At 11:59 AM +0200 3/10/10, William Drake wrote: >Hi > >On Oct 1, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > >> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep10-en.htm > >Congratulations to our nominees David Cake (SSR) and Kim von Arx >(WHOIS) on their appointments. I'm very grateful to the support given to me by the NCSG through the process, and I look forward to representing NCSG. I'm certainly appreciative of the support given to me so far, and I also know that I am going to be very appreciative of any help or advice anyone is able to offer me for the task ahead. > It's worth noting that the GNSO was only given three slots on the >SSR team, and that David was selected instead of the registrar's >candidate. I'm giving the credit for that one to geographic diversity, which the selectors stated was a major factor in making the selection. > Happily, Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza, a Professor of business >law in Brazil and recent NCSG Councilor, has agreed to step in and >represent us despite the daunting end game work load, and the >Selectors have encouraged the Council to endorse him, which is now >pending and should work out (Councilors have until Wednesday 6th to >object, but that'd be rather contrary to the basic political bargain >on SG RT representation). So assuming this goes off without a >hitch, congratulations and thanks to Willie and Carlos as well. Congrats to Carlos (an excellent choice), and thanks for Willie, who I gather has done a solid job on this. If either of you have any advice for me, I'm listening! Regards David