Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the nomination and for making a public statement that includes:

1. Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;

Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Euzrope, Male, University of Aarhus, Department of Media and Informaiton Studies

2. Any conflicts of interest;

No conflicts. I am also chairing the Summer School on Internet Governance, the ICANN Studienkreis, I am involved in the IGF and EURODIG abd I am chairing the Council of Europe Cross Border Internet Expert Group. None of these organizations is involved with ICANN projects, but their interests and field of activities cover ICANN issues and are consistent with interestes of individual and non-commercial as those of NCSG.

3. Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;

I see the Internet as an open space wicz gives tremendous ipportunities to individual and non-commercial users and to the imp,ementation of basic human rights as the right to freedom of expression. Thos issues are touched by a lot of uitems under discussion in ICANN and in patricular in the GNSO Councuil. To bring the individual and non-com,mercial users perspective to this discussions is an impiortant element and would be my first priority. Participation in this excersize is also an important move twoards a further ebnhancement of the multistakeholder model as it is envisaged by ICANN under its new AoC. I believe I can help non-commercial Internet users to participate in those policy development processes. 

4. Qualifications for the position; 

I am invoved in Internet Governance issues since more than 20 years, mainly as an independen academic observer. O have participated in 39 out of 41 ICANN meetings and served in various capacities in a number of ICANN bodies, inter alia the NomCom, which I chaired in 2009/2010. I am also chairing an ALS (Medienstadt Leipzig e.V., which organizes, inter alia, the Summer School on Internet Governance/SSIG) a which is member of EURALO.  Insofar I have full insight into ICANN as an organisation and in its practices and procedures. I understand also very well the broader environment, thanks to my involvement in the World Summit on the Infotrmaiton Society and its follow ep. I was a co-founder and first chair of the CS IGC, a member of the WGIG, a special adviser to the chair of the IGF, a member of the new CSTD IGF Improvement working group. Since 2009 I am also chairing the Council of Europe Cross Broder Internet Expert Group. 
 
5. Statement of availability for the time the position requires.

As an academic person I am rather flexible in uasing my time for extra activities as a GNSO Council member, including  participating in face-to-face and telephonic meetings, working groups, and mailing list discussions.

I welcome any questions.  

Thanks!

Wolfgang