[governance] Overdue IGC Co-coordinator Elections and Request for Update on Website/ Was Re: Who are the IGC Co-coordinators?
Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" (via governance Mailing List
governance at lists.riseup.net
Mon Aug 12 04:29:27 EDT 2019
Dear Bruna,
Comments are inline:
On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:02 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
> Dear Sala,
>
> Thank you for your email. I very much appreciate your interest in helping
> us put IGC back together and all the efforts you have done so far. Our
> caucus has come a long way with the website so far - that obviously needs
> some improvements - but you have to agree with me that for a start the
> website looks pretty good.
>
Not to take away from the Team efforts in restoring the archives, that was
pretty basic and the information already existed. It has been overdue since
2017 but it's good that it is restored.
>
>
On the matter of the elections, I think you can see on the lists that there
> was some consensus for hosting elections ASAP, meaning this month or at the
> beginning of september by the latest.
>
Yes, there is consensus on holding the elections ASAP. There is no point in
discussion coordination outside of the IGC before we tie up our loose ends
and get our Caucus in order.
> At the same email in which I listed my agreement with the propositions we
> had from our members - 1. hosting elections asap; 2. that the elections
> would be applicable to both co-coordinator slots; and 3. One of the terms
> would be for only one year just so we can have the co-coordinator slots
> opening in different dates in future elections; - you might have seen that
> I also asked for help from our members in order to help me develop a proper
> election process.
>
> Fantastic, yes, sorry I must have missed the email asking for help. As Ian
mentioned the website technical team except for those who may wish to stand
for elections will help. The system is automated so ballots are
automatically tallied but we will need auditors and as Ian has volunteered.
Suggest we get 1 or 2 more for accountability.
> And what to I mean with that? (a) We need to assess which members have
> voting rights as of now; (b) we need some system for voters check-in and
> (c) we also need a tally system thats trustworthy and auditable.
> Unfortunately, the amount of information shared on the list lead us to
> another discussion regarding membership approval if Im not mistaken.
>
This is easy and all automated and the logins would all be online and
timestamped, no issue here.
The election guidelines are in the Charter and any of the former
coordinators or technical people can assist.
New members cannot vote unless they have been with us for over two months.
You do not wait for the caucus to tell you when to hold the elections. As a
co-coordinator you just get on with it, we have wasted too much time
already.
>
> But either way...I would like to - once again - mention to you and the
> others that YES, IGC is hosting elections soon and for the two slots of
> co-coordinators. I shall be able to get back to the list with an election
> timeline by the end of the week.
>
Suggestions are as follows:
For the wider IGC
1. Issue a call for expressions of interest where candidates publish
their candidate statement and how long they have been with the IGC. Self
Nominations or Nominations by Others.
2. Briefly describe how they plan to coordinate and what issues they are
passionate about
3. Declaration of Conflicts of interest
4. Declaration of Organisations that they have affiliations or
membership with (Optional)
5. In the timeline factor in date candidacy is going to be closed
6. Date of Elections
7. Casting of votes
8. Counting votes
9. Announcement
10. Time for Appeal
To this end you will also need to appoint an Appeal Team ready in case
there are any appeals.
>
>
Additionally, in case anyone wants to help sort the issues related to
> tally, check-in and so on, your help is more than welcome.
>
> We need
> Best Regards,
> Bruna Santos
>
> Le dim. 11 août 2019 à 00:33, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>> 1. On June 26, 2016, I had raised the issue of the need for URGENT
>> elections to replace one of the vacancy that had raised from 2 years ago.
>> 2. As I write this, there are now two coordinator vacancies and so
>> the matter is almost URGENT.
>> 3. Two months have lapsed and we still do not have clear Election
>> timelines even though there were some great suggestions.
>> 4. It is my view that there should be an urgent call for elections
>> now to request the community to send in their Expression of Interest.
>> 5. Even if we wait for November to hold the elections, there has to
>> be an open call for Expression of Interest and platform for elections set
>> up.
>> 6. If we are to make the IGC fully functional and activated, then we
>> have to suggest some really good candidates who have some institutional
>> memory and are energetic and willing to work with another coordinator to
>> lead the IGC.
>> 7. There was no migration of the website done following the call and
>> subsequent appointment of Akinremi Peter but in 2019, a team of volunteers
>> including Akinremi Peter have managed to restore the archived website,
>> thanks to Jeremy's donation and Imran's heavy lifting and the wider team's
>> input.
>> 8. It is my recommendation that the root details are transferred from
>> Akinremi Peter for the website to Imran or a former co-coordinator.
>> 9. The website that was restored is basic archives and nothing new.
>> 10. It was our hope that following the elections that a call can be
>> made under the direction of the coordinators to the Working Group to open
>> call for improvements to the website on matters of content and other things.
>>
>> Trusting that the matter is resolved.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>> Sala
>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 2:13 AM Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. It would appear from a copy of the email to the IGC Mailing list
>>> that one of our co-coordinator's (Arsene) term would have lapsed last year
>>> in December, 2018 where the elections for a new co-coordinator should have
>>> been held to ensure rotation. IC co-coordinators serve for a term of 2
>>> years. Arsene was elected and began serving in March 2016 following the
>>> February 2016 elections facilitated by Analia.
