I strongly support Avri and believe she would be a superb addition to the Board, particularly for the reasons Milton sets out. Maria On 28 April 2011 11:04, LILIANE RUVAKUBUSA <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My support for you Avri and wishing you the best of luck. > . > > *Liliane Ruvakubusa* > *GIDA Agency for ICT development in Burundi > [log in to unmask] > Mobile +257 77 748 211 ou + 257 75 558 713* > > --- On *Thu, 4/28/11, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]>* wrote: > > > From: Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: Election for ICANN Board seat now going on > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 10:40 AM > > > Sorry to jump into this late... > Of course, support for Avri > > Regards, > > Alex > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:28 AM, MEDA Shefqet <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > Are we in a voting process? > > If yes +1 for Avri. > > Regards > > > > > > Shefqet MEDA > > Electronic and Postal Communications Authority > Directorate of Technical Regulation > Director > email: [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > alter. email: [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > mob: 0355 6720 26 388 > Str. Reshit Collaku, No-43 > Tirana > Albania > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:06 AM, asare-sakyi george <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > My support for you Avri and wishing you the best of luck. > . > Ing George Asare Sakyi > Managing Director > Mont Royal Technologies > Tel: 0203001647 > email: [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > > *To:* [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Wed, April 27, 2011 11:15:17 PM > *Subject:* Re: Election for ICANN Board seat now going on > > Hi, > > While it might be nice if we did have elections for the Board where all the > members of the constituencies and stakeholders got to vote, at this point it > is only the council members in the Non Contracted Parties House who vote. > Though who knows for future elections we could propose it - though it might > take a by-laws change. > > In the CSG, as I understand it, the chairs of the constituencies have > directed how their council members must vote. Of course they have the > choice of obeying or not since it is a secret ballot. > > In the NCSG, the council members are all free to decide for themselves how > they will vote. > > My hope is that they will decide to vote for me. And maybe the support > they see here will help them decide to do so. > > And of course it truly warms my heart to see your support. I appreciate it > greatly. > > Thanks > > a. > > > On 27 Apr 2011, at 23:59, Carlos A. Afonso wrote: > > > Yes, this was what I asked as well. > > > > --c.a. > > > > On 04/27/2011 06:48 PM, Dan Krimm wrote: > >> Sure, +1. > >> > >> Does our input here make a formal difference (is it part of a formal > >> process of electoral polling), or is this just a "resolution of > support"? > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> > >> On Wed, April 27, 2011 2:34 pm, Jorge Amodio wrote: > >>> 1+ for Avri. > >>> > >>> -J > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -J > >>> > >>> > >>> On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:22 PM, Glenn Ricart <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]>> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> --c.a. > >>>> > >>>> On 04/27/2011 12:24 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote: > >>>>> Let me second that motion! > >>>>> In addition to Avri's intrinsic qualifications, there is the need for > >>>> better diversity on the Board - and by that I am not just referring to > >>>> gender but to ideological and policy diversity as well. > >>>>> > >>>>> The whole purpose of having distinct stakeholder groups in ICANN's > >>>> GNSO is to ensure some kind of balanced representation. So it is > >>>> important that the NCSG members hold together and support one of our > >>>> own for Board seat 14. > >>>>> > >>>>> --MM > >>> > >> > > > >