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 > [log in to unmask] > Phnom Penh / Cambodia >