Hello Everyone, Thank you to everyone who responded to the check-in email. To confirm you are checked-in to receive a ballot for the 2020 NPOC Elections, please visit: https://members.ncsg.is/public-voters-list_npoc *If your name isn’t on the list and you responded to the check-in email*, please send an email to maryam.bakoshi@icann.org, and I will check you in. If you haven’t responded to the check-in email from admin@ncgs.is, please do so asap. The deadline for this is *Friday* *29 May 2020* As a reminder, you can self-nominate or nominate someone starting May 14, 2019 - May 28, 2020. Candidates must respond to the NPOC discuss mailing list with the following: •Name: •Affiliation: •Position applied for: •Why you are running for the position?: •Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: •How many hours per week you are able to dedicate to the position: •Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state: *Step 3: Statement of Interest (SOI)* All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and also must complete or update their Statement of Interest. *All current Executive Committee positions are open:* • *Chair* currently held by, Joan Kerr • *Vice Chair* currently held by, Raoul Plommer • *Secretariat* currently held by, Oreoluwa Lesi • *Policy Committee Chair* currently held by, Carlos Raoul Gutierrez • *Membership Committee Chair* currently held by, Ioana Stupariu • *Communications Committee Chair* currently held by, Caleb Ogundele *Election Timetable* Date Process Deadline May 07 Check-in May 29, 2020; 23:59 UTC May 14 Nominations process opens You can self-nominate or nominate someone starting on May 14 - May 28 Candidates must respond to the NPOC discuss mailing list with the following: · Name: · Affiliation: · Position applied for: · Why you are running for the position?: · Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: · How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the position: · Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state: May 28, 2020; 23:59 UTC May 28 Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement. May 28, 2020; 23:59 UTC May 29 Meet the Candidates call / Check in-ends May 29, 2020; 23:59 UTC June 02 Voter Roll finalized June 02, 2020; 23:59 UTC June 03 Voting begins June 17, 2020; 23:59 UTC June 18 Election results announced *Duties and responsibilities* of the ExCom are listed here. <https://www.npoc.org/governance/committees/executive-committee/> You may also view the *roles & responsibilities* of our other committees here <http://www.npoc.org/governance/committees/>. If you have any questions about this posting or the elections, please contact me or the NPOC Executive Committee at npoc@npoc.org. Regards, -- Joan Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian _____________________________________ Chair, Climate Smart Victory Garden Team Chair, ICANN, Not for Profit Operations Constituency Chair, IEEE Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Chair, Science for Peace, Climate Smart Victory Gardens Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Canada UN WSIS Award Recipient, for Content & Creativity Durham Region Recipient, Community Partnership Award Founder, Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities www.joankerr.ca, www.fbsc.org Skype: joankerr_fbsc 1-416-907-0783