Re: [ga] Fwd: [gnso-whois-wg] Changes in GNSO staff support

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Dierker and all,

  Thank you for forwarding this.  I am personally knowledgeable
of Ms. Gasster's background.  What's most interesting as a long
time member of the "Starving Lawyers Society" Ms. Gasster's
use of a Gmail.com eMail address belies her questionable experience
in security related matters.  In fact such a claim, while using a Gmail
email address, is almost laughable if such was not so utterly
ridiculously
sad.

Hugh Dierker wrote:

>    I can't say whether this forwarding is a violation of some rules we
> are hoping to advance.
>   But I think this, coming out of the WHOIS WG, is important to us at
> the GA. Perhaps there will be more time available for assisting us.
> Perhaps not, but it is a good omen that more staff is being applied to
> the GNSO.
>
>   Eric
>
> Denise Michel <denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:59:06 +0200
> From: Denise Michel <denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: GNSO Council <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, gnso-whois-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gnso-whois-wg] Changes in GNSO staff support
>
> I am pleased to announce that Maria Farrell, the GNSO's Policy
> Officer,
> will be moving to an important, new position in ICANN's Communications
>
> Department. To ensure that the GNSO is adequately staffed in its WHOIS
>
> work, I also am pleased to announce that ICANN has arranged for Liz
> Gasster to provide full-time support for the WHOIS Task Force, and the
>
> Council as needed, on an interim basis.
>
> Liz is an attorney and independent consultant whose practice focuses
> on
> technology and Internet-related public policy and advocacy activities.
>
> She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of Internet and
> telecommunications policy and operations, including developing and
> coordinating policy positions on a broad range of e-commerce,
> technology
> and intellectual property issues such as on line privacy, network
> security, Internet content and trademark and copyright policy. Liz has
>
> served as General Counsel and Acting Executive Director of the Cyber
> Security Industry Alliance, and as AT&T?s Public Policy Director and
> Senior Attorney for Federal Government Affairs, among other positions.
>
> She is based in Washington, D.C. and can be reached at
> lgasster@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Please join me in thanking Maria for her dedication and hard work for
> the GNSO. Maria is working with Liz to ensure a smooth transition in
> staff support for the GNSO's WHOIS activities. Liz has been added to
> the task force email list and will be joining the 1 August task force
> call.
>
> ICANN is accepting resumes for the position of GNSO Policy Officer at
> . Your assistance in encouraging potential
> candidates to contact us would be appreciated. Information about this
> position is included below.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Regards,
> Denise
>
> Denise Michel
> Vice President, Policy Development
> ICANN www.icann.org
> denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> GNSO Policy Officer
>
> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) is
> seeking a GNSO Policy Officer to support domain name policy
> development.
> This position reports to the Vice President, Policy Development. While
>
> it is preferred that the successful candidate be located at our
> operations office in Marina del Rey, California, ICANN?s
> geographically
> distributed work environment can accommodate a candidate based in
> other
> locations. ICANN (www.icann.org) is responsible for the global
> coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers, including
>
> domain names (.com, .uk, .jobs, etc.) as well as the addresses used in
> a
> variety of Internet protocols.
>
> The Position
>
> This position is responsible for supporting the Generic Names
> Supporting
> Organization(GNSO), which develops policies through bottom-up,
> consensus-based processes involving diverse stakeholders world-wide
> (such as Registrars, business and non-commercial users communities,
> etc.). Responsibilities include: facilitating the GNSO?s efforts to
> develop global policies that advance ICANN?s mission of preserving the
>
> security, stability and interoperability of the Internet; supporting
> and
> managing all elements of the GNSO?s policy activities and providing
> information and guidance to multi-disciplinary teams; working with the
>
> GNSO to develop and implement strategies to advance policy objectives;
>
> maintaining and tracking the GNSO?s operational plan and key projects;
>
> writing and editing issue reports and informational materials;
> organizing and supporting GNSO policy meetings, forums, and related
> events; and conducting outreach and educational activities in support
> of
> the GNSO.
>
> The Company
>
> ICANN is a nonprofit public benefit corporation responsible for the
> global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers.
> These include domain names as well as the addresses used in a variety
> of
> Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to reach each
> other
> over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to
> the
> Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders (Registrars,
> Registries, Internet user groups, etc.) meet regularly to develop
> policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability.
>
> The Ideal Candidate
>
> The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree or higher, and at
> least
> 7 years of national and/or international policy development experience
>
> in positions and/or organizations accountable to multiple
> constituencies. This person has experience planning and managing
> complex
> policy processes and programs including: developing and implementing
> work plans; hiring and managing consultants; producing issue reports
> (research, drafting, coordination) and meeting summaries; soliciting
> public and stakeholder comments; pro-actively facilitating and
> building
> consensus; and many other related coordination and liaison activities
> with geographically distributed constituencies and staff.
>
> S/he has outstanding oral and written communication skills and a sound
>
> understanding of the Internet?s basic infrastructure. S/he has a
> service
> orientation, excellent time management skills and a tolerance for
> ambiguity and fluid environments. S/he has a demonstrated ability to
> work effectively in cross-functional and geographically distributed
> teams and independently. S/he has a can-do attitude and a strong drive
>
> to get things done.
>
> The Compensation
>
> The salary is market- based with an extremely competitive benefit
> package. Benefits include annual bonuses, company paid medical, life,
> vision and dental for employees and their families, pension plan and a
>
> company matched 401K program with instant eligibility.
>
>
>
>
>

Regards,

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