<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I am confirming that we have received nominations for three candidates as follows:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">- Analia Aspis</div><div class="gmail_default">- Arsene Tungali</div><div class="gmail_default">- Kawsar Uddin</div><div><br></div><div>If there were other candidates left out from the above list, please let me know. I'll directly get in touch shortly with the candidates in order to prepare the poll which will be open sometime early January.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Mawaki</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Mawaki Chango <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kichango@gmail.com" target="_blank">kichango@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div>Hello there,</div><div><br></div><div>This is a gentle reminder to let you know for those who are interested in running for the available position of IGC co-coordinator that you have until this coming Friday, 19 December midnight UTC, to nominate (with the acceptance of the nominee) or self-nominate.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, I have received nominations of or from:</div><div><br></div><div>- Analia Aspis</div><div>- Arsene Tungali</div><div>- Kawsar Uddin</div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if I have forgotten someone. For those still on the fence (such as Vincent Solomon, Akinremi Peter Taiwo or Kwasi Boakye-Akyeampong to mention but those who did explicitly show some interest), I only have one proverbial phrase for you: If I can do it, you can do it too! So please let me know if you have made up your mind in favor of a run.</div><div> </div><div>Please find below a recall of instructions I posted earlier for the candidates. Please make sure you send your candidacy materials to me. </div></div><span class=""><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><div>Self-nomination: You do not have to forward it here on the list. You can send it to me directly or to Deirdre: williams (dot) deirdre (at) gmail (dot) com</div><div><br></div><div>Third-party nomination: Please make sure your prospective nominee accept your nomination and then you can forward us his or her name as above.</div><div>Alternatively, you can make public nomination on the list inviting your prospective nominee to respond by accepting or declining. Another variant of the same is that you send us a private email with your prospective nominee cc'ed on it, asking him or her to accept or decline in a reply to all, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>In any event, all nominees who will have accepted their nomination will be asked to provide the following information directly to me at kichango (at) gmail (dot) com (NOT to this list), which will then be uploaded and made public on the Caucus website by the time the poll starts.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:13px"><div style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div>1) Name</div><div style="font-size:13px">2) Country you affiliate yourself with (nationality or residence)</div><div style="font-size:13px">3) Organizational/Network affiliations in the context of CS/Academia or in the context of ICTs</div><div style="font-size:13px">4) Disclosure of Conflict of Interest, if any.</div><div style="font-size:13px">5) Short Biography (you may also provide a link to your personal website or your Linkedin page if you have one.)</div><div style="font-size:13px">6) Why you think you would make a good co-coordinator for the IGC</div><div style="font-size:13px">7) Vision for the IGC</div><div style="font-size:13px">8) A picture of you (no more than 50 Kb headshot).</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">We would be grateful if you can keep your text in 300 words or less.</div><div style="font-size:13px">As I said previously, we hope to receive all nominations by 19th December, midnight UTC</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">Best regards,</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">Mawaki</div></div></div></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Mawaki Chango <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kichango@gmail.com" target="_blank">kichango@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Dear All,</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Now that the excitement of the new MAG is over it's time for us at the IGC to have our own election. <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">We need to elect a second Co-coordinator.</span> The results of the elections for new Co-coordinators a year ago gave Mawaki a one year term. As he already suggested at several occasions including during the election last year, he is not in position to serve two more years. In other words, Mawaki does not intend to stand again.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">We invite members of the IGC to nominate candidates (please check with them first about their willingness to serve), or to nominate themselves as a co-coordinator to serve from 2015-2017.<br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">Nominations will be open until <span><span>19th December, midnight UTC</span></span>. </p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">Best regards,</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">Mawaki Chango<br>Deirdre Williams<br>IGC Co-coordinators</p></span></div></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div>
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