Yes to Chairman Bill. Adam On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +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