[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Appointments to the NTIA/IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group

[Lianna Galstyan]

Congratulations to Narelle and Demi for being appointed as ISOC
representatives on the NTIA/IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination
Group.

Best regards,

Lianna Galstyan
ISOC Armenia


On Thu, July 3, 2014 12:18 am, Elizabeth Oluoch wrote:
> Dear Chapter-Delegates,
>
>
> The ISOC Board Chair, Bob Hinden, on behalf of the ISOC Board of Trustees
> has issued the following statement regarding ISOC’s appointments to the
> NTIA/IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Elizabeth Oluoch
> Executive Assistant
> Internet Society
>
>
>
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> The Internet Society (ISOC) appoints Narelle Clark, Director of
> Operations- Deputy CEO for the Australian Communications Consumer Action
> Network (ACCAN) and Dr. Demi Getschko, CEO of the Brazilian Network
> Information Center (NIC.br), as the ISOC representatives on the NTIA/IANA
> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group.
>
>
> Ms. Clark is also a member of the Internet Society Board of Trustees and
> President of the Australia Chapter of the Internet Society.
>
>
> Dr. Getschko is also an Associate Professor in Computing Architecture at
> Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Vice-President
> of the Brazilian Chapter of the Internet Society and a Board Member of
> CGI.br.
> The appointees chosen by the Internet Society Board of Trustees have been
> selected after as thorough a search as possible within the timeframe made
> available by ICANN. The Trustees thank the community for its
> understanding of the rushed nature of the process.
>
> Calls for candidates with expertise across all facets of the IANA
> function including policy, operational and technical protocols were sent
> to ISOC's chapter and organizational members as well as the broader
> community.
>
> A mixture of applications and nominations were received.  After checking
> with the nominees, a total of 31 candidates were considered by the Board,
> minus Narelle Clark, who had recused herself, acting as a whole. The pool
> included many strong candidates meeting many of the criteria, however it
> was felt that candidates with a lesser degree of proximity to active
> ICANN workgroups were preferred in order to preserve the status of the
> Internet Society as an independent steward within this process. In
> addition, candidates were evaluated on their understanding of the
> multistakeholder model as well as a demonstrated ability to work across
> all of the ICANN-related stakeholder groups with the confidence of the
> community. Additional experience in dealing directly with government and
> commercial contracts was also highly desirable.
>
> The Board selected Narelle Clark and Demi Getschko based on these
> evaluation criteria.
>
> The Board of Trustees would like to express its deepest thanks to all of
> those who have offered their services for this effort and trusts that it
> can draw upon your expertise as we progress along this journey. Future
> consultations will be essential in building the appropriate framework for
> the future management of these crucial Internet functions.
>
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