<div dir="ltr">Dear Wisdom and All,<div>I am excited and at the same time humbled to have been nominated to run for this position.</div><div>NCUC has continued to invest in me, and I believe it is only right that commit and support the good cause with my time and energy.</div><div>I am accepting this nomination knowing, it is an opportunity to learn and serve and move NCUC engagements in the region, to the next level , of what other have done.</div><div><br></div><div>I look forward to more of your support.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Benjamin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 3:05 PM Wisdom Donkor <<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thanks Stephanie, for supporting Benjamin, indeed i have work with him extensively and i can attest that he is up to speed and will leave up to the mission and visions of NCUC.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_5947829115200832405gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small"><div><div><b>WISDOM DONKOR</b><br></div><div><font size="1">President & CEO</font></div><div><font size="1">Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation</font></div><div><font size="1">P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | <a href="http://www.aodirf.org" target="_blank">www.aodirf.org</a></font></div><div><font size="1">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</font></div><div><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div>__________________________________________________</div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Domain Name Systems, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, <b style="font-size:small"><br></b></font></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:x-small"><u>MEMBER</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:x-small">UN IGF Multi-stakeholder</span><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:x-small"> Advisory Group</span><br></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">UN BPF on Policy Option for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion (CENB)</font></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:x-small">UN BPF on Gender and Access</span></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">UN IGF National Regional Initiatives</font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">UN BPF on IOT, Big Data and AI</font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace"><span style="font-size:x-small">Fellow: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, NCSG, NCUC, AFRALO</span><br></font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace"><span style="font-size:x-small">National SDG Data Roadmaps Advisory Committee, Ghana</span> <span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">ICANN, Internet Society, Freedom Online Coalition, </font><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:monospace,monospace">Diplo Foundation,</span></div></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition</font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">Ghana Open Government Partnership (OGP) Advisory Committee </font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">World Bank Open Data Working Team,</font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">Africa Open Data Collaborative </font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">Ghana Energy Commission Data Task-force </font></div><div><font size="1" face="monospace, monospace">Linux Accra Users Group</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:39 PM Stephanie Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">This is a reminder that Nomination starts today Thursday 23 May 2019 through to Thursday 06 June 2019.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">The positions to be filled are:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">1. Chair [held by Bruna Martins dos Santos - eligible for re-election]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">2. EC – Europe [currently held by Louise Marie Hurel, eligible for re-election]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">3. EC - Africa [currently held by Ines Hfaideh, ineligible for re-election]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">4. EC – Asia/Australia/Pacific [currently held by David Cake, eligible for re-election]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">5. EC – North America [currently held by Michael Karanicolas, eligible for re-election]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">6. EC – Latin America/Caribbean [currently held by Antonella Perini, eligible for re-election]</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">*Nomination Process:*</span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Any member of the NCUC may nominate any NCUC active member for any positions.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the nomination and for making a *public statement* that includes:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Any conflicts of interest;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Why do you want to serve on the EC?</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve
on the NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might have.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on
your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN Meetings in person.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why? Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward
and forward-looking, i.e. taking note of their contributions and work in the previous year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">** These terms all commence on 07 November 2019 (at the conclusion of the 2019 Annual ICANN Meeting in Montreal).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Please note</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">: NCUC EC really needs committed volunteers who are willing to donate a few hours a week to collaboration in order to help
ensure that civil society's voice is heard in ICANN. The EC’s responsibilities are administrative management, in-reach and outreach, and interfacing with ICANN’s staff and community as needed. NCUC Chair has also several duties and roles to fulfil. If you
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">S</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | <b>T</b>: +44 7846 471777</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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