Re: [council] ICANN Travel Support for 1 additional GNSO attendee to LA Meeting of CCWG - 25 & 26 September

[Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

James Gannon has also written a statement, and has asked me to forward it to 
the council on his behalf. I hope this is found to be helpful.

Thanks.

Amr

> Dear Council Members,
> 
> I wish to submit my candidacy for your consideration for the additional 
> funded travel slot to represent the GNSO at the Face to Face meeting of the 
> CCWG in Los Angeles.
> 
> 
> I have been working extensively on the IANA transition
>  within ICANN from Day 1, making sure that the core principals of not just my 
> own stakeholder group the NCSG but those of the GNSO as a whole are core to 
> any of the work that has been done by the group, and advising the group on 
> the technical impacts of some
>  of the decisions, including the incorporation of a strong business 
> continuity requirement.  Specifically on the CCWG I have worked closely with 
> our appointed members of the GNSO, Robin, Steve, James, Thomas and Becky to 
> ensure that the new, more accountable,
>  ICANN that is being envisioned meets the needs of an evolving GNSO. 
> 
> 
> 
> My work to date has primarily focussed on Work Stream
>  1 items, which will be of core concern during this Face to Face, from 
> working on constructing the Independent Review Panel, ensuring that our 
> review teams have access to the information they require, and helping to 
> guide our independent legal counsel have
>  been some of the core concerns that I have been working on, including 
> working at the face to face meetings in Istanbul, Buenos Aires and most 
> recently in Paris as we came to the final days of the second draft proposal. 
> My
> 
> participation at all of the previous face to face meetings has been met 
> through a mix of personal means and via donor funding from the NCUC.
> 
> 
> 
> Unfortunately I find myself in the position of being unable to attend
>  this critical final face to face before ICANN 54 in Dublin due to financial 
> issues alone. I have been a highly active participant in the entire IANA 
> transition process and feel that I have worked to build consensus across the 
> traditional lines of the GNSO
>  and indeed between the GNSO and other valued stakeholders. Having worked 
> closely with the work party rapporteurs who come from all areas of the 
> diverse ICANN community I hope that I have worked to build bridges on areas 
> that we may have had disagreements between
>  our communities and I hope that I have been considered an asset in building 
> the consensus that has brought the CCWG to this point in time.
> 
>  
> I would like for the Council to consider offering me the
> 
> opportunity to continue that work at this next critical juncture of the work 
> of the CCWG. I understand that the Council
>  will have a list of excellently qualified candidates and I understand that 
> this decision will not be an easy one, I hope that my position as a consensus 
> and bridge builder will hold me in good stead with the Council when 
> considering a candidate who will represent
>  the best of the GNSO as a whole.
> 
> 
> 
> I thank the Council for its time and consideration,
> 
> 
> -James Gannon