[EC-NCSG] Hyderabad travel slot - urgent

[Tapani Tarvainen]

Dear all,

While I'd prefer to hear from others first, time is so short that I'll
go ahead and make my initial evaluation without waiting any more.

My first choice would be Sarah Clayton. In particular her recent
activity in several working groups on hot topics that will be on
council agenda in Hyderabad is what I find very persuasive.
And her past work on DIDP was rather impressive, too.

Second place would be harder to assign. Rohas has a fair amount of
experience in ICANN but almost all of it some time ago and with
At-Large, very little in GNSO. Donkor and Plommer are in a few
current working groups but have not been very active.
I'd say it's pretty much a tossup between the three.

Of the rest, Gitau is fairly active in our mailing lists but I'm not
aware of any working group participation. Sooknanan has been inactive
for several years. Hajiyev hasn't been active recently either.

Given that we want someone who could jump into council work, touching
ground running as it were, I therefore propose to choose Clayton.

I am of course open to be persuaded otherwise, but please speak
up quickly: we really should decide this today if at all possible.

Thank you.

Tapani


On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 11:48:51AM +0300, Tapani Tarvainen (ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info) wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> My call for volunteers to substitute for Marilia in Hyderabad got
> several replies. Omitting those that didn't ask for travel support
> (there were got a few who will be in Hyderabad anyway), we have seven
> people to choose from, in alphabetical order:
> 
> Sarah Clayton
> Wisdom Donkor
> James Njoroge Gitau (aka Kaswesha)
> Yashar Hajiyev
> Raoul Plommer
> Juan Manuel Rojas
> Cintra Sooknanan
> 
> Below are their applications (I've cut signatures and quoted parts
> of my original messages for readability).
> 
> Note: time is very short. Indeed Constituency Travel thinks its
> already too late to get the visa, but I it should still be possible
> if we act fast - worth trying in any case. (We don't have anyone
> available who would not need a visa.) But we really should decide
> this today.
> 
> So, please indicate your preferences ASAP.
> 
> Key criteria would be ability to work effectively in the council,
> and major indicator for that would be recent activity in relevant
> GNSO working groups.
> 
> Thank you in advance for quick responses,
> 
> Tapani
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Sarah Clayton <sarahliannec at gmail.com> -----
> 
> Dear Tapani,
> 
> I would like to respectfully ask for consideration for both the travel slot
> and the Council alternate. This would be a wonderful opportunity for me to
> become more integrated in the NCSG, to become more aware of the people and
> processes involved in the Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs)
> in all gTLDs PDP Working Group (in which I have been quite active), and to
> learn much more about the GNSO during the day-long working session. I?m
> familiar with many of the topics so believe I could be a good
> representative from the start.
> 
> I first became involved with the NCSG back in 2013. The initial design of
> the NCUC web page now in use was mine, although it changed considerably
> after I had to leave the NCUC and NCSG to accept employment with two sister
> companies (Com Laude and Valideus) that were represented in another SG. I
> missed the NCSG and one of the first things I did when leaving employment
> and returning to university was to re-join. I am now in my second year as a
> doctoral student at the Annenberg School of Communications at the
> University of Southern California.
> 
> I met many of you at the Los Angeles intercessional meeting where I
> presented my work on the DIDP to the NCSG contingent. It was a great
> pleasure to meet so many of you there and I?m happy to see that multiple
> NCSG members have introduced my work to so many in the CCWG. Transparency
> is one of the areas I hope to help out with should you select me to go to
> Hyderabad.
> 
> My real focus in Hyderabad would be RPMs. I am active in the main group and
> the subgroup considering the TMCH. Last week, I actually found myself alone
> for a while as the only NCSG member on a subgroup call. I held the fort
> alone until Kathy arrived to help!
> 
> It is hard to be good at this work if you have never met the people you are
> working with. While I met many of you in Los Angeles, I have never met
> Kathy in person and don?t know most other RPM members. I believe actually
> attending an ICANN meeting would make me better at representing our views
> on the RPM Working Group and I do believe I have sufficient general
> knowledge (I have a Masters in Cyberlaw from the University of Leeds where
> I focused on A2K) to enable me to work with our other Councillors should
> you want me to serve as an alternate. I think it would be great, regardless
> of who you choose, if the person selected was a fresh face!
> 
> I should note that I have never received funding of any type from ICANN,
> the NCSG, or the NCUC.
> 
> I?ve received permission from USC to leave for the time period required to
> go to Hyderabad and the visa will not be a problem for me.
> 
> Thank you for considering me.
> 
> Sarah Clayton
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> -----
