<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_j52p8lfc0_15d3cf44547909c6" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><br><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear NPOC
members, <span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is a call to
join the NCSG Policy Committee as an NPOC representative.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The NPOC Executive
Committee has a duty to appoint two NPOC members to the Policy Committee of
NCSG. We currently have Poncelet Ileleji, NPOC Policy Committee Chair, as our
representative in the NCSG PC. However, we need one (1) more person to join
Poncelet, in the NCSG PC.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Volunteers are required to:<span></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li>Be well informed
about NPOC’s work<br></li><li>Have some experience in working in Working Groups (WGs) within ICANN <br></li><li>Have an interest in Policy making and the Policy Development Process<br></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please write a
statement of interest indicating how you fulfill the criteria above and submit
to <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a> by 17 July 2017 2359 UTC <span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The responsibility of the NCSG Policy Committee
representatives are outlined below. <span></span></font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2.5 The Policy
Committee<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The NCSG Policy
Committee is responsible for:<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Discussion and
development of substantive policies and statements issued in the name of the
NCSG. This activity will require coordination with the membership and the
Constituencies;<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Organize policy
initiatives on behalf of NCSG membership, including PDP initiatives from the
membership;<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Provide policy
research and guidance to NCSG representatives on the GNSO Council;<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Keep membership
informed of GNSO Council activities;<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Organize, appoint
where appropriate, and track NCSG participation in GNSO and other pertinent
Working Groups.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Organization and
oversight of NCSG participation in any GNSO Council- related tasks, whether
mandated by Bylaws, Council Procedures or Council decisions. <span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Document methods
and procedures used for decision-making. Such documentation is subject to
review by the NCSG-EC.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2.5.1. NCSG-PC
Composition.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The NCSG–PC shall be
comprised of two representatives from each Recognized Constituency and one
observer from each Candidate Constituency. The NCSG Representatives on the GNSO
Council shall also serve as full members of the NCSG- PC. The NCSG Chair will
participate as an ex-officio member of the NCSG-PC and will be included in
determining consensus process and votes. Past GNSO Council Representatives may
be included as observers in the NCSG-PC. The membership of the NCSG-PC may
invite others to participate as observers. <span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2.5.2. NCSG-PC
Decision making <span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• By default, NCSG-PC
decisions are made by rough consensus of full NCSG-PC members. Rough consensus
means that while all members do not need to agree and that no single member can
veto a decision, all views must be heard and considered. Any minority views
must be recorded along with the rough consensus position.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2.5.3. NCSG-PC
Leadership<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• A Chair will be
elected or replaced from among the members of the NCSG-PC by a 2/3 vote of the
NCSG-PC membership on a yearly basis.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> The NCSG Chair
may not serve in this role.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• One or more
Vice-Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG-PC on a yearly basis. 2.5.4. NCSG-PC Work
Process<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• As much as
possible, all work will be done using Internet tools, including, inter
alia, <span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• email;<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• wiki usage (Note:
such a wiki will be publicly viewable though editing may be restricted to
members of the NCSG-PC);<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• online document
collaboration tools as well as available network cloud based tools.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">• When necessary,
teleconferences will be scheduled. A scheduling tool will be used to attempt to
find a time when all members can attend. Unless all members can attend the
teleconference, any decisions made at a teleconference will be provisional
until full consensus is determined.</span><span style="color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• When possible, as
enabled for example by an ICANN meeting, a face-to-face meeting of the NCSG-PC
will be held. As with teleconferences, if all members cannot attend, any
decisions made will need to be verified before being considered final.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2.5.5. NCSG-PC
Mailing List<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• All NCSG-PC full
members and observers will be subscribed to the NCSG-PC mailing list.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• The NCSG-PC list
will maintain an open archive.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• For non-subscribers
the list will be moderated. Comments from NCSG members relevant to ongoing
discussions will be forwarded to the NCSG-PC list by the list moderator.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2.5.6. NCSG-PC
Observers <span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Any observer to the
NCSG-PC will have full participation rights except will not be counted in any
consensus process or vote.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• One elected or
appointed representative from each Candidate Constituency will be given observer
status.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Past NCSG
Representatives to the GNSO Council may be permitted observer status at
discretion of NCSG-PC full members.<span></span></font></span></p>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">• The NCSG-PC may invite other policy experts to participate as
observers.</span><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best regards,</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">NPOC Executive Committee</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><img src="cid:ii_j52pc3pu1_15d3cf6c450a094e" width="164" height="47" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><br></span></font></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div></div>