Thanks Brenden,<div><br></div><div>Roy's expertise and volunteering is quite impressive. I second this nomination. Alain<br><br>On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, Brenden Kuerbis wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I would like to nominate Roy Balleste for Executive Committee, North American region.<div><br></div><div>For those who don't know Roy well, he has an interesting background and I think would be a valuable addition to NCUC leadership.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As far as I know, Roy is the only law librarian in the NCUC. As Law Library Director and Professor of Law at St. Thomas University (Miami, FL, USA), he has deep concern with access to information and freedom of expression. He completed a doctorate degree (J.S.D.) in Intercultural Human Rights, analyzing internet governance, including its history, actors, institutions and human rights considerations.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>But beyond academia, Roy continues to make contributions to the NCUC and our work at ICANN. He has helped grow the Constituency, translating our brochure to Spanish, as well as cultivating his ties with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) on behalf of the NCUC (and NCSG) seeking broader and worldwide participation of librarians in the ICANN process. Roy also participated in the 'thick' WHOIS PDP WG, as a member of the data protection and privacy sub-team, and co-drafted two NCUC Policy Documents submitted to WG.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Personally, I've know Roy for several years and have done various project and committee work with him. I think he brings a level of professionalism, initiative, and follow-through that we will benefit from. AFAIK, Roy will be in Buenos Aires, so I encourage you to get to know him better there. You can also read more about Roy here: <a href="http://www.stu.edu/BallesteRoy/tabid/2383/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.stu.edu/BallesteRoy/tabid/2383/Default.aspx</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-- Brenden</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>---------------------------------------<br>Brenden Kuerbis<br>
Internet Governance Project<br><a href="http://internetgovernance.org" target="_blank">http://internetgovernance.org</a></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:25 AM, William Drake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'wjdrake@gmail.com');" target="_blank">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi Stefania<div><br></div><div>Thanks for your nomination, great to have you in the mix.</div><div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 12, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Milan, Stefania <<a>Stefania.Milan@EUI.eu</a>> wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!important">I also hope this humble self-nomination is going to inspire more nominations/self-nominations as otherwise elections are no fun at all ☺</span></blockquote>
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<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;word-wrap:break-word">Absolutely, we need more nominations. And as Glenn points out, strong opinions and <span style="line-height:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;font-variant:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;white-space:normal;font-family:Palatino;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px">differences of view are </span><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto">part and parcel of community engagement across ICANN. It’d be surprising if an NCUC election were an exception to the rule, but hopefully this don’t make us lose sight of the big picture—our collective commitment to promoting civil society priorities in GNSO/ICANN processes—or prevent us from having a bit of fun while we’re at it.</span></div>
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