[Npoc-discuss] Support for the current chair - last day of NPOC's election: 4th of July

[Olévié Kouami]

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 at 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.
>
> Raoul Plommer
> Vice Chair of NPOC
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