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Job advertisement PIR CEO
by marie-laure Lemineur July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

All, PIR is seeking a new CEO. The deadline for applying announced in the post is not valid anymore since it has been extended to 10 August 2018. Please share or apply of interested. https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/896/ceo/ Best Marie-laure Enviado desde mi iPhone

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Fwd: [NCSG-Discuss] Extension Call for Candidates to represent the NCSG on the EPDP Team
by David Cake July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018

Noting the extended deadline, please apply immediately if you wish to represent NCSG on this very important team. Please note that: - this involves a very significant time commitment. Even for alternates the time commitment will be significant, as the alternates will need to follow the ongoing arguments closely enough to jump into an active role at short notice. - this WG will need to work extremely fast, and so participants should already have a strong understanding of the GDPR, WHOIS/RDS discussions, privacy in general etc. This group will have to hit the ground running on substantive policy discussion extremely quickly - participants should already have experience in GNSO working groups and policy processes. This is not a group to choose as your first ICANN Working group! - this is a vital process for privacy discussion within ICANN. - we hope that we will be able to find ways for those who are not able to make the commitment to still assist in this work. - please contact me/ExComm if you are interested in participation, but have questions. David > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)GMAIL.COM> > Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] Extension Call for Candidates to represent the NCSG on the EPDP Team > Date: 17 July 2018 at 10:28:05 pm AWST > To: NCSG-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > Reply-To: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)GMAIL.COM> > > Hi all, > > the call for volunteers is extended for 24 hours, the deadline is moved from 18th to 19th July. > Thanks, > > Best, > > Rafik > > Le mar. 17 juil. 2018 à 11:08, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>> a écrit : > Hi all, > > here reminder about this the call for candidates to EPDP team. > > Best, > > Rafik > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > > Dear Members, > > As you may be aware, the GNSO Council is in the process of initiating an Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) to address the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data that was adopted by the ICANN Board. As a result, we are launching a call for candidates to be appointed to represent the NCSG in the EPDP. > > The NCSG is looking for 6 representatives and 3 alternates. The EPDP will require a serious and substantial time and capacity commitment from our representatives, as we will be defending a free and open Internet. > > While GNSO Working Groups are typically open to all who wish to participate, this EPDP will only be composed of appointed GNSO Stakeholders Group representatives and a small number of SO/AC appointed liaisons. The EPDP charter, still under deliberation, outlines the requirements for EPDP-appointed members. These requirements for members include: > > Possessing a working/basic understanding of the GDPR. All members must commit to participating in the training selected for the EPDP Team to ensure knowledge adequate to effectively participate in the EPDP; > Be responsible to their appointing organization (in our instance, the NCSG), seeking input as necessary and keeping the appointing organization informed of progress; > Be knowledgeable of, and respect the, GNSO policy development process; > Willing to work, in good faith, toward consensus solutions during the life of the EPDP, and treat other members of the Team with respect; > Available to actively contribute to the activities of the EPDP on an ongoing basis, including during face-to-face meetings of the EPDP Team; and > Willing to sign the EPDP Team Statement of Participation. > > For the appointed members, there is an expectation that they commit to actively participating in the EPDP for a significant amount of time: there are likely to be multiple phone calls per week and daily attention to the tasks and progress of the group is needed. For this intense policy development process, which will extend for the next 6 to 8 months, it is essential that any NCSG representative is prepared to participate fully and regularly in the discussion. > > It is an expectation that members will represent the position of their appointing organization and not their personal views. The NCSG’s appointed members are therefore expected to liaise with the NCSG Policy Committee, consult with wider membership, and to coordinate their positions with their fellow NCSG representatives on the EPDP team and the NCSG GNSO Councillors. All EPDP members must sign a Statement of Participation (please see the current draft in the annex). You can find more information about the EPDP’s charter here <https://app.luminpdf.com/viewer/pYWFe2XKvPJc2u9uB/share?sk=b4c15252-e532-42…> (still under development). > > The NCSG Policy Committee will liaise with the appointed representatives and organize channels to consult with membership regarding the work of the EPDP team. It will also support the work of the NCSG representatives through providing regular and adequate feedback and input when needed. > > If you are interested in representing the NCSG on the EPDP, you must: > > Be familiar with the EPDP process discussion regarding its scope, the Temporary Specification(s), Whois issues, and privacy in general. Knowledge of the GDPR and how it impacts the EPDP is essential; > Having a level of familiarity with GNSO processes; > Commit to participating actively in the EPDP through its lifecycle, understanding that this could be a significant time commitment for the next 6-8 months, including participating actively on the conference calls, attending face-to-face meetings (at least 3 F2F meetings), and making intelligent and professional interventions on the EPDP’s mailing list, most likely starting from the end of July; > Commit to keeping NCSG members updated and consulting with them regularly, with support and guidance from the NCSG Policy Committee; and > If selected, sign the EPDP Team Statement of Participation. > > In order for your application to be considered, you must: > > Submit an Expression of Interest indicating in detail your previous proven experience in GNSO Policy Development Processes and/or other ICANN Working Groups, familiarity with Whois/RDS and privacy issues, familiarity with data protection and in particular the GDPR, familiarity with NCSG positions on Whois/RDS, and outline how you will coordinate and liaise with NCSG and other EPDP members. You can also add any other relevant information or experience for consideration by the selection committee; > Submit a series of bullet points that outline at a high level the positions you intend to advocate for, on behalf of the NCSG, if you are chosen to represent the NCSG on the EPDP; > Submit an updated Statement Of Interest (SOI) form to the ICANN wiki page; > Indicate if you wish to be considered as a full member or alternate (the NCSG can appoint up to 3 alternates who will participate if a member is not available. Alternates must keep up with all relevant EPDP team deliberations to ensure they remain informed and able to participate when needed); and > Comment on your ability to commit to and participate in this working group over the next six to eight months, noting if there are any periods of greater than one week where you expect that you will not be available to participate in the EPDP. Please also advise if you are unavailable to participate in calls at any regular times. This is for planning purposes only, and occasional absences will not be a disqualifying factor. > > Please include specific examples in your application as to how you meet the selection criteria and how you will represent the NCSG if you serve on the EPDP. This will aid the NCSG Policy Committee in selecting representatives. > > The deadline for the submission of applications is Wednesday, 18 July at 12:00 UTC. Please send your application to maryam.bakoshi(a)icann.org <mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org> with rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com> in cc. Candidates will be notified of the status of their application within one week, as the EPDP team may start its work as soon as 23 July. > > Please free to contact the NCSG Policy Committee chair for further information or if you have any questions. > > Best Regards, > > Rafik Dammak > > NCSG Policy Committee Chair

