[Npoc-discuss] Public statement & Nomination acceptance by Remmy Nweke, for chair, 2019 NPOC Policy Committee:
Vernatius Okwu EZEAMA
vezeama at ourrightsng.org
Fri May 24 20:31:10 UTC 2019
Dear All,
I wish to second all the nominations as you made them namely:
• Chair, I nominate Joan Kerr
• Vice Chair, I nominate Raoul Plommer
• Secretariat, I nominate Oreoluwa Lesi
• Membership Chair, I nominate Juan Manuel Rojas
• Policy Chair, I nominate Remmy Nweke
• Communication Chair, I nominate Caleb Ogundele
Good luck to you all.
Vernatius EZEAMA
On Thu, May 23, 2019 7:09 pm, Remmy Nweke wrote:
> First, let like thank @Martins for this honour as I wish to humbly
> accept the nomination with a promise to improve on what we ought to be
> doing in Policy Committee, of course with the support of all NPOC members
> when elected.
>
> * Name: Remmy Nweke
>
>
> * Affiliation: DigitalSENSE Africa Media.
>
>
> * Position applied for: NPOC Policy Chair
>
>
> * Why you are running for the position?:
> I would like to improve on what we ought to be doing in NPOC Policy
> Committee, of course, with the warm support of all NPOC members when
> elected, especially with the Executive Committee and to support our
> Councilors actively as well as collaborate with other members of Exco
> and largely the non-commercial stakeholders group by ensuring that our
> Policy Development Process (PDP) witness a new turn of events with
> timeliness, trends, dedication and mentorship for new and upcoming members
> and work towards getting NPOC to take its rightful place in comity of
> NomCom stakeholders, among others.
>
>
> * Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: NO
>
>
> * How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the position:
> Not less than dedicated 5 hours per week.
>
>
> * Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if
> so please state:
>
> Of course yes, I am involved in a number of working groups including
> currently being the NPOC Representative to the NCSG Finance Committee,
> where I was the pen holder for the first-ever draft Operating Procedure
> (OP) which is undergoing review among other initiatives as
> the vice chairman of the (NCSG-FC) in charge of the Secretariat until
> recently.
>
> As a member of NPOC Policy Committee, I have tried often to encourage
> participation in our Policy Development Processes (PDP).
>
> Equally, I am an active individual member of ICANN’s Generic Name
> Supporting Organisations (GNSO) like Non-Commercial Users Stakeholder
> Group (NCSG), Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) and
> Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) respectively
> and a forerunner of all-inclusive diversity advocacy, accountability and
> transparency. I recently served as one of the by-lawyers for the NPOC
> charter review working group and currently member of NPOC team reviewing
> response for the NomCom Implementation Working Group request for
> constituencies feedbacks, among others.
>
> In liaison with Raoul Plommer our current Vice Chair, I have
> consistently raised issues of concern to NPOC at the ongoing NomCom
> Implementation Working Group for adequate inclusion and balanced
> representation of communities including NPOC in the NomCom. At the African
> regional level, I am a reliable member of At-Large Advisory Committee of
> ICANN under AFRALO - African Regional At-Large
> Organisation; member of the ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and
> Engagement; Fellow, Cyber Security Policy on Human Rights Defenders;
> Chairman, Communication & Advocacy Committee (CAC), IPv6 Council
> Nigeria and promoter of the Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable since 2011.
>
>
> Lately, I served as an elected Executive board member, Nigeria
> Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the managers of .NG country
> code Top Level Domain and extended my services to several committees
> including Communications and Publicity, Accreditation, Finance and
> Establishment, as well as an elected Vice President of the African
> Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS), pioneer Lagos branch
> Secretary, Cyber Security Expert Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) and
> former publicity secretary, Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) cum chairman,
> International Relations of NIG; pioneer Secretary, ICT Media
> Initiative; BARK Foundation – a knowledge-based advocacy group;
> Internet Governance Caucus (IGC), chief advocate, ICTMedia TinkTank,
> to name a few.
>
> Additionally in Nigeria, DigitalSENSE Africa, an ICANN certified
> At-Large Structure; where I serve as Lead Strategist, saw efforts at
> building multistakeholderism which gave rise to nurturing of today’s
> Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) of which I am equally serving
> as a member of the NIGF-Multistakeholder Advisory Group (NIGF-MAG). Just as
> I preside over the Protocol, Security and Exhibition Committee
> for the Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development Goals
> (CSCSDG-2019) in Nigeria and served as a member of the Civil Society
> Selection Group for the recently concluded WSIS+10 Stakeholder
> Selection Committee for the United Nations (UN) President of the
> General Assembly, among others.
