Dear Councillors, This is just a reminder to choose your preferred GNSO liaison candidate by Friday, 16 August - see below for more information. So far, I have only received input from: .ci .nl .za .uk Hong Xue, NomCom Kind regards, Gabi On 8/12/13 9:59 AM, "Gabriella Schittek" <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> wrote:
Dear Councillors,
As you may remember, we recently launched a call for volunteers for the GNSO Liaison position. We received four applications for this role:
Henry Chan, .hk Devon Gayle, Information & Communication Technology, National Water Commission
Patrick Myles, CENTR Chris Tshimanga, .cd
As there are several candidates, the Council members need to vote. Please, find a short application and background description of each candidate below.
I would be grateful if you could let me know who your preferred candidate is by Friday, 16 August.
Kind regards,
Gabi
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Henry Chan, .hk
I write to volunteer myself for the position of ccNSO liaison to the GNSO.
I am currently an active member of the ccNSO Finance Working Group and Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories. I aspire to serve the ccTLD community and ccNSO further by serving as the liaison to GNSO. I also hope to strengthen the communications between the two SOs and promote the multi-stakeholder model of the ICANN community through taking up this role.
Currently, I am representing HKIRC's client as a member of the New TLD Applicant Group (NTAG) and observer of the Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG) under the GNSO. I expect that I would be picking up the liaison work smoothly and swiftly as the following of the GSNO issues would only be incremental to my existing activities.
I am committed to attend the monthly ccNSO and GNSO Councils meetings and present the ccNSO Council with quality written reports on the happenings and discussions from GSNO.
I hope the Council of ccNSO would kindly consider my volunteering. I am happy to provide further information and meet with the Council to discuss further. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
=== Devon Gayle, Information & Communication Technology, National Water Commission
I am a strong advocate for the advancement of technology for humanity. Therefore, I would take great pride in serving as the ccNSO liaison and bring passionate support and dedication in assisting with ensuring that the internet continues to grow and develop for the benefit of humanity globally. This I would be able to achieve while providing visibility and bringing focus to the Caribbean Region as a valuable member of the Global Internet Community. Despite the fact that I have not operated in the capacity of a member of a ccTLD organisation; I am sufficiently seized of the possible issues emanating from this community. As Vice President, Information & Communication Technology I have responsibilities for the achievement of the National Water Commission, Information & Communication Technology support objectives in order that the Commission achieves its Mission and Vision. Areas of responsibility includes:- Systems Development, Technical & Network Services, User Support and Geographic Information System functions. The Provision of these services in a significant way requires the use of Internet Name and Number Resources. Therefore, it is very vital for me and the National Water Commission at large to keep abreast of the policies and protocols governing the use of these vital resources. Therefore, I have to keep abreast of new developments relating to the use and security of internet resources and how these might impact the National Water Commission in how we conduct our business in the internet sphere. In addition, I am member if the IEEE Standards Association and I have been actively participating in the development of most of the recent IEEE 802.xx standards as a voting member. Therefore, I have been actively contributing to the development of the physical infrastructure which is critical and essential in the provision of access the internet resources. In my previous role as Manager, Technical & Network Services I had direct responsibility for supporting the National Water Commission Computer Systems including the implementation of internet based system (web server, e-mail server, DNS, etc) and the security of these systems. My professional experience spans close to twenty (20) years as an Information and Communication Technology practitioner. I have successfully transitioned through various specialist areas, and in each instance my performance has been exemplary. I am currently the Vice President, Information & Communication Technology (NWC) and I am the Chairman of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, Inc), Communication Society (Jamaica Chapter). My exposure through the involvement with the IEEE, along with my professional experiences and formal training specifically, qualifies me for this role and I know I will be able to make a meaningful contribution to fulfilment of the ICANN mission. Over the years of providing ICT services I have had to work with support partners around the globe and in various time Zones and has been able to build consensus with our various partners.
=== Patrick Myles, CENTR
Motivations The knowledge and activities of the gNSO can be of high value to the ccNSO and its members firstly because much of the policy developed in the gNSO has potential to impact ccTLDs and secondly because of ccNSO/gNSO cross over work such as input to working groups. Ensuring each body understands the activities of the other is very important if a relationship is to be maintained and mutual benefits achieved. I¹m motivated to engage in the Liaison role as I believe in the values of the ccTLD community and feel the consistent feed of reliable information from the gTLD world is important for them to track and understand.
Background With a background in banking and finance and graduate of Deakin University in Melbourne, I have spent more than 3 years working at CENTR (the European Regional Organisation for ccTLDs) providing services for the membership principally relating to knowledge management, news and reporting. I have attended 6 ICANN meetings to date each time with the primary purpose of following the gNSO activities and reporting back to CENTR members. For the past 7.5 years I have lived, worked and studied in Europe and more recently re-located back to my home country Australia where I continue to provide services to CENTR as well as new projects with LACTLD.
=== Chris Tshimanga, .cd
Chris Tshimanga holds a Bachelor Degree in Telecommunication. He is reliable, conscientious, honest, and courteous. He also has an excellent communication skill. In addition, he is a hard-working, and ensures that any task if given to him, he makes sure that he delivers within the expected time. He is organized and can work independently to ensure that the job gets done as expected. He is flexible and willing to work on any project that has been assigned to me.
Chris is the dot CD Administrator Contact and since 2009, he has join the ICANN community and has successfully ensure relegation of his country TLD and since, strives to provide the best service and access to the CD domain so that it become well marketable in the domain space. With Chris ¹experience of working on a largest telecommunication company in his region, he has acquired skills that enable him to volunteer for the ccNSO liaison position to the GNSO.
Chris is part of Regional Organization (AfTLD) where he continues to provide his contribution on strategy plan and Research through the established Working Group.
He also aims in future contribute to different constituencies (Security & DNSSEC) while at ICANN meeting.
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