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