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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Excellent Chuck.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Does this require a second from the GNSO Council?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gomes, Chuck<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 25 January 2008 6:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Council GNSO<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Nomination for Board Seat 14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached
as an MS Word file and copied below is my nomination of Rita Rodin for Board
seat 14.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Chuck
Gomes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Nomination for
ICANN Board Seat 14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>1a.
Full name of the nominee: Rita Rodin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>1b.
E-mail address of the nominee: RRODIN@skadden.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>1c.
Country of citizenship of nominee: USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>2a.
Full name of the nominator: Chuck Gomes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>2b.
E-mail address of the nominator: cgomes@verisign.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Description
of Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Bylaws,
Article VI, Section 3, Criteria for Selection of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Rita
was selected as an ICANN Director in 2005 by the GNSO because she was deemed to
meet the requisite qualifications as detailed in the Bylaws. During her first
term as a director, the original assessment of her qualifications has been
strongly reinforced by her performance as a Board member.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Her
primary responsibility as director is her fiduciary responsibilities to the ICANN
Corporation. Throughout her first term, she has been a key contributor in the
Board’s decision-making processes. While I am sure that Rita, just like all
directors in such a diverse environment, has made some decisions with which
some may disagree, there is absolutely no basis for questioning her integrity
in any of those decisions. She grappled hard with some of the decisions but
carefully weighed all the facts and came to conclusions that she was convinced
were the best for ICANN and for the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Her
openness has been demonstrated by her willingness to discuss issues with
anyone, including many cases where she sought out opposing views. Her
objectivity has been shown by the fact that she would raise competing view
points during deliberations and always tried to motivate collaboration that
would lead to win-win solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Based
on her previous experience, we knew from the start that she had an excellent
understanding of both ICANN’s mission and the Internet community that ICANN
serves. And that understanding has been used repeatedly in support of sound
decision-making by the Board. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>From
a GNSO perspective, Rita is one of just a handful of directors who have first
hand knowledge about several critical areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The operation of registries and registrars<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Policy development procedures (e.g., she
provided drafting assistance for the UDRP and helped draft the first GNSO
PDP; I won’t hold the latter against her!)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Intellectual property and privacy rights<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>International business issues<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Contract law and contract negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>At
the same time, even though she has special expertise and interest in the above
areas, there is no evidence indicating that she favored stakeholders in one
area over another. She sought input from all sides and evaluated data from various
and competing sources before making decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Whereas
her role on the Board is not to represent the GNSO, she has done the following
that have been of great benefit to the GNSO:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:42.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:
7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Helped fellow directors in
understanding gTLD issues and processes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:42.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:
7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Participated in many GNSO
Council meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:42.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:
7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Met regularly with leaders
of the GNSO Council to listen and to communicate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Bylaws,
Article VI, Section 4, Additional Qualifications</span></u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Note,
as defined in this section that Rita is NOT:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>An official or employee of a national
government or a multinational entity<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Serving in any capacity (including as a
liaison) on any Supporting Organization Council<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Serving in any capacity on the
Nominating Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Bylaws,
Article VI, Section 5, International Representation</span></u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Regarding
international representation:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>As a citizen of the United States, Rita
comes from a different geographical region than Bruce Tonkin, the other
GNSO elected director, who comes from the Asia Pacific region.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>In her private work as a partner in
Skadden’s Intellectual Property and Technology and Internet and E-Commerce
practices, Rita’s responsibilities include structuring and negotiating
domestic and international transactions with a focus on technology and
trademarks; she has handled matters for companies ranging from startups to
global institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Conclusion</span></u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Regardless
of a director’s qualifications, he or she can only be effective through
consistent and active participation in Board and community activities. Rita
has done this well, including remote participation when limited by physical
injuries caused by an accident.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Regarding
Board activity, Rita is currently serving on the following Board committees:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Audit Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Board Governance Committee (including
the GNSO Improvements working group)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Reconsideration Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Executive Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>There
is a learning curve for new directors on any board. Considering Rita’s
outstanding performance and active role on the current Board, it would be
unfortunate to lose the advantages of continuity of her service by not
re-electing her to a second term.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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