Nomination of Avri Doria as the chair of the NCSG

[Matthew Shears]

Wholeheartedly agree.

Matthew


On 03/08/2017 12:42, Marilia Maciel wrote:
> Raoul, thank you very much again for this excellent nomination. Avri's 
> work speaks for itself. Very few people in the Internet governance 
> sphere (inside and outside ICANN) could possibly claim to have the 
> experience that Avri has gathered throughout the years. She does not 
> only understand ICANN from a technical and policy aspects deeply; she 
> also understands ICANN's place in the whole ecosystem, which is a very 
> important quality for someone who is expected to chair the NCSG.
>
> More recently, Avri has accepted the huge responsibility to co-chair 
> the new gTLD subsequent procedures working group, probably one of the 
> hardest, heaviest in terms of workload and most divisive ones in the 
> current ICANN policy making landscape. She does it with great 
> substantive and political skills. She is highly respected from 
> bottom-up and top-down, there is no one that fails to recognise her 
> value as a participant, as a leader and as a facilitator of processes.
>
> Avri has a PhD in speaking the "hard thruths" that need to be said - 
> something which is extremely important for NCSG - and also knowing how 
> to avoid the minefields and political sensitivities. She can be 
> combative when needs be; she can be diplomatic when needed. Last but 
> not least, Avri is a wonderful human being, authentic, loyal and kind.
>
> All the support to Avri for this position if she chooses to accept 
> this nomination.
>
> All the best,
> Marilia
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 8:33 PM, Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com 
> <mailto:wisdom.dk at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello Raoul,
>
>     I second the nomination of Avri Doria.
>     I have work with her at the IGF MAG level and the level of her
>     experience and engagements within the space is something everyone
>     will desire for.
>     She is almost everywhere on earth contributing to policy
>     development, she has all it takes to diplomatically manage the
>     affairs of NCSG to the next level.
>
>     Avri, we are expecting a big yes from you.
>
>     Cheers to all,
>
>     *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
>     E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist*
>     *
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>     On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com
>     <mailto:plommer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         As it is,
>
>         I can not think of a more suitable candidate to lead the NCSG,
>         than Avri Doria.
>
>         The whole of ICANN knows of Avri and most people have at least
>         an idea of the extent of work she's done for ICANN and
>         especially for the NCSG over the years. Those who don't, can
>         have a look at the page of the first Multistakeholder Ethos
>         Award that, coincidentally, was given to Avri, for a plethora
>         of reasons.
>
>         https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-23-en
>         <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-23-en>
>
>         On a personal level, I've had many discussions with her about
>         various subjects on Internet Governance, both in the IGF as
>         well as ICANN and she's always been helpful in explaining
>         things, giving historic context to past decisions and on the
>         "way things are", with ease and without getting frustrated
>         even with a curious rookie like myself.
>
>         I've heard she might be reluctant to take this position on,
>         but I'm hoping to rally some support for her so it would
>         become at least that little bit harder to turn the nomination
>         down. I believe there is no one else, who is more familiar
>         with the intricacies of running a stakeholdergroup of the
>         civil society, in the ICANN environment. I hope others would
>         join me in supporting her candidacy.
>
>         -Raoul
>
>
>
>
>
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