[council] Motion - GNSO Liaison to the GAC
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G.
crg at isoc-cr.org
Tue Oct 25 13:26:46 UTC 2016
GRACIAS Keith!
Will start trying Mason´s shoes very soon!
Look forward to India next week.
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
+506 8837 7176
Skype: carlos.raulg
Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
On 25 Oct 2016, at 7:08, Drazek, Keith wrote:
> Congratulations to Carlos…an excellent choice.
>
> Also, sincere thanks to Mason for his service.
>
> Regards,
> Keith
>
> From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] 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.
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