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Re: [Npoc-discuss] [NCUC-DISCUSS] ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
by Olévié Kouami Sept. 3, 2017

Sept. 3, 2017

Hello all from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I want to join my voice to Bill and Seun ones and say congratulations to the nominees. Cheers Olevie KOUAMI Le 2 sept. 2017 07:28, "Divina MEIGS" <divina.meigs(a)orange.fr> a écrit : Cheerful news indeed! Congratulations to our civil society nominees! Keep the good work! best Divina Divina Frau-Meigs, Professeur Sorbonne Nouvelle Présidente défi 8, Agence Nationale de la Recherche -- Présidente, Savoir*Devenir Chaire UNESCO "savoir devenir à l'ère du développement numérique durable" Porteur projet ANR TRANSLIT, projets Européens ECO (CIP), ECFOLI (Erasmus+), radicalisation et médias sociaux (UNESCO) > Message du 02/09/17 09:25 > De : "William Drake" <wjdrake(a)gmail.com> > A : "NCUC-discuss" <ncuc-discuss(a)lists.ncuc.org> > Copie à : "NCSG Members" <NCSG-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> > Objet : [NCUC-DISCUSS] ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee Announces Selections > > Hi As NCUC’s representative on the 2017 NomCom it gives me great pleasure to belatedly announce what you already know (since I don't happen to live on California time….we were supposed to get a head’s up before they posted the announcement but whatever). So yes, the NomCom has appointed to the ICANN Board our own Avri Doria as well as Sarah Deutsch, who is a Board member of NCUC member the Electronic Frontiers Foundation https://www.eff.org /about/staff/sarah-deutsch. Together with Matt Shears joining the Board as the NonContracted House rep, this means that we now have some first rate people on the Board who can bring to the decision making process an openness to the concerns of the noncommercial users (in the context of their chief responsibility to the Internet and the ICANN community as a whole). This is a very good thing. We also appointed some very good people to the other positions on the ALAC, ccNSO, and GNSO. From a local tribal standpoint, I would draw particular attention to Marita Moll of NCUC joining the ccNSO, and Carlos Gutierrez of NPOC/NCUC/NCSG to the GNSO Council. So lots of civil society voices in the mix. And there are other interesting people as well, e.g. Syed Ismail Shah (GNSO Council) reportedly has been a strong voice for an open Internet in Pakistan, and Hadia Elminiawi (Africa), Kaili Kan (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands), and Richardo Holmquist (Latin America, Caribbean Islands) should be good for the ALAC. So congratulations to all the selectees. I assume ICANN will get their bios up on the website shortly. You may note that the announcement made no mention of the two appointees to the PTI Board. Apparently ICANN has not finished the due diligence background checks on them yet, so another announcement is forthcoming shortly. Cheers Bill On Sep 2, 2017, at 05:41, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com> wrote: Not really sure which list to send this to because Avri is really an ICANN community person (literarily everywhere so to speak) but I think here is more appropriate. As we use to say when a community member crosses to the Board "we probably just lost Avri" ;-) but I think it's a gain for both ICANN Org and community. Congratulations to one of the encyclopedia of ICANN, congratulations to Carlos as well and every other person selected to the various positions. Regards Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos On Sep 2, 2017 2:26 AM, "ICANN News Alert" <no-reply(a)external.icann.org> wrote: <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-09-01-en ------------------------------ ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee Announces Selections LOS ANGELES – 01 September 2017 - The ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its selections for eight leadership positions within ICANN. The selections