[NCUC-DISCUSS] Franco Giandana candidate statemen for NCUC LAC EC seat

Thu Jun 6 02:28:14 CEST 2019

Dear NCUC members,

I am thankful for Antonella’s proposal to nominate me as a candidate for
the next EC as the LAC representative, and of course, to all of you who
have supported me. Below you will find my *Statement*.

About Me

I’m from Cordoba, Argentina, the second biggest city in the Country and a
big students city. I am an associate at a Law firm, where I work mostly
with Intellectual Property related matters and digital law. I also work at
the National University, doing outreach work assisting local governments to
implement Open Government policies and civic technologies. As a digital
advocate, I have created an NGO that aims to participate in the Internet
Governance ecosystem both at a local and global scenario. After three years
of creating the NGO we have organized different events on e-voting, digital
feminism, digital law and open government. Currently, I am serving as a
consultant at the central government of my Province representing civic
society for digital policies. Furthermore , I am a member of the Global
Network Executive Committee, working as a liaison between the local
chapters in more than 30 countries and the HQ. Last but not least, I have
been engaged with Internet Governance issues since late 2015. Since then I
have followed and taken capacity building workshops (including internet
governance schools) and I have participated in national and regional IGFs,
hoping to participate in the global IGF the year for the first time.

Experience in ICANN

My experience in ICANN started two years ago, where I was first included in
the LACRALO members-list. I must admit it took me a good couple of months
understanding what these members were discussing and specially, how to
contribute to the process. After I did learn more of the LACRALO’s agenda,
I confirmed the fact that ICANN is a strong and powerful IG platform to
participate in. Last year, I was accepted as a fellow for the first time,
to attend ICANN62 in Panamá. In this opportunity, I became more aware of
the NCUC and met same of its members, who were kind enough to explain me
the different lines of work and current state of the constituency, and I
decided this is where I wanted to contribute and focus my work in ICANN the
most. After last ICANN64 in Kobe, I followed the NCUC agenda and interacted
with members of the EC to get the background and knowledge needed to
participate accordingly.

Goals and proposals

My goal is that to serve efficiently to the NCUC Executive Committee as the
LAC Region representative and to empower my advocacy capacity on internet
policies and internet related matters, both at ICANN and at other Internet
governance platforms. Another goal is to raise the concern of the LAC
region in an accurate fashion, to represent the users concerns of my region
and to help the EC on a daily basis, in order to be part of the
achievements and progress of the whole constituency.

Outreach., ICANN and the NCUC are still mostly unknown or misinterpreted
within the Internet and technology ecosystem in the LAC region, for this
reason I believe that reaching out to civil society, and the broad
ecosystem in the region is of the utmost importance, in order for others to
joins us and for many to be aware of what we do at the NCUC. Regardless of
the ecosystem in the region, every ICANN meeting has a new group of fellows
or newcomers from the LAC region, so reaching out to this newcomers who
relate to non-commercial interests and are not yet members is also part of
my strategy, to ease the incorporation of these participants inside our
constituency just like other have done with me.

In-reach. I would like to continue the work that has been done during the
terms of the past representatives in regards to communication and to be an
active members of the EC in the advocacy processes that will take place,
the drafting of public comments, the PDP’s, and any other to come.

I am at your disposal for any questions or concerns that you may have, I do
support the idea of proving myself through concrete work either than
writing long statements, so I tried to keep it short and simple, but here I
am to answer questions or clarify anything you may have a doubt on.

I once again thank the colleagues that proposed me and supported me in this
past weeks, those who met me know of my background and work, and I must
admit I feel humble for their statements.

