Hi everybody,

Wow. 

I’d like to thank Robin, Brenden and the staff at ICANN for all their hard work in running this election. If the democracies of the world were able to conduct elections as clearly and smoothly as this group did we’d all be better off. Thanks again.

To my fellow candidates: I’m used to running campaigns, I’m not used to being the person out front. It takes a special person, myself excluded, to take that risk and run for office. Thank you for doing so.  Regardless of the result,  this Constituency needs everyone working together if we’re going to have success and I hope all are willing. We have a lot of work to do and we need the energies and talents of each and every member  to get it done. With Bill’s leadership there is so much we can accomplish.

I never thought the goal of my year, were I successful, on the EC would be to give hope to Avri. Through her energy, intelligence, hard work and passion she has given so much to all of us. Yes,  recent events have given all of us much pause to thought. But...we need to remember why we are all doing this,  we need to remember  those whose interests we have pledged to represent: the billions of noncommercial internet users throughout this world. The day the internet becomes no more than a platform for commerce is the day the internet as we know it dies. We have a compelling story to tell and the best of all reasons to tell it: to save the open, free, innovative internet for ourselves and future generations. 

Thanks to everyone for their support and I’ll do my best to justify your confidence in me.

Edward Morris