I can only add a 1++ to Aydens arguments. It is great to have Farzaneh! And thanks for her work.
wolfgang
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Von: NCSG-Discuss im Auftrag von Michael Oghia
Gesendet: Do 03.08.2017 08:14
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Betreff: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair
I absolutely agree Ayden, Farzaneh is dedicated, disciplined, and has
repeatedly demonstrated her ability to exercise sound judgement while also
responding to the community.
Best,
-Michael
On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM, Yolanda Mlonzi <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi Ayden,
>
> I would like to support your nomination for Farzaneh, you have perfectly
> stated your reasons.
>
> As a newish member, Farzaneh has been so approachable, patient and open
> to hearing ideas. A quality that I admire the most about this nominee is
> her openness. For me this is important, especially when we are advocating
> for things like accountability & transparency within ICANN.
>
> Personally, she has shown me another side of what a leader is and could
> be... In my books, she is great!
>
> P.s. In the beginning I did not even know she was the NCUC chair due to
> her humility, approachable nature and quirky sense of humour :)
>
> Yolanda.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Lenandlar Singh <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ayden
>> I would like to second your Nomination of Farzaneh for Chair of NCSG.
>>
>> Regards
>> Len
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I would like to nominate Dr Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair.
>>>
>>> Most of us will already know Farzaneh - and if you do not, I encourage
>>> you to reach out to her some time. She is respected across the ICANN
>>> community for a number of reasons: for her very substantive contributions
>>> within working groups, for her in-depth knowledge of ICANN and the broader
>>> Internet governance landscape, and her skills in analysis and
>>> rapporteurship. But I think newer members know Farzaneh for a very
>>> different reason; for her desire to share her knowledge, to coach, to
>>> mentor, to help. That has been my experience, and I do not believe it to be
>>> an isolated one.
>>>
>>> Indeed, if we explore Farzaneh's legacy from her term as NCUC Chair, we
>>> can see that she focused strongly on capacity building, hosting numerous
>>> newcomer webinars to bring new members into the fold and causing a paradigm
>>> shift in how we have all come to see the onboarding of new NCUC members.
>>> She sought to further legitimise the constituency, first embarking on a
>>> website redesign and rebrand, then reaching out to other stakeholder groups
>>> to invite collaboration where it was appropriate. She completed a
>>> revolutionary review of the NCUC Bylaws, and led the development of the
>>> constituency's first-ever Operating Procedures.
>>>
>>> Her significant legacy from chairing the NCUC is one of achievement,
>>> transparency, and structural and procedural change. But it was also a
>>> glimpse into her as a person. She has shown herself to be dependable [I
>>> often wonder if she sleeps, because no matter what time of day or night I
>>> contact Farzaneh, I know I'll get an immediate response], optimistic, and
>>> calm when the pressure is on. And she backs this up with legal knowledge,
>>> experience in mediation, and political acumen.
>>>
>>> We were lucky to have Farzaneh at the helm of the NCUC. We'd be even
>>> luckier to have her chairing the NCSG. I have every confidence that she has
>>> the right knowledge, experience, and commitment to grow the NCSG.
>>>
>>> Indeed, she already has been - take a look at the Special Budget
>>> Requests that were granted for the NCSG this coming financial year, and
>>> you'll note that one of the most significant - a huge $66,000 windfall for
>>> us to launch a "capacity building program for NCSG, NCUC and NPOC to enable
>>> the NCSG members to effectively participate in policymaking at ICANN from
>>> various WGs to CCWGs" was drafted by Farzaneh. This is in addition to the
>>> $20,000 she secured for the NCUC for a policy practicum, travel slots for
>>> the Internet Governance Forum in Geneva, and an additional employee to join
>>> Constituency Travel to facilitate visas, among other instances where she's
>>> backed up her words with resources.
>>>
>>> Farzaneh, I sincerely hope you will accept this nomination.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Ayden Férdeline
>>> linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Lenandlar Singh*
>> *Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science*
>>
>> *University of Guyana*
>>
>>
>> *Email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>Website:
>> http://www.uog.edu.gy/faculties/fns/profile/mr-lenandlar-singh
>> <http://www.uog.edu.gy/faculties/fns/profile/mr-lenandlar-singh>*
>>
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