> 
> Dear Tapani,
> 
> My name is WISDOM DONKOR, and i work as e-government, open data and
> internet governance specialist with the National Information Technology
> Agency Ghana.
> I am currently an IGF MAG Member and also Internet Governance Caucus
> Representative on the Civil Society Community Group (CSCG). I will be very
> happy to attend the ICANN 57 Meeting in Hyderabad to bring to discussions
> some of the topics of concern from within IGF MAG, the community from
> within my country Ghana and Region Africa.
> 
> I believe my presence at the meeting will enable me to bring to discussion
> and share experience from IGF MAG, Ghana and Africa.
> 
> I can't say I am an expert in working in ICANN but some how have an
> experience in some of the working groups. I am currently a member of
> the CCWG, The GNSO new gtld working Group and GNSO rpm working group.
> I have also followed several mailing discussion s as an observer. And
> does contribute to several of the ICANN public forum.
> 
> I am open to learn more as I lead most of the ICANN discussions in Ghana
> among the youth.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from KASWESHA <kaswesha at gmail.com> -----
> 
> Hello Chairman.
>         Hope all is well! Have already applied for a slot, in Kenya we have
> a same day Indian visa service meaning I can acquire one by Friday 21st.
> Hope to be considered!
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> James Njoroge Gitau
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from yashar Hajiyev <yasharhm at gmail.com> -----
> 
> Dear Tapani,
> 
> If my status in NCSG allows me to be eligible
> for that extra travel slot, I might try my luck with visa. .
> 
> best
> 
> Yashar
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com> -----
> 
> I would like to be considered for the Hyderabad travel slot, for I would be
> working much better live with other member of ICANN. I have only been to
> Marrakech and Helsinki conferences so far, but I've acquainted with many
> people there, especially in the civil society and I am also heading to the
> IGF in December.
> 
> I work for the Electronic Frontier Finland and the Open Knowledge Finland
> (part of the international Open Knowledge netwrok) and I feel that I could
> represent the members of those organisations well in Hyderabad. I am
> participating in three groups of the WS2, HR, Transparency as well as the
> Ombudsman group and in fact I am the liaison between HR and Ombudsman
> groups. If I made it there physically, I could increase my participation
> significantly.
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Juan Manuel Rojas <jumaropi at yahoo.com> -----
> 
> Dear Tapani,I would like to go Hydeberad acting as an alternative
> council member, I am in the process of applying for the Indian Visa at
> the moment.
> 
> I am been involved in ICANN from 2011, I've been member of several
> groups in At-Large such as: ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and
> Engagement, At-Large Capacity Building Working Group, At-Large Social
> Media Working Group, Technical Issues Working Group, At-Large
> Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program Review Team (CROPP
> RT), At-Large Technology Taskforce Working Group, ALS Criteria and
> Expectations Taskforce, just to name some. 
> 
> Today is a fellowship for Master IT at University of Andes. Works as a
> professor in UNIMINUTO from 2011. In 2008 and 2009 he works as a
> member of Ministry of IT for Implementation of E-government Strategy
> in small municipalities. From 2010 to 2012 works as E-government
> Consultant for Mayor City Hall of Vilavicencio, Meta, Colombia. 
> 
> In 2010 create with a some professionals AGEIA DENSI Colombia,
> organization who works on create capacity building for community with
> workshops, and meetings to people learn how to use Internet safely.
>  In 2011, AGEIA DENSI Colombia is recognized as At-Large Structure
> since then it works in several working groups, even in ATLAS II. 
> 
> He is also a lecturer in academical event as ICEGOV (International
> Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance) organizado
> por la Universidad de Naciones Unidas - UNU, en China (2010) y Estonia
> (2011). And participant of LACIGF en 2011, 2012 y 2014. Also has been
> fellowship of DiploFoundation from Foundation to Research. (2011-2012)
> and Fellowship of South School of Internet Governance (2010).
> 
> Best Regards JUAN MANUEL ROJAS
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Cintra Sooknanan <cintra.sooknanan at gmail.com> -----
> 
> Hi Tapani
> 
> I hope this email meets you well. I would like to express interest in
> acting as an alternative council member, I am in the process of applying
> for the Indian Visa at the moment.
> 
> As you know I have previously held executive positions in LACRALO and NPOC.
> After some time away from the ICANN space, I am ready to get back into the
> work of NCSG and NPOC particularly as ICANN is in a critical time of
> transition. I am hoping that the Hyderabad meeting will be able to serve
> that reentry.
> 
> My skills as an attorney and mediator with ICT development background, will
> be able to add value. Further, I also serve to add representation of
> Caribbean and Latin American members.
> 
> Thanks for your and the executive's kind consideration.
> 
> Regards
> Cintra Sooknanan
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----