[Npoc-discuss] Klaus Stoll, Election Statement Vice-Chair NPOC

[Klaus Stoll]

Dear NPOC members

Please find below my elections statement for the NPOC Vice-Chair 
position for your kind consideration. I am urging all members to 
participate in the election even if they do not plan to vote for me. 
Every vote cast is important in the wider context of Internet Governance.

Yours

Klaus

*Klaus Stoll, Election Statement Vice-Chair NPOC*

I am honored to accept the nomination as Vice Chair for NPOC in the 
constituency elections and ask for your vote. In the following I would 
like to quickly give you some of the reasons why I think that I am a 
suitable candidate for this position.

Being engaged with ICANN for over 10 years now, I have demonstrated my 
support of ICANN, through, frequent attendance at ICANN meetings, as 
NPOC Executive and GNSO Councilor, and the contributions I have made to 
the ongoing discussions.

I have developed a respect and belief in, and passion for ICANN, ever 
since my participation in my first public ICANN meeting. To witness the 
multi-stakeholder process at work, with all its shortcomings was, and 
still is, a revelation for me. The Internet with the DNS at its root is 
a common good that we cannot take for granted. We must sustain, improve 
and protect it on a daily basis. NPOC's role is doing just this through 
representing the operational concerns of the not for profit Internet 
users. NPOC is fulfilling its responsibility through outreach, awareness 
and capacity building to the many not for profit Internet users and NPOC 
is doing this successfully through its ongoing partnership in the 
Pathfinder initiative.
The ongoing outreach efforts will result in increased NPOC membership 
numbers. In the case that I would be elected,I would see it as one of my 
main tasks to establish an NPOC constituency *in-reach***engagement and 
capacity building program for existing and new NPOC members. The first 
goal here has to be to ensure that the NPOC membership is able and sees 
it as relevant for themselves to engaged with the constituency. Now that 
NPOC has been established and grown out of infancy, we have to add as a 
goal to enable those who have the ability and the will to become new 
leaders within NPOC in particular and in the whole Internet ecosystem in 
general. This means a conscious effort of the NPOC Executive Committee 
to train and enable new leaders in particular leaders that are coming 
from developing regions and those sectors that are usually under 
represented.

In addition,I am very much concerned about the observable and ever 
increasing disconnect between ICANN staff and the stakeholders and even 
more the disconnect between the different stakeholder groups and even 
inside them. The solution to this problem, in my opinion, is more than 
about fashioning clear and stricter rules; it is about creating a new 
atmosphere of trust and collaboration. I see it as my task to help 
rebuilding trust.

In the hope that I deserve your trust.

Yours,

Klaus Stoll













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