[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Delegate to the 2015 NomCom

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Since this NomCom concoction will not go away any soon, I of course
support Brenden.

--c.a.

On 08/22/2014 02:59 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
> Yes, +1 to Brenden.
> Marília
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org
> <mailto:robin at ipjustice.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Brenden has my full support for 2nd term.  NCUC is lucky that he is
>     willing to do it again.
> 
>     Thanks,
>     Robin
>      
>     On Aug 22, 2014, at 4:10 AM, Amr Elsadr wrote:
> 
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     I’m all for Brenden staying on for another term as NCUC’s delegate
>>     to the NomCom. Glad he’s willing.
>>
>>     Thanks.
>>
>>     Amr
>>
>>     On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:31 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>     Hi
>>>
>>>     We need to appoint a NCUC delegate to the 2015 ICANN NomCom in
>>>     the next week or so.  It’s unfortunate that NomCom’s cycle
>>>     doesn’t synch with our election cycle but c’est la vie.
>>>
>>>     *What is the Nomcom?*
>>>
>>>     ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) is responsible for the
>>>     selection of eight ICANN Board Members and for other selections
>>>     as are set forth in the Bylaws. (See Bylaws Article VII, Section
>>>     1 athttp://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII-1)
>>>
>>>     The NomCom is also charged with appointing some members of the At
>>>     Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Country Code Names
>>>     Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council and the Generic Names
>>>     Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The NomCom complements
>>>     the other means for filling a portion of key ICANN leadership
>>>     positions achieved within the Supporting Organizations and
>>>     Advisory Committees.
>>>
>>>     Together, the NomCom and Supporting Organization/Advisory
>>>     Committee selection pathways ensure that ICANN benefits from
>>>     functional, cultural and geographic diversity in its policy
>>>     development and decision-making as the Internet evolves.
>>>
>>>     *Who serves on Nomcom? *
>>>
>>>     ICANN’s SOs and ACs send appointees to serve up to two
>>>     consecutive one-year terms on the Nomcom. You can read more about
>>>     the structure here <http://nomcom.icann.org
>>>     <http://nomcom.icann.org/>>.
>>>
>>>     *Who is NCUC’s current appointee to Nomcom?*
>>>
>>>     For 2014-2015, Brenden Kuerbis of the Internet Governance Project
>>>     served. He took over for Rafik Dammak, who was elected to NCSG Chair.
>>>
>>>     Brenden has expressed interest to the Exec Com in continuing as
>>>     NCUC’s appointee. Despite joining midstream, he was able to make
>>>     a positive impact from recruiting applicants to selecting
>>>     individuals to positions. Selections were announced on the ICANN
>>>     website August 15
>>>     <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-15-en>.
>>>
>>>     Next year is an important cycle for Nomcom. It includes
>>>     selections for 3 board seats and 2 NCAs to the GNSO, as well as
>>>     other positions. Brenden has asked the EC for names of people we
>>>     should approach about applying, as well as opportunities where we
>>>     might do general outreach.  He is also happy to speak with us
>>>     about the process and how NCUC can best engage it.
>>>
>>>     Would anyone else be interested in being considered for this
>>>     position?  If so we could have the contending applicants make
>>>     their cases here on the list and then the EC would decide taking
>>>     into account the views expressed, an assessment of the
>>>     applicants' qualifications, etc.  If not, the EC can just go
>>>     ahead and vote on Brenden’s renewal.
>>>
>>>     Let's please move on this in the next week, before the IGF.  
>>>
>>>     Thanks,
>>>
>>>     Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>      ***********************************************
>>>     William J. Drake
>>>     International Fellow & Lecturer
>>>       Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>>>       University of Zurich, Switzerland
>>>     Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, 
>>>       ICANN, www.ncuc.org <http://www.ncuc.org/>
>>>     william.drake at uzh.ch
>>>     <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch> (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com
>>>     <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com> (lists),
>>>       www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org/>
>>>     ***********************************************
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