Hello, Please find my acceptance of the Membership nomination My name is Joan Kerr and I am pleased to accept the nomination for the position of the NPOC Membership Chair. In the following paragraphs, I am providing information regarding my experience in both my professional, community and ICANN life for your review. I am a social entrepreneur, starting my first business at 17 years old and have continued on with various ventures. Because of this, I have developed a strong passion for initating and implementing projects which has strengthened my project management, community development and facilitation skills . As a philanthropist and humanitarian I have over 25 years as a community engagement innovator and implementer. Through my experience on various boards and committees and ad hoc sub-committees, have led to me drive program design and community partnerships and that create awareness, enablement and collaboration. I am happy to announce that I am the recipient of our Region's Community Partnership Award, the WSIS winner of the Civil Society Award-a collaborative project of Canada, USA and Peru. *ICANN & the Internet Experience* The Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities (FBSC), for which I am a Director, is an ALS and is represented by Glenn McKnight since 2009. Since 2012, I have attended many conferences hosted by ICANN to learn and network before becoming involved directly. From that experience and networking, I found that NPOC kindled my passion and that I was happy to utilize my skills to further the work initiated by both the current and past Committee Members. Since becoming the Membership Chair, I have worked with the NPOC Chair, Committee and Staff to verify our current membership list, created the brochure, attend all meetings by online and in person. Membership requires interaction and communication with our members, and while as Chair I will work others to build a solid base to encourage participation in NPOC as a constituency, I want to encourage each of you to assist in the growth and relevance of NPOC. It is YOU our members who will make the Committee relevant and vital. Together, we can make NPOC the educational, engagement and inclusive organization it can be. I am asking for your vote for the 2015-2016 Membership Chair. Regards, Joan Kerr