+1 On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:38:21AM -0400, Brenden Kuerbis ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > yep +1 > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Wendy Seltzer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > A hearty Nth follow-up to the nomination and seconds. Bill's expertise > > and breadth of knowledge make him an excellent Non-Commercial leader. > > > > --Wendy > > > > On 10/16/2012 09:54 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote: > > > What he said! > > > > > > From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > > Edward Morris > > > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 7:16 PM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCUC election: nomination for Chair > > > > > > I would like to second Mary's nomination of Bill. > > > > > > As one of the newer members of the Constituency I've been spending a lot > > of time observing and trying to figure out both how things do work and how > > they should work at the NCUC. Bill Drake, more than anyone else, extended a > > welcoming hand when I showed up in Prague to join the group . That's > > important because the best way to address volunteer fatigue is having more > > volunteers. Bill knows this. > > > > > > He also knows ICANN. His writings are mandatory reading for anyone > > attempting to understand the complexities of the ICANN process. This next > > year is a crucial one for internet governance. Fadi Chehade is obviously > > not a status quo type of executive. Dubai may, or may not, present > > challenges to ICANN that are currently unanticipated. Bill's U.N. ties will > > serve us well no matter what happens. There is no one better able to > > marshall the NCUC through the changes that are forthcoming, and maintain > > and promote the role of our Constituency in the IG ecosphere, than Bill > > Drake. > > > > > > I'd encourage all NCUC members, new and old, in joining me in supporting > > Mary's nomination of Bill Drake for chair of the Constituency. He's the > > right person at the right time and we're lucky to have him. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:37 PM, <[log in to unmask]<mailto: > > [log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all - today is the first day of nominations for the new NCUC > > Executive Committee. I'd like to nominate Bill Drake for Chair of the > > constituency - besides his extensive experience and writings on Internet > > governance and issues directly of concern to NCUC members, he has been one > > of our elected reps to the GNSO Council for the past 4 years. > > > > > > > > > Seconding and support for Bill's candidacy would be great. > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Mary > > > > > > Mary W S Wong > > > Professor of Law > > > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP > > > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > > > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW > > > Two White Street > > > Concord, NH 03301 > > > USA > > > Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > Phone: 1-603-513-5143<tel:1-603-513-5143> > > > Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php > > > Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network > > (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Wendy Seltzer -- [log in to unmask] +1 617.863.0613 > > Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University > > Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School Information Society Project > > http://wendy.seltzer.org/ > > https://www.chillingeffects.org/ > > https://www.torproject.org/ > > http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/ > > > > -- Tapani Tarvainen