) We will compile a questionnaire and share it with both candidates. Once received, the candidates will be asked to send their responses directly to the mailing list, so all members can review their answers. Please note the following deadlines: - Deadline for members to submit questions: Friday, May 16th - Deadline for candidates to respond: Monday, May 19th This timeline will allow us to receive and share the responses in a timely manner before voting begins on Wednesday. Thank you for your participation and continued support. Best regards, JUAN MANUEL ROJAS, M.Sc. Director - MINKA DIGITAL ColombiaNPOC Chair - NCSG/GNSO M.Sc. Information Technology Registered Linux User No.533108. http://www.jmanurojas.com Cel. +57 301 743 56 00 Instagram: jmanurojas -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d- s: a+ C+++ UL P+ L+++ !E !W+++ !N !o K+++ w-- !O M- V PS+ PE-- Y+ PGP+ t+ 5 X++ R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++(+++)>+++ h+ r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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2025 Election-Nominations Closed
by Andrea Glandon May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

Hello all, Thank you for all of the nominations. The nominations are now closed. If you have been nominated for a position, please make sure that you accept your nomination and submit your candidate statement to the necessary discuss list by Friday, 16 May 2025. Please find below the NPOC election wiki page to confirm nominations and to see the information that should be included in the candidate statement. NPOC Election Wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAxDQ Please reply to only me if you have any questions. Thanks! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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2025 Election-Nominations end Monday, 12 May 2025
by Andrea Glandon May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Hello all, Thank you for all of the nominations so far. The nomination period ends today, Monday, 12 May 2025 at 23:59 UTC. If you have been nominated for a position, please make sure that you accept your nomination and submit your candidate statement to the necessary discuss list by Friday, 16 May 2025. Please find below the NPOC election wiki page to confirm nominations and to see the information that should be included in the candidate statement. NPOC Election Wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAxDQ Please reply to only me if you have any questions. Thanks! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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NPOC 2025 Election Timeline
by Andrea Glandon May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Dear all, Please see below the election timeline and the positions that are open. You can also find the election wiki here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAxDQ>. ELECTIONS TIMELINE 05 May-19 May: Check-in period 05 May-12 May: Nomination period 16 May Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement. 19 May: Meet the candidates call (if necessary) 21 May (00:00 UTC)-28 May (23:59 UTC): Voting 29 May: Results All current ExCom positions are open, all are eligible for re-election: • Chair currently held by, Juan Manuel Rojas-eligible for re-election • Secretary currently held by, Bolutife Adisa-eligible for re-election • Policy Chair currently held by, Emmanuel Vitus-eligible for re-election • Outreach and Engagement Coordinator currently held by Caleb Ogundele-eligible for re-election Thank you! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Skype ID: acglandon76

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Save the date-ICANN83 NCSG Readout
by ICANN Policy Calendar May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Please join the NCSG for an ICANN83 Readout scheduled for Thursday, 03 July 2025 at 11:30 UTC for 60 minutes. Check your time zone here.<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICANN83+NCSG+Read…> Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/98878189584?pwd=ZVpkSVVuaXVqeGRMelNEWW1LMkxQUT09 Meeting ID: 988 7818 9584 Passcode: i!y7.qx+11 Audio Only Details: One tap mobile +13017158592,,98878189584#,,,,*7740925615# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,98878189584#,,,,*7740925615# US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 988 7818 9584 Passcode: 7740925615 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/ajz2OnZm6

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2025 Election Reminders
by Andrea Glandon May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Hello all, Thank you for the nominations that have been submitted so far. The nomination period ends on Monday, 12 May 2025. If you have been nominated for a position, please make sure that you accept your nomination and submit your candidate statement to the necessary discuss list by Friday, 16 May 2025. Here are the wiki pages for each group to confirm nominations and to see the information that should be included in the candidate statements. NCSG 2025 election wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDZD [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYD…> NPOC 2025 election wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAxDQ [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYA…> NCUC 2025 election wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDdD [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYD…> If you have any questions, please respond to me only. Thank you! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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NPOC EC | Attendance & Zoom Recordings | Thursday, 08 May 2025 at 20:00 UTC
by Andrea Glandon May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

