Election for ICANN Board seat now going on

[Robin Gross]

Yes, I am so glad that NCSG has nominated Avri for this GNSO board seat #14.  I cannot think of a better candidate for the ICANN Board than Avri.  For years Avri has spent countless hours advocating for the public interest on ICANN policy, and more recently she has negotiated difficult compromises between the board-staff and noncommercial actors to build a strong NCSG stakeholder group.  If elected by the entire Non-Contracted Parties House, Avri would bring a new perspective to the board and would be a strong advocate for noncommercial interests and individual users at the board level.  There couldn't be a better choice than Avri or a more choice opportunity than this one now.

It is also worth noting that noncommercial interests have never been in a position to be even close to having its candidate elected to a board seat because of the way the GNSO was previously structured.  However, this is the first time that a true noncommercial participant has a good chance of reaching the ICANN board and bringing the noncommercial perspective to these high level discussions.  Because of the GNSO restructuring, NCSG now has 6 votes (6 NCSG GNSO Counselors); and 8 votes total are needed from the Non-Contracted Parties House to win the Board seat.  So if our NCSG GNSO Counselors can pull together and work in a coordinated fashion, then noncommercial interests may finally be represented on the ICANN Board.  

All best,
Robin


On Apr 25, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Brenden Kuerbis wrote:

> Thanks for this update Mary.
> 
> I'll echo your sentiment.  Avri has devoted countless volunteer hours to ICANN to ensure that the non-commercial perspective is adequately represented.  Her level of detailed knowledge about the ICANN policy making processes is only outmatched by her devotion to making Internet governance institutions function better.  IMO, she would be an invaluable addition to the Board.   
> 
> I hope others will join me in adding their voice in support of Avri.  
> 
> Best,
> 
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> Brenden Kuerbis
> Internet Governance Project
> http://internetgovernance.org
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> On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu <Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>  
> As you may know, the GNSO is able to send 2 members to the ICANN Board - one is elected by the Contracted Parties (Board seat #13), and one by the Non-Contracted Parties (Board seat #14). Bruce Tonkin is currently the representative from the Contracted Parties (i.e. Registries and Registrars) and Rita Rodin Johnston, who was the Non-Contracted Parties' representative in seat #14, is stepping down. 
>  
> The Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) has nominated Bill Graham, former Canadian government official and now ISOC global engagement strategies, as their candidate to replace Rita. A couple of us NCSG Councilors nominated our Chair, Avri Doria. This means that Avri and Bill Graham will be facing off in the election next week. To win, a candidate must secure 8 out of the 13 votes at stake (from the 6 CSG Councillors, 6 NCSG Councilors, and 1 Nominating Committee appointee, a position currently held by Olga Cavalli from Argentina).
>  
> Some of you may know Bill Graham, and most of you know Avri and her tireless efforts on behalf of NCSG to broaden its membership base (e.g. by supporting the creation of new Constituencies), secure participation opportunities for new and potential members (e.g. through her work on the Joint Applicant Support and countless other Working Groups), and to ensure that ICANN remains a multi-stakeholder, bottom-up, consensus-based organization.
>  
> Good luck, Avri!, 
>  
> Cheers
> Mary
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