[bc-gnso] Rick Anderson for Large-Business representative to the NomCom

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

i support Rick in his bid to be our large-business representative to  
the NomCom and hope others will too.
mikey


On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Rick Anderson wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I am delighted to join everyone else in offering hearty  
> congratulations to Mike on his selection to the NomCom.  His  
> experience, knowledge and perspective will bring terrific value to  
> the NomCom. He will do the BC proud as our representative.
> I think it also important to acknowledge the endless contributions  
> of Liz Williams, who works tirelessly to advance the BC ship in  
> ICANN's never-easy-to-navigate waters.
> Lastly, I wish to share with all of you fellow members that which I  
> conveyed to the BC officers and secretariat a couple of weeks ago,  
> which is that I would be delighted to serve as the BC's large  
> business rep on the NomCom if that is the will of the members. (I  
> had not volunteered at the outset, thinking there would be others  
> who would have stepped forward during the pre-election process.)
> By way of brief background, I am EVP of Interborder Holdings Ltd,  
> based in Canada.  We have operations in the US, Asia and Europe,  
> offering mutual fund and real estate-based investing to clients on  
> those three continents.  We have about 1,500 employees and do about  
> $3 billion in business annually.  We have no financial interest in  
> the domain name industry (eg as registries, registrars, portfolio  
> investors, etc) other than operating own proprietary websites in  
> support of our businesses (about two dozen websites, in six  
> languages, with perhaps another 500 related urls held defensively).   
> Like everyone in the BC, we wishing to see the internet continue to  
> flourish as an entrepreneurial and creative medium which finds the  
> proper continue balances amongst stakeholders.
> Personally, I have been involved with ICANN for about six years, and  
> have been a member of the BC for about that long, have attended  
> perhaps a dozen Board meetings (Argentina, India, Luxembourg, LA,  
> Vancouver, Montreal, Wellington, Cape Town, Rome, Paris...).  For  
> the past five or six years, I have also been an elected director of  
> CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration, the not-for-profit  
> organization mandated by the Government of Canada to operate the .ca  
> registry.
> I would be happy to represent the BC on the NomCom if that is your  
> wish.
> cheers/Rick
>
> Rick Anderson
> EVP, InterBorder Holdings Ltd
> email: randerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cell: (403) 830-1798
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx <owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: BC gnso <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue Sep 01 08:25:06 2009
> Subject: [bc-gnso] A message from Mike Roberts
>
>
> Dear BC Members -
>
> I very much appreciate the confidence you have shown in electing me
> to the NomCom.  Within the bounds of the rules for NomCom members,
> I'll do my best to ensure that candidates that share our values and
> perspective on ICANN's challenges are named to the Board.
>
> I also will be pleased to have your comments and suggestions at any
> time.  Given my California base of operations, my email is perhaps
> best way to reach me routinely.  mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> - Mike Roberts
>
>
>
>
>
> This e-mail message and any attachments may contain confidential and/ 
> or privileged information intended only for the addressee. In the  
> event this e-mail is sent to you in error, sender and sender’s  
> company do not waive confidentiality or privilege, and waiver may  
> not be assumed. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of, or  
> action taken in reliance on, the contents of this e-mail by anyone  
> other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have been  
> sent this e-mail in error, please destroy all copies and notify  
> sender at the above e-mail address.
> Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. You should check this  
> e-mail message and any attachments for viruses. Sender and sender’s  
> company accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus  
> transmitted by this e-mail. Like other forms of communication, e- 
> mail communications may be vulnerable to interception by  
> unauthorized parties. If you do not wish to communicate by e-mail,  
> please notify sender. In the absence of such notification, your  
> consent is assumed. Sender will not take any additional security  
> measures (such as encryption) unless specifically requested.
- - - - - - - - -
phone   651-647-6109
fax             866-280-2356
web     www.haven2.com
handle	OConnorStP (ID for public places like Twitter, Facebook,  
Google, etc.)