hi milton and frannie

i am interested - particularly in nomcom work..

let me know what more you need from me..

karen

At 19:44 29/09/2006, Milton Mueller wrote:
>My two cents:
>While it may not be required for our nominee to be an NCUC member, I
>would strongly prefer that they are -- at least we know enough about
>them, they would be more likely to know what our concerns are, etc.
>I think Karen Banks would be a very effective Nomcom representative.
>The issue is, does she want to make the time commitment?
>
> >>> Frannie Wellings <[log in to unmask]> 9/28/2006 5:13:03 PM
> >>>
>Hi all,
>
>I sent a note to the Executive Committee about this last week - the
>committee is looking to solicit suggestions from the entire
>constituency.
>
>So, can we all start discussing candidates for next year's nomcom? The
>person doesn't have to be a member of the NCUC from what I understand,
>but could be someone we appoint from outside the constituency. I'd
>suggest either Ralf Bendrath or Karen Banks would be good for the
>nomcom. We need to look for candidates with wide networks who can
>spread
>the word about the nominating committee process and help to find
>candidates, and also people who would make good decisions in the
>committee meetings.
>
>Can people reply with their suggestions for the next NCUC nomcom
>member?
>
>
>Best,
>
>Frannie
>
>
>* * * *
>
>Frannie Wellings
>
>Government Relations Manager
>
>Free Press
>
>(202) 265-1490 x 21
>
>http://www.freepress.net
>
>Media is the issue.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Non-Commercial User Constituency
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robin Gross
>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 6:44 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] [Fwd: [council] 2007 ICANN Nominating
>Committee]
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        [council] 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee
>Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:57:43 +1000
>From:   Bruce Tonkin <[log in to unmask]>
>To:     Council GNSO <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Donna Austin
>Subject: 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee
>
>Dear All
>
>I am writing to you on behalf of the Chair of ICANN's 2006 Nominating
>Committee, in preparation for the formation of the 2007 Nominating
>Committee, for which a Chair is in the process of being chosen.
>
>The work of the 2006 Nominating Committee is nearing completion and I
>would like to recognize the efforts of the representatives from each
>of
>your constituencies who served on this year's committee.  This is not
>an
>easy task and I was very pleased with the work of the committee and
>the
>commitment of those involved.
>
>It is my hope that the Chair of next year's committee will be
>announced
>in the next few weeks and that preparation can commence toward
>assembling the
>2007 Nominating Committee.  With now two years experience with the
>NomCom I cannot stress enough the importance of having the Committee
>in
>place as early in the process as possible.
>
>With this in mind, I would ask that you give consideration to
>potential
>delegates and liaisons for the 2007 NomCom.  Voting delegates can
>serve
>a maximum of two years and non-voting liaisons are not term limited.
>You may wish to approach your representatives from this year's process
>to re-commit to another year's service.
>
>I anticipate that the first face-to-face meeting of the 2007
>Nominating
>Committee will take place immediately after the close of the Annual
>General Meeting in Sao Paulo.  The Committee will meet on Friday
>afternoon and evening as well as all day Saturday.  These dates will
>be
>confirmed as soon as the 2007 Nominating Committee Chair has been
>appointed.
>
>Members of the new Committee will be expected to come to Sao Paulo for
>the Annual General Meeting, and to stay in Sao Paulo through Saturday
>evening, December 9th, to participate fully in this first face to face
>meeting.
>
>Although this schedule puts substantial time pressure on all of us in
>the near term, the benefits that will accrue the work of the
>Nominating
>Committee, as well as to ICANN as a whole, are very significant.
>
>I would appreciate acknowledgement of this message along with an
>indication of how long it will take you to identify a representative
>to
>serve on the
>2007 NomCom.  I appreciate that each of you have various processes for
>filling these positions and I hope that this early note will enable
>you
>to fulfill these positions to meet the timeframe outlined above.
>
>Regards
>
>Donna
>
>Donna Austin
>Coordinator
>On behalf of
>George Sadowsky
>Chair
>2006 Nominating Committee