I support Kathy's nomination of Ed Morris for GNSO Council

Joan Kerr

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 8:13 AM, 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
>