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Fwd: [NCSG-Discuss] Call for volunteers to comment on the 1st Finance Committee Operational Procedures draft (OP)
by Remmy Nweke July 15, 2018

July 15, 2018

Hi all, I think this will interest us as NPOC community from NCSG-FC. Do let me know if you have questions. Remmy Nweke NPOC Rep. To NCSG-FC ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Thato Mfikwe <thatomfikwe(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 3:48 pm Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] Call for volunteers to comment on the 1st Finance Committee Operational Procedures draft (OP) To: <NCSG-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu> Dear colleagues, I am glad to announce that the* Finance Committee of NCSG <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Committees-2018>* is now in place and ready to tackle governance issues within NCSG to ensure the high levels of transparency and accountability as enshrined in section 2.6 of the NCSG charter in relation to the NCSG Finance committee. The current members of NCSG FC are Farzaneh Badii (NCSG Chair), Remmy Nweke (NPOC rep) and Thato Mfikwe (NCUC rep). The FC will periodically upload its documents on the *NCSG FC Wikispace* <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Finance+Committee#Infor…> for the community to keep upto date with current and planned activities and have access to committee-generated action plans, reports and documents, so lookout for monthly updates. Please note the FC has not been operational in past years with no historical records to show for the past FY activities, thus the current committee intends to build and establish this important pillar of NCSG governance. The NCSG FC does not have an account, has no agreed formula on how funds should be distributed by the NCSG EC to constituencies and has had no visibility within NCSG activities yet, therefore a solid OP will be critical in getting the ball rolling to put NCSG FC on its right pedestal. The NCSG Finance Committee* Operational Procedure Draft document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBL9khOhzxRRu5BiwCNeGu4suSfAw3tHFnNldei…> *is available for comment, please note that the FC has only had discussion around the OP but no formal consensus has been reached yet. The Finance Committee DRAFT OP is built upon and guided by clauses contained in the *NCSG Charter* <https://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf> (Section 2.6) which was adopted in May 2011, a long standing document that guides activities and operations of NCSG and all its committees. The comment process will start today, 1*5* July 2018 and end on the 3rd of August 2018 at 12am UTC, upon which, the FC will review comments, make necessary resolutions and send the second draft OP to the NCSG EC for approval and adoption. At the same time, the Finance Committee would like to know if there are any major points that we (FC members) might missed in the coverage of this Operational Procedure? The NCSG FC welcomes your comments with relevant rationale and looks forward to speaking with you more about how to best support the NCSG community activities throughout the year, thanks. Yours in development, Thato Mfikwe. NCSG Finance Committee Chair

