[council] RE: Motion - GNSO Liaison to the GAC

["Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Congratulations to Carlos…an excellent choice.

Also, sincere thanks to Mason for his service.

Regards,
Keith

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of James M. Bladel
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:34 AM
To: GNSO Council List
Subject: [council] Motion - GNSO Liaison to the GAC

Councilors:



Heather, Donna and I are pleased to announce that we have reached the decision 
to unanimously recommend Carlos Gutiérrez to serve as the next GNSO Council 
liaison to the GAC (See attached motion).

We received and reviewed applications from three candidates, each of whom had 
been nominated by an SG or C of the Non-Contracted Party House. The 
applications set out in detail their qualifications and experience relevant to 
this role, and we believe that each would have well-represented the GNSO. We 
believe that all candidates met or exceeded our published required skills set 
and desired experience, which made our evaluation and selection all the more 
challenging.  As a result, we considered additional strengths and areas of 
expertise that each could contribute to this role and the particular challenges 
it currently faces.

Ultimately, it was Carlos’ direct experience with the GAC, as the former GAC 
representative for Costa Rica, that differentiated him from the other 
applicants.  While direct experience with the GAC is not a requirement of the 
liaison role, in light of the recent and ongoing discussions within the GNSO 
Council about the relationship between GNSO recommendations, GAC Advice and 
ICANN Board action, it is our hope and expectation that Carlos can leverage 
this experience, and existing relationships and trust in particular, to hit the 
ground running and make an immediate impact in this role.

A key task for the liaison at this point in time is building a bridge between 
GAC and GNSO working methods to encourage earlier and greater GAC participation 
in our heavy PDP workload. While this will not be an easy task, we believe that 
Carlos is well placed to tackle it.

If approved by Council, Carlos will assume this role at the end of the upcoming 
ICANN57 in Hyderabad, on the expiry of his current term on the GNSO Council.

Once again, we emphasize that we considered that all candidates' applications 
clearly demonstrated that they could very capably serve in this role, and that 
each would contribute their own unique experience and talents. The GNSO Chairs 
thank these candidates for volunteering, and hope they will do so again in the 
future for this role, or other high-profile positions.


Finally, we ask that all Councilors and members of the GNSO community thank 
Mason Cole for his service in the inaugural launch of this liaison role, along 
with his agreeing to extend his service, and to assist with this transition.


Thank you,

J.