Election for ICANN Board seat now going on

[Glenn Ricart]

I think Avri would be perfect as well.  ...  Glenn

2011/4/27 Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca>

> MM, I second as well, of course. How exactly to express our (NCSG
> members') support for Avri in a manner which influences the outcome?
>
> --c.a.
>
> On 04/27/2011 12:24 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> > Let me second that motion!
> > In addition to Avri's intrinsic qualifications, there is the need for
> better diversity on the Board - and by that I am not just referring to
> gender but to ideological and policy diversity as well.
> >
> > The whole purpose of having distinct stakeholder groups in ICANN's GNSO
> is to ensure some kind of balanced representation. So it is important that
> the NCSG members hold together and support one of our own for Board seat 14.
> >
> > --MM
> >
> > From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Konstantinos Komaitis
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:26 AM
> > To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Election for ICANN Board seat now going
> on
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I totally agree with Robin's sentiments and may I also express my strong
> support for Avri's nomination. I think that words cannot really account for
> the vast amount of work and dedication Avri has committed to ICANN and in
> promoting non-commercial interests. This is really a great opportunity for
> non-commercial interests to have a sit at the Board table and to be
> represented by someone like Avri who is fair and hard-working. I hope that
> all 6 of our NCSG councillors will show their support and vote for Avri.
> >
> > Good luck Avri
> >
> > KK
> >
> > Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
> >
> > Law Lecturer,
> > Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses
> > Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law
> > University of Strathclyde,
> > The Law School,
> > Graham Hills building,
> > 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA
> > UK
> > tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306
> >
> http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765
> > Selected publications:
> http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038
> > Website: www.komaitis.org<http://www.komaitis.org>
> >
> > From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
> William Drake
> > Sent: Τρίτη, 26 Απριλίου 2011 8:48 πμ
> > To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Election for ICANN Board seat now going on
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I strongly agree with Robin et al that Avri's abundantly qualified for
> the position and has done an enormous amount of volunteer work over the
> years, not just as NCSG chair but also as GNSO chair and in many other roles
> as well.  And given the restructuring and the board's stated desire for a
> broadened and invigorated noncommercial presence, it'd be really
> disappointing if we missed the opportunity and ended up with years more of
> continued commercial control of the position.  This will likely be very
> close, one vote either way could make the difference, so here's hoping that
> we can pull together as a SG and make it happen.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Apr 26, 2011, at 3:25 AM, Robin Gross wrote:
> >
> > 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,
> >
> > ---------------------------------------
> > Brenden Kuerbis
> > Internet Governance Project
> > http://internetgovernance.org<http://internetgovernance.org/>
> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu<mailto:
> Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu> <Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu<mailto: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
> >
> >
> > Mary W S Wong
> > Professor of Law
> > Chair, Graduate IP Programs
> > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
> > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW
> > Two White Street
> > Concord, NH 03301
> > USA
> > Email: mary.wong at law.unh.edu<mailto:mary.wong at law.unh.edu>
> > Phone: 1-603-513-5143<tel:1-603-513-5143>
> > Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php
> > Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
> at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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