Hello NPOC Community, The NPOC EC holds an EC meeting each month. Below are the details from the April meeting. All details are always posted on the public wiki listed below as well. Please see attendance and recordings from the NPOC EC call held on Thursday, 08 May 2025 at 20:00 UTC. These details can also be found here<https://community.icann.org/x/BIplAw>. Attendees: Bolutife Adisa, Emmanuel Vitus. Juan Manuel Rojas | Apologies: Caleb Ogundele | ICANN org: Daniel Gluck, Andrea Glandon Zoom Replay<https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/lSkjPiK3dMU__g2zm0esPPniF6gU-VNaeHbM9ST02Wos…> Audio Replay<https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/imQ9Exmn3pXenoCgiTJBQCSUEUKS-bYw3_6opca9BEeM…> Thank you! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Re: NPOC 2025 Election Timeline
by Juan Manuel Rojas May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

Dear all, I would like to take this opportunity to express my support for Carlos Aguirre candidacy for Policy Chair. His experience would be an invaluable asset to our Executive Committee. Best Regards, PS: Please excuse my previous message, it was sent by mistake. JUAN MANUEL ROJAS, M.Sc. Director - MINKA DIGITAL ColombiaNPOC Chair - NCSG/GNSO M.Sc. Information Technology Registered Linux User No.533108. http://www.jmanurojas.com Cel. +57 301 743 56 00 Instagram: jmanurojas -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d- s: a+ C+++ UL P+ L+++ !E !W+++ !N !o K+++ w-- !O M- V PS+ PE-- Y+ PGP+ t+ 5 X++ R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++(+++)>+++ h+ r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ El martes, 6 de mayo de 2025, 10:15:33 a.m. GMT-5, Juan Manuel Rojas <jumaropi(a)yahoo.com> escribió: Dear all, I would like to JUAN MANUEL ROJAS, M.Sc. Director - MINKA DIGITAL ColombiaNPOC Chair - NCSG/GNSO M.Sc. Information Technology Registered Linux User No.533108. http://www.jmanurojas.com Cel. +57 301 743 56 00 Instagram: jmanurojas -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d- s: a+ C+++ UL P+ L+++ !E !W+++ !N !o K+++ w-- !O M- V PS+ PE-- Y+ PGP+ t+ 5 X++ R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++(+++)>+++ h+ r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ El martes, 6 de mayo de 2025, 01:39:58 a.m. GMT-5, Emmanuel Vitus via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> escribió: Thank you all, It has truly been an honor to serve two terms as Policy Chair at NPOC. While I’m humbled by the renewed nomination to continue in this role, I have decided to respectfully decline. I believe it’s time to open the door for new leadership to colleagues who have shown commitment and are ready to take on this responsibility. In that spirit, I fully support the nominations so far and for the role of Policy Chair, i fully support Yao. As someone I’ve had the pleasure to mentor, he has shown the drive and capacity to carry this work forward with excellence. At the same time, I have accepted the nomination to serve on the Council. It feels like the right next step in continuing to support our community, and I humbly seek your support as I take on this new challenge. Looking forward to seeing fresh energy shaping the future of NPOC Cheers. Emmanuel Typed with thumbs, powered by caffeine. Please excuse typos & brevity! On Mon, 5 May 2025 at 4:28 PM Andrea Glandon via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: Thank you! This is noted here. Kind Regards, Andrea From:"Yao Amevi A. Sossou via Npoc-discuss" <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> Reply-To: "Yao Amevi A. Sossou" <soyames(a)gmail.com> Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 08:58 To: Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond(a)gmail.com> Cc: NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> Subject: [Npoc-discuss] Re: NPOC 2025 Election Timeline Dear All, I am humbly accepting the nomination for the position of NPOC Policy Chair and express my appreciation to those who have supported my candidacy. I aslo second the nommination of Emmaneul Vitus to serve as next Chair of NPOC. Over the past year, NPOC has strengthened its voice in ICANN’s policy processes, and I am committed to building on this momentum to further empower our community. Best regards, ............................................................. Yao Amevi A. Sossou UX/UI| IT Support | Project manager| Human centered Entrepreneurship| SDG Advocate | Internet Governance | Youth IGF Email: soyames(a)gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/_amevY2 [twitter.com] LinkedIn: Yao Amevi A. sossou | LinkedIn [linkedin.com] ............................................................. We need your support for the West African Design Forum: https://www.westafricandesignforum.africa/ [westafricandesignforum.africa] Donate today: https://buy.stripe.com/dR6aIl0ZZg3SfFm8wH [buy.stripe.com] ............................................................. To promote respect for the environment, thank you to only print this email only when necessary On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM Raymond Mamattah via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear all, I would like to nominate as below: 1. Emmanuel Vitus, our current Policy Chair, to serve as the nextChair of NPOC. 2. Yao Amevi A. Sossou for the position of Policy Chair. Both individuals have demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedication as members of NPOC. I believe they possess the vision and experience needed to continue strengthening NPOC’s role within the broader ICANN community. Regards, --- Raymond Mamattah Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 On Mon, 5 May 2025, 00:01 Adebunmi Akinbo via Npoc-discuss, <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear Andrea, Thank you for notifying us about this election. Since you mentioned the content in your email below, I think it makes sense to nominate them to finish up the remaining one-year term left for their current positions, as proposed by the charter. All current ExCom positions are open, all are eligible for re-election: • Chair currently held by, Juan Manuel Rojas-eligible for re-election • Secretary currently held by, Bolutife Adisa-eligible for re-election • Policy Chair currently held by, Emmanuel Vitus-eligible for re-election • Outreach and Engagement Coordinator currently held by Caleb Ogundele-eligible for re-election Since it is nomination day, I'm nominating all the Excom members for helping to steer us through difficult times in the global multistakeholder process of ICANN to be re-elected back to the positions the positions appended to their names above. Each of them have demonstrated dedication, expertise, and leadership over the past term. Under Juan Manuel’s guidance as Chair, we have strengthened our strategic direction; Bolutife’s meticulous record‑keeping as Secretary has kept us organized and transparent; Emmanuel has steered our policy discussions with great insight; and Caleb’s outreach efforts have expanded our community engagement. I wholeheartedly nominate them all for re‑election, and I hope they will accept and continue their invaluable service to our community. Thank you Andrea for facilitating this process. Please let me know if you need anything further from my side. I do hope they all accept the nomination. On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 08:51, Andrea Glandon via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear all, Please see below the election timeline and the positions that are open. You can also find the election wikihere [icann-community.atlassian.net] ELECTIONS TIMELINE 05 May-19 May: Check-in period 05 May-12 May: Nomination period 16 May Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement. 19 May: Meet the candidates call (if necessary) 21 May (00:00 UTC)-28 May (23:59 UTC): Voting 29 May: Results All current ExCom positions are open, all are eligible for re-election: • Chair currently held by, Juan Manuel Rojas-eligible for re-election • Secretary currently held by, Bolutife Adisa-eligible for re-election • Policy Chair currently held by, Emmanuel Vitus-eligible for re-election • Outreach and Engagement Coordinator currently held by Caleb Ogundele-eligible for re-election Thank you! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Skype ID: acglandon76 _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list -- npoc-discuss(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to npoc-discuss-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ 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) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list -- npoc-discuss(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to npoc-discuss-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ 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) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list -- npoc-discuss(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to npoc-discuss-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ 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) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list -- npoc-discuss(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to npoc-discuss-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ 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) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list -- npoc-discuss(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to npoc-discuss-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ 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) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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2025 Election Check-in & Nominations Open
by Andrea Glandon May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

