Re: [gnso-osc-csg] - chair/vice Chair Elections--Statement of Qualifications

[SS Kshatriy <sskshatriy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,
ref to Olga's mail, I am giving below a brief Statement of Qualifications for 
Vice Chair Election.
 
best,
SS
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BRIEF STATEMENT QUALIFICATIONS OF Mr. S. S. KSHATRIYA
 
 
 
Mr. S. S. Kshatriya is an Independent Consultant on Internet matters relating 
to media policy issues and, use of Internet for non-commercial purposes in 
India and lives in Bangalore. A post-graduate from Allahabad University in 
India he has a solid foundation in Science and Engineering. Throughout his 
career in Government of India departments, he has been associated with the work 
of non-commercial and professional bodies. Spending major part of his career 
with Indian Space Research Organization as Space/Rocket Scientist, Mr. 
Kshatriya is responsible for organizing rocket building capabilities for Indian 
Space Program in its early years. As a scientist, his experiment was accepted 
in SpaceLab-3/Space Shuttle and he had an opportunity to work in NASA and be 
associated with International body of scientists. He is the first Indian to 
have set foot in a Space Shuttle.
 
 Later, Mr. Kshatriya diverted his attention towards Internet around the year 
1994. A popular writer on science and technology matters, Mr. Kshatriy took to 
writing on Internet and related matters in print and web in India and in other 
countries, including USA. He is credited to have pioneered Net Journalism in 
India. He has two published books to his credit and one of it deals with the 
work of Indian Internet/IT stalwarts in USA. Mr. Kshatriya is associated with 
several professional bodies such as The Institution of Engineers, Indo-French 
Technical Association, and Computer Society of India as their Fellow/Member and 
has been represented in their Governing Bodies. He has used platforms of these 
bodies to further the spread of Internet in India.
 
An early Global Member of ISOC (about 1996), Mr. Kshatriy is also a Founding 
Member of .ORG Advisory Council (2003). He did pioneering work along with 
others on policy matters and issues relating to coordination among AC, PIR 
Staff and Board, in those early years, other than looking at technical and 
policy issues raised from time to time.


Presently, Mr. Kshatriya is Committee Member of ISOC’s Sphere Project, and a 
Member of ICANN’s ‘GNSO Council Constituency Operations Team.’ He has plans to 
organize an ISOC Chapter in Bangalore. He wishes to involve deeply into ICANN 
matters.
He is also involved with the subject “History of Rocketry”.
 
 
Mr. Kshatriya has wide and deep knowledge of Internet and issues related to it. 
He has worked with scientists, technocrats and Internet Experts of 
International repute. He has excellent mastery in project management, in 
conducting meetings, in solving problems and working amicably with persons of 
different views, interests and nationalities. He is good at preparing and 
analyzing reports and putting his views in clear and understandable terms.
 
Mr. Kshatriya has travelled widely the world over. He has proven track record 
for contributions to non-com work and presently, has plenty of time and energy 
to devote to non-com work.
 
 
 



--- On Tue, 3/10/09, Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gnso-osc-csg] Next Steps Constituency Operations Team
To: gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: "Olga Cavalli" <olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx>, "Julie Hedlund" 
<jahedlund@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rob Hoggarth" <robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 9:29 AM



Hi,
I hope this email finds you well. 

These are the next steps for our working team:

1- Working Group Charter:

Our Working Group Charter has been updated, please review it and make all 
necesary comments and suggested changes directly into the wiki or just sending 
an email to our list before Monday March 16th.

The link to the charter is:
https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team

Please note that we have included in: "VI. POTENTIAL INITIAL/NEXT ACTION STEPS" 
the suggested actions and projects for our working group. Your comments and 
suggestions on these regards are welcome.

2- Chair - Vice Chair election:

In relation with the Chair / Vice Chair election, we have recieved the 
following self nominations:

Chair: Krista Papac - Olga Cavalli
Vice Chair: SS Ksatiya - Michael Young

Candidates should send a brief statement of qualification to the list during 
this week.

Please send other nominations or self nominations to the list until next Monday 
March 16th. After then we will proceed with an election using secret vallots.

3- Next Meeting:

Gisella Gruber-White will be sending a Doodle to our working team during this 
week to find the best time for our next meeting. Please respond to it.

Best regards to all.

Olga