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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you very much for your kind response and for looping in Nick
Wenban-Smith and Bruce Tonkin. We truly appreciate the ccNSO DNS Abuse Standing
Committee’s positive consideration of the invitation and are pleased to hear
that DASC has agreed to participate.</span></p>
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discussion is intended to be inclusive and interactive. A separate general
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enable broader participation. The zoom link for registration remains the same: </span><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">Zoom registration link: </span></b><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">C<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_xUKLZGSzOTOaNknOEhSw__;!!PtGJab4!-5y1Azq_PCx4tdFlOK8RVoH86bnYL2iiDNxtG2-hdowDbCUzXGF7kMrzcT7Meq6iWSxu9XH1xmBigIvX_wSuxrR_RFcH4XS_dFmP$" target="_blank">lick to register here to receive the Zoom details [icann.zoom.us]</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Please feel free to share the invitation with the entire DASC
membership for their awareness and consideration of attendance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you once again for your engagement and support. We look forward to
DASC’s contribution to what we expect will be a very insightful discussion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Kind regards,</span></p></div><div><br></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="1">NCUC Chair</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 Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 9:48 AM Joke Braeken <<a href="mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org">joke.braeken@icann.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"><div class="msg-242027052147950944">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From:
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<b>Reply-To: </b>Joke Braeken <<a href="mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org" target="_blank">joke.braeken@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 15 January 2026 at 10:31<br>
<b>To: </b>Wisdom Donkor <<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>>, ccNSO Secretariat <<a href="mailto:ccnsosecretariat@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnsosecretariat@icann.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>[Ccnsosecretariat] Re: Invitation to Speak at NCUC Quarterly Webinar (Q1 2026) on DNS Abuse.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you very much for reaching out to us. I am providing ccNSO staff support to the ccNSO DNS Abuse Standing Committee (DASC), and looping in Nick Wenban-Smith (DASC chair)
and Bruce Tonkin (DASC vice chair). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DASC had a meeting earlier today, and is pleased to accept the invite. The committee is currently in the process of assigning a presenter, and we will get back to you shortly
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In the meanwhile, could you please clarify if the meeting is open to others, apart from the presenter and the DASC leadership team? Could we share the invite more broadly, with
the full DASC membership, to allow them to observe?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you kindly.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From:
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<b>Reply-To: </b>Wisdom Donkor <<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 14:56<br>
<b>To: </b>ccNSO Secretariat <<a href="mailto:ccnsosecretariat@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnsosecretariat@icann.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>[Ccnsosecretariat] Invitation to Speak at NCUC Quarterly Webinar (Q1 2026) on DNS Abuse.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Dear CCNSO Secretariat,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">I hope this message finds you well.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">On behalf of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), I am pleased to invite a representative from the ccNSO, preferably from the Latin America and Caribbean
region, to maintain regional diversity on our panel, to participate as a speaker in our upcoming quarterly webinar:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Webinar Title:</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">
<i>"From Policy to Practice: How DNS Abuse Mitigation Impacts Civil Society and End Users"</i><br>
<b>Date:</b> February 11, 2026<br>
<b>Time:</b> 15:00 UTC<br>
<b>Duration:</b> 80 minutes</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">Zoom registration link: </span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">C<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_xUKLZGSzOTOaNknOEhSw__;!!PtGJab4!-5y1Azq_PCx4tdFlOK8RVoH86bnYL2iiDNxtG2-hdowDbCUzXGF7kMrzcT7Meq6iWSxu9XH1xmBigIvX_wSuxrR_RFcH4XS_dFmP$" target="_blank">lick
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The webinar will explore the practical impacts of DNS abuse mitigation on civil society and end users, focusing on how enforcement measures operate in real-world
contexts and whether current frameworks adequately safeguard due process and human rights. This session aims to bridge the gap between policy and implementation while highlighting perspectives from diverse regions.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">We would particularly value a speaker who can address:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Current strategies and actions ccTLDs are implementing regarding DNS abuse mitigation</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Regional perspectives and challenges specific to Latin America and the Caribbean</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">If within the panellist’s expertise and the scope of DASC-related discussions, the intersection of human rights and DNS abuse enforcement,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Please let us know if you have a suitable candidate in mind or if you require any additional information. For your reference, we have attached the draft concept note
with further details.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you very much for your consideration, and we look forward to your earliest response.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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