there is discussion ongoing on ALAC Mailing list.
"Nick Ashton-Hart has been promoted to ICANN's Senior Director,
Participation and Engagement
(<
http://blog.icann.org/2009/12/nick-ashton-hart-now-senior-director-participation-and-engagement/
>).
 This position incorporates the duties of General Manager for Public
Participation previously performed by Kieren McCarthy, as well as a
range of participation, recruitment and engagement activities that
will significantly benefit At-Large and ICANN."


Rafik

2009/12/12 Brenden Kuerbis <[log in to unmask]>

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> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> IMHO the work of Kieren is mitigated especially since his involvement in
>> that issue of incivility (I think that he made some recommendation on his
>> leaving report about) which is just a kind of hidden moderation.
>> Nick will have more powers than Kieren had before.
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> Can you elaborate, is the job description published anywhere?
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>> Rafik
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>> 2009/12/12 Jorge Amodio <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Yes he announced it before the Seoul meeting that he was leaving I believe
>>> after
>>> the IGF meeting. He got recently married and now Nick Ashton-Hart has
>>> moved
>>> to a position that replaces Kieren former role.
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>>> Regards
>>> Jorge
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>>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> > Just come across Kieren McCarthy's leaving report via
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>>> http://www.stephanevangelder.com/archives/292-Rethinking-public-participation-in-ICANN.html
>>> .
>>> > Had no idea that he had left and (as of 3 hours ago) I was drafting a
>>> > proposal for him on how ICANN could improve public participation
>>> > through the use of 'New Media' (now wondering if I was just seeking
>>> > another 'technological solution'?)
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