[IRPCoalition] 📣 IRPC STEERING COMMITTEE AND CO-CHAIR ELECTIONS 2023: RESULTS

[Santosh Sigdel]

Dear All,



I would like to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for electing
me to the position of Steering Committee Co-chair. It is humbling to have
the support and trust of the members of the coalition, and I am committed
to serving the community to the best of my ability.



I am enthusiastic and look forward to collaborating with Co-chair Rashi,
and the rest of the Steering Committee to advance our coalition's mission
and achieve our goals. I would also like to extend congratulations to
Christiana Longe and Richard Kaufi Amanfu on their election to the Steering
Committee.



Additionally, I would like to recognize the significant contributions of
the outgoing SC members, Marianne, June, Meri, and Mohamed. Minda deserves
special acknowledgment for her exceptional leadership in steering the
Committee thus far, and in overseeing the 2023 election process, along with
Tapani.



I appreciate your confidence in me and your constructive and invaluable
comments and suggestions. We are eager to collaborate with all of you in
the upcoming months and years to make a significant difference and promote
and protect internet rights and principles.



Sincerely,



Santosh Sigdel

Co-Chair

Internet Rights and Principles Coalition

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:16 PM info at irpcharter.org <info at irpcharter.org>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The IRPC SC and co-chair election results are in! Thank you for waiting
> while we took note of your important comments and feedback! 466 ballots
> were sent out and a total of 66 (two incomplete) were submitted. This is
> around 14% of our membership and just above the 10% threshold for
> participation. All candidates have been endorsed as follows:
>
> *Do you endorse Christiana Longe’s candidature for Steering Committee
> Member (2023-2025)? *
> *Answer*
> *Count*
> *Gross percentage*
> YES
> 58
> 87.88%
> NO
> 2
> 3.03%
> ABSTAIN
> 4
> 6.06%
> No answer
> 0
> 0.00%
> Not completed
> 2
> 3.03%
>
> *Do you endorse Richard Kafui Amanfu’s candidature for Steering Committee
> Member (2023-2025)? *
> *Answer*
> *Count*
> *Gross percentage*
> YES
> 42
> 63.64%
> NO
> 8
> 12.12%
> ABSTAIN
> 14
> 21.21%
> No answer
> 0
> 0.00%
> Not completed
> 2
> 3.03%
>
> *Do you endorse Santosh Sigdel's candidature for co-chair (2023-2025)?  *
> *Answer*
> *Count*
> *Gross percentage*
> Yes
> 57
> 86.36%
> No
> 3
> 4.55%
> Abstain
> 4
> 6.06%
> No answer
> 0
> 0.00%
> Not completed
> 2
> 3.03%
>
> Congratulations to our new Steering Committee Members Christiana and
> Richard and our new co-chair Santosh!
>
> *The new Steering Committee:*
>
>
>    - Christiana Longe, Civil Society, Nigeria (2023-2025)
>    - Dennis Redeker, Academia, Germany (2022-2024)
>    - Jacob Odame-Baiden, Civil Society, Ghana (extended term) (2023-2025)
>    - Minda Moreira, Civil Society, Portugal (outgoing co-chair)
>    (2023-2025)
>    - Richard Kafui Amanfu, Technical community, Ghana (2023-2025)
>
>
> *Co-chairs*
>
>    - Raashi Saxena, Civil Society, India (2022-2024)
>    - Santosh Sigdel, Civil Society, Nepal (2023-2025)
>
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Marianne, June, Meri and
> Mohamed for their outstanding work as IRPC SC members. And a special thank
> you to IRPC member Tapani for his unwavering support and for helping with
> the smooth running of the election process.
>
>
> Thank you for submitting your comments and for the kind words of support!
> We also took note of very valuable feedback regarding the composition of
> the Steering Committee: regional diversity, the low number of candidates
> and suggestions for improvement and how candidates’ statements should
> highlight more clearly their commitment to the IRPC and potential
> contribution to the promotion of digital human rights in the Internet
> Governance community and beyond during their terms.
> For those who would like to be more involved in the coordination of the
> IRPC work we are looking forward to receiving your nominations next year!
>
>
> Very best wishes,
> Minda
> IRPC SC Elections Officer 2023
>
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