<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So the application period has closed and now the fun begins, we have to decide among four applications.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Monika Zalnieriute (Lithuania): Was in Singapore on other money, deeply involved with the human rights effort launched after NCUC’s London CD meeting with the COE + Switzerland. See her app sent to the list 14 April. We got her CROPP support to attend the EuroDIG meeting in Sofia in June.</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Arun Sukumar (India): Attended Istanbul (we have his interview by ICANN on our website), has quickly gotten deeply engaged in the accountability process (sent a report to the list on a meeting held in Delhi) and is tracking the IANA transition too. Was in Singapore at our CD meeting on his organization’s dime. See his app sent to the list 18 April.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">James Gannon (Ireland): Attended Istanbul, has quickly gotten deeply engaged in the IANA and accountability processes, also participating in the Privacy and Proxy Accreditation WG and the IAG on WHOIS Conflicts. See his app sent to the list 19 April.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="text-align: justify;" class="">James Njoroge Gitau (Kenya): Not previously involved much but would like to have a look and consider ways to engage, per Ben in Singapore. </span>See his app sent to the list 20 April. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have my own views but would rather hear what others think first. I will however repeat Milton’s comment, which people seemed to resonate with:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 19, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Milton L Mueller <<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu" class="">mueller@syr.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; float: none; display: inline !important;"> the choices should be based on criteria, and those criteria should very clearly and directly serve the immediate agenda and goals of the Constituency at a particular meeting. It should NOT be based on personalities, feelings, likability, first come first served, and other extraneous things. Also, keep in mind that there is a fellowship program from the much richer ICANN that can bring in new and untested people.</span></div></blockquote></div><div class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; float: none; display: inline !important;"><br class=""></span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So what is our most pressing need at this particular meeting?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please recall that the guidelines that we agreed state, "The Executive Committee will assess such requests for assistance on a case-by-case basis and strive to make a decision within one week of receipt.”</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Conversation, please. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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