Dear All, I fully support the nomination of Ed Morris as NCSG representative for the NCSG on the GNSO Council. Ed uniquely combines impeccable personal ethics with knowledge and smarts. I can not think of a better candidate that represents the whole spectrum of the NCSG with his heart and soul without ever selling out. Not to re-elect him would be a real shame to the detriment of the whole GNSO. I urge you to support Ed in the upcoming election Klaus On 8/1/2016 8:13 AM, Kathy Kleiman wrote: > > 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