Hello all, The check-in and nomination processes have begun for the 2025 NCSG/NPOC/NCUC elections. Please check the election wiki’s below for information about nominating someone for a position. A check-in email has been send from admin(a)ncsg.is<mailto:admin@ncsg.is>, please respond to this email before the deadline of Monday, 19 May 2025. A reminder check-in email will also be sent. Names of members who have checked-in will be updated on each groups election wiki-check-in. See below for the links. Kindly check to confirm your name is on the list just before the check-in process ends. Please note: If you do not check-in, you will be placed on the inactive membership list. Inactive members cannot vote in the annual election, so it is important that you reply before the deadline to the check-in email, to ensure you are listed as active and receive a ballot during the annual elections. As a reminder, the election timeline is below: 05 May-19 May: Check-in period 05 May-12 May: Nomination period 16 May Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement. 19 May: Meet the candidates call (if necessary) 21 May (00:00 UTC)-28 May (23:59 UTC): Voting 29 May: Results Below are the 2025 election pages for each group that show the positions to be filled, the current nominations and candidate statements. All nominations should be sent to the groups discuss list. NCSG 2025 election wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDZD NPOC 2025 election wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAxDQ NCUC 2025 election wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDdD If you have any questions, please respond to me only. Thanks! Andrea Glandon Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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