include: *ICANN Board of Directors* Avri Doria (North America) Sarah Deutsch (North America) *At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)* Hadia Elminiawi (Africa) Kaili Kan (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands) Richardo Holmquist (Latin America, Caribbean Islands) *Council of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)* Marita Moll (North America) *Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)* Carlos Gutierrez (Latin America, Caribbean Islands) Syed Ismail Shah (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands) *Selectee photos and biographies will be posted to* *icann.org* <https://www.icann.org/>* in the coming days.* Those selected will take up their positions after the end of ICANN’s Annual General Meeting, which will take place during ICANN60, scheduled for 28 October – 3 November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There will be an announcement coming soon about the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board seats, which is also part of the Nominating Committee work for this year. The Nominating Committee is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN’s leadership. The Nominating Committee is mandated to ensure that ICANN’s overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. Selectees should have the following basic criteria: - Have integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment. - Support decision-making within groups. - Work effectively in English. - Understand ICANN’s mission and operation. - Are committed to ICANN’s success. - Have experience in world affairs. - Contribute to cultural, professional, and geographic expertise. - Can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, for the global public trust. *An Independent Body at the Community’s Service* Hans Petter Holen, the Chair of the 2017 Nominating Committee, shared the following statement about the 2017 Nominating Committee results: “As Chair, it is my honor, pleasure, and duty to report that the 2017 Nominating Committee has completed the task assigned to it by the ICANN community and made the selections shown above. I want to thank the Nominating Committee for its work and dedication, in working constructively and efficiently together to reach final agreement. I want to extend special thanks to Joette Youkhanna and Jia Kimoto for excellent support to the committee. I also want to thank Zahid Jamil and Stephane van Gelder for supporting me on the Leadership Team throughout the year, and Stephane van Gelder for providing the Committee and the community with regular report cards on our work. During this year's Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi, the Committee will present the ICANN community with a Final Report detailing its work and providing in-depth data on the applications received.” *Regional Breakdown of Applicants* As noted above, the 2017 Nominating Committee received 99 applications from candidates all over the world (36 women and 63 men) during its nomination period. This nominating period took place from 11 January 2017 to 21 March 2017. The regional breakdown of this year's candidates is: 16 from Africa 23 from Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands 25 from Europe 13 from Latin America, Caribbean Islands 22 from North America To learn more about the Nominating Committee, visit http://nomcom.icann.org/ . This message was sent to *seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com>* from *no-reply(a)external.icann.org <no-reply(a)external.icann.org>* ICANN News Alert ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 <https://www.icontact.com/signup-trial?utm_medium=poweredby&utm_source=foote…> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=16602946&l=6333&s=B8V4&m=10…> *********************************************** William J. 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Re: [Npoc-discuss] On the attack of Temer gov against CGI.br and NPOC
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 11, 2017

