[Npoc-discuss] A note from Joan Kerr, NPOC Chair

Wed Jan 23 13:54:15 UTC 2019

Thanks Joan
This is definitely a welcome development.
Thanks Excom for coming thus far.
I am sure the future is brighter.
Happy New year to us all
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On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 4:35 AM Joan Kerr <joankerr at fbsc.org> wrote:

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> Dear NPOC Members,
>
> On behalf of the Executive Committee (EC), I would like wish you a Happy
> New Year, one of prosperity and happiness. Your Executive Members are:
> Caleb Olumuyiwa, David Cake, Juan Manuel Rojas, Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi and
> Raoul Plommer.
>
> The EC is very busy with its priority of building a stable foundation for
> NPOC, however, we've been a little silent with you. Please accept my
> apologies, and for the remainder of my term, I will commit to communicating
> with you more often and to work with you more closely to make NPOC the
> amazing Constituency it aught t be. I will not be addressing the general
> meetings attendances or ICANN participation, only the development of the
> Constituency.
>
> The Executive Committee embraced a sustainable strategy to work on
> building a strong organization in order to better serve its members. This
> meant revisiting or developing the necessary administrative functionalities
> that would enable the EC to responsibilities. I would like to share these
> with you.
>
>    1.
>
>    Charter Review: The EC delved into updating the charter, only to
>    discover that many sections had dual and sometimes conflicting or even
>    contradictory statements. It was decided that a very comprehensive rewrite
>    and redefinition had to take place. The charter will be available by
>    ICANN64 for your input.
>
>
>    1.
>
>    Creating a Policy Committee: NPOC EC spent a lot of time to define the
>    operational issues and the newly formed committee is tasked with creating
>    public comment and informing members about policies and encourage their
>    comments and expertise.
>
>    2.
>
>    Branding NPOC: the development of marketing and promotional materials,
>    such as a new logo, banner, Getting Started Guide, Welcome letter. These
>    are stored so subsequent Committees can utilize them.
>
>
>    1.
>
>    Financial responsibilities: NPOC EC had to address a number of
>    financial issues stemming from previous years, with little or no info, it
>    was finally resolved and procedures established for the future.
>
>    2.
>
>    The npoc.org website is being revamped to include a more member focus
>    platform.
>
>    3.
>
>    Creating a tracking system for actions
>
> NPOC resources and information gathering
>
> Website: www.npoc.org
>
> NPOC wiki
>
> Npoc Discuss List
>
> Skype NPOC
>
> Looking forward to communicating and work more closely,
>
> Regards,
>
> --
>
> Joan Kerr,
>
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>
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>
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