Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair

[Louise Marie Hurel]

I fully support Farzaneh's nomination and hope she accepts it!

Best,

Louise

2017-08-04 13:57 GMT-03:00 Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org>:

> I also strongly support Farzaneh’s nomination for NCSG Chair and believe
> she will make an excellent chair for the entire stakeholder group.
>
> Over the last year, I’ve been extremely impressed with her in the role of
> chair of NCUC.  I’ve seen that Farzi is extremely hard working and she
> requires her team be hard working too, which leads to tremendous results
> for the entire group.  The great improvements and advancements that she has
> done for NCUC can also be achieved for NCSG with Farzi as our next chair.
>
> I am very excited about the new energy and fresh blood potentially moving
> into these NCSG leadership positions.  It shows positive growth, enhanced
> strength, and a strategic move toward unity for the entire stakeholder
> group.  :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
>
>
> On Aug 4, 2017, at 7:11 AM, Paul Rosenzweig <paul.rosenzweig@
> redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> While I sometimes disagree with Farzaneh, I find her to be a most
> cooperative and collaborative individual.  She will also bring new blood
> and energy to this group.  I am pleased to join in supporting her
>
> Paul
>
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> <NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *hfaiedh ines
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> *Subject:* Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the
> seat of NCSG Chair
>
> I wholeheratedly support Farzaneh s nomination for NCSG Chair. I had the
> honour to follow Farzaneh and be inspired by her hard work and devotion
> from my earliest days as an NCUC member and MEAC Working Group member. I
> then had the pleasure to work closer with her this pasrmt year within the
> NCUC EC team and recently in the Steering Committee of the Middle East
> School on Internet Governance and I can attest that she will be a perfect
> fit for NCSG leadership. I hope she accepts this nomination.
>
> On Aug 3, 2017 18:41, "Anriette Esterhuysen" <anriette at apc.org> wrote:
>
> +1 for Farzaneh
>
> Anriette
>
>
>
> On 03/08/2017 10:42, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" wrote:
> > 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
> > An: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > 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>*
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> --
> ----------------------------------------
> Anriette Esterhuysen
> Director - global policy and strategy
> Association for Progressive Communications
> anriette at apc.org
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>
>
>


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