[Npoc-discuss] [NPOC Excom] Position Statement

[Olévié Kouami]

Thank you dear Joan.
And greetings all from Dakar (Sénégal), my new residence.
+10 to you Joan, you de serve it.
Indeed NPOC need to be consolidate under your 2nd term as thé Chair.
You have my full support and the support of all my organisation members,
INTIC4DEV.
KUDO to you.
Warm regards and cheers !
Olévié Ayaovi KOUAMI

Le ven. 1 juin 2018 02:19, Joan Kerr <joankerr at fbsc.org> a écrit :

> 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
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