Aug. 11, 2017

Thanks Martin Hi all. Indeed this case remain to ccNSO issue but imho it's affected all the IG ecosystem. The english version from Brazil is reachable through below link: https://direitosnarede.org.br/p/temers-government-attacks-cgi-br/. Stand up for our rights. Olévié Le 10 août 2017 15:11, "Martin Pablo Silva Valent" <mpsilvavalent(a)gmail.com> a écrit : https://www.accessnow.org/brazil-multistakeholder-internet-governance-model- crisis/ On Aug 10, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Olévié Kouami <olivierkouami(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi everyone. So sorry to hear that. The Marco Civil is what I mostly admire in Brazil. It's the fundation of the MS model and the Net neutrality. Attack the Marco Civil is an attack against the Internet community. Stand up for our rights. Cheers ! Hello all. Sorry for the cross-posting. I've found this information really important to do that and launch an internal debate inside our constituency. This attack is an abuse. It's against the MS model and against the Net neutrality. My question is as followed : isn't it an Operational Concerns too ? Food for though. Waiting for your brainstorming. Have a nice day Olevie ---------- Message transféré ---------- De : "Carlos Afonso" <ca(a)cafonso.ca> Date : 9 août 2017 14:45 Objet : On the attack of Temer gov against CGI.br À : <NCSG-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu> Cc : Repudiation note On the attacks of the Temer government against the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil The Coalition on Network Rights is publicly repudiating and denouncing the most recent measure of the Temer management against the rights of Internet users in Brazil. Unilaterally, the Federal Government published on Tuesday, August 8th, in the Official Gazette (DOU), a public consultation aimed at changes in the composition, election process and attributions of the Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). Composed by representatives of the government, the private sector, civil society and technical and academic specialists, CGI.br is, since its creation, in 1995, responsible for establishing standards and procedures for the use and development of the Internet in Brazil. An international reference for multistakeholder Internet governance, the Committee had its role strengthened following the promulgation of the Internet Civil Rights Framework (Law 12.965/2014, known as the "Marco Civil") and its regulatory decree, which establishes that it is the responsibility of the committee to define the guidelines for all issues related to the sector. From then on, the CGI.br became the subject of the private sector's dispute and greater interest. By publishing a public consultation to significantly change the Steering Committee model unilaterally and without any prior dialogue within the CGI.br itself, the government overrides the law and breaks with the pluralism that marks the debates on the Internet and its governance in Brazil. The consultation was not the subject of the last CGI.br meeting, held in May, and on Monday, August 7th, the day before publication in the DOU, the committee's coordinator appointed by the government, Maximiliano Martinhão, only sent an e-mail to the list of board members reporting that the Federal Government intended to discuss the issue - without, however, informing that everything was already set, in the process of being officially published. It is worth mentioning that, on August 18th, the first meeting of the new CGI.br management takes place, and the government could have waited to set the issue in a democratic way with the committee members. However, it preferred to act in an autocratic way. Since his inauguration as coordinator last year, Martinhão - who is also the Information Technology Policy Secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications - has made public statements in support of changes to the Internet Steering Committee. As early as June 2016, in the first meeting he chaired at CGI.br, after the change in command of the federal government, he declared that he was "receiving demands from small providers, content providers and investors" to change the composition of the body. The pressure to revise the strength of civil society in the committee grew, especially on the part of telecommunications operators, supporters of the government. In December, during the Internet Governance Forum in Mexico, organized by the United Nations, a group of civil society entities from more than 20 countries expressed concern and denounced attempts to weaken CGI.br by the Temer administration. In the first half of 2017, the government maneuvered to impose a standstill on behalf of a questionable "economy of resources". Martinhão and other members of the Kassab/Temer administration have also publicly defended the achievements of the Civil Internet Framework, proposing the easing of network neutrality and criticizing the need for users to consent to the processing of their personal data. In this context, the multi-sectoral composition of CGI.br has been fundamental for the defense of the postulates of the MCI and basic principles for the guarantee of a free, open and plural internet. For this reason, this Coalition - which brings together researchers, academics, developers, activists and consumer protection and freedom of speech entities - launched, during the last CGI electoral process, a public platform that called for the "strengthening of the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil, preserving its attributions and its multistakeholder character, as a guarantee of the multi-participatory and democratic governance of the Internet" in the country. After all, changing the CGI is strategic for the sectors that want to change the direction of Internet policies that have been implemented in the country. In this sense, considering the "Marco Civil", the multistakeholder character of the CGI and also the political moment that the country is going through - from an interim government of questionable legitimacy to undertake such changes - the Coalition on Network Rights demands the immediate cancellation this consultation. It is unacceptable that a process directly related to Internet governance is affected by a dubious public consultation without its guidelines having been discussed before, internally, by CGI.br. It is another example of the modus operandi of the administration that occupies the federal government and that has little appreciation for democratic processes. We will continue to denounce such attacks and seek support from different sectors, both inside and outside Brazil, against the dismantling of the Internet Steering Committee. August 8th, 2017 Coalition on Network Rights Coalizão Direitos na Rede https://direitosnarede.org.br -- Carlos A. Afonso [emails são pessoais exceto quando explicitamente indicado em contrário] [emails are personal unless explicitly indicated otherwise] Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list Npoc-discuss(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss

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Fwd: On the attack of Temer gov against CGI.br and NPOC
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 10, 2017

