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@icann.org> wrote:
Thank you! This is noted here <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAxDQ>.
Kind Regards,
Andrea
*From: *"Yao Amevi A. Sossou via Npoc-discuss" <npoc-discuss@icann.org> *Reply-To: *"Yao Amevi A. Sossou" <soyames@gmail.com> *Date: *Monday, May 5, 2025 at 08:58 *To: *Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> *Cc: *NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss@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,
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On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM Raymond Mamattah via Npoc-discuss < npoc-discuss@icann.org> wrote:
Dear all,
I would like to nominate as below:
1. *Emmanuel Vitus*, our current Policy Chair, to serve as the next *Chair 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@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@icann.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Please see below the election timeline and the positions that are open. You can also find the election wiki here [icann-community.atlassian.net] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAx...> .
*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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