<div>Greetings, all-<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>In Tallinn, Estonia on Wednesday, the NCUC hosted an
hour-long flash session at the tenth European Dialogue on Internet Governance
(EuroDIG) to introduce delegates to our role within the ICANN ecosystem and to
lay the foundation for them to consider joining our community. The
session was highly successful and saw a number of delegates express interest
after the session in partaking in our work. I thought I might send a quick
update for those who were unable to attend the session so that there is a
record of our discussion. <br></div></div><ul><li><div><b>Dr Tatiana
Tropina</b>, European representative of the Executive Committee, moderated the
session and set the scene by speaking about the role of the NCUC within ICANN, and
why it is so rewarding being an NCUC member.<br><br></div></li><li><div><b>Maarten
Botterman</b>, member of the ICANN Board of Directors, spoke about how the
ICANN Board perceived the role of the NCUC and said they were highly appreciative
of our volunteerism.<br><br></div></li><li><div><b>Thomas Schneider</b>, Chair of the Government Advisory Committee, spoke about
the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and why it is important that
civil society is present in the debates that take place.<br><br></div></li><li><div><b>Adam
Peake</b>, ICANN Global Stakeholder Engagement, outlined initiatives and
opportunities for further engagement in the ICANN community for those from an academic and/or civil society background, including the
NextGen@ICANN programme and the Fellowship programme. He also gave a brief
tutorial on how to effectively use the ICANN website and the ICANN Learn
platform.<br><br></div></li><li>I spoke as someone with a junior profile and who is new to domain name policy to
tell the delegates about my pathway to engagement, why I joined the NCUC, and
why they should consider doing so too.<br></li></ul><div><div>Overall, we presented a balanced look at the challenges and
opportunities that lie ahead as one considers joining the NCUC and becoming more involved in the ICANN community. We made it
clear that we in the NCUC are very open to new members, that there are resources available
to support those who choose to engage in our work, and there are ways to be
involved no matter one’s skill set.<br></div><div><br></div><div>A huge thanks to Tatiana for coordinating this flash
session.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,<br><br></div></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block "><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user "><div><div>Ayden Férdeline<br></div><div><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline" title="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline">linkedin.com/in/ferdeline</a><br></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>