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    No, this wasn't a misunderstanding on my part, as your earlier reply
    to this exact question contains information to the contrary.<br>
    <br>
    I thank you for revising Fellowship program position so quickly, it
    is greatly appreciated. Please kindly communicate this information
    to<br>
    all the new fellows so that it is clear to everyone:<br>
    <br>
    >Please note that the decision to use Facebook rests with the
    individual Fellow. ICANN neither requires nor enforces the use of
    Facebook.<br>
    <br>
    Have a good weekend and I am looking forward to discussing many
    interesting subjects in person at the next ICANN meeting! :)<br>
    <br>
    BR,<br>
    <br>
    Dina Solveig Jalkanen<br>
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* * *
Friendly geek in Amsterdam, FSFE
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a></pre>
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        <div>-------- Original Message --------<br>
        </div>
        <div>Subject: Re: [Ext] Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Facebook as an
          obligatory requirement for being ICANN60 fellow<br>
        </div>
        <div>Local Time: July 27, 2017 9:56 PM<br>
        </div>
        <div>UTC Time: July 27, 2017 8:56 PM<br>
        </div>
        <div>From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:siranush.vardanyan@icann.org">siranush.vardanyan@icann.org</a><br>
        </div>
        <div>To: Ayden Férdeline <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"><icann@ferdeline.com></a>,
          thomascovenant <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a><br>
        </div>
        <div><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
          <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a>, Ergys Ramaj
          <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ergys.ramaj@icann.org"><ergys.ramaj@icann.org></a><br>
        </div>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for copying me this thread, Ayden.<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Actually, for everyone in this list, I
            just responded to Dina with the following:<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">“Dear Dina,<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I think there's a misunderstanding on the
            use of the word requirement. It was not meant in the
            legal/enforceable way.<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">It was meant more as in this being an
            easier way to facilitate the sharing of information among
            the group. It's been helpful in the past.<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Please note that the decision to use
            Facebook rests with the individual Fellow. ICANN neither
            requires nor enforces the use of Facebook.<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I hope this helps clarify.<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Siranush”<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I hope this clarifies the situation for
            everyone in the list. FB groups were always created and it
            was the easiest way for interaction, bonding, networking and
            knowing each other before the Meeting and was very helpful
            tool especially for Newcomers. And I am sure everybody
            understands, that it is not “technical” Fellowship, this
            Program is a capacity building Program, which seeks to
            create a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable
            constituents.<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Best<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Siranush<br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <div>
            <p
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"
              class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour" style="color:black">Siranush
                Vardanyan</span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span
                    class="size" style="font-size:9pt">Fellowship
                    Program Manager</span></span></b><span class="font"
                style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:12pt"></span></span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><span
                class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:9pt">Public
                  Responsibility Support, ICANN</span></span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><span
                class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:9pt">Mobile: +374 94
                  947773</span></span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><span
                class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:9pt">E-mail:  <a
                    href="mailto:siranush.vardanyan@icann.org"
                    rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><span class="colour"
                      style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193)">siranush.vardanyan@icann.org</span></a></span></span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><span
                class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:9pt">Skype ID:
                  siranush.vardanyan </span></span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><span
                class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:9pt"> </span></span><br>
            </p>
            <p style="text-autospace:none" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span
                    class="colour" style="color:rgb(75, 136, 203)"><span
                      class="size" style="font-size:9pt">One World.  One
                      Internet.</span></span></i></b><br>
            </p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><img
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                class="font" style="font-family:"Times New
                Roman", serif"><span class="size"
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            </p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="font"
                style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span
                  class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span><br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
          </p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="colour"
                  style="color:black"><span class="size"
                    style="font-size:12pt">From: </span></span></b><span
                class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="size"
                  style="font-size:12pt">Ayden Férdeline
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"><icann@ferdeline.com></a><br>
                  <b>Reply-To: </b>Ayden Férdeline
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"><icann@ferdeline.com></a><br>
                  <b>Date: </b>Friday, July 28, 2017 at 12:50 AM<br>
                  <b>To: </b>thomascovenant
