<div dir="auto">Welcome All!</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at 6:50 PM, Sadichchha Silwal via Ncuc-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><p>Thank you sincerely for the warm welcome.</p>
<p>I am truly pleased to join the NCUC community and to collaborate with such a diverse and committed group in advancing the interests of non-commercial users within ICANN and the broader internet governance landscape. It is a pleasure to introduce myself to the NCUC community. I am Sadichchha Silwal, a licensed advocate from Nepal working at the intersection of law, technology, and human rights. I was one of nextgen@ICANN84.  I serve as the board member and chapter leader of ISOC Nepal chapter and am actively engaged in internet governance processes at national and regional levels. </p>
<p>My work focuses on online freedom of expression and association, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity law and policy, and accountable digital governance. I am involved in policy advocacy, regulatory analysis, capacity building, and multi-stakeholder coordination to strengthen public-interest safeguards in digital policy frameworks.</p><p> I am particularly interested in how privacy and safety considerations within domain name policy intersect with digital rights and inclusive participation from the Global South. I look forward to contributing constructively to ongoing policy discussions within NCUC.  </p><p>Best, </p></div><div dir="ltr"><p>Sadichchha Silwal</p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM Nyama mutondo via Ncuc-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><p dir="ltr">Congratulations! 🎉 <br>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 2:44 PM Hfaiedh Ines via Ncuc-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">Welcome dear friends and colleagues</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le sam. 21 févr. 2026, 12:38, ZTE Mobile via Ncuc-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">Welcome on board.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">best,</div><div dir="auto">Abdulrahman </div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 09:25 Hakikur Rahman via Ncuc-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><u></u><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Welcome to all new NCUC Individual members and Organizational members.<br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Best regards,<br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hakikur<br></div></div></div><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;height:0px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;border-top-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div id="m_5773026390552579658m_-7796420954586501549m_3594586027744972008m_-3148076543768170128m_-8457212350237476339m_4812586878573342405Zm-_Id_-Sgn1" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">From: Wisdom Donkor via Ncuc-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br>To: "NCUC-discuss"<<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br>Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:25:06 +0600<br>Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Newly Approved NCSG/NCUC/NPOC Members (February NCSG EC meeting)<br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><blockquote id="m_5773026390552579658m_-7796420954586501549m_3594586027744972008m_-3148076543768170128m_-8457212350237476339m_4812586878573342405blockquote_zmail" style="margin:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear NCUC
Members,</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please join me
in welcoming our newly approved members to the NCUC community:</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Individual
Members (NCSG & NCUC):</u></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Emanuel
Lukawiecki-NA</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Aung
Myint Myat-AP</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bradan
Fleming-NA</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sadichchha
Silwal-AP</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mariana
Vidotti-LAC</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bibek
Silwal-AP</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rhea
Subramanya-NA</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chia
I Cheng-AP<br> Koami Messan Zankou-AF<br> Thoko Miya-AF</span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Abbas
Sibai-AP</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Organizational
Members (NCSG, NPOC, NCUC)</u></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">One4All
Alliance-AF Representative is Koami Messan Zankou </span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Girlhype
- Women In Tech-AF. Representative is Thoko Miya</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are
delighted to have you all join us and look forward to your active participation in
advancing Non-Commercial Users’ interests within ICANN and the internet 
ecosystem. You have been added to the relevant mailing lists please feel free
to reach out if you need any support.</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Warm regards,</span></span></span></span><br></p></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Wisdom Donkor</b> <span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(CASP+,  CISM, CEH </span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Certified,</span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">)</span><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">NCUC Chair,</span><br></div><div style="font-size:small;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</span><br></div><div style="font-size:small;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk </span><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-size:small;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member  | <span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Improvement (CCOICI)</span> | UN IGF MAG Member | IGF Support Fund Association Executive Committee Member, World Bank Independent Consultant | AU AFIGF Member |  Ghana OGP Advisory Committee member | GSS SDGs Advisory Committee Member</span><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">____________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Specialization:</span><br></div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance,  Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Geospatial Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, <br></span></div></div></div></d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