Aug. 10, 2017

Hello all. Sorry for the cross-posting. I've found this information really important to do that and launch an internal debate inside our constituency. This attack is an abuse. It's against the MS model and against the Net neutrality. My question is as followed : isn't it an Operational Concerns too ? Food for though. Waiting for your brainstorming. Have a nice day Olevie ---------- Message transféré ---------- De : "Carlos Afonso" <ca(a)cafonso.ca> Date : 9 août 2017 14:45 Objet : On the attack of Temer gov against CGI.br À : <NCSG-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu> Cc : Repudiation note On the attacks of the Temer government against the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil The Coalition on Network Rights is publicly repudiating and denouncing the most recent measure of the Temer management against the rights of Internet users in Brazil. Unilaterally, the Federal Government published on Tuesday, August 8th, in the Official Gazette (DOU), a public consultation aimed at changes in the composition, election process and attributions of the Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). Composed by representatives of the government, the private sector, civil society and technical and academic specialists, CGI.br is, since its creation, in 1995, responsible for establishing standards and procedures for the use and development of the Internet in Brazil. An international reference for multistakeholder Internet governance, the Committee had its role strengthened following the promulgation of the Internet Civil Rights Framework (Law 12.965/2014, known as the "Marco Civil") and its regulatory decree, which establishes that it is the responsibility of the committee to define the guidelines for all issues related to the sector. From then on, the CGI.br became the subject of the private sector's dispute and greater interest. By publishing a public consultation to significantly change the Steering Committee model unilaterally and without any prior dialogue within the CGI.br itself, the government overrides the law and breaks with the pluralism that marks the debates on the Internet and its governance in Brazil. The consultation was not the subject of the last CGI.br meeting, held in May, and on Monday, August 7th, the day before publication in the DOU, the committee's coordinator appointed by the government, Maximiliano Martinhão, only sent an e-mail to the list of board members reporting that the Federal Government intended to discuss the issue - without, however, informing that everything was already set, in the process of being officially published. It is worth mentioning that, on August 18th, the first meeting of the new CGI.br management takes place, and the government could have waited to set the issue in a democratic way with the committee members. However, it preferred to act in an autocratic way. Since his inauguration as coordinator last year, Martinhão - who is also the Information Technology Policy Secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications - has made public statements in support of changes to the Internet Steering Committee. As early as June 2016, in the first meeting he chaired at CGI.br, after the change in command of the federal government, he declared that he was "receiving demands from small providers, content providers and investors" to change the composition of the body. The pressure to revise the strength of civil society in the committee grew, especially on the part of telecommunications operators, supporters of the government. In December, during the Internet Governance Forum in Mexico, organized by the United Nations, a group of civil society entities from more than 20 countries expressed concern and denounced attempts to weaken CGI.br by the Temer administration. In the first half of 2017, the government maneuvered to impose a standstill on behalf of a questionable "economy of resources". Martinhão and other members of the Kassab/Temer administration have also publicly defended the achievements of the Civil Internet Framework, proposing the easing of network neutrality and criticizing the need for users to consent to the processing of their personal data. In this context, the multi-sectoral composition of CGI.br has been fundamental for the defense of the postulates of the MCI and basic principles for the guarantee of a free, open and plural internet. For this reason, this Coalition - which brings together researchers, academics, developers, activists and consumer protection and freedom of speech entities - launched, during the last CGI electoral process, a public platform that called for the "strengthening of the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil, preserving its attributions and its multistakeholder character, as a guarantee of the multi-participatory and democratic governance of the Internet" in the country. After all, changing the CGI is strategic for the sectors that want to change the direction of Internet policies that have been implemented in the country. In this sense, considering the "Marco Civil", the multistakeholder character of the CGI and also the political moment that the country is going through - from an interim government of questionable legitimacy to undertake such changes - the Coalition on Network Rights demands the immediate cancellation this consultation. It is unacceptable that a process directly related to Internet governance is affected by a dubious public consultation without its guidelines having been discussed before, internally, by CGI.br. It is another example of the modus operandi of the administration that occupies the federal government and that has little appreciation for democratic processes. We will continue to denounce such attacks and seek support from different sectors, both inside and outside Brazil, against the dismantling of the Internet Steering Committee. August 8th, 2017 Coalition on Network Rights Coalizão Direitos na Rede https://direitosnarede.org.br -- Carlos A. Afonso [emails são pessoais exceto quando explicitamente indicado em contrário] [emails are personal unless explicitly indicated otherwise] Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br

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Welcome to members from Ganga, Hyderabad, India.
by babul films society Aug. 2, 2017

