[NCUC-EC] Statement of Interests NCUC Appointees at the NCSG EC

[Antonella Perini]

Hi all!


I vote for the re-appointment of Robin and Monika. They are both
well-prepared and engaged and have both shown strong SOIs that support
their capabilities.


Best,


Antonella

On Wed, 5 Dec 2018 at 15:44, Bruna Martins dos Santos <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day to cast your votes. *Please
> chime in until 20h00 UTC! *
>
> Best,
> Bruna
>
> Em ter, 4 de dez de 2018 às 16:00, Michael Karanicolas <
> mkaranicolas at gmail.com> escreveu:
>
>> Thanks for forwarding on. In light of this, I'd like to change my votes
>> to Robin and Monika. She seems to have a good handle on the issues, and put
>> in a strong application.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 1:55 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Below follows Monika Zalnieriute's SOI, who submitted it today as
>>> discussed on this thread
>>> <https://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-ec/2018-December/010149.html>. I
>>> understand that the ones who have voted might feel submitting new votes, *I
>>> ask all to please chime in until december 6th. *
>>>
>>> best,
>>> B
>>> Zalnieriute, Monika
>>>
>>> para eu, Maryam
>>>
>>> Dear Chair and the members of the NCUC EC,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am writing to re-apply for the position on the NCSG Executive Committee,
>>> where I have been representing NCUC for the past two years.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *My experience and activities at NCUC and NCSG *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been involved in the NCUC and NCSG since 2014, both in policy,
>>> administrative and outreach work and activities:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *a)    **On policy level,* my work mainly has been focusing on the
>>> human rights issues related to ICANN’s policies and procedures, with some
>>> special focus on data protection and privacy & WHOIS and RAA and freedom of
>>> expression and new gTLDs. This work has started with the writing of the report
>>> on ICANN & Human Rights[1]
>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_9104333971675996630__ftn1> commissioned
>>> by the Council of Europe, then working with the NCUC member organization
>>> Article 19 in producing another 2 reports on ICANN and Human Rights,[2]
>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_9104333971675996630__ftn2> which
>>> in turn have provided a platform for the creation of the Cross-Community
>>> Working Party on ICANN’s Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect
>>> Human Rights, as well as GAC’s Working Group on International Law and Human
>>> Rights.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In addition to this work, I have also been working on data protection,
>>> RAA & WHOIS issues externally outside ICANN – in trying to attract
>>> attention and involvement of privacy watchdogs in ICANN’s policy making
>>> processes. E.g., together with NCUC colleague Stephanie Perrin we have
>>> attended meetings of the *International Working Group on Data
>>> Protection in Telecommunications* where we have discussed data
>>> protection and privacy issues with the Data Protection Commissioners. This
>>> line of work seeking to involve Data Protection Commissioners in ICANN’s
>>> privacy and data protection issues have been gaining a momentum, with the
>>> coming into force of the GDPR.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In addition to data protection and privacy, currently I am also working
>>> on the three academic articles and a policy report on the UDRP procedures
>>> and due process & freedom of expression issues for the upcoming review of
>>> the UDRP in the part 2 of the RPM PDP. Kathy Kleiman and Robin Gross have
>>> been very generous in providing initial feedback. This work is ready for
>>> presenting to NCUC colleagues to comment and discuss best strategy how to
>>> use it in the PDP in a way most beneficial to the NCUC interests, and I am
>>> planning to share it after a the end of Year break.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *b)  **On administrative level,* I have been serving on the NCSG EC for
>>> the past two years, and with our colleagues from NPOC have been regularly
>>> overseeing the new membership applications, overseeing the NCSG elections
>>> and nominating alternates for the GNSO councillors. We have also drafted
>>> document on the NCSG member removal procedures, as well as have been
>>> engaged in election reform work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *c)    **On outreach and awareness raising level,* I have been actively
>>> promoting and raising awareness about the NCUC and our activities at
>>> various academic and multistakeholder conferences related to Internet
>>> policy and digital rights, such as, e.g., Cybercrime, Cybersecurity
>>> Conference in Delhi in November 2018, the APrIGF in Vanuatu August 2018,
>>> AuIGF, the CPDP in Brussels in January 2016, and the APrIGF in Taipei in
>>> July 2016. At such conferences and fora, not only I have been actively
>>> networking and spreading the information about NCUC generally, but have
>>> also convened and moderated specific panels on NCUC focus areas of work,
