<div dir="ltr"><div> Thank you very much for your response. We are currently identifying speakers from around the world and would greatly appreciate any recommendations you may have. </div><div><br></div><div>Look forward to hearing from you soon.</div><div> </div><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 dir="ltr"><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><font><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> </font><font size="1">(CASP+, CISM, CEH </font><span style="font-size:x-small">Certified</span><span style="font-size:x-small">)</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">President & CEO</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF) | Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference (AGDIC)</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | <a href="http://www.aodirf.org" target="_blank">www.aodirf.org</a> / <a href="http://www.afrigeocon.org" target="_blank">www.</a><a href="http://agdic.info" target="_blank">agdic.info</a> </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member | <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="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</font></div><div><font size="1">____________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div></div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">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></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <<a href="mailto:michaela.shapiro@article19.org">michaela.shapiro@article19.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">
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Thank you very much for thinking of me for this session! I would be delighted to moderate this NCUC webinar. </div>
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<b>From: </b>Wisdom Donkor <<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday, 11 January 2026 at 16:09<br>
<b>To: </b>Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <<a href="mailto:michaela.shapiro@article19.org" target="_blank">michaela.shapiro@article19.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Andrea Glandon <<a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org" target="_blank">andrea.glandon@icann.org</a>>, Exec. Comm <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>><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">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>“From Policy to Practice: How DNS Abuse Mitigation Impacts Civil Society and End Users”</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">👉</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <b><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_xUKLZGSzOTOaNknOEhSw" rel="noreferrer" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">Please
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<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;font-size:16px">🕰</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" rel="noreferrer" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank"> Click
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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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