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

[Mawaki Chango]

Dear All,

This is not an inaugural speech -- although if I had to deliver one it
would rather sound like a war-time Churchillian speech :-)
As I am preparing to travel and will be traveling quite a bit over the next
several weeks for work assignments, I want to make sure I acknowledge the
results before I run out of airtime on my mobile connection :(

So first of all, thank you all for your votes, your nice and congratulatory
words, your support and encouragement --here and off-list.
Thank you to Sala and her visible and invisible voluntary staff in the
handling of this election. Thanks again to her, Norbert and all previous
co-coordinators for having brought us this far. I am humbled by both the
great history of IGC and the rumble (or at best, in the limbo) it seems to
find itself in these days, and will try to mobilize the best and every good
will I am ever capable of to try and correct our path with your support and
good will (please) as well.

Be also sure that while I may be relatively silent in the coming days,
maybe weeks, I will be revisiting and studying the Caucus Charter and
liaising with my fellow co-co in order to organize our approach to this
responsibility.

Speaking of whom... My heartfelt congratulations to Deirdre for having won
a whopping 2/3 (okay, nearly 2/3) of the votes. Now that's a mandate! I
could not have imagined a better result for the 2-year ride (whew, I dodged
that one! :-)), as I stand ready to be guided by your wisdom, good
judgement and good temper (we're desperately in need of this, as you know.)

Merci a tous pour vos votes, votre soutien et vos mots d'encouragement, ici
comme en privé. Je mesure la lourdeur de la tache qui nous attend et
essayerai de faire de mon mieux pour favoriser une participation plurielle
et aider ce Caucus a retrouver sa grandeur ou en tout cas la pertinence
qu'il eut dans un passé pas si lointain.

Cordialement, a votre service!

Mawaki
Co-coordinator Elect/ Incoming Co-coordinator
as you wish
Your servant, in any case.


On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Aminou Ndala TITA
<aminou20022001 at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> Hello
> I am happy to have voted this time.
> Congratlation and good luck to the new coordinators.
>
> Ta taa
>
>
> ------------------------------
> 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:
> >
> >
> >
> >1) Deirdre Williams
> >
> >2) Imran Ahmed Shah
> >
> >3) Mawaki Chango
> >
> >4) Mwendwa Kivuva
> >
> >
> >
> >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.
> >
> >
> >
> >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.
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >The Election results can be viewed at http://igcaucus.org/co-coordinators
> >
> >
> >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.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thank you all.
> >
> >
> >
> >Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
>
>
>
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