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<p>Sorry for keeping this brief but am currently travelling, having observed Michaels work over the past months and met him finally in South Africa I can very very easily add a second to Robins nomination, he would make an excellent Councillor for us and be
an amazing addition to the council team.</p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> NCSG-Discuss <NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on behalf of Robin Gross <robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 01 August 2017 21:03:22<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Nomination of Michael Karanicolas to GNSO Council</font>
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<div class="PlainText">It is my honor to nominate Michael Karanicolas for the GNSO Council.
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Michael has been instrumental in the CCWG Accountability, specifically in bringing meaningful improvements to ICANN’s transparency. Among other things, Michael served as the Rapporteur for the CCWG transparency working group, which was the first working group
to complete its recommendations for accountability improvements.<br>
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Until recently, Michael served as the Senior Legal Officer at the Centre for Law and Democracy and he is now joining the Open Government Partnership.
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I’m confident that Michael will make an excellent GNSO Councilor for NCSG and bring a unique knowledge base and skill set to our councilors as a whole.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Robin</div>
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