Hello everyone,
As you may know, the GNSO is able to send 2
members to the ICANN Board - one is elected by the
Contracted Parties (Board seat #13), and one by the
Non-Contracted Parties (Board seat #14). Bruce
Tonkin is currently the representative from the
Contracted Parties (i.e. Registries and Registrars)
and Rita Rodin Johnston, who was the Non-Contracted
Parties' representative in seat #14, is stepping
down.
The Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) has
nominated Bill Graham, former
Canadian government official and now ISOC global
engagement strategies, as their candidate to replace
Rita. A couple of us NCSG Councilors nominated our
Chair,
Avri Doria. This means that Avri
and Bill Graham will be facing off in the election
next week.
To win, a candidate must secure 8 out of the 13
votes at stake (from the 6 CSG Councillors, 6
NCSG Councilors, and 1 Nominating Committee
appointee, a position currently held by Olga Cavalli
from Argentina).
Some of you may know Bill Graham, and most of you
know Avri and her tireless efforts on behalf of NCSG
to broaden its membership base (e.g. by supporting
the creation of new Constituencies), secure
participation opportunities for new and potential
members (e.g. through her work on the Joint
Applicant Support and countless other Working
Groups), and to ensure that ICANN remains a
multi-stakeholder, bottom-up, consensus-based
organization.
Good luck, Avri!,
Cheers
Mary
Mary W S Wong
Professor of Law
Chair, Graduate IP Programs
Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW
Two White Street
Concord, NH 03301
USA
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