[governance] IGC ELECTION RESULTS [Welcoming the New Coordinators of the IGC]

[Aminou Ndala TITA]

Hello
I am happy to have voted this time.
Congratlation and good luck to the new coordinators.

Ta taa


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On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 11:36 PM EST Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:

>Calls for expressions of interest or nominations were made on the IGC
>mailing list in June, 2013.By December 31st, 2013 both positions were
>vacant. During the calls for election, we had received the following
>nominations:
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>1) Deirdre Williams
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>2) Imran Ahmed Shah
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>3) Mawaki Chango
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>4) Mwendwa Kivuva
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>Prior to holding the elections, Mwendwa Kivuva withdrew leaving only three
>remaining candidates. Prior to hosting the elections and preparing ballot
>papers, we had to verify and check our subscriber database to ensure that
>things were in order prior to sending the ballot papers. There were some
>subscribers who had moved and so had inactive email accounts. We had to
>clean these as well. We also noted that there were some who were subscribe
>to the mailing list but did not have IGC accounts by registering on the
>site. We received feedback from some of the subscribers that they did not
>get ballot papers. The estimated number of subscribers to the mailing list
>is around 600. The estimated number of account holders who are both
>subscribed to the mailing list and have IGC accounts is around 400. The
>number of people who voted was 276. During the elections, we received "Out
>of Office" responses from a few.
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>Following last year's elections and from feedback from the community, this
>year we introduced the abstention category allowing people to not select a
>candidate. To all those who exercised their right to vote or to abstain,
>thank you. Special thanks to ALL the amazing candidates who participated.
>Special thanks to Imran Ahmed Shah for his continuous commitment to make a
>difference in his community in Pakistan and also in global forums.
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> Congratulations to Deirdre Williams who will serve the two year term
>replacing me. Congratulations to Mawaki Chango who will serve the one year
>term replacing Norbert Bollow. I am pleased to *formally hand over* and now
>declare the elections closed. To the new coordinators, I wish you wisdom,
>good energy, strength as you navigate the waters ahead.
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>The Election results can be viewed at http://igcaucus.org/co-coordinators
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>Last but not least I would like to thank Chaitanya Dhareshwar and Jeremy
>Malcolm for being *superstars* in facilitating the elections. The elections
>was carried out in accordance with the Charter.
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>Thank you all.
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>Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro


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