<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Dear Dave, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">I agree with Ayden, Poncelet and Renata that a candidate should not back away. Since this is a committee (that is the key word for me), it is good to have diversity in different aspects - geographical, gender, experience, etc, etc, etc. Some 'relatively new' entrants will have so much to learn from your experience. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Kind regards, </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117);font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Sarah</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 12:35 AM, Dave Burstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daveb@dslprime.com" target="_blank">daveb@dslprime.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Folks</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I care deeply about policy issues, so I'd be glad to serve BestBits, a valuable Forum. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Whan I volunteered, there was a shortage of candidates. That's now changed; five other people whose experience suggests that they are appropriate are now running. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The "Internet Governance" space has been dominated by the U.S. and allies while the majority of Internet users are now on the other side of the global North-South divide. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">If a few people email me offlist, I'll withdraw. It's no great sacrifice to give up an unpaid post, especially when I'm swamped with work. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">On the other hand, I do bring some strengths to the group. I'm a tech reporter who has learned a great deal about networks over 18 years. I've made a point of asking those in the Global South what are most important international policies for bringing down the cost of access. (Answers include: the high cost of backhaul/transit, unreasonable royalties, and the unwillingness of giant companies to hire or pay taxes locally.)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I'm the only candidate from the U.S. and back away if a few people think I should. </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dave </div><div class="gmail_extra">
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