<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for nominating and I am really honored to run for election for a second term to continue work in GNSO council and to represent non-commercial interests :)<div>
<br><div>I accept the nomination and you will find below my statement of interest, keeping it short and going straight to the point . I will be glad to answer any further question:</div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
· Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;</p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
Rafik Dammak, Africa, Male, Computer Engineer/Phd Candidate</p><p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
· Any conflicts of interest;</p><p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
no conflicts of interest. neither my work nor my research are related to ICANN policy. I am involved as individual (thanks to NCUC for that)</p><p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
· Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;</p><p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height:13pt">Having interdisciplinary experience and background with active participation in Internet Governance community. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">Representing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13pt;"> developing countries and continuing to bringing development issues to GNSO council like for new gTLD program making it more inclusive or working on issues related to the </span><span style="line-height:17px">internationalization</span><span style="line-height:13pt"> of domain names .</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height:13pt"> I do </span><span style="line-height:17px">believe</span><span style="line-height:13pt"> that domain name space need more advocacy on human rights, freedom of expression and privacy especially for non-commercial users either individuals or organizations who represent an important part of registrants and their voice must be heard.</span></font></p>
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· Qualifications for the position;</p></span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Before being in GNSO council, I started to participate in several working groups to represent NCSG.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Currently, I am co-chairing and acting as GNSO liaison (and advocating within the council ) for the joint New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i style="line-height:17px"> </i><span style="line-height:17px">which was launched by GNSO after a resolved ICANN board motion in Kenya in response to the meeting between NCUC and ICANN board (hopefully the final report will be released the next days). I am also participation in several working group related to IDN and the internationalization of domain names issues like the JIG (joint IDN Working group) and IRD (Internationalized Registration Data). I also participated at the OSC (operating steering committee)Constituency/Stakeholder Group Work team with focus to work concretely on recommendations for global outreach especially to bring more participants from developing countries. I am also participant at the Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working group. I am also in the NCSG Executive and Policy Committee.</span></font></span></div>
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· Statement of availability for the time the position requires.</p></span><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">During my current term in GNSO council, I participate actively in face-to-face and conference calls for GNSO council,in addition to several working groups and mailing lists discussion and I will continue doing that in next term.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">in addition to that there is a summarized bio:</span></div>
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<font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Young Tunisian currently doing PhD at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, at the University of Tokyo, with focus on Ubiquitous computing ,wireless sensor network and Internet of Things. I hold a degree in Computer Engineering ans Msc on applied computer science. I worked before as computer engineer at STMicroelectronics. I am also a DiploFoundation alumnae after completion of the Internet Governance Capacity Building program and participating in training about e-voting. </font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I participated in the online WIPO course on Intellectual Property. I am a former Creative Commons Tunisian license project Public co-leader. I am involved in the youth participation at Internet Governance Forum and in the organization of youth workshops, the coordination of Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (<a href="http://ycig.org/" target="_blank">ycig.org</a> )and attended as a youth representative. </font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am also member of the steering committee for the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles. I have been involved in ICANN community as NCUC individual user member and currently a GNSO Councillor for the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group and participating in several working groups. I attended IGF Rio de Janeiro, Hyderabad, Sharm elCheikh and Vilnius. I participated at the first Summer School on Internet Governance held in Meissen Germany.</font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I speak Arabic, French, English and survival-kit Japanese.</font></div><div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">For social media contact:</font></div><div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">twitter : @rafik</font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Linkedin : <a href="http://tn.linkedin.com/in/rafikdammak" target="_blank">http://tn.linkedin.com/in/rafikdammak</a></font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Blog : <a href="http://rafikdammak.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">rafikdammak.wordpress.com</a></font></div>
<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><br></span></div>
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