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a><br>
                  <b>Cc: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">"ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"</a>
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a>, Siranush
                  Vardanyan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:siranush.vardanyan@icann.org"><siranush.vardanyan@icann.org></a><br>
                  <b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Facebook as
                  an obligatory requirement for being ICANN60 fellow</span></span></p>
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          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Sounds to me like this might all be a
              misunderstanding.<br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">I am cc’ing in Siranush so that she can
              clarify the situation for us.<br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<br>
            </p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
                </p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Ayden Férdeline<br>
                </p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                    title="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_ferdeline&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KSVEP6fQF1GAxTidFq9gqmzD_MP8uibPCWGNJZLNf_fCsiFdV6wjdaUW3k8yJdcd&m=ykxnIt6H4imBIPhcpi8YQuZk7x0MlTRT3aUZtRrxN64&s=FUhdKN3YwPiNjDS5JC3MjOGc_bC0baoxCMEAKxQkSO0&e="
                    rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">linkedin.com/in/ferdeline[linkedin.com]</a><br>
                </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">-------- Original Message --------<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Facebook
                as an obligatory requirement for being ICANN60 fellow<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Local Time: July 27, 2017 9:39 PM<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">UTC Time: July 27, 2017 8:39 PM<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">From:
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org">thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Hi Naveed,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">unfortunately your information is no
                longer accurate.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">The obligatory Facebook requirement
                is very clear, as stated by Siranush<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Vardanyan, Fellowship Program
                Manager. Please read his public response<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">to the fellowship list attached
                earlier.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">I am sorry to hear the situation has
                apparently changed since the last<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">year. The relaxed considerate
                approach you described is much better<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">suited for diverse applicants than
                the present one.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">That said, I am very grateful to
                receive my first technical ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">fellowship and looking forward to
                meeting the fellowship family.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">BR,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Dina Solveig Jalkanen<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">* * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">thomascovenant<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Friendly geek in Amsterdam chaos,
                FSFE Fellow<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">On 27.07.2017 23:26, Rao Naveed Bin
                Rais wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Hi everyone,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Being a member of the fellowship
                family for last three years in the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> capacity of a fellow, fellows
                coach, mentor and fellowship program lead,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I can confirm that nobody is
                ever forced to be part of any specific<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> communication medium. However,
                in order to make the encourage the group<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> communication, being part of the
                Facebook group is advised. I know many<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> fellows who never joined the
                Facebook group and their choice has always<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> been respected.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> We should also keep in mind that
                the actual communication of fellowship<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> happens between the fellows and
                their respective coaches and they are<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> free to decide the mode of
                communication that they feel appropriate.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Cheers,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Naveed -<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On Jul 28, 2017 01:19, "Glenn
                McKnight" <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com></a>> wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Hi Stephanie<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> We have a Technology Taskforce
                Meeting next week and I will alert<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> this issue to Dev and Judith the
                cochairs to work on alternatives<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> other than FACEBOOK. I know lots
                of folks are looking at<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> alternatives to SKYPE as well.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I assume that the group also use
                WHATSAPP as well.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Glenn<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Glenn McKnight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> skype gmcknight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> twitter gmcknight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> 289-830 6259
                <tel:(289)%20830-6259><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> .<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:02 PM,
                Stephanie Perrin<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"><mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>>
                wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I totally agree, nobody should
                have to join Facebook. They can<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> find another way to communicate.
