[NCUC-DISCUSS] IMPORTANT: 2021 NCUC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS - Nominations end tomorrow, Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2359 UTC

[Ken Herman]

Thank you, Maryam, for the reminder. My candidate statement follows. I hope it is satisfactory.  I would again like to express my gratitude to Olga for the nomination.

 

Ken

 

Candidate Statement:

 

Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment; Kenneth Herman/North America/Male/Technology Consulting

 

Any conflicts of interest; I am unaware of any conflicts of interest.

 

Please provide a short (one or two paragraphs) answer to the following questions:

 

Why do you want to serve on the EC? After a lengthy career that has a substantial non-profit, community development focus, I believe that the NCUC EC is a natural fit as I gain experience with the ICANN processes. My experience leading multistakeholder, multicultural discussions and decision-making processes on community topics might be useful to the Executive Committee.

 

Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might have. In a former career as a UN staff member for many years I regularly attended the IGF meetings and the WSIS forums, including in the 2019 WSIS forum presenting in a high-level panel on gender equality in technology, an interest I have pursued as an advisor to a New York-based institution working in that area. With that same organization I have helped to organize events at the UN that bring together international policy specialists with young people to advocate for gender balance in STEM fields. 

 

I have also become more immersed in the ICANN processes by self-financing my attendance at ICANN 63 (Barcelona), 64 (Kobe) and 66 (Montreal), with a focus on the non-commercial sessions. 

 

I have had my own personal domain since 1998 and have been instrumental in guiding non-profit organizations and individuals to the Internet. For example, I assisted in getting the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (unscn.org) disentangled from the UN presence on the Internet by establishing their own domain (I did the initial registration and connected them with the appropriate local resources to maintain the Internet presence) and I did the same for a special interest group of returned Peace Corps volunteers to form a country-specific site, also by initiating their registration and ultimate transfer to the appropriate technical support services.

 

The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN Meetings in person. I do not have any specific concerns or limitations regarding online participation in meetings of the EC, or in-person meetings when they resume. As mentioned, I have self-funded my attendance at many recent ICANN meetings over the past few years. While professional, and other, commitments may at times place limitations, I expect to be able to satisfy any reasonable time commitment required. My expectation is that there will be periods that will require substantial time, perhaps spanning many days over a period of weeks.

 

 

Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep members apprised of your EC-related activities? I understand that communication is a necessary element of community engagement, and in addition to the normal networking tools available, I would try to reach out individually to members for their input.

 

How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why? Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward and forward-looking, i.e. taking note of their contributions and work in the previous year. As someone who is relatively new to the process, I would not presume to have suggestions that impact the NCUC function, scale or role. That said, I have observed within ICANN (not so much the org, but the greater community) a substantial focus on satisfying the needs of commercial entities, perhaps at the expense of the rights of individuals or other non-commercial stakeholders. As part of the community I hope to strengthen by ability to advocate for a greater non-commercial voice within the entire ICANN ecosystem. Within NCUC, my observation is that there may be some benefit to a stronger human-centred approach to policy in a way that focuses more directly on users, rather than institutions. 

 

 

From: Ncuc-discuss <ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> On Behalf Of Maryam Bakoshi
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 4:45 PM
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Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] IMPORTANT: 2021 NCUC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS - Nominations end tomorrow, Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2359 UTC

 

Dear all,

 

Please note that the nomination period for the 2021 NCUC leadership elections ends tomorrow, Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2359 UTC. 

 

Nominated candidates are required to send the following statement to the NCUC discuss list by the deadline of tomorrow Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2359 UTC.

 * Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;
 * Any conflicts of interest;

Questions:

1.	 Why do you want to serve on the EC? 
2.	 Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might have.
3.	 The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN Meetings in person.
4.	 Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?
5.	 How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why? Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward and forward-looking, i.e. taking note of their contributions and work in the previous year. 

The statements should be relatively concise, e.g. a couple paragraphs per question

The current list of nominees are below.

 

 


Position/Region

Name of Candidate

Nominated By

Status

Candidate Statement


Chair

Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix

Reynaldo Alonso Reyes 

No

N/A


Benjamin Akinmoyeje

Stephanie Perrin

Yes

	

EC Africa (AF)

Taiwo Akinremi

Tomslin Samme-Nlar

Yes

	

Ines Hfaiedh

Olévié A. A. KOUAMI

Yes

	

EC Europe (EU)

				

EC Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)

Lia Hernández

Reynaldo Alonso Reyes 

		

EC Asia Pacific (APAC)

Mili Semlani

Olga Kyryliuk

No

	

EC North America (NA)

Ken Herman

Olga Kyryliuk

Yes

	

 

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Many thanks,

 

Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator 

ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 

S: maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: +44 7846 471777

 

 

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