I agree with Raoul. Joan deserve for a second term as the Chair of NPOC to help this constituency really grown by well achieving the ongoing works. + @Raoul. Warm regards Olevie A constant member of the NPOC. Le lun. 25 juin 2018 15:47, Raoul Plommer <raoul@npoc.org> a écrit :
Dear members of NPOC,
I would like to give all the support possible to our current chair, who's done a sterling job over the past year. As far as I can see, with Joan's lead, we have accomplished a lot more than I even dared to hope this time last year. On top of cracking on with the arduous process of our charter review, we've gained back the control of our domain name and built a new website engaging our members, as well as giving an introductory place for people outside our constituency.
Not only have we worked on these necessary fundamentals of a functioning ICANN constituency, but everyone that I've talked to, who has looked at NPOC during this past year have been very upbeat and excited that NPOC is finally starting to do, what it should have been doing all this time. That includes developing policy statements of the DNS from the perspective of NPOC, that is still very much lacking to this date.
Joan has been absolutely crucial in saving our constituency from almost certain destruction and rebuilding its reputation from the embarrassing show it was and I think there could've been no one else doing this work with the diplomacy, experience and persistence that she has shown in getting NPOC back on track.
To give you some concrete idea of the success we've had in the past year, we've increased our membership base by ~15% and have almost doubled the amount of voters since the previous election (23 -> 43). These figures mean, that our constituency has attracted a lot of new interest from people curious of NPOC, both old and new. I am very excited about this upward trajectory that we're now on and very much intend in keeping us on it, for the foreseeable future.
...and this is what we're now facing. I implore you, PLEASE consider the mountain of work that Joan has got through this year, the results she's got to show for it, and compare it with the other chair-candidate that seems to be simply yearning for another title, without doing the actual work that goes with it. The elections are by no means over and know that you can even change your vote by simply voting again. I am entirely convinced that Joan's work should be recognised by giving her another year to finish her job of saving our constituency.
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