Nomination of Avri Doria as the chair of the NCSG

[Akinremi Peter Taiwo]

I couldn't agree more about Avri nomination. She is an extraordinary being
and a motivation. She is always everywhere with abilities, skills and sense
of humour . I hope you accept the nomination, Avri.

Best

On Aug 3, 2017 4:18 PM, "Joan Kerr" <joankerr at fbsc.org> wrote:

> Dear Raoul,
>
> Thank you for so much for nominating Avri.  An excellent choice indeed.
> For all the reasons you listed, I am in total agreement, and will add some
> personal notes as well.
>
> Since joining NPOC almost three years ago, Avri has been so generous with
> her time with me, always available to answer questions about the history of
> NPOC in a positive way.  She wants NPOC to become a viable stakeholder in
> NCSG, the ICANN ecosystem and thrive as a constituency
>
> All nominated candidates may have the knowledge, skills and history of
> ICANN policies and participation, however, the NCSG Chair also have the
> duty and responsibility to be able to deal with both constituencies well.
> Given her long ICANN experience and known support for NPOC, among many
> other abilities, I support Avri Doria as Chair of NCSG.
>
> Avri, I hope you accept this nomination.
>
> Supportively Yours,
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Raoul Plommer <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
>>
>> 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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