Alex, perhaps before putting your name forward you should ask what people on here expect a "domainer friendly" NED to achieve?
I would probably say "domain owner friendly" would be more accurate since it encompasses points beyond the "domainer" sphere.
I'm sure people will have plenty of other issues to throw onto the pile, but for me the key ones include:
A) An acknowledgement that Nominet is there to run the UK namespace, and no more than that (whitespace networking, IoT, etc. is beyond their remit, and funds obtained from domain registrations should not be squandered on random things). And with that, a pledge to opposite their creeping attempt at the colonisation of irrelevant business lines, and to reverse it whenever the opportunity arises.
B) A strong, firm stance on the pricing of domain registrations/renewals. These should be on a cost recovery basis. The NED should be extremely willing to shine a spotlight on any policy changes that amount to profiteering (like the recent price rise, when Nominet already had multi-millions in surplus) and to oppose them privately and if need be publicly. At the end of the day, they are responsible for protecting the interests of Nominet's customers and partners too, not merely those of Nominet itself (as opposed to an Executive Director, who bats strictly for the home team)
C) A recognition that a domain portfolio holder with 5,000 domains is at least as important a customer as - and potentially much more profitable to Nominet than - 5,000 individual end-users owning a single domain each. (Why "more profitable"? Well, in the case of the portfolio holder there's just one entity making potential demands on Nominet customer service - and they're likely to be a self-managed tagholder too and therefore more technically clued in than average. In the case of the 5,000 individual domains, Nominet has to potentially provide support A) To them; B) to their various and diverse registrars) This recognition should be reflected in policy approaches, and in the consideration given to how policy or other changes will impact large portfolio holders.
D) Relating to C), an understanding that if you extend cheap registrations/renewals to end users, the same or better deals should be available to self-managed tagholders too. You shouldn't have to flog domains to customers to benefit from Nominet's price breaks (after all, Nominet themselves get exactly the same money per domain from a customer-facing Registrar than they do from a self-managed tagholder Registrar)
E) A cast-iron pledge to oppose profiteering (also touched on in B). For instance, money diverted to the Nominet Trust (or now its successor) or other similar "suck up to government by looking good" entities is NOT a valid way of disposing of surplus funds. If there's that much surplus, CUT PRICES.