                I am quite surprised, as I am<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> also surprised to find that
                Siranush Vardanyan is now ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> staff. So how do we best argue
                with this policy?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Stephanie Perrin<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On 2017-07-27 15:48, Michael
                Karanicolas wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Hi Dina,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Thanks very much for
                bringing this to our attention. You<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">raise a very<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> interesting issue - and I
                agree, in principle, that signing<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">up for<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Facebook should not be a
                required component of participating<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">in an<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> ICANN Fellowship program.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Would you feel comfortable
                forwarding or screenshot-ing the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">email in<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> its entirety, just so we can
                see the full context as a means of<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> informing this discussion?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> In the interim, and while
                this discussion goes on, it may be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">useful if<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> you wanted to raise your
                concerns directly with Siranush, if you<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> haven"t already. Your
                objection would seem to me to be a<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">valid one, so<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> it might be interesting to
                see how ICANN might respond.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Best,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Michael Karanicolas<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:23
                PM, thomascovenant<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a> wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Hello,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I am writing about a
                general matter that can still be quite<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">important to<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> some.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I respectfully disagree
                with making Facebook obligatory for<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Fellowship program
                participation, yet it doesn"t seem possible<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> to question this
                decision.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Further, the decision to
                deny fellowship to those who do not<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">comply with<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Facebook demand makes no
                sense to me.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I would welcome diverse
                participation of FOSS community, privacy<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> activists and ethical
                hacking communities in ICANN work. It<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">can be very<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> valuable.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I don"t want any single
                fellow be forced to compromise their<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">principles<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> in order to make
                volunteer contribution to ICANN work<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">(please read the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> links below).<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> At the moment this is
                solved by forcing to register under a<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">false name,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> which is not the right
                thing to do on behalf of a large<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">organization.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Alternative means of
                communication should be easily<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">available to those<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> who ask for them, minor
                detail of communication platform<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">should not be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> the reason to discourage
                volunteer work.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> We also have Chinese and
                Iranian fellows. Some countries<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">impose FB<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> cencorship (wiki link
                below), which can also be an issue...<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> What are your thoughts
                on this general subject? And how a<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">good solution<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> can be found?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Best regards,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Dina Solveig Jalkanen,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> grateful for technical
                fellowship to ICANN60<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Resources:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> FB Censorship:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook"><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Some information about
                Facebook from Richard Stallman:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://stallman.org/facebook.htm">https://stallman.org/facebook.htm</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://stallman.org/facebook.htm"><https://stallman.org/facebook.htm></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook">http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook"><http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> From public Fellowship
                emails by Siranush Vardanyan<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Fellowship Program
                Manager, Public Responsibility Support,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">ICANN:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> "Last but not least:
                Social Media I will be creating an<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">ICANN60 Facebook<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> page which is a required
                participation for this program.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Those who do not have
                Facebook page, please, create one, as<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">you will be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> asked to join ICANN60
                Facebook page."<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> --<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> * * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Friendly geek in
                Amsterdam, FSFE Fellow<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant"><https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Ncuc-discuss mailing
                list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">--<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">* * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">thomascovenant<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Friendly geek in Amsterdam chaos<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">On 27.07.2017 23:26, Rao Naveed Bin
                Rais wrote:<br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Hi everyone,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Being a member of the fellowship
                family for last three years in the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> capacity of a fellow, fellows
                coach, mentor and fellowship program lead,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I can confirm that nobody is
                ever forced to be part of any specific<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> communication medium. However,
                in order to make the encourage the group<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> communication, being part of the
                Facebook group is advised. I know many<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> fellows who never joined the
                Facebook group and their choice has always<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> been respected.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> We should also keep in mind that
                the actual communication of fellowship<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> happens between the fellows and
                their respective coaches and they are<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> free to decide the mode of
                communication that they feel appropriate.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Cheers,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Naveed -<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On Jul 28, 2017 01:19, "Glenn
                McKnight" <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com></a>> wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Hi Stephanie<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> We have a Technology Taskforce
                Meeting next week and I will alert<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> this issue to Dev and Judith the
                cochairs to work on alternatives<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> other than FACEBOOK. I know lots
                of folks are looking at<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> alternatives to SKYPE as well.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I assume that the group also use
                WHATSAPP as well.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Glenn<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Glenn McKnight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> skype gmcknight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> twitter gmcknight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> 289-830 6259
                <tel:(289)%20830-6259><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> .<br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:02 PM,
                Stephanie Perrin<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"><mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>>
                wrote:<br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I totally agree, nobody should
                have to join Facebook. They can<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> find another way to communicate.