Kind regards,

Franco

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 at 13:58 Louise Marie Hurel <louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Anto, it has been a real pleasure working by your side.
>
> I would also like to support Franco's nomination - and glad to hear he
> accepted it!
> I've had the opportunity to connect with Franco in other ICANN meetings
> and I'm certain that his commitment, energy, and expertise are valuable and
> aligned with our work at NCUC.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> kind regards,
>
> *Louise Marie Hurel*
>
> Research and Project Development Cybersecurity and Digital Liberties
> Programme | Igarapé Institute
>
> Publications
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> Skype: louise.dias
> louise at igarape.org.br
> louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Fri, 31 May 2019 at 14:07, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I would like to start by agreeing with Martin when he says that "*Antonella’s
>> shoes will be hard to fill*" - Antonella has always been such a nice and
>> kind friend and I am more than honored to say that we started our ICANN
>> journey together. That being said, it is also bittersweet to no longer have
>> her at the NCUC EC as LAC representative. Anto, I would like to thank you
>> for your work - thats still ongoing - and hope to continue engaging with
>> you in the most diverse arenas.
>>
>> Additionally, I would also like to thank you for nominating Franco
>> Giandana. Despite being a considerably new member to this community, Franco
>> would be a great addition to the NCUC EC. Having him as the LAC region
>> representative would mean a lot to improving NCUC's engagement with the
>> region with him being the energetic and compromised person he is.
>> Additionally, being a professor/lecturer in local universities back in
>> Cordoba, I think he would also help us revive the buddy mentor program  and
>> NCUC NCUC's mentorship program.
>>
>> I am more than happy to read that you accepted this nomination Franco,
>> and look forward to working with you.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bruna Santos
>> NCUC Chair
>>
>> Le mer. 29 mai 2019 à 16:13, Martin Pablo Silva Valent <
>> mpsilvavalent at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> Anto’s shoes will be hard to fill, but I trust Franco will do an amazing
>>> job. Thank you Anto and a strong support for Franco!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Martin Silva Valent
>>>
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>>> On May 29, 2019, at 2:26 PM, franco giandana <fgiandana at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear NCUC'ers,
>>>
>>> I humbly accept this candidature , and thank those who have already
>>> stated their support to it. For me, ICANN has been a great experience so
>>> far, participating in the agenda of the NCUC and gaining knowledge and
>>> valuable acquaintances in the process. I can only hope to contribute in the
>>> best way possible, putting my time and energy for the sake of the
>>> constituency. If elected, I will try to fulfil the requirements of the
>>> position and to keep a close contact with all of you. I appreciate Anto
>>> proposing me, and knowing of her capabilities, it's an honour she has
>>> putted my name forward.
>>>
>>> Once again, thank you for your trust.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Franco
>>>
>>> El mié., 29 may. 2019 a las 10:53, Cláudio Lucena (<
>>> claudiokilla at gmail.com>) escribió:
>>>
>>>> I'm more than glad to add my support to Franco, and it's great to see
>>>> someone with his background and profile join and get engaged to that extent
>>>> in about a year's time. I'm sure h'es more than ready for a more demanding
>>>> challenge.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Cláudio
>>>>
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>>>> Em ter, 28 de mai de 2019 às 12:08, Elsa S <elsa.saade at gmail.com>
>>>> escreveu:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you Antonella for having nominated Franco. I’ve had the chance
>>>>> to speak with him at length at ICANN64, and I believe he would be a very
>>>>> good addition to the team given his admirable work in Argentina. His
>>>>> network, intelligence and commitment will surely be of added value to NCUC
>>>>> and to our broader community at ICANN. So I do hope he accepts this
>>>>> nomination.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Elsa
>>>>> —
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 10:58 PM Antonella Perini <
>>>>> antomperini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to nominate Franco Giandana to represent Latin America
>>>>>> and the Caribbean at the NCUC Executive Committee.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since his first experience at ICANN as a fellow, he has rapidly
>>>>>> engaged with NCUC and its mission. He has a good knowledge of the current
>>>>>> agenda, and I see in him a good potential and genuine motivation for the
>>>>>> role.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Franco, I hope you accept this nomination.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Antonella.
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