[bestbits] LAST REMINDER! Applications close May 31 - Best Bits steering committee election

Fri May 30 11:55:15 EDT 2014

Dear all,
I would like to nominate Byoung-il Oh, South Korea.

Thanks,

Borami Kim

2014-05-30 23:44 GMT+09:00 Antonio Medina Gómez <amedinagomez at gmail.com>:

> Dear all,
> I would like to nominate Julian Casasbuenas. Colnodo. Colombia
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> 2014-05-30 9:33 GMT-05:00 Valeria Betancourt <valeriab at apc.org>:
>
> Dear all,
>>
>> We would like to nominate Deborah Brown.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Valeria
>>
>> El 29/05/2014, a las 22:27, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> escribió:
>>
>>
>>   Hi Folks,
>>
>> This is a last reminder that nominations close on May 31 – time now to
>> send in your nomination if you have not already done so
>>
>> To date, the candidates are
>>
>> Jeremy Malcolm
>> Carolina Rossini
>> Andrew Puddephatt
>> Nnenna Nwakanma
>> Marianne Franklin
>> Imran Shah
>>
>>
>> So – we still need more candidates.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Ian Peter
>>
>>  *From:* Jeremy Malcolm <Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au>
>> *Sent:* Friday, May 02, 2014 12:37 AM
>> *To:* mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> *Subject:* [bestbits] Notice seeking candidates for Best Bits steering
>> committee election
>>
>>  Dear all,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>    - Election will be called for 1 June 2014, running for 14 days
>>    - Anyone can claim voting rights if they:
>>       - have been subscribed to the list for 2 months prior to the
>>       election being called; and
>>       - agree to the existing statement of objectives (see
>>       http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/).
>>    - Voting is for each of 5 regional positions (voting for each
>>    separately) and 3 non-geographical positions (voting together):
>>       - Regions are Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean,
>>       Europe, North America/Other
>>       - Total 8 positions, but "no candidate" is also an option which
>>       may result in fewer positions filled
>>    - 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.
>>    - Votes are counted using a "first past the post" system
>>    - 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.
>>    - Candidates can serve a minimum term of 1 year, maximum of 3 years,
>>    with a 1 year gap before reappointment.
>>    - Candidacy is open to civil society participants only.
>>
>> *Nominations of candidates for election are open from now until 31 May.*
>> This can be done by sending an email to the list and/or to the returning
>> officer.  Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> 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.
>>
>> There is no required format for the candidates' statement, however as a
>> suggestion, it may be useful to indicate:
>>
>>
>>    - Your vision for Best Bits.  What do you think you can contribute on
>>    the steering committee?
>>    - 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?
>>    - Familiarity with the existing statement of objectives at
>>    http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/ and the draft procedures at
>>    http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/.  (These are not written in
>>    stone, but they are a useful guideline to our current practices.)
>>    - Anything else that you wish to communicate.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>      --
>> Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com
>> Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek
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>>
>>
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>> Valeria Betancourt
>> Directora / Manager
>> Programa de Políticas de Information y Comunicación / Communication and
>> Information Policy Programme
>> Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones / Association for
>> Progressive Communications, APC
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