Dear
All,
I am honored to nominate Edward
Morris as European representative for the NCSG on the GNSO Council.
Ed
currently holds this position and, as we have seen, he takes his
job very seriously. Ed works tirelessly as an NCSG
representative in the Council's job of overseeing the policy
development process. He fights to ensure that Issues Report and
Charters – key documents that kick off a new Policy Development
Processes – are fair and balanced. He works with our NCSG
Counselors and others to guide well-developed policies
(developed by the Working Groups) to the Board for adoption
(without the changes and circumvention some parties often seek
to add).
Ed is a
leader in the cross-cutting work of Council where he has led
our GNSO response to ICANN's Budget with an in-depth review and
critique, and key recommendations for changes. He regularly
serves on Council subgroups working on responses to the issues
the GNSO faces within ICANN.
We know
Ed best in the last two years as a leader in the CCWG process
fighting for Transparency, Accountability and Free Expression.
The thousands of hours he spent on these issue (alongside Robin,
Matt and so many others) were critical to the provisions and
bylaws adopted.
As we
continue the Transition, and three major Policy Development
Processes (Registration Directory Services, Rights Protection
Mechanisms Review and New gTLD Subsequent Procedures) now in
progress, this is a great time to continue our outstanding
leadership. Ed is a tireless advocate for our NCSG interests on
Council and throughout ICANN. He is an attorney specializing in
politics & government, free expression, intellectual
property and cybersecurity and whose advocacy and legal skills
are needed in this important time of change and trasition. His
passion, advocacy skills, drafting skills, and Multistakeholder
vision are well-known.
My
great thanks to Ed for his passion, commitment and thousands
of hours of work for NCSG on Council, and I hereby submit Ed
Morris' name to you for a second term as our European
representative on the GNSO Council.
Best
regards,
Kathy Kleiman