<div dir="ltr">Hello Drake,<div>I am excited and appreciative to be associated with NCUC, since the first intro in Durban, I hope to participate actively in NCUC events and would love to champion IG4D agenda. With appropriate guidance I think I came make some impact.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div>Benjamin</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 9:06 AM, William Drake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" target="_blank">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi<div><br></div><div>It will be great to have you folks there. In recent meeting a number of fellows have ended up coming to Constituency Day and joining NCUC, so this connection appears to be working.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Hopefully we can engage you in some of the discussions and collaborations that will need to happen prior? For ex, both IG4D and IG4humanrights are key concerns for NCUC but the folks who previously had been initiating in these areas have less bandwidth available now, so these and other topics need new champions to carry forward with respect to outreach, position texts, etc
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<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="h5"><br><div><div>On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:52 PM, Walid AL-SAQAF <<a href="mailto:wsaqaf@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">wsaqaf@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>It's delightful to be able to see you again and hopefully see if I could have a more substantial role towards helping NCUC achieve its goals.</div>
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<div>Sincerely,<br><br>Walid<br><br>-----------------<br><br>Walid Al-Saqaf<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Pascal Bekono <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pbekono@gmail.com" target="_blank">pbekono@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hello,<br>
<br>
For new members like me, it will be an opportunity to meet the team<br>
and attend meetings physically.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<br>
pascal<br>
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2013/12/24, William Drake <<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" target="_blank">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div><div>> Happy to see NCUCers and potential NCUCers in the mix
.I would strongly<br>
> encourage folks to apply for future rounds
<br>
><br>
> Bill<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23dec13-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23dec13-en.htm</a><br>
>><br>
>> ________________________________<br>
>> Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows<br>
>> Announced for Singapore Meeting<br>
>><br>
>> 23 December 2013<br>
>><br>
>> 42 fellows from 31 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's<br>
>> Fellowship program at the 49th Public Meeting in Singapore, 23-27 March<br>
>> 2014. Fifteen of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past 20<br>
>> programs, 23 are first-time attendees to an ICANN meeting, and 4 have<br>
>> attended meetings in past but are fellows for the first time. The fellows<br>
>> represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia,<br>
>> business, not-for-profit and user groups. The country code supporting<br>
>> groups are also represented.<br>
>><br>
>> Here is the list of selected fellows:<br>
>><br>
>> * Oluwaseun Samson Ojedeji Nigeria Academic / Registry<br>
>> * Xandra Fong Fiji Not for Profit<br>
>> * Yungyung Teng People's Republic of China Government / IPC<br>
>> * Mamadou Lo Senegal Business<br>
>> * Maricarmen Sequera Paraguay End User<br>
>> * Joγo Carlos Rebello Caribι Brazil Not for Profit / NCUC<br>
>> * Md. Jahangir Hossain Bangladesh Not for Profit / NPOC<br>
>> * Inam Ali Jordan Civil Society<br>
>> * Hanen Idoudi Tunisia Academic<br>
>> * Farzaneh Badiei Iran End User<br>
>> * Karel Douglas Trinidad and Tobago Government<br>
>> * Bukola Fawole Nigeria Academic<br>
>> * Pascal Guillaume Bekono Cameroon Government / At Large<br>
>> * Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Kenya End User<br>
>> * Shakeel Ahmed Pakistan End User<br>
>> * Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui Niue Not for Profit / At Large<br>
>> * Yousef Torman Jordan Academic<br>
>> * Rommel Natividad Philippines Government / GAC<br>
>> * Taravatu Arua Taravatu Papua New Guinea Government<br>
>> * Gul-e Rana Pakistan Academic<br>
>> * Wisdom Kwasi Donkor Ghana Government<br>
>> * Rahul Sharma India Not for Profit<br>
>> * Zakir Syed Pakistan Not for Profit<br>
>> * Mario Aleman Zapata Nicaragua Not for Profit<br>
>> * Bonface Witaba Kenya Not for Profit / NPOC<br>
>> * Ibrahim Alfayoumi West Bank and Gaza ccTLD<br>
>> * Etuate Cocker Tonga Academic<br>
>> * Lianna Galstyan Armenia Not for Profit<br>
>> * Aasis Karan Fiji Business / At Large<br>
>> * Benjamin Akintunde Akinmoyeje Nigeria Not for Profit / NCUC<br>
>> * Philip Adar Kenya Business<br>
>> * Bram Fudzulani Malawi Business / ISP and ASO<br>
>> * Matilda Pamao Papua New Guinea Academic / ccNSO<br>
>> * Vernon O'Brien Dominica Government<br>
>> * Valentina Pavel Burloiu Romania Not for Profit / At large<br>
>> * Hasnaa Soraya Melyani Morocco End User<br>
>> * Zhang Zuan People's Republic of China Not for Profit / member<br>
>> NCUC<br>
>> * Jason Hynds Barbados Not for Profit / At Large<br>
>> * Mohamed Adas West Bank and Gaza End User<br>
>> * Mohamed Elshaikh Sudan End User<br>
>> * Walid Al-Saqaf Yemen Academic / NCUC<br>
>> * Andreas Sifiso Dlamini Swaziland Government<br>
>><br>
>> ICANN received 121 fellowship applications for the Singapore meeting.<br>
>> Applications for each meeting are assessed by an independent selection<br>
>> committee. Priority is given to applicants who meet minimum program<br>
>> requirements, are current residents of developing and least developed<br>
>> nations in the five ICANN regions, and who are interested in participating<br>
>> in ICANN and its supporting organizations, advisory committees or<br>
>> stakeholder groups.<br>
>><br>
>> Click here to find out more about the fellowship program and how to apply:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships</a><br>
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