                I am quite surprised, as I am<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> also surprised to find that
                Siranush Vardanyan is now ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> staff. So how do we best argue
                with this policy?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Stephanie Perrin<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On 2017-07-27 15:48, Michael
                Karanicolas wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Hi Dina,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Thanks very much for
                bringing this to our attention. You<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">raise a very<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> interesting issue - and I
                agree, in principle, that signing<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">up for<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Facebook should not be a
                required component of participating<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">in an<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> ICANN Fellowship program.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Would you feel comfortable
                forwarding or screenshot-ing the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">email in<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> its entirety, just so we can
                see the full context as a means of<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> informing this discussion?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> In the interim, and while
                this discussion goes on, it may be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">useful if<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> you wanted to raise your
                concerns directly with Siranush, if you<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> haven"t already. Your
                objection would seem to me to be a<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">valid one, so<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> it might be interesting to
                see how ICANN might respond.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Best,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Michael Karanicolas<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:23
                PM, thomascovenant<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a> wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Hello,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I am writing about a
                general matter that can still be quite<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">important to<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> some.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I respectfully disagree
                with making Facebook obligatory for<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Fellowship program
                participation, yet it doesn"t seem possible<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> to question this
                decision.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Further, the decision to
                deny fellowship to those who do not<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">comply with<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Facebook demand makes no
                sense to me.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I would welcome diverse
                participation of FOSS community, privacy<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> activists and ethical
                hacking communities in ICANN work. It<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">can be very<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> valuable.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I don"t want any single
                fellow be forced to compromise their<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">principles<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> in order to make
                volunteer contribution to ICANN work<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">(please read the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> links below).<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> At the moment this is
                solved by forcing to register under a<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">false name,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> which is not the right
                thing to do on behalf of a large<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">organization.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Alternative means of
                communication should be easily<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">available to those<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> who ask for them, minor
                detail of communication platform<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">should not be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> the reason to discourage
                volunteer work.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> We also have Chinese and
                Iranian fellows. Some countries<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">impose FB<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> cencorship (wiki link
                below), which can also be an issue...<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> What are your thoughts
                on this general subject? And how a<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">good solution<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> can be found?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Best regards,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Dina Solveig Jalkanen,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> grateful for technical
                fellowship to ICANN60<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Resources:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> FB Censorship:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook"><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Some information about
                Facebook from Richard Stallman:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://stallman.org/facebook.htm">https://stallman.org/facebook.htm</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://stallman.org/facebook.htm"><https://stallman.org/facebook.htm></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook">http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook"><http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> From public Fellowship
                emails by Siranush Vardanyan<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Fellowship Program
                Manager, Public Responsibility Support,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">ICANN:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> "Last but not least:
                Social Media I will be creating an<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">ICANN60 Facebook<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> page which is a required
                participation for this program.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Those who do not have
                Facebook page, please, create one, as<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">you will be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> asked to join ICANN60
                Facebook page."<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> --<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> * * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Friendly geek in
                Amsterdam, FSFE Fellow<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant"><https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Ncuc-discuss mailing
                list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">--<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">* * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">thomascovenant<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Friendly geek in Amsterdam chaos<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">On 27.07.2017 23:26, Rao Naveed Bin
                Rais wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Hi everyone,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Being a member of the fellowship
                family for last three years in the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> capacity of a fellow, fellows
                coach, mentor and fellowship program lead,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I can confirm that nobody is
                ever forced to be part of any specific<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> communication medium. However,
                in order to make the encourage the group<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> communication, being part of the
                Facebook group is advised. I know many<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> fellows who never joined the
                Facebook group and their choice has always<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> been respected.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> We should also keep in mind that
                the actual communication of fellowship<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> happens between the fellows and
                their respective coaches and they are<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> free to decide the mode of
                communication that they feel appropriate.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Cheers,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Naveed -<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On Jul 28, 2017 01:19, "Glenn
                McKnight" <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com></a>> wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Hi Stephanie<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> We have a Technology Taskforce
                Meeting next week and I will alert<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> this issue to Dev and Judith the
                cochairs to work on alternatives<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> other than FACEBOOK. I know lots
                of folks are looking at<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> alternatives to SKYPE as well.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I assume that the group also use
                WHATSAPP as well.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Glenn<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Glenn McKnight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> skype gmcknight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> twitter gmcknight<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> 289-830 6259
                <tel:(289)%20830-6259><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> .<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:02 PM,
                Stephanie Perrin<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"><mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>>
                wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> I totally agree, nobody should
                have to join Facebook. They can<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> find another way to communicate.
