Hello Everyone, Dear NPOC members, please find my position statement below. I am asking for your vote as Chair for NPOC •*Name*: Joan Kerr *•Affiliation*: Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities (FBSC) •*Position applied for*: Chair •*Why you are running for the position?:* I believe that NPOC is at a significant point in its history, with much attention and time given to develop its foundation as an organization. That work is almost completed and I would ask for your vote to continue with the work. As the current Chair, I am proud to lead the Executive on a consultative basis, ensuring that the decisions were reflective of everyone's input and garnering agreement through consensus. This approach has lead to an NPOC team, that has collaborated and strategize to accomplish the numerous tasks that initiated, including: a rebranding initiative to create a new logo that involved the membership, clearly defining the meaning and issues of operational concerns, create marketing materials, including a Beginner's Guide to NPOC, a collaborative project with the Onboarding Program, updating the Charter, developing on a new website. All this while Executive members work on the conference calls, working groups, policy development process and attending ICANN meetings NPOC has also collaborated with NCUC on a number of events, and will continue to work together to strengthen the NCSG and joint develop policy comments. *At present, NPOC's weakest link is policy development. This will be my primary focus for the coming year.* And there is more to be done. As Chair, going forward, I will accomplish the following: - increase the policy comments; - encouraging membership participation in the policy development process; and - educate civil society about ICANN and NPOC I will continue to develop and work with the Executive Committee, NPOC members, and ICANN Staff to participate in the policy development process and ICANN ecosystem. •*Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: *No •*How many hours per week you are able to dedicate to the position: 3* hours •*Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state:* The Executive Committee and I agreed that it was important to focus on getting the administrative work of the Constituency completed, since there were many unfinished tasks from previous years. -- 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 Lead Organizer, SDG Training Events Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Global Coordination Unit