+1 Kathy!


Patrick Lenihan



---- Original Message ----
From: Kathy Kleiman <[log in to unmask]>
To: NCSG-DISCUSS <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Mon, Aug 1, 2016 9:13 am
Subject: Nomination of Edward Morris


    
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