>>> 2. Bruna and Arsene should have started the Open Call for candidates
>>> in December and held the elections by February 2019.
>>> 3. The co-coordinators have been working with the community on
>>> migrating the content as you can see from the email below of April 27, 2017
>>> and preparing a new website. The website mentioned in that email was
>>> www.igcaucus.org Moreover, on September, 2016, Arsene had informed
>>> the IGC that whilst he had received 3 statement of interests to do the
>>> website, he had accepted Akinremi Peter. In essence work on the website
>>> would have been from September 2016 and onwards.
>>> 4. Kindly advise what the new website is and whether the migration
>>> of content was completed.
>>> 5. An election should be held immediately to replace the vacancy
>>> that currently exists. I would encourage energetic and committed members to
>>> apply (looking at *Sheetal* and *Farzaneh*) and non-discriminately
>>> encouraging others too.
>>> 6. An update should be sent to all members about the status of the
>>> IGC, and strategic framework for engagement within the IGF, WEF, WTO and
>>> diverse fora.
>>> 7. There have been some content about a rudderless IGC and we have
>>> to encourage Bruna to get on with it as per the Charter and provide an
>>> update. Should any of the co-coordinators need assistance there are many
>>> past coordinators who can give advice offline.
>>> 8. There is need to align the IGC to the Charter and if the Charter
>>> needs changing and leadership needs revamping so be it!
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Sala
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:07 AM
>>> Subject: [governance] New IGC Co-coordinator: Nominations open until May
>>> 10th!
>>> To: Internet Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>>
>>> It is time to elect a new Co-coordinator for the Caucus, to replace
>>> Analía who has already completed her two-year term, and to work with me
>>> (Arsene). As you know, the IGC is operating with two volunteers called
>>> “Co-coordinators”.
>>>
>>>
>>> I would like to send my apologies for the time it took me to quick start
>>> this process; as you know, we have been busy with migrating our server but
>>> also I informed that I will be launching this once we have submitted our
>>> workshop proposal to the upcoming IGF (which we did today). This is an
>>> usual process and I beg you to bear with me. You will remember I did launch
>>> this call while we were still working on the server but so many of you only
>>> saw it later on when the system was restored back.
>>>
>>>
>>> We invite members of the IGC to nominate candidates (please check with
>>> them first about their willingness to serve), or to nominate themselves as
>>> Co-coordinator to serve for 2 years, from 2017-2019. All you need to do is
>>> to send TO THE LIST your statement of interest (in the body of an email and
>>> attached in a .doc file) with the following elements:
>>>
>>> - Your full name
>>>
>>> - Your country of origin and of residence
>>>
>>> - Anything we need to know about your work/involvement with
>>> IGC/IGF/Civil Society activities. (200 words max)
>>>
>>> - Why do you think you can be a good Co-coordinator for the
>>> IGC? (Max 200 words)
>>>
>>> - What’s your vision for the IGC during your term if elected?
>>> Pick up to 3 current issues we face in the group that you will consider as
>>> priority during your first year. (Max 200 words)
>>>
>>>
>>> The nomination period will be open until midnight UTC on May 10th,
>>> 2017. After this date, we will circulate a resume of candidate's profiles
>>> and enable a voting link to all IGC members in order to elect our new
>>> co-coordinator.
>>>
>>>
>>> You can check duties and responsibilities on our website (
>>> www.igcaucus.org)
>>> <http://igcaucus.org/charter>
>>> <http://igcaucus.org/charter>I do encourage all of you who wish to have
>>> a different experience with international advocacy or Internet public
>>> policy issues to consider applying. Also, we need to revitalize our group
>>> so we need someone very dynamic that will bring a push to support me.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Arsene
>>>
>>> IGC Co-coordinator
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------
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>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 4:33 AM Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Bruna, Arsene,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you such a relief.Can you advise when (dates) in which you were
>>>> both elected? Basically month and year.
>>>>
>>>> On another note, Sheetal and Farzaneh have raised issues that deserve
>>>> discussion.
>>>>
>>>> Notably in the threads, there have been links provided on archived info
>>>> so hoping you can consolidate and advise us what our current site is.
>>>>
>>>> Have you made an open call to the community to map areas of
>>>> participation etc?
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Sala
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019, 5:33 pm Bruna Martins dos Santos, <
>>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Sala,
>>>>>
>>>>> Right now the co-coordinators are Arsene Tungali and myself.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Bruna
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019, 17:21 "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro", <
>>>>> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone advise me who the co-coordinators are?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>>> Sala
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>>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T*
>>>
>>> *P. O. Box 17862*
>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the
>>> greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T*
>>
>> *P. O. Box 17862*
>>
>> *Suva*
>>
>>
>> *Republic of Fiji*
>>
>> *Cell: +679 7656770; *
>>
>> *Home: +679 3362003*
>> *Twitter: @SalanietaT*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the
>> greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*
>>
>>
>
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>
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