>
>
> Therefore, I crave your support to enable us move NPOC and the Policy
> Committee precisely to the next level as anticipated.
>
>
> So, vote for Remmy Nweke for the chair, Policy Committee.
>
>
> Thank you and God bless our efforts.
>
>
> Remmy Nweke
> Chair nominee,
> NPOC Policy Chair
>
>
>
>
> On 5/23/19, Martin Pablo Silva Valent <mpsilvavalent at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear all,
>> After a lot of thought, I would like to nominate hard working people for
>> the NPOC ExCom that I have not seen yet nominated in the list. Since
>> they have been working amazingly well, conquering huge tasks by
>> rebuilding this constituency, everyday closer to what we want it to be,
>> I
>> would like to see them keep working hard: For
>> • Chair, I nominate Joan Kerr
>> • Vice Chair, I nominate Raoul Plommer
>> • Secretariat, I nominate Oreoluwa Lesi
>> • Membership Chair, I nominate Juan Manuel Rojas
>> • Communication Chair, I nominate Caleb Ogundele
>>
>>
>> And someone that has been doing a lot and I would like to see in a more
>> formal position: • Policy Chair, I nominate Remmy Nweke
>>
>>
>>
>> I can only hope that they accept, and thank you in advanced for all the
>> hard work that you put in this Constituency, it does not go unnoticed.
>>
>> Best of all,
>>
>>
>> Martin Silva Valent
>>
>>
>> mpsilvavalent at gmail.com
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>> On May 23, 2019, at 10:34 AM, Maryam Bakoshi
>>> <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>>
>>> Nomination for the NPOC Executive Committee Positions start today
>>> Thursday
>>> 23 May 2019 through to Thursday 06 June 2019.
>>>
>>>
>>> All current ExCom positions are open:
>>>
>>>
>>> • Chair currently held by, Joan Kerr (eligible for re-election)
>>> • Vice Chair currently held by, Raoul Plommer (eligible for
>>> re-election) • Secretariat currently held by, Oreoluwa Lesi (eligible
>>> for re-election) • Policy Chair currently held by, David Cake
>>> (eligible for re-election)
>>> • Membership Chair currently held by, Juan Manuel Rojas (eligible for
>>> re-election) • Communication Chair currently held by, Caleb Ogundele
>>> (eligible for
>>> re-election)
>>>
>>>
>>> *Nomination Process:*
>>>
>>>
>>> * Any member of NPOC may nominate any NPOC active member either for
>>> any position. * Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for
>>> public acceptance of the nomination and for making a *public
>>> statement* that includes:
>>>
>>> * Name:
>>> * Affiliation:
>>> * Position applied for:
>>> * Why you are running for the position?:
>>> * Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?:
>>> * How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the
>>> position:
>>> * Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so
>>> please state:
>>>
>>> ** These terms all commence on 07 November 2019 (at the conclusion
>>> of the 2019 Annual ICANN Meeting in Montreal).
>>>
>>>
>>> Elections Page:
>>> https://community.icann.org/display/NPOCC/Elections+2019
>>> <https://community.icann.org/display/NPOCC/Elections+2019>
>>>
>>>
>>> As a reminder the Election Timetable is below:
>>>
>>>
>>> Date
>>> Process
>>> Deadline
>>> May 13
>>> Check-in
>>> June 07, 2019; 23:59 UTC
>>>
>>>
>>> May 23
>>> Nominations process opens
>>> You can self-nominate or nominate someone starting on May 23 - June 06
>>> Candidates must respond to the NPOC discuss mailing list with the
>>> following:
>>> · Name:
>>> · Affiliation:
>>> · Position applied for:
>>> · Why you are running for the position?:
>>> · Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?:
>>> · How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the
>>> position:
>>> · Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so
>>> please state: June 06, 2019; 23:59 UTC
>>> June 07
>>> Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement.
>>> June 07, 2019; 23:59 UTC
>>> June 08/09
>>> Meet the Candidates Call
>>> June 09, 2019; 23:59 UTC
>>> June 09
>>> Voter Roll Finalized
>>> June 09, 2019; 23:59 UTC
>>> June 10
>>> Voting begins
>>> July 23, 2019; 23:59 UTC
>>> June 24
>>> Election results announced
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please send questions or concerns offlist.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>> Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator
>>> ICANN | Internet Corporation got Assigned Names and Numbers
>>> S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7846 471777
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>
>
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