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