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2018 NPOC EC Elections Result
by Maryam Bakoshi July 6, 2018

July 6, 2018

Dear All, Please find below 2018 NPOC Excom Election results. Chair: 1: 23 votes [] Joan Kerr 2: 12 votes [] Poncelet Ileleji 3: 3 votes [] Abstain Vice Chair: 4: 35 votes [] Raoul Plommer 5: 3 votes [] Abstain Secretariat: 6: 37 votes [] Oreoluwa Lesi 7: 1 vote [] Abstain Membership Committee Chair: 8: 36 votes [] Juan Manuel Rojas 9: 2 votes [] Abstain Policy Committee Chair: 10: 16 votes [] Remmy Nweke 11: 21 votes [] David Cake 12: 1 vote [] Abstain Communications Committee Chair: 13: 36 votes [] Caleb Ogundele 14: 2 votes [] Abstain -- Many thanks, Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator ICANN | Internet Corporation got Assigned Names and Numbers S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7846 471777

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NPOC is growing - ICANN62 Activities
by Juan Manuel Rojas July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018

*[image: Npoc_Banner_new.png]Three NPOC Executive Committee members attended the ICANN62 Policy Forum held in Panama from June 25th to 28th, 2018. In addition to the Executive Committee members, the constituency had representatives from the Onboarding Program, 3 people, One Regional Fellow and other representative from our members team. Some of our attendees already had experience and other ones were new in ICANN meetings.Meetings & Activities - Capacity Building Presentation: Joint NCSG/ALAC Credit: Glenn Mcknight - Members’ SessionNPOC’s member session encourage all attendees to participate, with many of them asking about how they can get involved in the Policy Committee and help NPOC to contribute to to policy making. There were 8 people who signed up. The ExCom, in its due diligence, formally sent a call for volunteers on the NPOC Discuss list. This is a historic moment in NPOC’s journey, where a Policy Committee will be formed with experts on the Internet Governance and operational issues that will educate and engage members in the policy development process. - OnBoardingThe OnBoarding Program, started a couple of years ago with Martin Silva as Mentor for Agustina Callegri. The results of the Program provided NPOC with toolkit consisting of A Beginner’s Guide to NPOC, A welcome Letter and a Marketing Flyer. For the ICANN62 Policy forum, Ioana Stupariu and Destiny Tchéhouali attended ad mentees of Onboarding Program, with Tapani Tarvainen as their Mentor. Gloria Meneses as our Regional Fellow, and Emerson Duran, member from Colombian organization. - Executive Meeting(Credit: Caleb Ogundele) From the upper left: Remmy Nweke, Caleb Ogundele, Dina Solveig Jalkanen, Tapani Tarvainen, Ioana Stupariu, Joan, Kerr, Juan Manuel Rojas, Gloria Meneses, Raoul Plommer, Destiny Tchéhouali, Martin Silva and Emerson Duran. - Accomplishments 1. Policy Drafting Team Formed2. Prominence on ICANN Instagram3. Participate in the NCSG Capacity Building Workshop4. Presented at the NCSG/ALAC Community Outreach eventYour EC Team*

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FY19 CROP - Ready for use
by Maryam Bakoshi July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018

