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Dear Wisdom,</div>
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Thank you for the invitation. I’m happy to confirm my participation in the webinar on 25 August at 15:00 UTC and look forward to the discussion.</div>
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Best,<br>
Joanna</div>
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<b>Od:</b> Joanna Kulesza <joannakulesza@gmail.com></div>
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<b>Wysłano:</b> Wtorek, 12 Sierpień 2025 18:22</div>
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<b>Do:</b> Joanna Kulesza <joanna_kulesza@wpia.uni.lodz.pl><br>
<b>Temat:</b> Fwd: Invitation to Speak at NCUC’s First Quarterly Webinar Series – 25 August 2025
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Best regards,</div>
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Joanna Kulesza</div>
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Od: <b>Wisdom Donkor</b> <<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA38de3ef5-cea3-ed1f-1178-77fc420659c0" href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: wt., 12 sie 2025, 12:24<br>
Subject: Invitation to Speak at NCUC’s First Quarterly Webinar Series – 25 August 2025<br>
To: Joanna <<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA49f54efa-d3d7-2c6d-bd12-0c87fddb9134" href="mailto:joannakulesza@gmail.com">joannakulesza@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: Exec. Comm <<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAf244446e-58ea-8067-8e2b-af215604d2fb" href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>>, Andrea Glandon <<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA83574e26-d4d1-960f-85d6-b41fbe7c6c8c" href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org">andrea.glandon@icann.org</a>>,
Amin Hacha <<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA7b39be96-4210-61b3-d793-9f40f1acbe91" href="mailto:aminhacha@gmail.com">aminhacha@gmail.com</a>></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Joanna Kulesza,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On behalf of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), I am pleased to invite you to participate as a
<b>Speaker</b> in our upcoming <b>NCUC Quarterly Webinar</b> scheduled for <b>25 August 2025 at 15:00 UTC +00</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This inaugural session in our 2025 webinar series will focus on the theme:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>“Safeguarding Digital Rights in the Face of Fragmentation: Civil Society’s Role in Shaping a Resilient Internet in the WSIS+20 Process.”</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">As the global Internet governance community prepares for the WSIS+20 review, the role of civil society in defending digital rights and ensuring a resilient, open Internet has never been more critical. The increasing
risks of Internet fragmentation driven by geopolitical tensions, divergent national regulations, competing technical standards, and duplicated governance processes require informed, diverse, and regionally grounded perspectives.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We believe that your expertise in ICANN and the global internet ecosystem, as well as your active engagement in ICANN policy development, digital rights, Internet governance, and multistakeholder policy discussions,
makes you an ideal contributor to this dialogue. Your regional perspective will enrich our discussion and help highlight the specific challenges, opportunities, and strategies emerging from your region in the WSIS+20 process and broader Internet policy spaces.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Session Objectives:</b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Examine the implications of Internet fragmentation for civil society and digital rights.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Highlight the role of civil society in shaping WSIS+20 outcomes.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Share regional strategies, challenges, and best practices in digital rights advocacy and Internet governance.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Promote inclusive participation from the Global South and underrepresented voices.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Format & Agenda:</b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Opening Remarks and brief update (NCUC leadership/guest experts)</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Panel Discussion featuring five regional speakers (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America)</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Moderated Q&A and interactive dialogue</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Closing reflections and next steps</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Expected Outcomes:</b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Documented regional civil society perspectives on WSIS+20 and Internet fragmentation.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Strengthened inter-regional collaboration and awareness of emerging digital rights challenges.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Strategic input to guide future NCUC interventions in ICANN and global policy forums.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We would be honored to have you join us in sharing your insights and contributing to what we hope will be a rich and thought-provoking exchange.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Kindly confirm your availability by 14 August 2025.
<b>Andrea Glandon</b> will coordinate with you on session guidelines and logistical details. The NCUC EC for Europe, Amin Hatcha, will also follow up with you. Please find attached the draft terms of reference. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Warm regards,</span></p>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> <span style="font-size: 10px;">
(CASP+, CISM, CEH </span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">Certified)</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 10px;">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 10px;">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member |
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous 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</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 10px;">Specialization:</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 10px;">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, </div>
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