Aug. 2, 2017

Hi all,This is Gangadhar Panday, Membership Coordinator of NPOC.I come from Hyderabad India and represent NGO non-profit Babul Films Society.Thanks Joan for the baton.I heartily welcome all members, old and new. I request your cooperation in discharge of my duty and look forward to active participation from you all.With best wishesGanga Presidentwww.babul.ngo - Babul Films Society NGO - #ICT4Advocacy Finalist eNGO Challenge South Asia 2013 & 2015; SM4E 2017.Membership Coordinator NPOC-ICANNActor - http://www.imdb.me/ gangadharpanday ------ www.babul.ngo Babul Films Society NGO - ICT 4 awareness Finalist eNGO Challenge South Asia 2013 & 2015 FB/Babulfilms Twitter/@Babulfilms S-4, Saregama Apts, Shaikpetnala, Hyderabad. +91 9618082288 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzY_pu1shB8&t=3s

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Welcome new members and Membership Chair Introduction
by Joan Kerr Aug. 1, 2017

Aug. 1, 2017

[image: Inline image 1] Dear all, This my last welcome message for new members, as NPOC now have a new Membership Chair, Gangahdar Pandy, who will be representing EC. Welcome Gangahdar. I am also pleased to welcome in the following organization(s) as new NPOC members. The new members applied through Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and approved by the NCSG Executive Committee. The new members are now added to this mailing list and should able to read this welcome message and follow the discussions and participate in policy discussion and public comments. Please join me in welcoming our latest members: *Organizations and their representatives:* Cluster Orinoco ITC, Colombia, Emerson Duran OCDS - الجمعية الثقافية للتنمية الاجتماعية, Chad, Mahamat Haroun Adoum ICLDNGN - International Center for Leadership Development Nigeria, Nigeria, Aishatu Ibrahim *Information for New Members:* Below you find links to assist you learning more about NPOC, ICANN and participate in policy development. - NPOC website: www.npoc.org - NPOC DISCUSS list: https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss - NPOC Twitter: @NPOC_ICANN - NPOC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg *These links may also be of interest:* ICANN acronyms: *https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org]* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> How to get involved: *https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[community.icann.org]* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> List of working groups and their members: *https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups[community.icann.org]* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> Policy comments and statements: *https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[community.icann.org]* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts: *http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm[gnso.icann.org]* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…> Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings: *http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting[gnso.icann.org]* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_icann…> To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/ Welcome on board! As the Membership Chair, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. -- Joan Kerr, Social Entrepreneur, Humanitarian T: +1 (416) 907-0783 Skype: joankerr_fbsc fbsc.org, www.fbsc.eco Chair: Victory Garden Leadership Implementation Team Chair: IEEE Smart Villages Project, Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Chair: Agricultural Track, IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference Chair: ICANN Not for Profit Operational Concerns Constituency Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Global Coordination Unit <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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NPOC Policy Briefs New and Old Members To Note
by Poncelet Ileleji July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017

Dear Colleagues, Good day you all, as head of the policy committee of NPOC, I will like to introduce you to ways to get about involved into the policy development processes (PDP) of ICANN especially within the Generic Names Supporting Organization(GNSO). Your first starting point should be the GNSO Info page, you should focus on two sections I will suggest in your learning curve which is the GNSO working Group members and Newcomers link is https://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy… The following is a link to understand how the PDP process of ICANN works https://gnso.icann.org/en/node/31379/ from issue identified to implementation. The following below are list of working groups I belief are strongly relevant to our mission as NPOC and I will focus on as Chair of the policy committee. We should be involved in any of these working groups, and fully commenting on them as NPOC or within NCSG Policy. Our NPOC piriority list as your policy chair are listed below. · Non-PDP CWG on the Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs <https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/cwg-uctn> · PDP Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs <https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm> · PDP Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs <https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/igo-ingo> · PDP Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group <https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/ppsai> · PDP 'Thick' Whois Policy Development Process <https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/thick-whois> I will also suggest you visit the www.npoc.org to get familiar fully with our charter which is been reviewed at the moment as a start link is http://www.npoc.org/governance/charter/ detailed link for all GNSO projects is on https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active Lasting I look forward to members volunteering to be part of the Policy committee as we move on, please contact me accordingly, and I look forward in you joining our membership calls both on NPOC and NCSG so I hear from you your thoughts on PDP processes and also what suggestions you can make and contribute to within NPOC and the NSCG DISCUSS mailing list. Please feel free to email me directly on any stuff regarding policy you will like clarity or you want NPOC to be involved in. Awaiting to getting your feed back as we move along. 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://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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Re: [Npoc-discuss] NPOC Policy Briefs New and Old Members To Note
by Babul Films Socity Not Nonprofit July 25, 2017

