[NCUC-DISCUSS] Nomcom rep re-appointment results

Mon Aug 20 16:19:46 CEST 2018

Congratulations Anriette!

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On 08/20/2018 05:14 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
>
> Dear Renata and NCUC leadership
>
> A belated thank you for the confidence in me to reappoint me for a 
> second term. I will do my best to add value to the NomCom process. I 
> post below my statement of interest to share with you my thoughts of 
> what I would like to prioritise in my second term.
>
> Warmly
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen
>
>
> *Statement of Interest in being appointed for a second term to ICANNs 
> Nominations Committee by the NCUC*
>
> Firstly, thank you very much to NCUC for appointing me to the 2018 
> NomCom. I am aware that it is an honour to be chosen and appreciate 
> being trusted with the responsibility. I have been a member of NCUC 
> for a very long time, but my participation has not been as active as I 
> would like it to have been due to my previous position as executive 
> director of the Association for Progressive Communications. I just had 
> too much else to do to be more than a follower and occasional 
> contributor.  Nevertheless, I did attend several ICANN meetings, and 
> participated in collaborative activities, particularly NCUC outreach 
> events in Durban, London and Johannesburg and ensured that APC 
> contributed to some key decisions and processes.
>
> I stepped down from my position as APC ED in mid-2017 which created 
> more opportunity for me to participate in ICANN and was appointed by 
> NCUC to serve on NomCom not long after. In spite of not being at the 
> first meeting in Dubai I have been a very active member of NomCom and 
> feel that my contribution has made a positive difference.
>
> NomCom's role in ICANN is very important. NomCom has to identify 
> people for leadership that do not come through the constituency (or 
> SO/AC) track. This means we have to find people with excellent 
> experience and qualifications who can contribute to ICANN as a 
> nonprofit, public interest organisation that is community driven AND 
> accountable more broadly for the decisions it makes. NomCom candidates 
> need to be 'non aligned' and bring diversity of experience and 
> perspectives, but also have the qualifications and experience needed 
> to operate in a tough environment.
>
> *Why another term?*
>
> My past experience and skillsets are particularly suited to the NomCom 
> role. I have served on several boards in the past (see my CV which is 
> attached) and have done a lot of recruitment. I am used to working in 
> a multistakeholder environment, and having to stand up for public 
> interest concerns and voice civil society perspectives in contexts 
> where this is not easy.  While I cannot represent NCUC in a direct 
> manner as a NomCom member, I believe I have been able to make sure 
> that NCUC and NCSG priorities (as communicated to NomCom by NCSG 
> leadership) are considered seriously by NomCom. NomCom is hard work, 
> but it is work that I feel I can do efficiently and effectively.
>
> Secondly, NomCom is a team of people that work together under a lot of 
> pressure and in quite a closed manner as much of what we discuss is 
> confidential. Learning to work together with efficiency, and trust and 
> respect takes time. Most members serve more than one term. This 
> provides some continuity which is very important. I feel that I 
> learned a lot, about NomCom, about the other SOs and ACs, about 
> leadership in ICANN and that it would be good to be able to apply this 
> learning during a second term. I also feel that my experience in 
> working in teams, being part of boards, and being part of collective 
> decision-making processes (e.g. the IGF MAG) has helped me to 
> contribute to creating a productive working environment in NomCom.
>
> Thirdly, I feel my work is not "finished".  I have  a specific goal to 
> focus on getting strong candidates from Africa and the MENA regions 
> into the selection process. It is not that I did not try this last 
> year, or even in the past  through other NomComs, but I feel I now 
> have a better understanding of how to address the challenge of getting 
> strong candidates from these regions into ICANN leadership positions. 
> It is not that these regions are the only underrepresented regions.. 
> there are others, but currently they are MORE under represented than 
> most other regions. The challenge is not so much to have large numbers 
> of candidates from these regions, but to get people that really meet 
> the qualifications and that are so strong that they can come through 
> the initial selection phases of NomCom. This means that the outreach 
> has to be very focused, identifying people that have the specific 
> skills needed for specific leadership positions.. not just people who 
> are in general interested in taking a leadership role in ICANN. I feel 
> more able to do this well in a second round on NomCom than I did 
> during my first term.
>
> Finally, while the results are not yet public, I feel that  I managed 
> to do well during my first term on NomCom. In spite of many challenges 
> we as a NomCom selected candidates that will strengthen gender 
> diversity and other forms of diversity in ICANN leadership. I do not 
> take credit for this - it was a collective achievement, and only time 
> will tell how the community feels about it. But I really believe that 
> as a NomCom we selected the strongest possible candidates in the final 
> phases of the selection process. I look forward to feedback.
>
>
> On 29/07/2018 20:39, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
>> Dear all
>>
>> The EC has evaluated the applications for Nomcom rep and has decided
>> to reappoint Anriette Esterhuysen.
>> It was mentioned that the 1st term of the rep was very important for
>> the decision and congratulations for a job well done and best wishes
>> for a 2019 term.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Renata
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