<div dir="auto">Benjamin has my support too. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 17 May 2024, 16:37 Stephen Dakyi, <<a href="mailto:nanayawbotar@gmail.com">nanayawbotar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I second Shadrach's nomination.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stephen Dakyi </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 13, 2024, 23:08 Shadrach Ankrah <<a href="mailto:ankrah960@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ankrah960@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear members,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It is with great pleasure
that I nominate myself for the position of EC Africa (AF) - NCUC. Over the years, I
have actively participated in and volunteered in many capacities within the
Internet community. I have participated in AFRINIC meetings, including being an
AFRINIC-31 fellow, an ISOC alumnus, and an ICANN72 and ICANN77 fellow.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Currently, my work is
focused on bridging the digital divide in rural communities by providing them
with relevant digital skills and access to the Internet.</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">Kind regards,</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="4"><b>Shadrach Ankrah</b></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><b>Founder and Director, <a href="https://connectrurals.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Connect Rurals</a></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><b>Lead Facilitator,</b> Internet For Education SIG</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">E: <a href="mailto:shadrach@connectrurals.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">shadrach@connectrurals.org</a> | me@sankrah.tech </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">Tel: +233 27 746 8886 | +233 54 895 5758</font></div><div style="font-size:small">Prang, Bono East - Ghana</div><div dir="ltr">Social Media: <span style="color:rgb(61,133,198);font-size:small"><a href="https://twitter.com/ankrah960" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://web.facebook.com/ankrah960/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankrah960/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 10:58 AM Andrea Glandon <<a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">andrea.glandon@icann.org</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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hello all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The check-in and nomination processes have begun for the 2024 NCSG/NPOC/NCUC elections.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">A check-in email has been sent from </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:admin@ncsg.is" title="mailto:admin@ncsg.is" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">admin@ncsg.is</span></a><span style="color:black">,
please respond to this email before the deadline of 27 May 2024. A reminder check-in email will also be sent.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Names of members who have checked-in will be updated on each groups election wiki/check-in.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> See
below for the links.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Kindly check to confirm your name is on the list just before the check-in process ends.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Please note: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">If you do not check-in,
you will be placed on the inactive membership list. <b><u>Inactive members cannot vote in the annual election</u></b>, so it is important that you reply before the deadline to the check-in email, to ensure you are listed as active and receive a ballot during
the annual elections.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>As a reminder, the election timeline is below:</b><br>
<span style="color:black">13 May-27 May: Check-in period<br>
13 May-20 May: Nomination period<br>
24 May Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement.<br>
28 May: Meet the candidates call (if necessary)<br>
29 May (00:00 UTC)-05 June (23:59 UTC): Voting<br>
10 June: Results</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Below are the 2024 election pages for each group that show the positions to be filled, the current nominations and candidate statements. All nominations
should be sent to the groups discuss list.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NCSG 2024 election wiki:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/-gByEw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/-gByEw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NPOC 2024 election wiki:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/3wFyEw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/3wFyEw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NCUC 2024 election wiki:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/1wFyEw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/1wFyEw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you have any questions, please respond to me only.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Andrea Glandon</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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