Hi,

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate NPOC's candidate for
this position, Carlos.

As NCSG's unsuccessful candidate for the task, I wish him the best in
this new challenge in the coming year.  It is going to be a tough one. 


avri



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Councilors:



 

Heather, Donna and I are pleased to announce that we have reached the
decision to unanimously recommend Carlos Gutiérrez to serve as the next
GNSO Council liaison to the GAC (See attached motion).

 

We received and reviewed applications from three candidates, each of
whom had been nominated by an SG or C of the Non-Contracted Party House.
The applications set out in detail their qualifications and experience
relevant to this role, and we believe that each would have
well-represented the GNSO. We believe that all candidates met or
exceeded our published required skills set and desired experience, which
made our evaluation and selection all the more challenging.  As a
result, we considered additional strengths and areas of expertise that
each could contribute to this role and the particular challenges it
currently faces.

 

Ultimately, it was Carlos’ direct experience with the GAC, as the former
GAC representative for Costa Rica, that differentiated him from the
other applicants.  While direct experience with the GAC is not a
requirement of the liaison role, in light of the recent and ongoing
discussions within the GNSO Council about the relationship between GNSO
recommendations, GAC Advice and ICANN Board action, it is our hope and
expectation that Carlos can leverage this experience, and existing
relationships and trust in particular, to hit the ground running and
make an immediate impact in this role.

 

A key task for the liaison at this point in time is building a bridge
between GAC and GNSO working methods to encourage earlier
and greater GAC participation in our heavy PDP workload. While this
will not be an easy task, we believe that Carlos is well placed to
tackle it. 

 

If approved by Council, Carlos will assume this role at the end of
the upcoming ICANN57 in Hyderabad, on the expiry of his current term on
the GNSO Council.

 

Once again, we emphasize that we considered that all candidates'
applications clearly demonstrated that they could very capably serve in
this role, and that each would contribute their own unique experience
and talents. The GNSO Chairs thank these candidates for volunteering,
and hope they will do so again in the future for this role, or other
high-profile positions.




Finally, we ask that all Councilors and members of the GNSO community
thank Mason Cole for his service in the inaugural launch of this liaison
role, along with his agreeing to extend his service, and to assist with
this transition.

 

 

Thank you,

 

J.



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