[PC-NCSG] Important issue from GNSO meeting on the endorsement of Candidates for the CCT

[Stephanie Perrin]

We had a bit of a mess on the GNSO, with procedure not being following 
on selecting 3 names for each SG.  They wound up allowing constituencies 
to send in their own list of candidates.  We submitted Jeremy Malcolm, 
Carlos Gutierrez, Kinfe Micheal Yilma Desta, and Stacie Walsh (if they 
take out Carlos since he is Nomcom, no clarity on that issue emerged.)  
We were looking for geographic and gender diversity, but since noone 
else respected the rules, would like to invite NPOC to submit their 
choices since Klaus got dropped and we know NPOC was endorsing him.  I 
apologize on behalf of the council, they have admitted it was a bit of a 
mess.  Please send me your list of 3 and I will submit ASAP.  Please 
note that there appears to be weight put on the number of endorsements 
across the GNSO, and Carlos has a few already.  This should not deter 
you from endorsing him as an NPOC member, quite the reverse I would 
IMHO.  What follows below is the caveat I asked them to put in the 
letter attached to our list of endorsements, which is now very large.


Stephanie Perrin: In case anyone did not hear my echoing intervention, 
my point is that given the confusion of SG endorsement vs constituency 
endorsement, this list is not strictly accurate from a political 
perspective as representative.  Similarly, given the fact that we have 
not considered the candidates from a merit and experience perspective, 
except at the somewhat flawed group level, we have not done a 
qualitative review.  Therefore while we have a great slate of 
candidates, and we have a strong interest in having a large number 
selected from our slate, the work of balance across the stated range of 
qualifications has not been done in detail.

Kind regards,
Stephanie Perrin