[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Election 2013

[Alain Berranger]

Thanks Brenden,

Roy's expertise and volunteering is quite impressive. I second this
nomination. Alain

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, Brenden Kuerbis wrote:

> I would like to nominate Roy Balleste for Executive Committee, North
> American region.
>
> For those who don't know Roy well, he has an interesting background and I
> think would be a valuable addition to NCUC leadership.
>
> As far as I know, Roy is the only law librarian in the NCUC. As Law
> Library Director and Professor of Law at St. Thomas University (Miami, FL,
> USA), he has deep concern with access to information and freedom of
> expression.  He completed a doctorate degree (J.S.D.) in Intercultural
> Human Rights, analyzing internet governance, including its history, actors,
> institutions and human rights considerations.
>
> But beyond academia, Roy continues to make contributions to the NCUC and
> our work at ICANN. He has helped grow the Constituency, translating our
> brochure to Spanish, as well as cultivating his ties with the International
> Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) on behalf of the
> NCUC (and NCSG) seeking broader and worldwide participation of librarians
> in the ICANN process. Roy also participated in the 'thick' WHOIS PDP WG, as
> a member of the data protection and privacy sub-team, and co-drafted two
> NCUC Policy Documents submitted to WG.
>
> Personally, I've know Roy for several years and have done various project
> and committee work with him. I think he brings a level of professionalism,
> initiative, and follow-through that we will benefit from. AFAIK, Roy will
> be in Buenos Aires, so I encourage you to get to know him better there. You
> can also read more about Roy here:
> http://www.stu.edu/BallesteRoy/tabid/2383/Default.aspx
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Brenden
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Brenden Kuerbis
> Internet Governance Project
> http://internetgovernance.org
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:25 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'wjdrake at gmail.com');>
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi Stefania
>>
>> Thanks for your nomination, great to have you in the mix.
>>
>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Milan, Stefania <Stefania.Milan at EUI.eu>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I also hope this humble self-nomination is going to inspire more
>> nominations/self-nominations as otherwise elections are no fun at all ☺
>>
>>
>>  Absolutely, we need more nominations.  And as Glenn points out, strong
>> opinions and differences of view are part and parcel of community
>> engagement across ICANN.  It’d be surprising if an NCUC election were an
>> exception to the rule, but hopefully this don’t make us lose sight of the
>> big picture—our collective commitment to promoting civil society priorities
>> in GNSO/ICANN processes—or prevent us from having a bit of fun while we’re
>> at it.
>>
>> ______________________________
>
>

-- 
Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation,
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