[PC-NCSG] GNSO Council Chair - Candidate's Statement- I speak for James

Stephanie Perrin stephanie.perrin
Sun Oct 11 08:10:54 EEST 2015


Well said.  He already had my vote a while ago.  My only reservation was 
whether it was wise to have such a great ally tied up being a neutral 
chair.  But I will vote for him.
Stephanie Perrin

On 2015-10-10 9:21, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
> Hi Amr,
> I would urge you to look closely at both candidates, as Rafik 
> discusses below. For my part, I would speak for James. He has been 
> around for a long time in the ICANN world and deeply involved on many 
> issues. I worked with him side by side for 18 months slogging through 
> the Whois Review Team. When no one else stood with me on privacy, on 
> the rights of registrants, on the concerns for registrant safety, 
> privacy and data protection rights, he did.
>
> We are now on the Proxy-Privacy Accreditation Working Group together 
> (as you and David are too, Amr), along with a very strong group of 
> Registrars who include Graeme, Volker, Luc, Darcy, Chris Pelling and 
> more. James Gannon, Stephanie and I are working very closely with 
> them, pushing back against the 20+ IPC representations who come back 
> again and again and again to fight for issues they have lost before 
> and seem to have no end of energy to fight for one more time.
>
> I agree that Heather may be a wonderful individual, but the issues 
> coming up on UDRP Review and WHOIS2 have never been bigger or more 
> deadly for the interests of noncommercial registrants. We know these 
> parties, we know how they have worked through the years, and who has 
> manipulated what. The same parties are in play now; I suggest history 
> IS an indicator of future action.
>
> James Bladel has my vote, if I had a vote, for his integrity, 
> credibility, honestly and support of issues important to his 
> registrar, registrars generally and registrants worldwide. I would 
> suggest that this is the time to strengthen our good relationships 
> with registrars. It is a wonderful thing to have strong, active allies 
> - and on the issues ahead, it will be critical and life-saving.
>
> Best and tx for reading,
> Kathy
>
> Hi Amr,
>>
>> I think there will be sessions for the 2 candidates before GNSO 
>> council? good opportunity to hear from both. I expect that NCSG PC 
>> session in sunday will include the GNSO chair election as an agenda item.
>> I would notice that we didn't hear anything from James or were 
>> approached.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>> 2015-10-10 4:05 GMT+09:00 Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org 
>> <mailto:aelsadr at egyptig.org>>:
>>
>>     Hi again,
>>
>>     Following the publication of the two candidate statements, I was
>>     wondering if anyone has any new thoughts on the two candidates
>>     for GNSO Council Chair.
>>
>>     I ask, because I am tempted to vote for Heather. Her candidate
>>     statement almost seems tailored to impress NC folks, and garner
>>     our votes.
>>
>>     Still?, I?m thinking that if we will ever be able to experiment
>>     with a chair from the NCPH, this might be a good time. Heather is
>>     as likeable an IPC person as we will probably get for a job like
>>     this one. I?m willing to give her a chance for a year, but I (as
>>     do we all) still have time to decide. Would be grateful for more
>>     thoughts on this.
>>
>>     Thanks.
>>
>>     Amr
>>
>>     > On Oct 6, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > Hi,
>>     >
>>     > Statements by both candidates for the GNSO Council Chair
>>     elections have now been posted. Details in the email below.
>>     >
>>     > Thanks.
>>     >
>>     > Amr
>>     >
>>     >> Begin forwarded message:
>>     >>
>>     >> From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
>>     >> Subject: [council] GNSO Council Chair - Candidate's Statement
>>     >> Date: October 6, 2015 at 12:33:06 AM GMT+2
>>     >> To: "GNSO Council List (council at gnso.icann.org)"
>>     <council at gnso.icann.org <mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>>
>>     >>
>>     >> Dear Councillors,
>>     >>
>>     >> Please find the statements of the two candidates for GNSO
>>     Council chair that are posted on page:
>>     >> http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/elections
>>     >>
>>     >> and can be directly viewed at:
>>     >>
>>     >> Heather Forrest: (statement also attached)
>>     >>
>>     http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/forrest-statement-02oct15-en.pdf
>>     >>
>>     >> James Bladel
>>     >> http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/bladel-statement-01oct15-en.pdf
>>     >>
>>     >> Thank you.
>>     >> Kind regards,
>>     >> Glen
>>     >>
>>     >> Glen de Saint G?ry
>>     >> GNSO Secretariat
>>     >> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
>>     <mailto:gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org>
>>     >> http://gnso.icann.org
>>     >>
>>     >> From: Heather Forrest
>>     >> Sent: vendredi 2 octobre 2015 14:02
>>     >> To: Glen de Saint G?ry
>>     >> Cc: Metalitz, Steven Greg Shatan <
>>     >> Subject: GNSO Council Chair - Candidate's Statement
>>     >>
>>     >> Dear Glen,
>>     >>
>>     >> I am honoured to submit to you the attached document, my
>>     Candidate's Statement for the upcoming election of GNSO Council
>>     Chair.  For good housekeeping, I have copied Greg Shatan and
>>     Steve Metalitz to confirm the lodgment of my statement to others
>>     in the Non-Contracted Parties House which has nominated me.
>>     >>
>>     >> With very best wishes,
>>     >>
>>     >> Heather Forrest
>>     > <GNSO Council Chair Statement H Forrest.pdf>
>>     >
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