Dear All, FY19 CROP funding is now available. Please find Sally Costerton’s and David Olive’s blog post published today<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/fy19-community-regional-outreach-program-cr…> on this subject. Staff is available to answer any questions that you may have. Please see below for more details. -- Many thanks, Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator ICANN | Internet Corporation got Assigned Names and Numbers S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7846 471777 From: Benedetta Rossi <benedetta.rossi(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 3 July 2018 at 18:11 At-Large RALO and GNSO Constituency Leaders: We are pleased to report that the Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) FY19 Wiki space is now ready to be used. Please also refer to Sally Costerton’s and David Olive’s blog post published today<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/fy19-community-regional-outreach-program-cr…> on this subject. For FY19, US$50,000 was allocated to the final FY19 Budget for CROP. The Board made this decision on the recommendation of ICANN organization, based on community consultations and public comments on the Draft FY19 Operating Plan & Budget as well as further consideration about how to provide support to community outreach efforts while remaining within appropriate budget limits. As part of this process, staff was directed to review current guidelines and develop improved, additional criteria. To ensure consistency with other community travel and outreach requests administered under all ICANN programs, the final criteria balances the program goals with the need to ensure cost-effectiveness. The general principle governing the updated CROP guidelines<https://community.icann.org/x/yicFBQ> is that CROP may be used for FY19 outreach efforts that are directly and demonstrably related to ongoing ICANN policy, technical and advisory activities. CROP allocations will be subject to the new CROP guidelines<https://community.icann.org/x/yicFBQ> and specific criteria, with a staff assessment to be conducted at the end of FY19. Each RALO & each eligible GNSO Constituency (BC, IPC, ISPCP, NCUC & NPOC) is allocated up to three (3) individual regional trips (4 days and 3 nights maximum per trip). Travel allocations are to be used for the following types of events: * ICANN Public Meetings occurring in the relevant region; or * Official meetings organized by ICANN Org occurring in the relevant region; or * If there is no Public Meeting or official ICANN meeting occurring in the relevant region in that FY, a meeting in that region that is assessed by the relevant regional GSE VP as being: I. Directly and demonstrably related to ongoing ICANN policy, advisory or technical activities (e.g. a Regional Internet Registry meeting), and II. Consistent with ICANN Org’s outreach plan for that region. (For RALOs, “relevant region” means the region applicable to each RALO. For GNSO Constituencies, this means the region where the ICANN Public Meeting, CANN-organized meeting, or an event assessed under the criteria outlined in (ii) above is taking place.) * Please note: if a RALO or eligible GNSO group has used at least one allocation for an ICANN meeting (or ICANN-organized meeting), it may use its remaining allocation(s) for meetings that are assessed by the relevant regional GSE VP as being directly and demonstrably related to ongoing ICANN policy, technical or advisory activities (e.g. RIR meetings). * No out-of-region travel will be permitted. We invite you to browse through the CROP FY19 space<https://community.icann.org/x/pIRHBQ> and through the CROP Procedures & Guidelines page<https://community.icann.org/x/yicFBQ> for details about the program. Please email us (crop-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:crop-staff@icann.org>) if you have questions on specific aspects of the FY19 program. For a complete list of individuals who have CROP duties, please see our CROP Contacts page<https://community.icann.org/x/fgKfB>. If there are any changes to your community Program Coordinators for CROP, please inform us as soon as possible so the list can be updated accordingly. We are looking forward to collaborating with all of you over this fiscal year. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to CROP Staff: crop-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:crop-staff@icann.org> Kind regards from your extended CROP Team: Benedetta Rossi (crop-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:crop-staff@icann.org>) -- Benedetta Rossi | Manager, Policy Support & Community Services benedetta.rossi(a)icann.org<mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org> | +33.610.38.27.02 ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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NPOC Excom Elections Ending 04 July 2018 2359 UTC
by Maryam Bakoshi July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018

Dear All, Thank you to everyone who has voted. If you haven’t done so, please cast your vote asap, deadline for this is tomorrow 04 July 2018 2359UTC. If you checked in, you should have received an email from Tally(a)icann.org<mailto:Tally@icann.org> and various reminders sent. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. -- Many thanks, Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator ICANN | Internet Corporation got Assigned Names and Numbers S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7846 471777

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Call for Policy Committee members
by Joan Kerr July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018

Hello Everyone, At the Members Session hosted by NPOC in Panama, a number of attendees expressed interest in getting involved and providing expertise for the Policy Committee. The Charter requires NPOC EC to give 7 days to the membership. This is a call for volunteers to form the NPOC Policy Committee. Please send your expression of interest by Saturday, July 7th , 2018 by 11:59 UTC. Send you response to: admin(a)npoc.org Please note there is an ongoing election, that the newly elected Policy Chair will be in communications following the elections. Regards, -- Joan Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian T: +1 (416) 907-0783 Skype: joankerr_fbsc fbsc.org, www.fbsc.eco Chair: Victory Garden Leadership Implementation Team Chair, Sustainable Agriculture, Global Humanitarian Technology Conference Chair: IEEE Smart Villages Project, Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Chair: ICANN Not for Profit Operational Concerns Constituency Recipient of the United Nations Civil Society Award (WSIS 2004) Recipient, Region of Durham Community Partnership Award Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Global Coordination Unit

