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<DIV>Hi Carolina,</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeremy’s relevant paragraph is copied below, where he nominated two people.
I approached both. So far Nnenna has indicated her willingness to accept
nomination but I have not yet heard from Marianne.</DIV>
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<DIV>Paragraph from Jeremy’s message follows.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">“I am also nominating Nnenna Nwakanma and
Marianne Franklin for election, each for their respective regional positions
(Africa and Europe) and for the non-geographical positions. They are among
the existing interim steering committee members who also include Andrew
Puddephatt (who has just sent his nomination), Anja Kovacs, Deborah Brown, Joana
Varon Ferraz and Valeria Betancourt - and actually I fully support the election
of all of them too, but I'll leave it for others (or themselves) to send their
nominations.”</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=carolina.rossini@gmail.com
href="mailto:carolina.rossini@gmail.com">Carolina Rossini</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:17 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ian.peter@ianpeter.com
href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">Ian Peter</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [bestbits] Applications close May 31 - Best Bits
steering committee election</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I had the impression Jeremy also nominated a bunch of people </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Ian Peter <SPAN
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<DIV>Hi Folks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Just posting this again to remind you that nominations close on May 31 –
just a few days away.</DIV>
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<DIV>To date, the only candidates are</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeremy Malcolm</DIV>
<DIV>Carolina Rossini</DIV>
<DIV>Andrew Puddephatt</DIV>
<DIV>Nnenna Nwakanma</DIV>
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<DIV>Marianne Franklin has also been nominated but has not yet accepted.</DIV>
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<DIV>So – with only a few days to go, we still need more candidates. Most
people are self-nominating, so by all means put your name forward if you would
like to help Best Bits in this way.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best Bits has done a terrific job for civil society, particularly with
its pre IGF and pre NetMundial conferences, and its sign on statements. This
is largely due to the great efforts of last years steering committee. I would
urge people to put their names forward.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter </DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=Jeremy@Malcolm.id.au
href="mailto:Jeremy@Malcolm.id.au" target=_blank>Jeremy Malcolm</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 02, 2014 12:37 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net"
target=_blank>mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [bestbits] Notice seeking candidates for Best Bits
steering committee election</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear all,</DIV>
<DIV><BR>As there was general support for the proposed election process that
was proposed on 10 April, subject to one suggested change (which has been
made), below is the process that is proposed for the election of the next Best
Bits steering committee.</DIV>
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<LI>Election will be called for 1 June 2014, running for 14 days
<LI>Anyone can claim voting rights if they:
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<LI>have been subscribed to the list for 2 months prior to the election
being called; and
<LI>agree to the existing statement of objectives (see <A
href="http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/"
target=_blank>http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/</A>).</LI></UL>
<LI>Voting is for each of 5 regional positions (voting for each separately)
and 3 non-geographical positions (voting together):
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<LI>Regions are Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe,
North America/Other
<LI>Total 8 positions, but "no candidate" is also an option which may
result in fewer positions filled</LI></UL>
<LI>Candidates can run for a regional position or for a non-geographical
position simultaneously, ie. they need not elect for one position or the
other.
<LI>Votes are counted using a "first past the post" system
<LI>It is aimed to achieve a panel of candidates with at least 40% of each
gender - if not, the election will be postponed, unless there is a broad
consensus amongst all eligible voters to run the election notwithstanding
the failure to reach this standard.
<LI>Candidates can serve a minimum term of 1 year, maximum of 3 years, with
a 1 year gap before reappointment.
<LI>Candidacy is open to civil society participants only.</LI></UL></DIV>
<DIV><B>Nominations of candidates for election are open from now until 31
May.</B> This can be done by sending an email to the list and/or to the
returning officer. Ian Peter <<A href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com"
target=_blank>ian.peter@ianpeter.com</A>> has volunteered to act as the
returning officer for the election. If there are any objections to Ian
taking this role, or if anyone else would like to assist Ian, please let us
know.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There is no required format for the candidates' statement, however as a
suggestion, it may be useful to indicate:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<UL>
<LI>Your vision for Best Bits. What do you think you can contribute on
the steering committee?
<LI>That you can commit time of up to several hours per week to devote to
Best Bits. This may include facilitating the broader community of
participants to organise meetings, draft joint statements or interventions,
improve website resources, mediate disputes, etc. Where do you think
your strengths lie?
<LI>Familiarity with the existing statement of objectives at <A
href="http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/"
target=_blank>http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/</A> and the draft
procedures at <A href="http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/"
target=_blank>http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/</A>. (These
are not written in stone, but they are a useful guideline to our current
practices.)
<LI>Anything else that you wish to communicate.</LI></UL></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for your support as we look forward to receiving a diverse group
of candidates for our first election. If you have any questions, please
let us know.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com</DIV>
<DIV>Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek</DIV>
<DIV>host -t NAPTR 5.9.8.5.2.8.2.2.1.0.6.<A href="http://e164.org"
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