>>> such as, e.g., data protection and privacy and WHOIS and RAA, free speech
>>> and new gTLDs; inviting NCUC members to speak at those events and connect
>>> with broader Internet/privacy communities. E.g, in the CPDP conference in
>>> January in Brussels in 2016, there were 4 other NCUC members on the
>>> ‘Internet Infrastructure & Human Rights’ panel: Stefania Milan, Stephanie
>>> Perrin, Niels ten Oever and Corrine Cath. Together with Farzaneh Badii and
>>> Rafik Dammak we also convened a special outreach session at ICANN’s office
>>> at that occasion.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In addition to organizing several such panels well as various
>>> discussions and roundtables, a special issue on ‘Internet Architecture and
>>> Human Rights’ of the journal 'Policy & Internet,' published by Oxford
>>> Internet Institute, is in the workings and will be published in print in
>>> 2019 (separate articles published earlier online): co-edited by me and NCUC
>>> member and former GNSO Councillor, Dr. Stefania Milan, and which includes
>>> contributions from our NCUC members Milton Mueller and Farzi Badii
>>> (accepted), Niels ten Oever (accepted), and hopefully Stephanie Perrin (not
>>> yet confirmed)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As next year, the APrIGF will be held in Russia, in addition to actively
>>> participating and convening panels at the main APrIGF event, with some
>>> academic colleagues working on Internet Governance, we are planning the
>>> academic pre-conference, the focus of which will be academic input to the
>>> Internet policy and the NCUC work. Hopefully, the pre-conference will allow
>>> to attract more academics from the Asia-Pacific region to join NCUC and our
>>> work on the DNS policy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Experience carrying out NCSG EC tasks*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been serving on the NCSG EC for the past two years and in
>>> addition to experience of carrying out routine tasks, such as membership
>>> applications, these two years have also provided opportunity for some rarer
>>> experience of dealing with internal disagreements/different interpretations
>>> of rules regarding the NCSG elections (in particular, NOTA rules), and some
>>> subsequent appeals and processes to solve such appeals. On top of the
>>> routine task and supervision of the election, I have also been involved in
>>> drafting of the document for the NCSG member removal procedures, election
>>> reform work, as well as the creation of the new NCSG member database.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Things I want to do to improve our representation on NCSG EC.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> During my term on the NCSG EC, in order to improve representation of the
>>> NCUC members on the NCSG EC, I am determined to:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1.)  Improve communication, transparency and accountability of the NCSG
>>> EC towards:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> a)    *NCUC members: *I will prepare and release general informational
>>> summary reports of the NCSG EC teleconferences held monthly to the NCUC
>>> members listing the agenda of issues discussed and decisions that have been
>>> made; this should allow for increased transparency and accountability of
>>> the NCSG EC towards our members.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> b)    *NCUC EC:  *Improve communication between NCSG EC (NCUC's reps
>>> there) and NCUC EC and Chair: draft regular e-mail to the NCUC EC on
>>> important issues discussed in the NCSG EC (discussing more strategic
>>> issues/decision to be made in the future for the NCUC than in the
>>> informational summaries to all the members) and potentially propose an
>>> online meetings/calls between NCUC members on the NCSG EC and NCUC EC when
>>> needed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2.)  Work on creating and documenting the processes that have been
>>> sometimes been dealt with in an *ad hoc* manner within NCSG, such as
>>> NCSG members removal procedures and elections.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *My Availability and Willingness to Participate*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Law at the UNSW Sydney and
>>> in addition to ongoing research into Internet governance and digital
>>> rights, I am teaching courses on ‘Surveillance, Security and Democracy’ and
>>> ‘Internet Governance and Human Rights’ at the UNSW Sydney in 2019. My
>>> schedule is fairly flexible and I am available to participate in regular
>>> teleconferences and in discussions on the NCSG-EC mailing list regarding
>>> NCSG-EC. I am also available for any other discussions needed to advance
>>> the goals and work of NCUC and the NCSG-EC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope that my determined involvement in NCUC and NCSG work, both in
>>> policy, administrative work and outreach activities, places me in a good
>>> position to represent NCUC on NCSG EC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely Yours,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dr. Monika Zalnieriute.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> [1] <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_9104333971675996630__ftnref1> Dr.
