Heartiest congratulations to Nick! We are sure this appointment is a boon to the At-Large Community in general and LACRALO in particular. Carlton _____ From: lac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:lac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 5:48 AM To: apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org; afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org; Discussion for At-Large Europe; LAC Discuss; na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: Denise Michel; alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: [LAC-Discuss] Fwd: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large FYI. I feel very fortunate to be able to continue to work with such a great community of passionate, dynamic, and dedicated people in the At-Large community. I am certain that though there may be many viewpoints about policy, process, and structure in the community, everyone cares about making a positive difference for the individual Internet user in the important policy areas in ICANN's remit. I believe this community can do great things and look forward to doing my part to help support your efforts! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Denise Michel <denise.michel@icann.org> Date: 26-Jan-2007 13:51 Subject: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large To: "At-Large Advisory Committee (publicly archived)" <alac@icann.org> ICANN is pleased to announce that Nick Ashton-Hart has been appointed as Director for At-Large after an intensive recruitment and consideration process which involved members of the At-Large Advisory Committee, At-Large and civil society community members, and members of ICANN's Communications and Global Partnerships Departments. The primary responsibility of this role is to encourage and support the global individual Internet user community's (At-Large's) participation in ICANN, including helping to advance At-Large's organizing and advocacy efforts worldwide and supporting the activities of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the Regional At-Large Organizations. Nick is based in London. He will be assisted in this role by multi-lingual administrative staff currently based in London and Marina del Rey, California. All can be reached via email to <staff@alac.icann.org>. Nick has nearly 20 years of experience in managing international projects involving non-governmental organizations, civil society and corporate interests in the Internet, media, and communications arenas. Prior to joining ICANN, he served as the Executive Director of the International Music Managers Forum, managed international IT projects for numerous companies, and led multilateral programs involving the United Nations and the World Intellectual Property Organization. This position reports to the Vice President, Policy Development, Denise Michel. We welcome Nick to this role and wish him every success. Regards, Denise Michel Vice President, Policy Development ICANN www.icann.org denise.michel@icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com <mailto:nashtonhart@mac.com> / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart FESTIVE GREETINGS! As per usual, in lieu of cards for friends and colleagues, I have made a donation in your name to Medecins Sans Frontieres, to help them provide medical care to those much less fortunate than ourselves.