<div dir="ltr">Dear NCUC members,<div>Happy New Year, and I hope your week is going well.</div><div><br></div><div>Kindly see below the opportunity to apply for a Fellowship program mentor. <div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div class="msg-7516961973640211918">





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The GNSO is now accepting Expressions of Interest from individuals interested in serving as a Fellowship Program Mentor for ICANN81, ICANN82, and ICANN83.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Important information regarding the Fellowship Program Mentor includes:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive
 pre-meeting preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.<br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Mentors will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN81 (ICANN81 - ICANN83
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help
 fellows actively participate in ICANN's work.<br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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The GNSO may nominate one individual for this role. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Additional information and details about the opportunity can be found <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03jan24-en.htm" target="_blank">here</a>,
 including the mentor guidelines and responsibilities.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Interested individuals should apply by filling out the<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/eoi-form-gnso-nominated-mentor-fellowship-2023-03jan24-en.docx" target="_blank"> Expression of Interest</a> and submitting
 it to <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-secs@icann.org</a> by <b><u><span style="color:red">12 January 2024 at 23:59 UTC.</span></u></b>
<i>Kindly note that the due date has been moved up from the previously posted dates.</i><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please feel free to share this message with those who may be interested. Thank you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Caitlin and Saewon, on behalf of the GNSO staff support team.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kind regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Benjamin </span></p>
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