That is a good clarification, Jeff - we should definitely use the experience we have gained from seeing the work of the applicants as a significant part of the evaluation process. Julf On 03/02/2026 9:55 pm, Jeff Neuman wrote:
Thanks johan. I generally agree with your sentiments below but do want to state that your knowledge of a person should not be discounted. For example if I was in a working group and the candidate was also in that working group or even was the chair, you should be able to use that experience as either a positive or negative in the evaluation process.
I hope that makes sense.
Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC jeff@jjnsolutions.Com
On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM Johan Helsingius via Gnso-ssc <gnso- ssc@icann.org <mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>> wrote:
Thanks, Saewon!
Dear SSC members,
we have another assignment, and one with a tight schedule, and one where I expect some Council leadership instructions that might depart a bit from our normal way of doing things - more about this as it is nailed down.
Meanwhile, I wanted to share with you some feedback I received with regards to the discussion about the "Don't know" answers to the question about if the candidate satisfies the criteria and requirements.
It has been pointed out to me that the "don't know" answers should definitely be interpreted as "I don't know if this person satisfies the criteria" rather than "I don't know this person", as knowing the person shouldn't overly influence our evaluation of the person.
We should strive to be as objective as possible, and assess the candidates based on the criteria and their applications/statements of interest. Knowing a person might make it easier to make a determination, but favoring someone you know could easily be misinterpreted as partisanship.
Julf
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