NCUC election: nomination for Chair

[Amr Elsadr]

Another +1 for Bill. We would be fortunate to have him leading the EC.

On Oct 16, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Andrei Barburas wrote:

> +1 from here as well.
> 
> Sent from my Android
> 
> On Oct 16, 2012 5:54 PM, "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
> 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

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