July 25, 2017

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About the Non Contracted Parties House
by Olévié Kouami July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017

Hi all, I've read about this in the NCUC mailing list and I wanted to open the dame debate hear on NPOC general mailing as far as it's in concernant too. What is the NPOC position about the Intersessional meetings ? To learn more about please do visit the followin URL. https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/About+Us For the newcomers : please, feel free to ask any question. Warm regards Olévié

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Reminder: Call for NCSG Policy Committee Representative
by Maryam Bakoshi July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

Dear All, We are fast approaching the deadline for the call below, please contact me asap, if you are interested. Please note that mentorship & guidance would be provided for the positions on the NCSG EC and PC. The NPOC ExCom, is hoping to get more NPOC community members engaging and stepping into these roles to give NPOC a bigger voice and representation. Please apply if you meet the requirements below. -- Many thanks, Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7737698036 From: <npoc-discuss-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Juan Manuel Rojas <juan(a)npoc.org> Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 6:28 PM To: NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> Subject: [Npoc-discuss] Call for NCSG Policy Commitee representative [cid:image001.png@01D2FF3A.6AD75A50] Dear NPOC members, This is a call to join the NCSG Policy Committee as an NPOC representative. The NPOC Executive Committee has a duty to appoint two NPOC members to the Policy Committee of NCSG. We currently have Poncelet Ileleji, NPOC Policy Committee Chair, as our representative in the NCSG PC. However, we need one (1) more person to join Poncelet, in the NCSG PC. Volunteers are required to: * Be well informed about NPOC’s work * Have some experience in working in Working Groups (WGs) within ICANN * Have an interest in Policy making and the Policy Development Process Please write a statement of interest indicating how you fulfill the criteria above and submit to maryam.bakoshi(a)icann.org<mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org> by 17 July 2017 2359 UTC The responsibility of the NCSG Policy Committee representatives are outlined below. ---------------------- 2.5 The Policy Committee The NCSG Policy Committee is responsible for: • Discussion and development of substantive policies and statements issued in the name of the NCSG. This activity will require coordination with the membership and the Constituencies; • Organize policy initiatives on behalf of NCSG membership, including PDP initiatives from the membership; • Provide policy research and guidance to NCSG representatives on the GNSO Council; • Keep membership informed of GNSO Council activities; • Organize, appoint where appropriate, and track NCSG participation in GNSO and other pertinent Working Groups. • Organization and oversight of NCSG participation in any GNSO Council- related tasks, whether mandated by Bylaws, Council Procedures or Council decisions. • Document methods and procedures used for decision-making. Such documentation is subject to review by the NCSG-EC. 2.5.1. NCSG-PC Composition. The NCSG–PC shall be comprised of two representatives from each Recognized Constituency and one observer from each Candidate Constituency. The NCSG Representatives on the GNSO Council shall also serve as full members of the NCSG- PC. The NCSG Chair will participate as an ex-officio member of the NCSG-PC and will be included in determining consensus process and votes. Past GNSO Council Representatives may be included as observers in the NCSG-PC. The membership of the NCSG-PC may invite others to participate as observers. 2.5.2. NCSG-PC Decision making • By default, NCSG-PC decisions are made by rough consensus of full NCSG-PC members. Rough consensus means that while all members do not need to agree and that no single member can veto a decision, all views must be heard and considered. Any minority views must be recorded along with the rough consensus position. 2.5.3. NCSG-PC Leadership • A Chair will be elected or replaced from among the members of the NCSG-PC by a 2/3 vote of the NCSG-PC membership on a yearly basis. The NCSG Chair may not serve in this role. • One or more Vice-Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG-PC on a yearly basis. 2.5.4. NCSG-PC Work Process • As much as possible, all work will be done using Internet tools, including, inter alia, • email; • wiki usage (Note: such a wiki will be publicly viewable though editing may be restricted to members of the NCSG-PC); • online document collaboration tools as well as available network cloud based tools. • When necessary, teleconferences will be scheduled. A scheduling tool will be used to attempt to find a time when all members can attend. Unless all members can attend the teleconference, any decisions made at a teleconference will be provisional until full consensus is determined. • When possible, as enabled for example by an ICANN meeting, a face-to-face meeting of the NCSG-PC will be held. As with teleconferences, if all members cannot attend, any decisions made will need to be verified before being considered final. 2.5.5. NCSG-PC Mailing List • All NCSG-PC full members and observers will be subscribed to the NCSG-PC mailing list. • The NCSG-PC list will maintain an open archive. • For non-subscribers the list will be moderated. Comments from NCSG members relevant to ongoing discussions will be forwarded to the NCSG-PC list by the list moderator. 2.5.6. NCSG-PC Observers • Any observer to the NCSG-PC will have full participation rights except will not be counted in any consensus process or vote. • One elected or appointed representative from each Candidate Constituency will be given observer status. • Past NCSG Representatives to the GNSO Council may be permitted observer status at discretion of NCSG-PC full members. • The NCSG-PC may invite other policy experts to participate as observers. Best regards, NPOC Executive Committee [cid:image003.png@01D2FF3A.6AD75A50]

