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Sincerely,

Walid

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Walid Al-Saqaf, PhD
Postdoc, Department of Media Studies
Stockholm University - Sweden


On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:13 PM, Kathy Kleiman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am honored to nominate Edward Morris as European representative for the
> NCSG on the GNSO Council.
>
> Ed currently holds this position and, as we have seen, he takes his job very
> seriously. Ed works tirelessly as an NCSG representative in the Council's
> job of overseeing the policy development process. He fights to ensure that
> Issues Report and Charters – key documents that kick off a new Policy
> Development Processes – are fair and balanced. He works with our NCSG
> Counselors and others to guide well-developed policies (developed by the
> Working Groups) to the Board for adoption (without the changes and
> circumvention some parties often seek to add).
>
> Ed is a leader in the cross-cutting work of Council where he has led our
> GNSO response to ICANN's Budget with an in-depth review and critique, and
> key recommendations for changes. He regularly serves on Council subgroups
> working on responses to the issues the GNSO faces within ICANN.
>
> We know Ed best in the last two years as a leader in the CCWG process
> fighting for Transparency, Accountability and Free Expression. The thousands
> of hours he spent on these issue (alongside Robin, Matt and so many others)
> were critical to the provisions and bylaws adopted.
>
> As we continue the Transition, and three major Policy Development Processes
> (Registration Directory Services, Rights Protection Mechanisms Review and
> New gTLD Subsequent Procedures) now in progress, this is a great time to
> continue our outstanding leadership. Ed is a tireless advocate for our NCSG
> interests on Council and throughout ICANN. He is an attorney specializing in
> politics & government, free expression, intellectual property and
> cybersecurity and whose advocacy and legal skills are needed in this
> important time of change and trasition. His passion, advocacy skills,
> drafting skills, and Multistakeholder vision are well-known.
>
> My great thanks to Ed for his passion, commitment and thousands of hours of
> work for NCSG on Council, and I hereby submit Ed Morris' name to you for a
> second term as our European representative on the GNSO Council.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kathy Kleiman

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