[NCUC-DISCUSS] Nomcom rep re-appointment results

[Shah Rahman]

Congratulations. Hope to see many more success in future.

Shah

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018, 20:14 Anriette Esterhuysen, <anriette at apc.org> wrote:

> Dear Renata and NCUC leadership
>
> A belated thank you for the confidence in me to reappoint me for a second
> term. I will do my best to add value to the NomCom process. I post below my
> statement of interest to share with you my thoughts of what I would like to
> prioritise in my second term.
>
> Warmly
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen
>
>
> *Statement of Interest in being appointed for a second term to ICANNs
> Nominations Committee by the NCUC*
>
> Firstly, thank you very much to NCUC for appointing me to the 2018 NomCom.
> I am aware that it is an honour to be chosen and appreciate being trusted
> with the responsibility. I have been a member of NCUC for a very long time,
> but my participation has not been as active as I would like it to have been
> due to my previous position as executive director of the Association for
> Progressive Communications. I just had too much else to do to be more than
> a follower and occasional contributor.  Nevertheless, I did attend several
> ICANN meetings, and participated in collaborative activities, particularly
> NCUC outreach events in Durban, London and Johannesburg and ensured that
> APC contributed to some key decisions and processes.
>
> I stepped down from my position as APC ED in mid-2017 which created more
> opportunity for me to participate in ICANN and was appointed by NCUC to
> serve on NomCom not long after. In spite of not being at the first meeting
> in Dubai I have been a very active member of NomCom and feel that my
> contribution has made a positive difference.
>
> NomCom's role in ICANN is very important. NomCom has to identify people
> for leadership that do not come through the constituency (or SO/AC) track.
> This means we have to find people with excellent experience and
> qualifications who can contribute to ICANN as a nonprofit, public interest
> organisation that is community driven AND accountable more broadly for the
> decisions it makes. NomCom candidates need to be 'non aligned' and bring
> diversity of experience and perspectives, but also have the qualifications
> and experience needed to operate in a tough environment.
>
> *Why another term?*
>
> My past experience and skillsets are particularly suited to the NomCom
> role. I have served on several boards in the past (see my CV which is
> attached) and have done a lot of recruitment. I am used to working in a
> multistakeholder environment, and having to stand up for public interest
> concerns and voice civil society perspectives in contexts where this is not
> easy.  While I cannot represent NCUC in a direct manner as a NomCom member,
> I believe I have been able to make sure that NCUC and NCSG priorities (as
> communicated to NomCom by NCSG leadership) are considered seriously by
> NomCom. NomCom is hard work, but it is work that I feel I can do
> efficiently and effectively.
>
> Secondly, NomCom is a team of people that work together under a lot of
> pressure and in quite a closed manner as much of what we discuss is
> confidential. Learning to work together with efficiency, and trust and
> respect takes time. Most members serve more than one term. This provides
> some continuity which is very important. I feel that I learned a lot, about
> NomCom, about the other SOs and ACs, about leadership in ICANN and that it
> would be good to be able to apply this learning during a second term. I
> also feel that my experience in working in teams, being part of boards, and
> being part of collective decision-making processes (e.g. the IGF MAG) has
> helped me to contribute to creating a productive working environment in
> NomCom.
>
> Thirdly, I feel my work is not "finished".  I have  a specific goal to
> focus on getting strong candidates from Africa and the MENA regions into
> the selection process. It is not that I did not try this last year, or even
> in the past  through other NomComs, but I feel I now have a better
> understanding of how to address the challenge of getting strong candidates
> from these regions into ICANN leadership positions. It is not that these
> regions are the only underrepresented regions.. there are others, but
> currently they are MORE under represented than most other regions. The
> challenge is not so much to have large numbers of candidates from these
> regions, but to get people that really meet the qualifications and that are
> so strong that they can come through the initial selection phases of
> NomCom. This means that the outreach has to be very focused, identifying
> people that have the specific skills needed for specific leadership
> positions.. not just people who are in general interested in taking a
> leadership role in ICANN. I feel more able to do this well in a second
> round on NomCom than I did during my first term.
>
> Finally, while the results are not yet public, I feel that  I managed to
> do well during my first term on NomCom. In spite of many challenges we as a
> NomCom selected candidates that will strengthen gender diversity and other
> forms of diversity in ICANN leadership. I do not take credit for this - it
> was a collective achievement, and only time will tell how the community
> feels about it. But I really believe that as a NomCom we selected the
> strongest possible candidates in the final phases of the selection process.
> I look forward to feedback.
>
> On 29/07/2018 20:39, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
>
> Dear all
>
> The EC has evaluated the applications for Nomcom rep and has decided
> to reappoint Anriette Esterhuysen.
> It was mentioned that the 1st term of the rep was very important for
> the decision and congratulations for a job well done and best wishes
> for a 2019 term.
>
> Best,
>
> Renata
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