Public Statement accepting nomination

Sun Aug 26 21:04:44 CEST 2012

Dear NCSG colleagues,

Below is my public statement accepting my nomination to the GNSO Council
and setting out my background, qualifications, acceptance of time
commitment and objectives.

My name is Maria Farrell and I live in the Europe region, in the UK. I am
female. I am self-employed. My only current contract is with infoDev, at
The World Bank in Washington DC, where I was previously employed fulltime
as a communications consultant. My current work for them is finishing a
policy advisory project for the government of Brazil on electronic waste.

As far as I am aware, I have no conflicts of interest regarding a position
as a GNSO Councillor. I have done one consulting job related to new gTLDs.
I advised London’s relevant government agency on its subsequent bid for dot
London. This involved writing a business case, tender documents and
preparing financial modeling. This contract concluded in December 2011, and
I have not worked on the preparation of this or any other new gTLD
application.I am not affiliated with any registry or registrar, or other
business depending on ICANN's decisions.

I am willing and able to represent the NCSG as a GNSO Councillor. I have
been a member of the NCUC for 2.5 years and served as its representative on
ICANN’s Nominating Committee until my resignation from that position in
June, this year. I am an active member and work to stay in contact with a
wide range of the NCSG membership.

I am involved in Internet-related policy activities in the UK. I currently
serve as a Board Director and member of the Policy Advisory Board of the
Open Rights Group, an advocacy organization that works on protecting
digital rights in the UK.

I was previously a staff member of ICANN, from 2005 to 2010. I was hired as
the GNSO’s first dedicated policy officer, and I worked on Whois, amongst
other issues, for two years. I then joined the new Corporate Affairs team
in an internal communications role. Before ICANN, I worked on Internet
policy issues (mostly data protection, information security and some
telecoms) for the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, and the Law
Society of England and Wales. (Further info about my background is here:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85)

I believe I am well qualified to represent NCSG as I have deep working
knowledge of ICANN and Internet policy more broadly. I am committed to
advocating for freedom of expression and privacy as they relate to GNSO
issues, and to ensuring that noncommercial users’ interests are reflected
in policy outcomes.

If elected, I will continue to talk and listen to the wide variety of our
membership, and represent all our interests as best I can. I will also work
with our constituency leadership to get and keep a diversity of our
membership informed and involved in the many working groups of the GNSO.

I am available to serve on the GNSO, recognizing the significant time
commitment this involves.

I am happy to answer questions anyone has for me about my background,
qualifications or general approach to this position. I would be honoured to
represent the NCSG, and will do my best to serve our community and ICANN’s
public interest, if I am elected.

Yours faithfully, Maria Farrell

On 25 August 2012 11:24, Kristina Macaulay <kristinamac at mac.com> wrote:

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> David looks a good candidate… from the points below. EFA show's his
> inclination and ability… I wonder if his is his 2nd Ph.D?
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> On 25 Aug 2012, at 11:13, Clarinettet wrote:
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> I do not know any candidate personally.
> I am glad to have a bio with previous engagement of this candidate.
> Aninteresting profile
> Thanks.
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> Tara
> IT/IP Lawyer
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> On 25 Aug 2012, at 08:31, David Cake <dave at DIFFERENCE.COM.AU> wrote:
>
> *Position:* GNSO Councillor
> *
> *
> *Personal Details:* My name is David Gerard Cake. I am male. I live in
> Perth, in Western Australia, which is within the Asia Pacific Region.
>
> *Qualifications:* I joined NCUC (taking over from Kim Heitman as the
> representative of Electronic Frontiers Australia) in 2009, at the Sydney
> meeting. I was elected to the NCUC Exec as the Asia Pacific Representative,
> and I have been re-elected once since (and I am now term limited from
> running again). i also served on the Security, Stability and Resiliency
> Review Team, which included meetings with the majority of the ICANN
> structure, and reviews of many aspects of ICANNs operation. I have attended
> the Sydney, Nairobi, San Francisco, Singapore, Dakar, Costa Rica and Prague
> ICANN meetings in person (and remotely participated in some others), and at
> all the meetings I attended in person I attended the majority of GNSO
> sessions. With the resignation of Konstantinos as NCUC Chair, I was chosen
> to serve as interim chair, so I have been serving as NCUC chair for some
> months, including at the recent Prague meeting. I believe I have a good
> understanding of ICANN in general, and the issues and operation of the GNSO
> Council in particular.
> I have been a board member of Electronic Frontiers Australia, Australia
> leading online civil rights organisation, since 2004, and became Vice-Chair
> in 2004, and Chair in 2011 (coincidentally during the Singapore ICANN
> Meeting). Through this experience I have a broad understanding of the wide
> range of issues involved in Internet policy.
>
> *Reasons for willingness to take on the particular position: *I am
> committed to the protection of non-commercial interests in Internet policy,
> and specifically within the domain name area. I have a strong commitment to
> the protection of free expression, privacy, and human rights within the
> Internet policy domain, to the protection of an open and free Internet, and
> to the multi-stakeholder model, especially the participation of civil
> society as an equal partner. The GNSO Council provides one of the most
> useful ways to work towards these goals. And I am committed to NCUCs role
> within ICANN, and welcome the opportunity to contribute.
>
> *Employment:* I am currently a graduate student (enrolled in the Ph.D
> program) in the Internet Studies Department of Curtin University, studying
> Internet governance issues, and I have also been employed as a sessional
> academic for Curtin, and for Curtin College, an associated institution. I
> have a computer science degree, and 20 years experience in the computer
> industry, and I also perform some occasional technical consulting work.
>
> *Availability: *My schedule is flexible enough to allow me to fulfil all
> required GNSO council duties, including attending ICANN meetings and
> participating in the majority of GNSO phone meetings and NCSG policy calls.
>
> *Conflicts of Interest: *I do not have any financial or employment
> interests with any entity with a contract or financial interest with ICANN,
> and I do not believe I have any applicable conflicts of interest.
>  I've very much enjoyed working with the great group of committed people
> I've met through NCUC/NCSG over the last couple of years, a fun and
> talented group that I am proud to call colleagues, and I very much
> appreciate the trust placed in me with this position, and the opportunity
> to work with a really great team. of council representatives.
>
> Regards
>
> David
>
>
>
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