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Reminder: Call for NCSG Executive Committee representative
by Maryam Bakoshi July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

Dear All, We are fast approaching the deadline for the call below, please contact me asap, if you are interested. Please note that mentorship & guidance would be provided for the positions on the NCSG EC and PC. The NPOC ExCom, is hoping to get more NPOC community members engaging and stepping into these roles to give NPOC a bigger voice and representation. Please apply if you meet the requirements below. -- Many thanks, Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7737698036 From: <npoc-discuss-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Juan Manuel Rojas <juan(a)npoc.org> Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 6:32 PM To: NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> Subject: [Npoc-discuss] Call for NCSG Executive Committee representative [cid:image001.png@01D2FF3A.5709ECE0] Dear NPOC members, This is a call to join the NCSG Executive Committee as an NPOC representative. Our representatives on NCSG Executive Committee (EC) until now has been Joan Kerr and Poncelet Ileleji. Now we are looking for one (1) new representative on this role for NCSG EC to replace Joan Kerr, another one will be selected between NPOC EC members. Volunteers : * Should Be well informed about NPOC’s work * Preferably have some experience in working in Working Groups (WGs) within ICANN * Preferably have served in a leadership role within or outside the community. Please write a statement of interest indicating how you fulfill the criteria above and submit to maryam.bakoshi(a)icann.org by 17 July 2017 2359 UTC The responsibility of the NCSG Executive Committee representatives are outlined below. ---------------------- 2.4 The NCSG EC’s principal functions include: • Work with NCSG Chair to ensure that the mission and principles of the NCSG are met; • Supervise and monitor NCSG elections; • Approve new NCSG members, administer and maintain membership records, and determine membership status; • Review and approve the status of all petitioning NCSG Constituencies subject to oversight review by the Board; • Coordination among NCSG Constituencies; • Resolution of disputes between NCSG Constituencies; • After review by the NCSG members, review and approve NCSG PC and NCSG FC methods and procedures. • General NCSG coordination and organization issues; • Establish liaisons with ICANN Sponsoring Organizations, Advisory Committees and other structures. 2.4.1. NCSG EC Composition. The NCSG Executive Committee (EC) shall be comprised of two representatives from each Recognized NCSG Constituency. Each Candidate Constituency is eligible to appoint one observer to the NCSG EC. The elected chair of the NCSG shall also serve as a full member and chair of the NCSG EC. 2.4.2. NCSG EC Decision making • By default NCSG EC decisions are made by full consensus of all NCSG EC members. Full consensus means that no NCSG EC members have objected to the proposed decision. Any exception to this default will be approved by the NCSG EC on a full consensus basis. 2.4.2.1 Appeals of NCSG EC decisions 1. Any decision of the NCSG EC can be appealed by requesting a full vote of the NCSG membership. There are several ways in which an appeal can be initiated: • If 15 NCSG members, consisting of both organizational and individual members, request such an appeal the NCSG Executive Committee will first take the appeal under consideration. • If, after consideration of any documentation provided by those making the appeal, the NCSG EC does not reverse its decision, the NCSG EC and those making the appeal should attempt to negotiate a mutually agreeable solution. • If the NCSG EC and those making the appeal cannot reach a mutually acceptable agreement on the decision within 30 days, then an NCSG vote will be scheduled as soon as practicable. • For this type of appeal to succeed 60 of all of the NCSG members must approve of the appeal in a full membership vote as defined in section 4.0. 