[council] Vice Chair Position Statement

[Sophia B]

Dear All,

Please disregard my last email communication.  I was in a hurry running out
the door and meant only to send it to my secretary, to edit for clarity.  I
will resend the response once she has had a chance to edit it.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Sophia

On 21/06/07, Sophia B <sophiabekele at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lark...i need your help to make thsi less personalized and with improved
> vocabularyyyyy pls pls for your proud of me sake!!!!!!
> kisses i  need it asap
>
>
>
> Dear Chuck,
>
> Thank you for the efficient introduction and clarification of the Vice
> Chair role.
>
> Please allow me to make a brief statement of why Chuck is the right
> candidate.  I have been elected on the GNSO council since 12/05 and as an
> active participant on the council, I have listened Chuck's contributions
> towards the critica issues that affect GNSO and thus ICANN. Given he is from
> industry, I have found his input to the council most fair and his views
> unbiased.
>
> Mostly, I was able to see his leadership capabilities during the RN WG
> meetings.  I belive I have communicated this to few others including Chuck.
> It is the first since during my term that I saw issues and work delegated
> and managed and reported in such a way that gets people involved
> and alloctes a shared responsibility, not to put down Bruce's leadership,
> which has its own qualities.  Chuck is very direct, organized in his thought
> and work, and sincerely, would have voted for his style of leadership as the
> Chair of GNSO as well, if Avri was not elected.
>
> I think ICANN needs this type of leadership, that is open, transparent,
> unbiased, organized, and able to handle highly sensitive issues with great
> temperment and confidence ad in a fair and equitable manner.
>
> Thank you Chuck for volenteering for this very important and busy task.
> Sophia
>
>
> n 21/06/07, Gomes, Chuck <cgomes at verisign.com> wrote:
>
> >  As suggested by Glen, I am submitting this position statement in
> > response to my nomination for GNSO Council Vice Chair.
> >
> >
> >
> > Let me start by saying that I fully understand that the role of vice
> > chair is new to the Council and that it may not be continued in the future.
> > As I see it, this is a trial that will be evaluated by the Council and
> > as such the position may go away at the end of the current term recently
> > vacated by Bruce and now filled by Avri.
> >
> >
> >
> > Until such time as the Council provides specific guidelines for the role
> > of vice chair, I am assuming that it will entail these responsibilities,
> > probably in the priority listed:
> >
> > 1.      Perform the role of chair when Avri is unable to do so
> >
> > 2.      At Avri's direction, assist her in fulfilling tasks that are
> > often assumed by the chair, thereby lightening her workload
> >
> > 3.      At the Council's direction, perform other tasks as needed.
> >
> >
> >
> > With regard to filling the role of chair in Avri's absence, if and when
> > that occurs, I am committed to doing so in a neutral manner that facilitates
> > fully open and efficient debate on all issues regardless of my personal view
> > points or the views of the Registry Constituency that I represent.   Whenever
> > I express personal or constituency views I will always try to preface such
> > remarks appropriately.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regarding assisting Avri and performing tasks requested by the Council,
> > I am committed to being as helpful as I can in contributing to the work of
> > the Council as needed.  Hopefully, this will not be any different from
> > the way I have functioned as a Council member to date or as I would function
> > in the future if I am not elected vice chair.
> >
> >
> >
> > For those who may not know me very well I think it is helpful for me to
> > point out that I am a firm believer in open discussion of all points of
> > view.  I like to try to identify competing elements of issues and enjoy
> > others doing that as well.   I believe that the fuller airing we have,
> > the better decisions we will make.  In doing that though, people
> > sometimes think I am advocating for a particular position when I may in fact
> > just be attempting to make sure we cover as many sides as possible.   Also,
> > I like to use questions to encourage discussion and help uncover factors
> > that might otherwise be overlooked.  I sincerely believe that
> > disagreement is healthy because it helps each of us validate our own
> > thinking and then work together to develop stronger positions.
> >
> >
> >
> > Whether I am elected vice chair or not, I would request the following:
> > if anyone ever is unsure about the intent of my actions, please ask me, and
> > always feel free to disagree with me.
> >
> > Chuck Gomes
> >
>
>
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