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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nuno:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What are you self-nominating for? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I assume GNSO Council, but would like to make it clear!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nuno Garcia<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 08, 2011 11:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> [NCSG-Discuss] Council nomination<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is a self nomination, not because there aren't already many good candidates, but precisely because there are already many extremely good candidates (some still missing, I hope).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My interest in presenting this candidature is double:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- first, to motivate other participants who may feel they could be useful to the constituency, and also to present another European candidature;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- secondly, because I think there should me more focus on integrating persons with a strong technical and academic background from the areas of engineering and computer science, while with a clear conscience of the values that support our common interests.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>So, without any false modesty, I bring to your evaluation my candidature to a seat in the Council.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Following the rules, here is my presentation:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Nuno M. Garcia, Europe, Male (b. 22-11-1965), Professor at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon and at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- no conflicts of interest with NCUC or with the ICANN.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- the reason that motivates this candidature is I believe in the need to have a counselor that has a strong technical background from the areas of engineering and computer science, while with a clear conscience of the values that support our common interests.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- qualifications: PhD in Computer Science and Engineering (scientific area of Computer Networks); several years of volunteer in social organizations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- I declare that I have time to commit to the tasks associated with position.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, I hope more nomination may appear, this is great to the vitality of the constituency.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Warm regards from Portugal,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nuno Garcia<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>