[Npoc-discuss] Endorsements For NPOC Upcoming Elections

Mon May 13 15:34:18 UTC 2024

Dear Poncelet,

My comments in line below.

On Mon, 13 May 2024 at 16:57 Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji at jokkolabs.co> wrote:

> Dear Arsene,
>
> Afternoon, Injecting into your response, I suppose you might not know well
> the history of NPOC as I have been there since inception over a decade ago,
> the commitment to the work is key as its  voluntary, as someone who have
> served in voluntary organisations like YMCA now as my Local Rotary Club
> president, I know what it takes to volunteer and walk the talk, these
> gentlemen have done that so far.
>

This first paragraph is not helpful nor constructive in any way here
considering the matter I brought for conversation. I joined the NCSG in
2014, it has been 10 years! I know the history of its constituencies but
that’s not the point here, telling us who is old or not.

> Lastly our New Charter is just coming to life and it's good we allow
> institutional memory from those who were involved in the Charter coming  to
> life to see the new charter coming into life properly and then the
> mentorship begins properly after this new cycle.  We can only mentor when
> folks come forward and in terms of Outreach and engagement with the new
> member organisations of NPOC we shall see activity coming up soon.  Even
> within NCSG we see that those committed to doing the work that are at the
> forefront, the names speak for themselves.  Your concerns are noted but
> let's be practical and know we just have a new charter in place.
>

This is where you started making more sense and I thank you for speaking.
The point of me writing this was to sparkle real conversation on the issue
of new blood and of mentoring. And I hope people won’t just comment with
+1s but will contribute with ideas. I have exchanged privately with people
who see my point and who agree with me but they are afraid of coming up to
the list and speak.

There is so much hypocrisy on this list, this is not helpful at all if we
really need to build and sustain our work and constituency here. People are
afraid to speak up their mind, that’s why there is less conversations, be
it on policy or even on any other matter. People are simply reading but not
speaking !

The leadership and our long time members like yourself need to encourage
new commers to speak and to step forward to take on and compete for roles
rather than being intimidated when they see some names being put forward !
I know how good and capable our colleagues, Juan, Bolifite, Caleb and
Emmanuel are, I can attest to the work each one of them has done
individually and together as a body to take us where we are. But my point
still stands!

I really encourage the current leadership to each nominate new people they
have mentored and encourage them to step up for the work. We can keep the
Chair and Policy positions for experienced members but for the two others,
let’s give a chance to new people who will learn by doing. The narrative of
saying « those who are interested should come forward » has proved to not
work for the time I have been in ICANN.

Thank you for reading and please do not respond privately, speak on the
list !

Regards,
Arsene

On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Colleagues,
>>
>> I know the listed colleagues are great and they have been around these
>> positions for very longer. I don’t have any issue with any of them in
>> particular or if NPOC membership decide to bring them back but I am
>> wondering, do we really don’t have new and fresh blood that we want to
>> bring in these positions ?
>>
>> For the time they have been in position, they haven’t been able to
>> identify or mentor other outstanding members who can work for NPOC in these
>> positions? Some of them have been in leadership positions for more than 5
>> years, going from one to the other position.
>>
>> I am appealing to them and would like to see ALL of them refuse the
>> nomination and each one of them nominating a new person they have mentored
>> and who they believe can serve. Their role could be to support in the
>> background but we really need new people in all of these positions .
>>
>> Just so everyone know : I am not planning to contest for any of these
>> positions. Kindly do not nominate me for any of them.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Arsene
>>
>> On Mon, 13 May 2024 at 16:39 Raymond Mamattah via Npoc-discuss <
>> npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I second these nominations.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Raymond Mamattah
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>>> Accra, Ghana
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM Poncelet Ileleji via Npoc-discuss <
>>> npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear NPOC Members,
>>>>
>>>> Greetings, We are starting a new chapter in our charter during this
>>>> election season. I have the pleasure of nominating the following persons
>>>> for the current open positions
>>>> Juan - NPOC Chair
>>>> Bolutife - Secretariat
>>>> Emmanuel Vitus - Policy
>>>> Caleb Ogundele - Outreach and Engagement Coord.
>>>>
>>>> These fellows have steered the ship of our great NPOC towards the news
>>>> charter and we need folks like them to help us implement and make some
>>>> progress on this.
>>>>
>>>> It is my hope that they accept these nominations.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Poncelet
>>>>
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>>>>
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