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NPOC's website - planning in progress
by Raoul Plommer June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

Dear all, Our website currently doesn't really convey the importance of our constituency as well as it should - I've done it quickly in the past and now that we're at the verge of starting our policy work properly, we might as well bring our website up to speed. Here's the initial document for finding out, what functionalities our website should have: https://docs.google.com/document/d/155HxQ6Zit1_iL7lMpjCi-NA62xF_NPedLAx39Bc… Feel free to add things to it. Hopefully we'll get the work starting before the Barcelona meeting. We had an offer of which deadline was in April 23rd, but it still serves to give you an idea, what kind of specifications we need to make. See the attached PDF. -Raoul

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Following Due Processes in Committee Positions at NPOC - My Statement
by Poncelet Ileleji June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

Dear NPOC Members, Good morning I please wish to write this email on following due processes in all we do serving our constituency. Am writing this in my current capacity as Policy Chair for NPOC, which ends next week and am not contesting again for that position. As you all might have noticed I am, consisting for the Chair position of NPOC in this our election cycle. However my point I wish to highlight is the selection and operation of a Policy Committee which is coming in place before the election cycle is over. The two candidates for Policy Chair namely Remmy Nweke and David Cake, am not certain they were consulted on the creation of a policy committee prior to any of them taken up the position if elected as our policy chair after the election cycle. Having spent 22 years of my professional life in an organisation the YMCA which has existed globally since 1844 I know the values that due processes in board selection and committee selection play, they don’t happen when an incumbent term is not over and when a new person to chair a position has not been elected infact I do not think it happens in any Not for Profit. As a founding member organisation of NPOC I have not seen this happen before since our existence as an ICANN Constituency or even in our sister constituency NCUC. Based on the above even though I was informed by our Vice Chair about the setup of a policy committee which is required by our charter and I tried to reach out to members during my time as policy chair, it’s the process of doing it that was not done rightly. The process must involve the incoming chair as he has to work with that committee. My tenure ends next week so I can’t have any input on this; however I feel due process was not followed, probably it’s because it’s an election cycle season but I leave members to use their own prerogative to judge. The members of this newly created NPOC policy committee are not known to me, I hardly have seen any of them in any policy meeting of NCSG PC as observers, the main attendants of NCSG Policy meetings from NPOC are myself, Juan, our councillor Martin and Sam La Franco and in some cases our former Chair Klaus. Based on this fact with all due respect to members of this newly elected NPOC Policy committee, who are you? When have your association with NPOC started? Where is your Statement of Interest (SOI) as required by ICANN in serving in any working group? These are questions pertinent to any serious organisation that believes in following due process. I leave you all to judge if the right processes where followed prior to a new chair of Policy coming in?. Let’s follow proper procedures / processes and let those in this new Policy committee explain who they are? when did their affiliation start with NPOC?, how long have they known and understood ICANN processes as a true multi stake holder representative organisation? where bottom top approach is the procedure. These are relevant questions in moving NPOC forward we need to do things rightly? I will also like to know if any other committee within NPOC has been constituted before their new Chairs come in after our election cycle. In Conclusion I will like to state I wish to be removed from the mailing list of NPOC Policy committee created, as I strongly feel due process was not followed as a new chair is coming in by next week and he should be the right person to decide and advice on NPOC Policy direction and nominate those who should serve with him in the policy committee from our membership base. This hastily constituted Policy committee happening even prior to our Charter review process been complete is not right at all and most importantly new chairs are not yet in place Its best to members to decipher whether due process was followed or not. Kind Regards Poncelet -- Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS Coordinator The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing South P. O. Box 421 Banjul The Gambia, West Africa Tel: (220) 4370240 Fax:(220) 4390793 Cell:(220) 9912508 Skype: pons_utd *www.ymca.gm <http://www.ymca.gm>http://signaraglobalsolutions.com/ <http://signaraglobalsolutions.com/>http://jokkolabs.net/en/ <http://jokkolabs.net/en/>www.waigf.org <http://www.waigf.org>www,insistglobal.com <http://www.itag.gm>www.npoc.org <http://www.npoc.org>http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 <http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753>*www.diplointernetgovernance.org

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