<div>Thanks, Bruna - I appreciate you bringing this to our attention.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user"><div>Ayden <br></div></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:40 PM, Bruna Martins dos Santos <bruna.mrtns@gmail.com> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote type="cite" class="protonmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Just a quick reminder of our CROP call open for members from the APAC region until the 12th! <br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Please Apply! <br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div>From: <b>Bruna Martins dos Santos</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a>></span><br></div><div>Date: seg, 7 de jan de 2019 às 18:09<br></div><div>Subject: NCUC CROP Slot - Call for applications<br></div><div>To: NCUC Discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Dear all,</span><br></p><div><br></div><div>Happy new year!  <span style="font-family:Arial">It’s time to receive candidates for NCUC CROP sponsored travellers for ICANN64 to be held in Kobe, 9-14 March 2019!</span><br></div><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">We ask you to be ready and attentive to all visa requirements and as you prepare the documentation to attend, should you be accepted. Invitation letters can be requested </span><a href="https://meeting-invitation.icann.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial">here</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial"> and you can find more information at the Meeting </span><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/kobe64" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial">page</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial">.</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to the new crop rules, the travel slot is <b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">only available for</b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0)"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b> one attendee from the apac region</b></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"> who wishes to be more involved with activities of the stakeholder group. Please check our Travel Policy to see if you are eligible (</span><a href="https://www.ncuc.org/get-involved/travel-policy/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial">https://www.ncuc.org/get-involved/travel-policy/</span></span></a><span style="font-family:Arial">).</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">The selected candidate should participate in all meeting days and will be assigned an onsite mentor.</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">In your application, please include the following information:</span><br></p><div><br></div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Name</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">State the departure and arrival dates/city (<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0)">this specific call is only open for members based in the APAC region</span>)</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:transparent">Short statement explaining why you would like to attend ICANN64 representing NCUC and a short project/plan of engagement with the activities you plan to participate and also explaining which working groups/policy discussions are you planning to be engaged with or wish to enhance your participation,</span><br></p></li></ul><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family:Arial">DEADLINE - Please send the application by</span></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial"> January 12th to</span></b></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family:Arial">:</span></span></span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><a href="mailto:chair@ncuc.org" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial">chair@ncuc.org</span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></span></span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.com" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial">maryam.bakoshi@icann.com</span></span></a><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Applications will be reviewed by our Executive Committee and <b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">successful candidates will be announced 17 jan 2019</b> or as soon as EC concludes deliberation.</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">TIPS:</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Consider the following points in your statement.</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">1. Why do you want to attend the meeting? Which Working groups or</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">policy discussions you have been involved with and would like to be</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">involved further. If you have not been involved in policy discussions,</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">which policy discussion(s) will  get involved with? (please provide</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">links to your mailing list contributions and your record of attendance</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">in WG meetings)</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">2. How much time, effort and work will you spend studying policy</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">topics before, during and after the meeting? And will you stay engaged</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">or volunteer to mentor future NCSG members? If you have been a part of </span><span style="font-family:Arial">NCUC Buddy Pilot program or plan to participate in this or other</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">training programs within the NCUC or NCSG, please mention</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Please feel free to reach out, should you have any further questions.</span><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Good luck!</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"></span><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">best,</span><br></p><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><i>Bruna Martins dos Santos </i></b><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos<br></div><div>@boomartins<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><i>Bruna Martins dos Santos </i></b><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos<br></div><div>@boomartins<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>