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<b>From: </b>Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday, 11 January 2026 at 16:09<br>
<b>To: </b>Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <michaela.shapiro@article19.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org>, Exec. Comm <ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Invitation to Moderate NCUC Quarterly Webinar (Q1 2026)<br>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dear Michaela,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I hope this message finds you well.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am pleased to invite you to serve as the
<b>moderator</b> for the NCUC Quarterly Webinar for the first quarter of 2026, titled:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>βFrom Policy to Practice: How DNS Abuse Mitigation Impacts Civil Society and End Usersβ</b></span></p>
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<b>Date:</b> Wednesday, 11 February 2026<br>
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<b>Time:</b> 15:00 UTC<br>
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<b>Duration:</b> 80 minutes<br>
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<b>Format:</b> Online (Zoom)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">π</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <b><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_xUKLZGSzOTOaNknOEhSw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" data-outlook-id="2592c37a-e702-40df-b9c5-98c16700c828" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Please
click to register here to receive the Zoom details</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">π°</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCUC+Quarterly+Webinar&iso=20260211T15&p1=1440&ah=1&am=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" data-outlook-id="de3cf62f-fc48-452e-9e0a-69aa4062892c" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> Click
to check your time zone:</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The webinar will bring together a diverse, multi-stakeholder panel including civil society and digital rights advocates, technical and security experts, contracted party representatives, and regional
voices. The discussion will explore the practical implementation of DNS abuse mitigation policies, their impacts on civil society and end users, and opportunities to strengthen policy advocacy based on evidence from multiple regions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You have been <b>
proposed by the NCUC EC to moderate this webinar</b> since you are a subject matter expert on this topic. I have also discussed the initial draft of the concept note with Farzaneh, and she has reviewed it and provided input to the proposal. Since you are one
of the subject matter experts on this topic, you are equally welcome to suggest any edits or additions to enhance the webinar content.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We would be honoured to have you moderate this session and guide the discussion to ensure an engaging, insightful, and balanced conversation. Details of speakers will be shared soon.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you are available to moderate. If you have any questions or need further information, do not hesitate to reach out.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We very much hope you will be able to join us in this important conversation.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kind regards,</span></p>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style="font-size: 10px;">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style="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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Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, </div>
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