NCUC election: nomination for Chair

[Adam Peake]

Yes to Chairman Bill.

Adam


On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Tapani Tarvainen
<ncuc at tapani.tarvainen.info> wrote:
> +1
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:38:21AM -0400, Brenden Kuerbis (bkuerbis at INTERNETGOVERNANCE.ORG) wrote:
>
>> yep +1
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Wendy Seltzer <wendy at seltzer.com> wrote:
>>
>> > A hearty Nth follow-up to the nomination and seconds. Bill's expertise
>> > and breadth of knowledge make him an excellent Non-Commercial leader.
>> >
>> > --Wendy
>> >
>> > On 10/16/2012 09:54 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>> > > What he said!
>> > >
>> > > From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> > Edward Morris
>> > > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 7:16 PM
>> > > To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> > > Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCUC election: nomination for Chair
>> > >
>> > > I would like to second Mary's nomination of Bill.
>> > >
>> > > As one of the newer members of the Constituency I've been spending a lot
>> > of time observing and trying to figure out both how things do work and how
>> > they should work at the NCUC. Bill Drake, more than anyone else, extended a
>> > welcoming hand when I showed up in Prague to join the group . That's
>> > important because the best way to address volunteer fatigue is having more
>> > volunteers. Bill knows this.
>> > >
>> > > He also knows ICANN. His writings are mandatory reading for anyone
>> > attempting to understand the complexities of the ICANN process. This next
>> > year is a crucial one for internet governance. Fadi Chehade is obviously
>> > not a status quo type of executive. Dubai may, or may not, present
>> > challenges to ICANN that are currently unanticipated. Bill's U.N. ties will
>> > serve us well no matter what happens. There is no one better able  to
>> > marshall the NCUC through the changes that are forthcoming, and maintain
>> > and promote the role of our Constituency in the IG ecosphere,  than Bill
>> > Drake.
>> > >
>> > > I'd encourage all NCUC members, new and old, in joining me in supporting
>> > Mary's nomination of Bill Drake for chair of the Constituency. He's the
>> > right person at the right time and we're lucky to have him.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:37 PM, <Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu<mailto:
>> > Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hi all - today is the first day of nominations for the new NCUC
>> > Executive Committee. I'd like to nominate Bill Drake for Chair of the
>> > constituency - besides his extensive experience and writings on Internet
>> > governance and issues directly of concern to NCUC members, he has been one
>> > of our elected reps to the GNSO Council for the past 4 years.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Seconding and support for Bill's candidacy would be great.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Cheers
>> > >
>> > > Mary
>> > >
>> > > Mary W S Wong
>> > > Professor of Law
>> > > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
>> > > Chair, Graduate IP Programs
>> > > 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
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Wendy Seltzer -- wendy at seltzer.org +1 617.863.0613
>> > Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
>> > Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School Information Society Project
>> > http://wendy.seltzer.org/
>> > https://www.chillingeffects.org/
>> > https://www.torproject.org/
>> > http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/
>> >
>> >
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen