[PC-NCSG] [urgent] NCPH candidate nomination

[Amr Elsadr]

Hi,

I guess I?m not as confident as Marilia and Avri are on a decision to endorse Heather?s nomination.

On one hand, Heather did make it very clear that should she be elected as the next council chair, she would perform her duties neutrally irrespective of the views of the IPC or any other group in the GNSO. I certainly believe her to be making this promise sincerely.

It was also interesting to hear from her on her perceived differences from her colleagues in the IPC (her being an academic, and not a lawyer who represents clients' brand interests in the GNSO).

On the other hand, I can?t say that I agreed with her views on all issues raised during the call, and still have concerns with a member of the IPC chairing the council while it is managing the process for PDPs on  a subsequent round of new gTLDs, next gen RDS and a review of the UDRP.

Having said that, I can?t say I am opposed to nominating her on behalf of the NCPH, but cannot say whether or not I would vote for her when the time comes to elect a new chair. If we do agree to nominate her, I believe this should be communicated clearly to both the CSG and the CPH SGs.

We really should be talking to the contracted parties folks, and trying to figure out what their views on Heather are, as well as their own candidate. If there is someone in dialogue with the CPH, please let us know. If not, we should reach out to them ASAP.

Thanks.

Amr

> On Sep 24, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Avri Doria <avri at ACM.ORG> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> On 24-Sep-15 07:16, Marilia Maciel wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Rafik,
>> I am positive about the conversation with Heather yesterday, and there
>> is not an ncsg candidate. I would be in favor of this nomination.
>> Thanks
>> Mar?lia
>> 
>> Em 24/09/2015 03:19, "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com
>> <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> escreveu:
>> 
>>    Hi everyone,
>> 
>>    we had yesterday the confcall with Heather in order to know her
>>    better and to see if we can support her as candidate from NCPH.
>> 
>>    we have to make decision quickly since the deadline for nomination
>>    is the 25th.
>> 
>>    looking for your feedback and comments.
>> 
>>    Best,
>> 
>>    Rafik
>> 
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