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I am also quite concerned about these vacancies, but also the related vacancies for enforcement /compliance.&nbsp;<div>The comment made about staff support for Council policy development really didn't touch these critical positions, and it is very important that Berry and Adam are&nbsp;</div><div>calling your attention to those positions.</div><div><br></div><div>Adam, Berry, I am working on comments on the Ops Plan/Budget. I am thinking that we should make a clear statement on the implications of these positions.</div><div><br></div><div>I am not going to dwell on this, but having hired, trained, and coached folks in such positions, we MUST recognize that being hired is not being effective in a position, leaving aside other challenges. So, ICANN's delays in hiring have significant impact on ability for staff to actually 'do their job'.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: Adam_Palmer@symantec.com<br>To: bc-gnso@icann.org<br>Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:25:23 -0800<br>Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] RE: GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due   to Lack of Staff Support<br><br>
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</style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">I know these jobs require skilled managers and are not easy fills, but it alarms me they have gone vacant so long.&nbsp; I don’t understand how we can seriously expect good results from even the best planning, if there is a lack of leadership to execute those plans. &nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">This concerns me, and assuming others feel the same, I think it is something we need to continue to use our BC voice to remind ICANN that it must have an effective staff infrastructure in place that instills trust in the community.&nbsp; This is now more important than ever.&nbsp; </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Best regards,</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Adam</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Adam Palmer</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Norton Lead Cyber Security Advisor</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Symantec</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Phone: 703-232-4914</span></p></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Berry Cobb<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 17, 2011 5:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Bc GNSO list '<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] RE: GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due to Lack of Staff Support</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">The three open reqs still appear on ICANN’s Career section.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">In other news, there are two new reqs for gTLD operations, make a total of three for the new program.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D"><a href="http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.allpositions&amp;company_id=16025&amp;version=1" target="_blank">http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.allpositions&amp;company_id=16025&amp;version=1</a></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Berry Cobb</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Infinity Portals LLC</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">berrycobb@infinityportals.com</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">http://infinityportals.com</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">720.839.5735</span></p></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adam Palmer<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 17, 2011 12:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bc GNSO list <br><b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] RE: GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due to Lack of Staff Support</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div id="ecxwmQuoteWrapper"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Hi,</span></b></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Phil’s post about staff workload reminded me---is there any update on ICANN’s efforts to fill some of the key security and compliance jobs?&nbsp; Apologies if these are filled now and I missed it.&nbsp; I don’t see them listed on the staff web directory.</span></b></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Best,</span></b></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Adam Palmer</span></b></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#1F497D">Symantec</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';color:black"></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div>                                               </body>
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