2. An NCSG EC decision related to Constituency Candidacy applications or full recognition as a Constituency may be appealed prior to when the NCSG EC decision is transmitted to the Board in accordance with the Process for Recognition of New Constituencies. The appeal of an NCSG EC decision on a Constituency application may be appealed in the following situations: • If the application is rejected by the NCSG EC, the Constituency under discussion, may request an appeals vote; • If 15 members of the NCSG membership, consisting of both organizational and individual members, disagree with the decision, they may petition for an appeals vote. • For this type of appeal the following conditions apply: o The NCSG EC should first reconsider it decision in the light of any documentation provided in the appeal. o If, after consideration of any documentation provided in the appeal, the NCSG EC does not reverse its decision, the NCSG EC and those making the appeal should attempt to negotiate a mutually agreeable solution. In the case of an appeal of a decision related to Constituency Candidacy or Recognized Constituency Status, any discussion would include representatives selected by the Constituency under discussion and by the NCSG EC. • If, the NCSG EC and those making the appeal cannot reach a mutually acceptable agreement on the decision within 30 days, then a Stakeholder Group vote will be scheduled as soon as practicable. • If 60 of the membership is either in favor or against the Constituency, then the decision of the membership shall be transmitted to the ICANN Board in place of the decision of the NCSG EC. All formal discussions related to appeal will be done in a transparent manner and be both recorded and have transcripts made. All documentation related to the appeal, including transcript of formal discussions, will be collected on a public website associated with the NCSG and will be retained for a minimum of four (4) years. 2.4.3. NCSG EC Leadership • A Chair will be elected annually by a direct vote of the NCSG membership according to election rules defined in Section 4. Any member of the NCSG may run for the Chair position. • In the event that there is a vacancy in the Chair, the NCSG EC will choose an interim Chair to serve until an election can be scheduled. • One or more Vice Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG EC on a yearly basis; • Should the NCSG EC not be able to come to full consensus on the selection of a Vice Chair or an interim Chair, a vote will be held where 2/3 of the sitting members of the NCSG EC approve the selection; • A Chair can serve, at maximum, 2 full one year terms consecutively. There must be at least one intervening term before a member can be elected again as chair; • Should it be necessary, the NCSG EC can call for a new Chair election to replace a sitting Chair by full consensus of the NCSG EC (excluding the person being considered for replacement); • Should it be necessary, a Vice Chair can be removed by a full consensus of the members of the NCSG EC (excluding the person being considered for removal). 2.4.4. NCSG EC Work Process • As much as possible, all NCSG EC work will be done using Internet tools, including, inter alia, email; wiki usage (Note such a wiki will be publicly viewable though editing may be restricted to members of the NCSG EC); online document collaboration tools as well as available network cloud based tools • When necessary, teleconferences will be scheduled. A scheduling tool will be used to attempt to find a time when all members can attend. Unless all members can attend the teleconference, any decisions made at a teleconference will be provisional until full consensus is determined. • When possible, as enabled for example by an ICANN meeting, a face to face meeting of the NCSG EC will be held. As with teleconferences, if all members cannot attend, any decisions made will need to be verified for full consensus before being considered final. 2.4.5. NCSG EC Mailing List • All full members and observers will be subscribed to the NCSG EC mailing list. • The NCSG EC list will maintain an open archive. • For non subscribers, the list will be a moderated. Comments from NCSG members relevant to ongoing discussions will be forwarded to the NCSG EC list by the list moderator. 2.4.6. NCSG EC Observers • Any observer to the NCSG EC will have full participation rights in the NCSG EC, except they will not be counted in any consensus process or vote; • One elected or appointed representative of each Candidate Constituency will be given observer status. Best regards, NPOC Executive Committee [cid:image002.png@01D2FF3A.5709ECE0]

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