<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello Everyone,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Thank you to everyone who responded to the check-in email.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">To confirm you are checked-in to receive a ballot for the<span class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638apple-converted-space"> </span>2020 NPOC Elections, please visit: </span><a href="https://members.ncsg.is/public-voters-list_npoc" target="_blank">https://members.ncsg.is/public-voters-list_npoc</a><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">If your name isn’t on the list and you responded to the check-in email</span></u><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">, please send an email to </span><a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">, and I will check you in.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">If you haven’t responded to the check-in email from </span><a href="mailto:admin@ncgs.is" title="mailto:admin@ncgs.is" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">admin@ncgs.is</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">, please do so asap. The deadline for this is <b><u>Friday</u></b><span class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><u>29 <span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">May</span></u><span class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638apple-converted-space"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span></span><u><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">2020</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">As a reminder, </span><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">you can self-nominate or nominate someone starting <span class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638s1">May 14, 2019 - May 28, 2020</span>. Candidates must respond to the NPOC discuss mailing list with the following:</span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"><br>•Name:<br>•Affiliation:<br>•Position applied for:<br>•Why you are running for the position?:<br>•Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?:<br>•How many hours per week you are able to dedicate to the position:<br>•Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77)">Step 3: Statement of Interest (SOI)</span></strong><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"><br>All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and also must complete or update their Statement of Interest.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77)">All current Executive Committee positions are open:</span></strong><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">• <b>Chair</b> currently held by, Joan Kerr<br>• <b>Vice Chair</b> currently held by, Raoul Plommer<br>• <b>Secretariat</b> currently held by, Oreoluwa Lesi<br>• <b>Policy Committee Chair</b> currently held by, Carlos Raoul Gutierrez<br>• <b>Membership Committee Chair</b> currently held by, Ioana Stupariu<br>• <b>Communications Committee Chair</b> currently held by, Caleb Ogundele</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77)">Election Timetable</span></strong><u></u><u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="594" style="width:445.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;overflow-x:auto"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Date</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Process</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Deadline</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 07</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Check-in</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 29, 2020; 23:59 UTC</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 14</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Nominations process opens</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">You can self-nominate or nominate someone starting on May 14 - May 28</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Candidates must respond to the NPOC discuss mailing list with the following:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Name:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Affiliation:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Position applied for:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Why you are running for the position?:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the position:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638li1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state:</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 28, 2020; 23:59 UTC</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 28</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement.</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 28, 2020; 23:59 UTC</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 29</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Meet the Candidates call</span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> / </span>Check in-ends<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">May 29, 2020; 23:59 UTC</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">June 02</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Voter Roll finalized</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">June 02, 2020; 23:59 UTC</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">June 03</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Voting begins</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">June 17, 2020; 23:59 UTC</span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-left:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-top:none;padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">June 18</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"><p class="gmail-m_-2212035421227382638p1" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Election results announced</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);border-right:1pt solid rgb(193,199,208);padding:5.25pt 7.5pt;min-width:8px"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77)">Duties and responsibilities</span></strong><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> of the ExCom are listed <a href="https://www.npoc.org/governance/committees/executive-committee/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">here.</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">You may also view the <b>roles & responsibilities</b> of our other committees <a href="http://www.npoc.org/governance/committees/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">here</span></a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">If you have any questions about this posting or the elections, please contact me or the NPOC Executive Committee at <a href="mailto:npoc@npoc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">npoc@npoc.org</span></a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Regards,<br></span></span></p><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Joan
Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">_____________________________________</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Chair,
Climate Smart Victory Garden Team</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Chair,
ICANN, Not for Profit Operations Constituency</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Chair,
IEEE Sustainable Agriculture Working Group</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Chair, Science for Peace, Climate Smart Victory Gardens</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:13px"><font size="1">Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:13px"><font size="1">Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Canada</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">UN
WSIS Award Recipient, for Content & Creativity</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Durham
Region Recipient, Community Partnership Award</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Founder,
Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities</span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.joankerr.ca/" target="_blank">www.joankerr.ca</a>,
<a href="http://www.fbsc.org/" target="_blank">www.fbsc.org</a></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Skype:
joankerr_fbsc</span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1-416-907-0783</span></p>
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