[NCSG-PC] GNSO Vice-Chair - NCPH decision - Peter

[Akinremi Peter Taiwo]

Dear Kathy,

Thank you for deeming me fit for reappointment as the GNSO Vice Chair.

I am truly honored. I look forward to working with the NCSG Councilors as
we continue to advocate for the interests of the NCSG and, most
importantly, the UDRP work currently being considered by the GNSO Council.

I believe our continued collective voice will help move the Council in the
right direction.

Best regards,
 Peter


On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM Kathy Kleiman <Kathy at kathykleiman.com>
wrote:

> Dear Bruna and Friends,
>
> I think we have an excellent candidate for Vice Chair, and he brings deep
> experience and expertise.  Peter Akinremi has been our Council Vice Chair
> for a year, deeply involved in helping create agendas, shaping the annual
> Strategic Planning Session, and working with Council leadership and staff
> to prioritize and plan.
>
> As you know, the UDRP ahead and I am deeply worried. With the UDRP on the
> agenda, we need Peter’s experience and expertise; his knowledge of Council
> and the UDRP are invaluable right now.  As you might know, Peter is part
> of our informal UDRP Data Team and he reviewed dozens of UDRP decisions –
> by eye not AI – and he knows first-hand the imbalances, problems and
> concerns in these UDRP decisions for noncommercial and Global South
> registrants.
>
> With a year of experience on Council, Peter is the right person to
> continue as Vice Chair, and even the CSG is likely to agree.  They want
> someone who “knows the ropes” and has experience and expertise on Council,
> and Peter brings it.  They also know he is fair and expert, and that is
> good for the entire Non-Contracted Party House.
>
> I should add that Peter’s experience in another area impresses me– he is
> working on his PhD and writing his dissertation on critical Internet
> infrastructure and cyber resilience at the University of Cincinnati.
>
> Samantha is good, as are the entire Verisign team, yet they do think hard
> about their registrants in the .COM community.  *It would be imbalanced
> for Sam and Vivek to lead together. *This year is far too important.  Peter
> brings deep expertise and experience on Council and ICANN/Internet policies
> – he is a critical NCSG leader at a critical moment in time.
>
> I support Peter continuing as Vice Chair for the next year.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kathy
>
>
> On 10/22/2026 1:39 AM, Bruna Martins dos Santos via NCSG-PC wrote:
>
> Sorry, forgot to type that the next GNSO council meeting is 12th of
> November !
>
> On that note, I kindly ask that the interested folks reply to this email
> asap
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, everyone,
>>
>> Hope this email finds everyone well.
>>
>> We need to have an NCPH appointed vice-chair by the next council Meeting,
>> on xx/xx/xx.
>>
>> The first part of the process is for us to figure out who's going to be
>> our candidate. For this matter, I ask all councilors interested in doing
>> it, to express their interest here until tomorrow, October 23rd.
>>
>> After that we will proceed w/ the conversation w/ CSG. At the moment they
>> want Vivek to be Vice-Chair and he can be a NCPH candidate if we don't have
>> a name and/or agree. On this issue, I would also appreciate if all
>> councilors replied to this email informing whether they would be OK w/
>> Vivek in case we don't have a candidate.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Bruna and Rafik
>>
>
>
> --
>
> *Bruna Martins dos Santos  *
>
> Policy and Advocacy Manager | WITNESS <https://www.witness.org/>
>
> German Chancellor Fellow 21' (Bundeskanzler-Stipendiatin) | Alexander von
> Humboldt Foundation <https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/>
>
>
> Twitter: @boomartins <https://twitter.com/boomartins> |
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> Email: bruna.mrtns at gmail.com
>
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Best regards

*Taiwo Peter Akinremi*
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*Email:* compsoftnet at gmail.com, p-taiwo at compsoftnet.com.ng
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