                I am quite surprised, as I am<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> also surprised to find that
                Siranush Vardanyan is now ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> staff. So how do we best argue
                with this policy?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Stephanie Perrin<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> On 2017-07-27 15:48, Michael
                Karanicolas wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Hi Dina,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Thanks very much for
                bringing this to our attention. You raise a very<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> interesting issue - and I
                agree, in principle, that signing up for<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Facebook should not be a
                required component of participating in an<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> ICANN Fellowship program.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Would you feel comfortable
                forwarding or screenshot-ing the email in<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> its entirety, just so we can
                see the full context as a means of<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> informing this discussion?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> In the interim, and while
                this discussion goes on, it may be useful if<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> you wanted to raise your
                concerns directly with Siranush, if you<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> haven"t already. Your
                objection would seem to me to be a valid one, so<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> it might be interesting to
                see how ICANN might respond.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Best,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Michael Karanicolas<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:23
                PM, thomascovenant<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org"><mailto:thomascovenant@thomascovenant.org></a> wrote:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Hello,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I am writing about a
                general matter that can still be quite important to<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> some.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I respectfully disagree
                with making Facebook obligatory for ICANN<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Fellowship program
                participation, yet it doesn"t seem possible<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> to question this
                decision.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Further, the decision to
                deny fellowship to those who do not comply with<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Facebook demand makes no
                sense to me.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I would welcome diverse
                participation of FOSS community, privacy<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> activists and ethical
                hacking communities in ICANN work. It can be very<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> valuable.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> I don"t want any single
                fellow be forced to compromise their principles<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> in order to make
                volunteer contribution to ICANN work (please read the<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> links below).<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> At the moment this is
                solved by forcing to register under a false name,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> which is not the right
                thing to do on behalf of a large organization.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Alternative means of
                communication should be easily available to those<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> who ask for them, minor
                detail of communication platform should not be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> the reason to discourage
                volunteer work.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> We also have Chinese and
                Iranian fellows. Some countries impose FB<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> cencorship (wiki link
                below), which can also be an issue...<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> What are your thoughts
                on this general subject? And how a good solution<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> can be found?<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Best regards,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Dina Solveig Jalkanen,<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> grateful for technical
                fellowship to ICANN60<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Resources:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> FB Censorship:
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook"><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Some information about
                Facebook from Richard Stallman:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://stallman.org/facebook.htm">https://stallman.org/facebook.htm</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://stallman.org/facebook.htm"><https://stallman.org/facebook.htm></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook">http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook"><http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> From public Fellowship
                emails by Siranush Vardanyan<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Fellowship Program
                Manager, Public Responsibility Support, ICANN:<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> "Last but not least:
                Social Media I will be creating an ICANN60 Facebook<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> page which is a required
                participation for this program.<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Those who do not have
                Facebook page, please, create one, as you will be<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> asked to join ICANN60
                Facebook page."<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> --<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> * * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Friendly geek in
                Amsterdam, FSFE Fellow<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant"><https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>> Ncuc-discuss mailing
                list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org"><mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss"><http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss></a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">>
                <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">--<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">* * *<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Friendly geek in Amsterdam<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Ncuc-discuss mailing list<br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">Ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss</a><br>
              </p>
            </div>
          </blockquote>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"> <br>
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </blockquote>
      <div><br>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
* * *
Friendly geek in Amsterdam
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant">https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant</a></pre>
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