I'd like to support this suggestion and ask that all candidates provide their resumes. Thanks James. On 16/08/2016 22:16, James Gannon wrote: > Hey Stephanie, > > Actually that’s a really good idea on resumes, would like to see the > candidates share these as its a critical part of the skill set that > they are brining to the table. > Particularly useful for our members who may not know the candidates > personally. > > -James > > From: NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Stephanie Perrin > <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Reply-To: Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Date: Tuesday 16 August 2016 at 21:57 > To: "[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Subject: Perrin Candidate Statement > > Attached is my candidate statement in Word, also copied below. I fear > not much has changed since my statement in 2014....in particular I > would have hoped that my dissertation would have been finished!! Soon > though....:-) > > My resume is available to anyone who is interested. > > Best regards > > Stephanie Perrin > > > *Name:*Stephanie Perrin > *Region of residence:* Canada, North America > *Gender:* female > *Employment: *PhD candidate, retired federal public servant > *Conflicts of Interest: *none that I am aware of > *Reasons for willingness to take on the position:* > > My candidate statement has not really changed from what I submitted in > 2014.I still believe that ICANN is a wonderful experiment in > multistakeholder management of a key resource. I still want it to > work, but after two years of hard work on Council and various PDPs I > understand the threats and challenges better. I believe that my > experience and knowledge can be useful at ICANN. I am a hard worker > and a passionate advocate, and I would like to try to make a > difference here. There is a great team at NCSG, many different > characters with all kinds of talents and skills, and I would be proud > to represent them and the non-commercial users we all represent at the > GNSO. I have a lot of international experience, I understand key > stakeholders like the GAC, and I would love the challenge of trying to > help find solutions for some of the policy and procedural issues with > which the GNSO struggles. > > > *Qualifications for the position:* > > I have spent 30 years in the Canadian federal government, most of it > in the Department of Communications and the Department of Industry, in > the areas of telecom policy, and international trade in > telecommunciations, media and broadcasting, and intellectual > property. I worked in Canada-US trade and technology impact > assessment, during the 90s when the Internet was developed, and have > broad experience working with governments on e-commence. I > represented Canada at the OECD working group on security and privacy > for ten years, and was a vice-chair of the group which developed > cryptography policy guidelines. During the 90s, I also worked for ten > years on Canada's privacy standard (CAN/CSA-Q830-96) and was Director > of Privacy Policy responsible for turning that standard into Canada's > private sector privacy law. After the law passed, I took leave and > went to work as Canada's first Chief Privacy Officer, for Zero > Knowledge Systems, a privacy enhancing technology company that > developed anonymous browsing and email software. I have also worked, > back in government, for six years in risk management, integrity, and > values and ethics. I also was Director of Research and Policy at the > federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner, and worked to steer the > office to examine Internet issues, including the ICANN WHOIS issues of > the day (2005-7). I have done a lot of public speaking, and believe I > can intervene effectively to represent you. I am fluent in English > and French. > > This experience is very relevant to the policy issues I see at ICANN, > for the following reasons: > > ·ICANN is at an inflection point in terms of its maturity. It needs > to mature and develop better risk management, better accountability > and values and ethics, and better compliance with human rights law. I > think my practical government experience in these areas could be useful. > > ·There are serious privacy issues at ICANN, and a lack of expertise. > This is my principal area of expertise, and I have a keen desire to > contribute and to make things better. > > ·During 2013-2014 I worked on the Experts Working Group on directory > services for new gTLDs, (WHOIS replacement) where I learned quite a > lot about the issues behind this key debate. I have now joined the > GNSO/RDS PDP where it is critical to have someone who understands the > EWG report, as it is clearly the template for future work. > > ·During the past two years I worked on the working group on > accreditation of Privacy Proxy Services, and on the working group on > policy and implementation as well as the working group looking at > WHOIS conflicts with law.. I also worked on the GNSO Review team, and > prepared detailed comments on the outside examiners report.I have > monitored all the CCWG work on the IANA transition, and I regularly > review budget reports. > > ·Again, my government policy and management experience, and the many > years that I have volunteered on standards development groups and > shadow groups have, I think, given me insight into these processes > that has proven useful. > > *Statement of availability for the time the position required: * > > I am no longer working fulltime, and my studies are focused on issues > related to ICANN. I therefore have abundant time to devote to ICANN > work, particularly the GNSO. Over the past two years I have devoted > approximately half my work week to ICANN. > > > *Additional information: * > > I am studying at the Information School of the University of Toronto. > I am writing my PhD dissertationon why ICANN has refused to adopt > privacy policy or law. I have spent my career either applying law or > developing solutions, including technology and law, so my return to > school is largely to satisfy that hunger to understand things at a > more theoretical level. I continue to work to also fix that problem, > and get some practical implementation of commonly accepted privacy > policies at ICANN.This is my focus in much of the PDP work I have > done, because there is a lot happening on privacy issues, but it is > certainly not my only area of interest.It is important that we pace > our work to avoid burnout, but I am also keenly interested in > attracting new talent to work at ICANN, and in mentoring. > > Thanks for your attention. > > Stephanie Perrin > -- -------------- Matthew Shears Global Internet Policy and Human Rights Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) + 44 771 2472987