[Npoc-discuss] Endorsements For NPOC Upcoming Elections

Mon May 20 07:55:56 UTC 2024

Dear all,

It's great to see that elections time create such activity in our list. I
look forward to the day where we can collectively turn this energy into
constant contributions from NPOC in ICANN's habitat.

I am grateful that am been considered for Policy Chair and I accept the
nomination.
I certainly look forward to contribute to the best of my abilities should
it materialize. We have much to do and the work done in the past months is
a good start.

@Arsene: I share some of your concerns + some extra aspects may need to be
considered (both can be true at the same time).
Yes, we have failed to properly engage NPOC members (I take a good share of
responsibility on this) and we definitely need to improve on this area.
Personally, I wish we could have 10 candidates per position @ ExCom and
that people would have difficulties choosing for having highly competitive
profiles.
The reality is, as others have pointed out, that these are volunteering
positions and it takes a long time to be acquainted with all ICANN
intricacies.
When it comes to get things done, not everyone is willing or has actual
time + motivations vary.
Handovers have also historically been a challenge (something that we hope
we are fixing moving forward as clear steps have been taken in this
direction).

Do also keep in mind that positions only last for one year (for good or for
bad) and that also affects how effective a given committee can be. ICANN
works on way longer timeframes and in order to get something done we need
some sort of continuity to avoid back & forth changes of
approach/leadership. Not only our external Comms need much more work (I
take full responsibility for this during my tenure), our tools for internal
work are virtually non-existent.
A lot of work has been done in this regard that is yet to yield any visible
results because of the practical hours we can invest. We have plenty of
things in the making that require, you guessed it, even more hours to
polish, deploy, train and use.

Also, I personally consider that someone who will end up as ExCom Chair can
benefit greatly from rotating across different committees as one gains way
more insight on how our internal processes function (which, by way, are in
dire need of documentation).
Do we want cronyism and the like? Certainly not.
Do we have enough "fresh blood" to ensure we have a steady supply of active
members? Just as not.
Personally, I think positions should be held for 2 years to give the ExCom
a change to get stuff done.

There is also something to be said about the need to clearly set
objectives, monitor accomplishment of assigned tasks and KPIs. In this area
we have a lot to improve and I wish to seek the support of our members to
accomplish these.

Add to all of this a lack of legal structure (we are not a registered
organization and thus we can't avail of certain products that are free for
NGOs) as well as operating without budget (which translates into some of us
pitching personal funds to run certain things).
It is not an easy situation, that's for sure.

Maybe a solution would be to identify people ready and willing to support
each of the ExCom committees so that not all the work load falls into the
respective Chairs. I think this is something we can explore though it
requires action beyond words. A worthy conversation to be had, maybe in
Istanbul?

Best,
Jean F. Queralt
Founder & CEO - The IO Foundation <http://www.TheIOFoundation.org>
Book a meeting <http://TIOF.Click/BookJFQ> (30 minutes)

On Thu, 16 May 2024 at 00:54, Juan Manuel Rojas via Npoc-discuss <
npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
> I would like to express my gratitude to Poncelet and everyone who has
> shown support for our nominations. I humbly accept his nomination and would
> also like to nominate Jean Francois Queralt for the position of Policy
> Chair. Although he is a new addition to our team, he has demonstrated
> energy and engagement in undertaking the tasks that have been assigned.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> *JUAN MANUEL ROJAS, M.Sc.*
> Director - MINKA DIGITAL Colombia
> NPOC Chair - NCSG/GNSO
> M.Sc. Information Technology
>
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> El miércoles, 15 de mayo de 2024, 06:59:24 a. m. GMT-5, Tapani Tarvainen
> via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss at icann.org> escribió:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I would like to second these nominations.
>
> While I agree that in principle it would be good to have more
> new people in, experience is also valuable and we really have
> no surplus of competent candidates, and the past performance
> of Juan, Bolutife, Emmanuel and Caleb speaks for itself.
>
> Tapani
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 01:30:49PM +0000, 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
> >
> > *Poncelet O. Ileleji*
> >
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