+1 on Bill Drake as member of NCSG-Ig On 19-Oct-14 14:01, Sonigitu Ekpe wrote: > Hello Great Fellows and Friends, > > I strongly support William Drake's nomination. > > Best regards. > > Sonigitu Ekpe > > Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 > "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" > > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> During the public GNSO council meeting in Los Angeles, the council adopted >> the charter of the Cross-Community Working Group of Internet Governance >> (CCWG-IG), as well as the manner in which the GNSO would be represented by >> members of this CCWG. The resolution can be found here: >> http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201410 >> >> It was also agreed that each GNSO group should identify its representative >> by October 22nd, which is only in a few days. I thought I'd get the >> nomination process started by nominating Bill Drake to represent the NCSG >> as a member of this group. Bill's already been active on this group, and >> certainly meets the desirable criteria of membership. >> >> For easier reference, here is the exact language of the resolution: >> >> *20141015-2* >> >> *Adoption of a Charter for a Cross Community Working Group to discuss >> Internet governance (CWG-IG) issues affecting ICANN and make >> recommendations to the chartering organization on these issues* >> Whereas, >> >> 1. This group was initiated in December 2013 in response to a call >> from ICANN CEO and has been working informally since then; >> 2. The group has developed the charter found at >> http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-ig-charter-20may14-en.pdf >> 3. This charter has already been approved by ALAC, ccNSO and SSAC. >> >> Resolved: >> >> 1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter >> http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-ig-charter-20may14-en.pdf >> 2. The RrSG, the RySG, NCSG, BC, IPC, and ISPC will each identify one >> member to serve on the CWG-IG by 22-October-2014 taking into account the >> charter requirement that best efforts should be made to ensure that members: >> - Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable >> subject matter; >> - Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG-IG on >> an ongoing and long-term basis; and >> - Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns >> of individuals in the organization that appoints them. >> 3. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a >> call for observers to join the CWG-IG, each in accordance with its own >> rules. >> 4. As the charter calls for each of the chartering organizations to >> appoint a co-chair for the group, the GNSO Council appoints Rafik Dammak to >> serve as a member of the CWG-IG, to serve as the GNSO co-chair of the >> CWG-IG and to serve as GNSO Council liaison to the group. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> Amr >>