<div dir="ltr">+ 1 to Ian's contribution,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Sonigitu Ekpe <br><br>Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 <br> "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Ian Peter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Yes, that was my understanding as well. December 1 cutoff. And I think to date there have been four candidates? If there does need to be an extension in these unusual circumstances, I believe no more than a week can be justified. We must move on.<br>
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In the circumstances I hope we can have elections before Christmas, to allow two new co ordinators to take place before Christmas, and give us a fresh start in 2014.<br>
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The circumstances of a co ordinator resigning are unusual for us, but this excerpt from the charter explains the procedures.<br>
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If a coordinator leaves the role due to personal reasons or recall, the role will be refilled as quickly as possible. The role will be refilled for the balance of the term unless the refill occurs during the year in which the role was to be vacated. In this case the coordinator position will be for the balance of the replacement terms plus a two (2) year regular term.<br>
For example, if the 'even year' coordinator for 2006, leaves the role during an odd year, 2007, the rest of the term will be filled with a replacement, and a new selection will be made on schedule in 2008. If on the other hand the coordinator leaves the role early in 2008, then the replacement would complete the original term and serve the 2008-2010 term."<br>
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My suggestion is that everyone gets to vote for two candidates. The person with most votes serves a two year term, the person with second most votes serves a one year term - to get us back into rotation. I think that is a correct reading of the situation given the year in which the resignation was received.<br>
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I am sure there are plenty of people who will help with the continuity issues arising from two new people taking on roles at the same time. Indeed there is nothing to stop the new co coordinators asking a few people to specifically help in this regard.<br>
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I admire your stance on this Norbert. A new start is definitely needed and I appreciate that the steps you have taken actually have created this opportunity, (despite the circumstances being less than ideal).<br>
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Ian Peter<br>
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-----Original Message----- From: Norbert Bollow<br>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 11:41 PM<br>
To: IGC<br>
Subject: [governance] Coordinator elections<div><div class="h5"><br>
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Dear all<br>
<br>
In response to my recent posting in which I mentioned a Dec 1<br>
deadline in relation to the coordinator elections, I've been asked<br>
off-list whether that had been formally announced.<br>
<br>
Since it's a general rule of thumb that when one person explicitly<br>
asks, probably several others were wondering the same thing, here's<br>
a copy pf the posting in question...<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
<br>
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:23:30 +1300<br>
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Subject: [governance] Calls for Nominations for IGC Coordinator<br>
[2014-2016]<br>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
Further to the *June 6, 2013* notice for calls for coordinator, we are<br>
happy to announce that we will close the calls for nominations on<br>
December 1, 2013.<br>
<br>
For several years now each time there has been a coordinator elections,<br>
there has often been dissatisfaction with the candidates or selection of<br>
candidates. We would like to change the pattern this year and this was<br>
why we gave the community ample opportunity to start thinking about<br>
candidates. This year, we started making early calls to start thinking<br>
about nominating someone or standing for the elections for the<br>
2014-2016 term.<br>
<br>
We would like to invite you to consider standing by either nominating<br>
yourself or if you think someone would be great for the task, please<br>
liaise with them and nominate them on the list.<br>
<br>
*The call for nominations on December, 1, 2013 *to allow for elections.<br>
having served in this position for what will soon be two years, I<br>
thought I should add some reflections that may help those who are<br>
thinking of standing or to encourage people to stand.<br>
<br>
*Reflections *<br>
The responsibilities of a co-coordinator is to assist in the<br>
facilitation of discussions, encouraging diverse views to be heard, and<br>
encouraging members to initiate initiatives within the ambit of the<br>
Charter and providing a platform for advocacy. The role and<br>
responsibilities will be an opportunity to manage diverse and sometimes<br>
antagonistic views. It requires strength, courage and emotional<br>
intelligence to manage the responsibilities. For me personally, it has<br>
been an incredible opportunity learning about dealing with diverse<br>
voices and I can say that I have learnt the discipline of restraint<br>
where at times I have had to hold back my view because facilitators<br>
have to have some form of neutrality and act in the best interests of<br>
the IGC community.<br>
<br>
Whoever gets elected, you can rest assured that you can count on the<br>
assistance of former coordinators when from time to time things needs<br>
to be clarified or you would like to draw from the counsel of the<br>
majority before deliberating on decisions. It is also an exciting time<br>
for Internet Governance.<br>
<br>
The co-coordinator will be immersed in intense preparation with the IGC<br>
community as it prepares for things to commit to next year, generally<br>
with the IGC, Rio Meeting and other foras.<br>
<br>
*Current Nominations Received*<br>
<br>
1. Deirdre Williams<br>
2. x<br>
3. x<br>
<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
Sala<br>
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