Hi Thanks for getting this started Avri. Given everything on the Council's plate and the need to do pre-Cartagena planning, we're on a rather compressed and dense time line. For my part, having put in the time and effort needed to get up to speed and be able to make a difference in the Council, I guess it'd make sense to see the process through for one more term if members so decide. So I will stand for re-election, and will try to pull together a brief candidate statement in the days ahead. Best, Bill On Oct 11, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > Hi, > > The year, the first term for two of our members, William Drake and Mary Wong, are ending. > > We, therefore, need to elect 2 GNSO Council members. > > Today I am opening a nomination/self-nomination period that will last 2 weeks: until 24 October Midnight UTC. > > Please send nominations/self-nominations to this list. > > If it is a nomination, please include a few words about why the nominee would be a good choice for the NCSG and include whether you have confirmed the proposed nominee's willingness. > > I ask all self-nominees and those nominated by others to make a statement on their qualifications, their reasons for interest in serving as a council member and their plans for the term should they be elected. > > I will put an agenda item on our next meeting where the participants on the call can ask questions of the candidates. > > Thank you > > a. *********************************************************** William J. Drake Senior Associate Centre for International Governance Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, Switzerland [log in to unmask] www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html www.linkedin.com/in/williamjdrake ***********************************************************