AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair

[Farell Folly]

I agree with Ayden, I would have made the same suggestion. I hope Farzi
will accept that and be our chair for the next term. Go Farzi !



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Le 3 août 2017 08:44, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang <
wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de> a écrit :

> I can only add a 1++ to Aydens arguments. It is great to have Farzaneh!
> And thanks for her work.
>
> wolfgang
>
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: NCSG-Discuss im Auftrag von Michael Oghia
> Gesendet: Do 03.08.2017 08:14
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> Betreff: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the seat of
> NCSG Chair
>
> I absolutely agree Ayden, Farzaneh is dedicated, disciplined, and has
> repeatedly demonstrated her ability to exercise sound judgement while also
> responding to the community.
>
> Best,
> -Michael
>
> On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM, Yolanda Mlonzi <mamiyaomhle at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ayden,
> >
> > I would like to support your nomination for Farzaneh, you have perfectly
> > stated your reasons.
> >
> >  As a newish member, Farzaneh has been so approachable, patient and open
> > to hearing ideas. A quality that I admire the most about this nominee is
> > her openness. For me this is important, especially when we are advocating
> > for things like accountability & transparency within ICANN.
> >
> > Personally, she has shown me another side of what a leader is and could
> > be... In my books, she is great!
> >
> > P.s. In the beginning I did not even know she was the NCUC chair due to
> > her humility, approachable nature and quirky sense of humour :)
> >
> > Yolanda.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Lenandlar Singh <
> > lenandlar.singh at uog.edu.gy> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ayden
> >> I would like to second your Nomination of Farzaneh for Chair of NCSG.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Len
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear all,
> >>>
> >>> I would like to nominate Dr Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair.
> >>>
> >>> Most of us will already know Farzaneh - and if you do not, I encourage
> >>> you to reach out to her some time. She is respected across the ICANN
> >>> community for a number of reasons: for her very substantive
> contributions
> >>> within working groups, for her in-depth knowledge of ICANN and the
> broader
> >>> Internet governance landscape, and her skills in analysis and
> >>> rapporteurship. But I think newer members know Farzaneh for a very
> >>> different reason; for her desire to share her knowledge, to coach, to
> >>> mentor, to help. That has been my experience, and I do not believe it
> to be
> >>> an isolated one.
> >>>
> >>> Indeed, if we explore Farzaneh's legacy from her term as NCUC Chair, we
> >>> can see that she focused strongly on capacity building, hosting
> numerous
> >>> newcomer webinars to bring new members into the fold and causing a
> paradigm
> >>> shift in how we have all come to see the onboarding of new NCUC
> members.
> >>> She sought to further legitimise the constituency, first embarking on a
> >>> website redesign and rebrand, then reaching out to other stakeholder
> groups
> >>> to invite collaboration where it was appropriate. She completed a
> >>> revolutionary review of the NCUC Bylaws, and led the development of the
> >>> constituency's first-ever Operating Procedures.
> >>>
> >>> Her significant legacy from chairing the NCUC is one of achievement,
> >>> transparency, and structural and procedural change. But it was also a
> >>> glimpse into her as a person. She has shown herself to be dependable [I
> >>> often wonder if she sleeps, because no matter what time of day or
> night I
> >>> contact Farzaneh, I know I'll get an immediate response], optimistic,
> and
> >>> calm when the pressure is on. And she backs this up with legal
> knowledge,
> >>> experience in mediation, and political acumen.
> >>>
> >>> We were lucky to have Farzaneh at the helm of the NCUC. We'd be even
> >>> luckier to have her chairing the NCSG. I have every confidence that
> she has
> >>> the right knowledge, experience, and commitment to grow the NCSG.
> >>>
> >>> Indeed, she already has been - take a look at the Special Budget
> >>> Requests that were granted for the NCSG this coming financial year, and
> >>> you'll note that one of the most significant - a huge $66,000 windfall
> for
> >>> us to launch a "capacity building program for NCSG, NCUC and NPOC to
> enable
> >>> the NCSG members to effectively participate in policymaking at ICANN
> from
> >>> various WGs to CCWGs" was drafted by Farzaneh. This is in addition to
> the
> >>> $20,000 she secured for the NCUC for a policy practicum, travel slots
> for
> >>> the Internet Governance Forum in Geneva, and an additional employee to
> join
> >>> Constituency Travel to facilitate visas, among other instances where
> she's
> >>> backed up her words with resources.
> >>>
> >>> Farzaneh, I sincerely hope you will accept this nomination.
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes,
> >>>
> >>> Ayden Férdeline
> >>> linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> *Lenandlar Singh*
> >> *Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science*
> >>
> >> *University of Guyana*
> >>
> >>
> >> *Email: lenandlar.singh at uog.edu.gy <lenandlar.singh at uog.edu.gy>Website:
> >> http://www.uog.edu.gy/faculties/fns/profile/mr-lenandlar-singh
> >> <http://www.uog.edu.gy/faculties/fns/profile/mr-lenandlar-singh>*
> >>
> >
> >
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