[governance] Calls for Nominations for IGC Coordinator [2014-2016]

Tue Nov 12 02:52:58 EST 2013

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Antonio Medina Gómez


2013/11/12 Kabani <kabani.asif at gmail.com>

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> On Monday, November 11, 2013, Deirdre Williams wrote:
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>> Dear IGC members,
>> I would like to nominate Imran Ahmed Shah for the position as
>> Co-cordinator. I feel very honoured that Ginger should have nominated me,
>> and I am very grateful to all those who have given me their support, but I
>> also feel that it is important to the IGC's survival that there should be a
>> choice of nominees, and I know that Imran has had nominations on previous
>> occasions. I also feel that he may be able to bring a different perspective
>> to the work that the co-coordinators need to do. I have asked Imran and he
>> told me that he would accept nomination.
>> I hope that before nominations close on 1st December there will be other
>> candidates as well who would be willing to give their time
>> Best wishes
>> Deirdre.
>>
>>
>> On 10 November 2013 08:23, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> Further to the *June 6, 2013* notice for calls for coordinator, we are
>>> happy to announce that we will close the calls for nominations on December
>>> 1, 2013.
>>>
>>> For several years now each time there has been a coordinator elections,
>>> there has often been dissatisfaction with the candidates or selection of
>>> candidates. We would like to change the pattern this year and this was why
>>> we gave the community ample opportunity to start thinking about candidates.
>>> This year, we started making early calls to start thinking about nominating
>>> someone or standing for the elections for the 2014-2016 term.
>>>
>>> We would like to invite you to consider standing by either nominating
>>> yourself or if you think someone would be great for the task, please liaise
>>> with them and nominate them on the list.
>>>
>>> *The call for nominations on December, 1, 2013 *to allow for elections.
>>> having served in this position for what will soon be two years, I thought I
>>> should add some reflections that may help those who are thinking of
>>> standing or to encourage people to stand.
>>>
>>> *Reflections *
>>> The responsibilities of a co-coordinator is to assist in the
>>> facilitation of discussions, encouraging diverse views to be heard, and
>>> encouraging members to initiate initiatives within the ambit of the Charter
>>> and providing a platform for advocacy. The role and responsibilities will
>>> be an opportunity to manage diverse and sometimes antagonistic views. It
>>> requires strength, courage and emotional intelligence to manage the
>>> responsibilities. For me personally, it has been an incredible opportunity
>>> learning about dealing with diverse voices and I can say that I have learnt
>>> the discipline of restraint where at times I have had to hold back my view
>>> because facilitators have to have some form of neutrality and act in the
>>> best interests of the IGC community.
>>>
>>> Whoever gets elected, you can rest assured that you can count on the
>>> assistance of former coordinators when from time to time things needs to be
>>> clarified or you would like to draw from the counsel of the majority before
>>> deliberating on decisions. It is also an exciting time for Internet
>>> Governance.
>>>
>>> The co-coordinator will be immersed in intense preparation with the IGC
>>> community as it prepares for things to commit to next year, generally with
>>> the IGC, Rio Meeting and other foras.
>>>
>>> *Current Nominations Received*
>>>
>>>    1. Deirdre Williams
>>>    2. x
>>>    3. x
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Sala
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 4:09 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> Noting that we are in the mid- year of 2013, for those interested in
>>>> standing in the co-Coordinator elections or if you feel like  would like to
>>>> nominate someone, this would be a good time to start thinking about it. So
>>>> that when the time comes to call for Nominees, we have a pool of people to
>>>> choose from.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>>>> P.O. Box 17862
>>>> Suva
>>>> Fiji
>>>>
>>>> Twitter: @SalanietaT
>>>> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
>>>> Tel: +679 3544828
>>>> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
>>>> Blog: salanieta.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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