>>> Monika Zalnieriute and Thomas Schneider, ‘A Council of Europe Analysis on
>>> ICANN’s Procedures and Policies in the Light of Human Rights, Fundamental
>>> Freedoms and Democratic Values, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, DGI (2014)
>>> 12, available at
>>> http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/icann-and-human-rights.asp.
>>>
>>> [2] <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_9104333971675996630__ftnref2> Dr.
>>> Monika Zalnieriute, ‘ICANN’s Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human
>>> Rights,’ *Policy Brief for Article 19: Global Campaign for Free
>>> Expression*, February 2015, London, available at
>>> https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/37845/ICANN-P APER-
>>> WEB.pdf. Dr. Monika Zalnieriute, ‘Issue Report for the Cross Community
>>> Working Party on ICANN’s Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect
>>> Human Rights: Practical Recommendations for ICANN, June 2015, London,
>>> available at
>>> https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38003/ICANN_report_A5-for-
>>>  webv2.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>> Em seg, 3 de dez de 2018 às 10:39, Michael Karanicolas <
>>> mkaranicolas at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I vote for Robin and Raphaël. Robin has made excellent contributions to
>>>> the NCUC and to the NCSG, and is incredibly well qualified to keep serving.
>>>> Raphaël I have had some experience with in the CCWP Human Rights, where
>>>> he's had a lot of energy and enthusiasm, which will make him well placed
>>>> for the position, and I thought that his application was more substantive
>>>> than Peters.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 11:42 PM David Cake <dave at davecake.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am strongly in favour of re-appointing Robin Gross. Obviously
>>>>> Robin’s experience is exceptional, I believe she is still engaged in the
>>>>> work of the EC, and I have great trust in her judgement.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do not have strong opinions on the other two candidates, and I would
>>>>> like to know more about Peter Akinremi’s involvement before making a
>>>>> decision. If any of the the EC have worked with them, I would appreciate
>>>>> sharing information (possibly confidentially would be appropriate rather
>>>>> than on a public list).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:54 am, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>>>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Please find below all the statements of Interests to serve as the two
>>>>> NCUC Appointees to the NCSG EC.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Please bear in mind that the EC needs to reach a final decision by
>>>>> dec 6th *so I can announce the two new appointees on the list on the
>>>>> 7th (the latest).
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Bruna
>>>>>
>>>>> ___________________________
>>>>> Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org>
>>>>> sáb, 1 de dez 22:30 (Há 2 dias)
>>>>> para chair, Maryam
>>>>> Statement of Interest of Robin Gross
>>>>>
>>>>> I am writing to apply to be re-appointed as NCUC’s representative to
>>>>> the NCSG Executive Committee.  I have formerly served as NCSG’s Chair,
>>>>> NCUC’s Chair, and as the noncommercial representative to the GNSO Council
>>>>> when the 2007 New GTLD Policy was created and adopted.  I am intimately
>>>>> familiar with NCSG’s Charter as I was an active participant in its drafting
>>>>> and adoption.  Recently, I participated in an ICANN working group tasked
>>>>> with reforming ICANN’s bylaws and so am quite familiar with the bylaws and
>>>>> other ICANN governing instruments.  I have been an active participant in
>>>>> numerous ICANN GNSO working groups since 2004 and am presently a member of
>>>>> the leadership team in the New GTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group.  I
>>>>> am extremely familiar with the NCSG membership process including its rules
>>>>> and the rationales behind the policies, and in 2017 I drafted NCSG’s
>>>>> operating procedures governing the NCSG membership removal or
>>>>> reclassification process.  I am an intellectual property rights attorney in
>>>>> San Francisco and am teaching International Intellectual Property Rights at
>>>>> Santa Clara University School of Law in Spring semester 2019.  My schedule
>>>>> is somewhat flexible and I am available to participate in regular
>>>>> teleconferences and in discussions on the NCSG-EC mailing list regarding
>>>>> NCSG-EC.  I am additionally available for any other discussions needed to
>>>>> advance the needs of NCUC and the NCSG-EC.  Thank you.
