Dear all,

A +1 for KK from me, too.

Maria

On 19 November 2011 01:02, nhklein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I can only agree with everything Kathy said, and I also support that Dr.
> Konstantinos Komaitis should be elected Chair of the NCUC.
>
> I would like to add here that I am happy to remember all others who did
> provide NCUC leadership in various ways in the past - remembering that I
> joined NCUC since the 1999 Santiago de Chile ICANN meeting, on behalf of a
> small NGO in Cambodia which had been instrumental in bringing the Internet
> to this country, established the ccTLD for Cambodia, and continues to be
> involved in Internet affairs.
>
> Norbert
>
>
>
>
> On 11/19/2011 03:02 AM, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>> I would like to second Carlos' nomination of Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis as
>> Chairman of NCUC. I do this out of the greatest respect for Konstantinos,
>> and out of a great sense of pride. When we founded the NCUC in 1999, just a
>> handful of people, we hoped that strong leadership would follow. Frankly,
>> we had no idea where it would come from as ICANN was an obscure
>> organization, and few cared about our issues.
>>
>> Fortunately, strong leadership followed over the years for NCUC, most
>> recently by Robin Gross and Konstantinos. This leadership broadened and
>> expanded the Constituency into one of the largest and most diverse within
>> ICANN, and an active leader on many issues, including fair and balanced
>> rules for the New gTLDs.
>>
>> Konstantinos studied ICANN before he joined us, and his dissertation on
>> the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy is now a well-regarded book. He
>> understood our crazy policy process -- and yet he still joined ICANN :-) In
>> Dakar, and many meetings before, he has shared his outstanding ability to
>> lead, teach and encourage the broadest of discussions and participation.
>>
>> Accordingly, I wholeheartedly second Carlos' nomination of Konstantinos
>> for a second term.
>> Kathy
>>
>> Kathy Kleiman
>> Co-Founder, NCUC
>> Founder, Internet Matters Law Firm
>>
>>  Ddear people, I see no relevant reason why we should nominate
>>> Konstantinos Komaitis for a second term, so I am doing this right now.
>>>
>>> fraternal regards
>>>
>>> --c.a.
>>>
>> c.a. you mean "why we should NOT nominate" , yes?
>
> --
> A while ago, I started a new blog:
>
> ...thinking it over... after 21 years in Cambodia
> http://www.thinking21.org/
>
> continuing to share reports and comments from Cambodia.
>
> Norbert Klein
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> Phnom Penh / Cambodia
>