I personally think this is a good and professional move for ICANN. Best regards Wolf-Ulrich From: David Olive Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 9:53 AM To: jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com ; kdrazek@verisign.com ; michele@blacknight.com ; robin@ipjustice.org ; william.drake@uzh.ch ; elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com ; tonyarholmes@btinternet.com ; krosette@cov.com ; cintra.sooknanan@gmail.com ; kdrstoll@gmail.com ; Mason Cole ; WUKnoben Cc: Robert Hoggarth ; Marika Konings ; Glen de Saint Géry ; Mary Wong Subject: New Addition to the Policy Team - Mary Wong Dear GNSO Council and SG/C Leaders: In advance of an official notice, I wish to let you know that our competitive search to fill the Senior Policy Director position has been completed. Mary Wong will be joining the policy team on 1 July 2013. She will be working under the direction of Marika in support of the policy work of the GNSO Council and SG/C groups. As many of you know, Mary served as Professor of Law, Faculty Chair for Global Intellectual Property Partnerships and Chair of Graduate Intellectual Property Programs, University of New Hampshire School of Law. She has been active within ICANN for many years as elected representative to the GNSO Council for the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG); active in various GNSO working groups and drafting teams; Chair of the NCSG Policy Council; and member of the 2009 Implementation Recommendations Team (IRT) at ICANN. A formal announcement to ICANN staff will be coming shortly. Best regards, David -- David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ICANN Regional Headquarters - Istanbul Mobile: 202.341.3611 <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->