>>>>> ____________________________
>>>>> Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix <rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com>
>>>>> sáb, 1 de dez 13:51 (Há 2 dias)
>>>>> para chair, Maryam
>>>>> Dear Bruna,
>>>>>
>>>>> Please find below my statement of interest for the NCSG EC position.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have now been active in ICANN for more than two years. My first
>>>>> experience was acquired through the work of the Jurisdiction subgroup of
>>>>> WS2, which I joined in the fall of 2016. There was some marked disagreement
>>>>> within that subgroup as to the scope of its work. Nonetheless, I strove to
>>>>> gather consensus around specific action points and work on those. I got
>>>>> involved in drafting a part of the final recommendation, regarding choice
>>>>> of law in ICANN registry agreements.
>>>>>
>>>>> As for the NCSG, I have been involved since May 2018, first as a
>>>>> member of the human rights CCWP and then as a member of the NCUC more
>>>>> generally. During the summer of 2018, I along with a few members of the
>>>>> group, started a reflection on the operationalisation of the human rights
>>>>> bylaw, to which I contributed a short piece which got published on
>>>>> CircleID.
>>>>>
>>>>> More specifically related to the NCUC, I have been involved in both
>>>>> policy as well as "housekeeping" work. I participated in the drafting of
>>>>> two comments (Study on Technical Use of RZ Label Generation Rules and Draft
>>>>> IANA/PTI budget FY 2019). Following the latter comment, I have joined the
>>>>> finance committee which will seek to develop an expertise in tracking and
>>>>> reporting on ICANN financial matters. As for housekeeping, I have been, as
>>>>> part of the tech team, in touch with Farzaneh regarding technical matters,
>>>>> in order to solve the various back-end/front end issues with membership
>>>>> management software.
>>>>>
>>>>> As part of the NCSG EC, I intend on helping organise and manage the
>>>>> elections, updating and revising membership rules, coordinating and liaise
>>>>> with other NSCG constituencies and other ICANN SOs/ACs more generally, and
>>>>> providing dispute resolution support as needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Finally, I do confirm that I understand the time requirements related
>>>>> to the position and intend to participate in the calls as well as list
>>>>> work. I will also report regularly to the NCUC regarding the EC's
>>>>> activities.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your consideration,
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix
>>>>>
>>>>> __________________________
>>>>> Akinremi Peter Taiwo
>>>>>
>>>>> para chair, Maryam
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear NCUC Chair,
>>>>>
>>>>> With reference to the call for expression, please accept my expression
>>>>> of interest to serve as the NCUC candidate to the NCSG Executive Committee.
>>>>> I strongly believe of my capability to serve in this capacity. I therefore,
>>>>> sincerely expressed my interest to represent NCUC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Find inline my answers to the call criteria:
>>>>>
>>>>> a.       The person should have substantial knowledge about NCSG, its
>>>>> mission and values, as well as NCUC.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Ans: YES. I do have the knowledge of NCSG and NCUC operation.*
>>>>> b.      (b) The person should be familiar with NCSG Charter, as well
>>>>> as ICANN bylaws and GNSO Operating Procedures;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Ans: YES. I am familiar with the NCSG charter, the ICANN bylaws and
>>>>> also the operating procedures.*
>>>>>
>>>>> c.        The person should be willing to work in a large,
>>>>> consensus-oriented committee;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Ans: YES. Working in a diverse large environment that consensus is
>>>>> the priority is not a difficult task for me. The reason being that I have
>>>>> found myself working in such environment for years.*
>>>>>
>>>>> d.      The person should be able to determine the status of members
>>>>> applications, as well as help administer and maintain membership records;
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *YES. I confirm my management ability for the task.*
>>>>>
>>>>> e.       The person should be able to join teleconferences, as well
>>>>> as have weekly availability to dedicate to NCSG-EC dedicated mailing list
>>>>> and also membership approval process;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Yes. I confirm that I have the time and resources to do the following
>>>>> tasks as mentioned.*
>>>>>
>>>>>  Regards.
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>>>>>
>>>>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>>>> @boomartins
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>>>
>>> --
>>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>>>
>>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>> @boomartins
>>>
>>
>
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> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>
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