Joining Avri in congratulating Carlos, and may I say NCSG should be proud of having two such excellent candidates come forward for this difficult job. Carlos, you can count on our full support!! Stephanie Perrin On 2016-10-26 06:50, avri doria wrote: > 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