<div dir="ltr">Hey all, <div><br></div><div>Hope this email finds you well! <br><br>Just a short note on the 'Training to Enhance Civil Society Advocacy at ICANN' webinar that we got approved! The conditions of approval are listed on the email below and we have to start working with <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-0" href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" tabindex="-1">@Maryam Bakoshi</a> (hooray), as soon as possible (: So we might be scheduling a meeting with you in the coming days! In the meantime, this list is open to whatever suggestions of topics, barriers to advocacy, or any other debate you see fit for this ABR - which will be a webinar to be transformed on an ICANN Learn Course. </div><div><br></div><div>Congrats to ncuc-EC! </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div>B<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Bruna Martins dos Santos</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 15, 2020 at 4:51 PM<br>Subject: Approved ABRs - Comms and Training to Enhance Civil Society Advocacy at ICANN<br>To: NCUC Discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear NCUC, <div><br></div><div>Hope you are doing well! </div><div><br></div><div>My email comes with some good news today, at the beginning of the year NCUC submitted two additional Budget Requests and we managed to get both approved. The subject of both ABRs was (a) the continuation of our comms support - for printed materials, translations, stickers, etc; and (b) Request for a Training to Enhance Civil Society Advocacy at ICANN. </div><div><br></div><div>The details to the second one you can read below, as well as the conditions under which its been approved.<br><br></div><div>--</div><div><br></div><div><i>2.FY21-9: Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) Request for Training to Enhance Civil Society Advocacy at ICANN<br><br>RECOMMENDATION: Yes(partial)<br>RECOMMENDED AMOUNT (ESTIMATED): 8,000 USD<br>RESPONSIBLE ICANN STAFF: Carlos Reyes (Policy);Betsy Andrews (Public Responsibility Support)<br><br>ICANN Org supports the NCUC’s objective of enhancing civil society advocacy at ICANN; however, the request as phrased does not include specific details on the issues and topics such trainingis intended to address. <br>Partial approval is conditioned on: (1) the training being made available and open to all interested civil society groups represented in the community (e.g. the Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC) constituency and At Large community structures); (2) selection of the final list of topics to be based on input from all such groups who indicate interest; and (3) the training being conducted online only (e.g. via webinar followed by creation of amore evergreen ICANN Learn course on Civil Society Participation at ICANN). </i></div><div><i>To the extent that some of NCUC’s specific issues or challenges are not covered by the training but are nevertheless of urgent importance, NCUC is encouraged to consult with the Senior Vice President for Policy Development Support to determine how these concerns can be addressed. </i><br></div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div> </div><div>The list of all approved ABRs can be found <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=134513539&preview=/134513539/134513540/FY21%20ABR%20Results%20%26%20Rationale%20-%20FINAL%20-%207%20May%202020.pdf" target="_blank">on the wiki</a></span> and I guess its safe to say the season for - suggestions is now open! What would you like to hear about or see on this webinar !? </div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards, </div><div><br></div><div><div>-- <br><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></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>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" 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></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>