Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair

Fri Aug 4 16:39:45 EEST 2017

+1 to Farzaneh. She'll be a great fit.

Best
Kawsu

On Friday, August 4, 2017, Louise Marie Hurel <louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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 at redbranchconsulting.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','paul.rosenzweig at 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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>> *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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lenandlar.singh at uog.edu.gy');> <
>> lenandlar.singh at uog.edu.gy
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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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