Nomination of Farzaneh Badii for the seat of NCSG Chair

Tue Aug 8 07:14:14 EEST 2017

+1 @Farzaneh.
She deserve this position.
Kudos !
Olévié


Le 4 août 2017 21:42, "Kawsu Sillah" <kawsu.sillah at gmail.com> a écrit :

> +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>:
>>
>>> 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> 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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>>>
>>> *From:* NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] *On Behalf
>>> Of *hfaiedh ines
>>> *Sent:* Friday, August 4, 2017 4:27 AM
>>> *To:* NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>> *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
>>> www.apc.org
>>> IM: ae_apc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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>>
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