Congrats Carlos, And thanks Avri for having offered your services. ------------------------ **Arsène Tungali** Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*, CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <http://www.smart-serv.info>*, *Mabingwa Forum <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com>* Tel: +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow <http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html> (YALI) - ISOC IGF Ambassador <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/2015Ambassadors> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/2015Ambassadors>- Blogger <http://tungali.blogspot.com> - ICANN Fellow <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en>. The HuffingtonPost UK <http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/liza-bel/drc_b_8958150.html> 2016-10-26 13:36 GMT+02:00 AbdulRasheed Tamton <[log in to unmask]>: > Congrats Carlos!!! All the best. > > BR, > Rasheed Tamton. > > -----Original Message----- > From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > avri doria > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 1:50 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Marketing Mail] Fwd: GNSO liaison to GAC > > Hi, > > I want to take this opportunity to congratulate NPOC's candidate for this > position, Carlos. > > As NCSG's unsuccessful candidate for the task, I wish him the best in this > new challenge in the coming year. It is going to be a tough one. > > > avri > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > Councilors: > > > > > > Heather, Donna and I are pleased to announce that we have reached the > decision to unanimously recommend Carlos Gutiérrez to serve as the next > GNSO Council liaison to the GAC (See attached motion). > > > > We received and reviewed applications from three candidates, each of whom > had been nominated by an SG or C of the Non-Contracted Party House. > The applications set out in detail their qualifications and experience > relevant to this role, and we believe that each would have well-represented > the GNSO. We believe that all candidates met or exceeded our published > required skills set and desired experience, which made our evaluation and > selection all the more challenging. As a result, we considered additional > strengths and areas of expertise that each could contribute to this role > and the particular challenges it currently faces. > > > > Ultimately, it was Carlos’ direct experience with the GAC, as the former > GAC representative for Costa Rica, that differentiated him from the other > applicants. While direct experience with the GAC is not a requirement of > the liaison role, in light of the recent and ongoing discussions within the > GNSO Council about the relationship between GNSO recommendations, GAC > Advice and ICANN Board action, it is our hope and expectation that Carlos > can leverage this experience, and existing relationships and trust in > particular, to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact in this > role. > > > > A key task for the liaison at this point in time is building a bridge > between GAC and GNSO working methods to encourage earlier and greater GAC > participation in our heavy PDP workload. While this will not be an easy > task, we believe that Carlos is well placed to tackle it. > > > > If approved by Council, Carlos will assume this role at the end of the > upcoming ICANN57 in Hyderabad, on the expiry of his current term on the > GNSO Council. > > > > Once again, we emphasize that we considered that all candidates' > applications clearly demonstrated that they could very capably serve in > this role, and that each would contribute their own unique experience and > talents. The GNSO Chairs thank these candidates for volunteering, and hope > they will do so again in the future for this role, or other high-profile > positions. > > > > > Finally, we ask that all Councilors and members of the GNSO community > thank Mason Cole for his service in the inaugural launch of this liaison > role, along with his agreeing to extend his service, and to assist with > this transition. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > J. > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > The information in this email may contain confidential material and it is > intended solely for the addresses. Access to this email by anyone else is > unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the > email and destroy any copies of it, any disclosure, copying, distribution > is prohibited and may be considered unlawful. Contents of this email and > any attachments may be altered, Statement and opinions expressed in this > email are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of > Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC). >