+1 Ginger (Virginia) Paque Diplo Foundation www.diplomacy.edu/ig [log in to unmask] *The latest from Diplo... *Climate Change Diplomacy: It's current, it's controversial, and it's a top priority. Apply now for our online course at http://www.diplomacy. <http://www.diplomacy.edu/Courses/Climate.asp> edu/Courses/Climate.asp <http://www.diplomacy.edu/Courses/Climate.asp> On 20 July 2011 09:37, Balleste, Roy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 support for Maria.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *Roy Balleste* > > *Law Library Director* > > *Associate Professor of Law* > > *St. Thomas University* > > *16401 NW 37th Avenue* > > *Miami Gardens, FL 33054 USA* > > *1-305-623-2341* > > ** ** > > *From:* NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf > Of *Baudouin SCHOMBE > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:42 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: NCUC delegate to the 2012 Nominating Committee**** > > ** ** > > My support to Maria > > +1 for Maria > > **** > > SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN > > *COORDONNATEUR DU CENTRE AFRICAIN D'ECHANGE CULTUREL (CAFEC) > ACADEMIE DES TIC > *COORDONNATEUR NATIONAL REPRONTIC > *MEMBRE FACILITATEUR GAID AFRIQUE > *AT-LARGE MEMBER (ICANN) > *NCUC/GNSO MEMBER (ICANN) > > Téléphone mobile:+243998983491 > email : [log in to unmask]**** > > skype : b.schombe > blog : http://akimambo.unblog.fr > Site Web : www.ticafrica.net > **** > > > > **** > > 2011/7/20 William Drake <[log in to unmask]>**** > > Hi > > I second the nomination, Maria's been excellent. > > Best > > Bill > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Konstantinos Komaitis wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > We have to nominate someone from the NCUC to the nominating committee. > Maria Farrell was our representative during this year and I would like to > nominate her for another term. Maria has been fantastic as our rep in the > NonCom. > > > > As well as being a contributing member of the committee with good > attendance and participation, she helped the committee improve its openness > and transparency. While some of the nomcom's work (assessing candidates) > needs to be confidential, there was scope to be less secretive about the > timings and process as a whole. Maria set up the nomcom blog ( > http://icann2011nomcom.wordpress.com/) to increase awareness. She worked > with the Chair of this year's Nomcom, Adam Peake, to use that blog and also > the main ICANN blog to keep the community more up to date than previous > nomcoms have on what the committee does. She also blogged about the > committee's work at www.mariafarrell.com and www.crookedtimber.org. > > > > Maria worked with other key committee members to encourage women to > apply, as the tiny numbers the previous year were very troubling. She was > successful in more than doubling the number of women candidates by using > targeted outreach, public forums and the blogs. > > Finally, although nomcom members' responsibility is to the organisation > as a whole, and not their appointing group, Maria did an excellent job in > ensuring that we nominated candidates whose backgrounds and views are from a > wide range of the community. > > > > If I don't hear any objection by July 29, 2011, I will submit Maria's > name as NCUC's NonCom rep. > > > > KK > > > > Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, > > > > Senior Lecturer, > > Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses > > Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law > > University of Strathclyde, > > The Law School, > > Graham Hills building, > > 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA > > UK > > tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 > > > http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765 > > Selected publications: > http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 > > Website: www.komaitis.org > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adam Peake > > Sent: Κυριακή, 10 Ιουλίου 2011 8:07 μμ > > To: Konstantinos Komaitis > > Cc: Adam Peake; Joette Youkhanna > > Subject: NCUC delegate to the 2012 Nominating Committee > > > > Dear Konstantinos, > > > > I understand you are chair of the NCUC. I am writing to ask that the > NCUC select a delegate to join the 2012 Nominating Committee (NomCom). > > > > Maria Farrell served on the 2011 NomCom and is eligible to serve an > additional 1 year term. Maria was a very valuable member of the committee, > I hope she will be willing to volunteer again and if so the NCUC will be > willing to select her to serve. > > > > We would be grateful if you could make your selection by Monday, 15 > August. > > > > We hope service on the NomCom will be interesting and rewarding. In > > 2012 the NomCom will select 3 Directors of the ICANN Board, 2 members if > the ALAC, 1 member of the GNSO Council, and one member of the ccNSO Council. > Please note the following as you invite volunteers and make your selection: > > > > All 2012 NomCom members should be able to attend the Dakar ICANN meeting, > 23-28 October including an additional day Oct 29th when we anticipate the > 2012 NomCom will hold its first formal meeting. Travel, accommodational > other expenses will be provided. > > > > NomCom delegates should have a high level network of contacts essential > to candidate recruitment (and we hope the NCUC as sending entity will > support your delegate and help them with outreach.) > > > > The person should be able to join monthly teleconferences (typically UTC > 13:00.) > > > > Note that the committee's workload will increase significantly during > May/June 2012 when the candidate assessment process will be at its busiest. > We anticipate holding weekly calls at that time (again typically UTC 13:00). > > > > The person must be able to attend the June ICANN meeting, Prague, > > 24-29 June and NomCom selection meeting expected June 30 and July 1st. > > > > The person should be willing to work in a large, consensus-oriented > committee. > > > > Please consider geographic diversity of the NomCom when making your > selection of delegate, also more women members would be helpful (2011 > > NomCom: of 21 members 10 were Europeans and 6 North Americans, 3 women). > > > > Please send the name of the NCUC delegate by Monday, 15 August to Joette > Youkhanna <[log in to unmask]> and me. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Adam > > > > Adam Peake > > Chair, ICANN Nominating Committee 2011 > > <http://nomcom.icann.org/>**** > > ** ** >