[NCUC-DISCUSS] Excited to serve NCUC - Virtual Introduction

[Raoul Plommer]

Nice to see you at the helm Benjamin - hopefully we'll all meet in March,
finally!

On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 at 04:39, Shah Rahman <shah.zahidur at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congratulations Ben! Well deserved and wish you all the best!
>
>
> Shah
>
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2021, 03:09 Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi NCUC members,
>>
>> My name is Benjamin Akinmoyeje  and I am the new NCUC chair. I am writing
>> to formally introduce myself and share a bit of the aspirations for NCUC.
>>
>> As the NCUC chair,  I will be responsible for increasing member
>> engagement and participation of our constituency at the ICANN
>> multistakeholder space.
>> I hope to be the interface between members and the other sections of the
>> community.I will bring issues that need your contribution to your attention.
>> It is my expectation that we will participate more actively in the policy
>> development processes to maintain the stability of DNS as we have always
>> done.
>>
>> I hope to amplify our participation in ICANN activities and discussion
>> online more than before as virtual engagement has come to stay.
>> There is a dire demand for us to become more intentional about the use of
>> the available online tools, such as  NCUC website, twitter, facebook and
>> zoom platforms for our engagements.
>>
>> I am eager to work directly with members with online influence to amplify
>> discourse on the topics of interests to our community. I am looking forward
>> to working with the NCUC-EC, Brenda and Andrea to serve the community.
>>
>> I can see the NCUC EC and ICANN support team doing great work.
>>
>> It is obvious that volunteer fatigue and burnout are real, and virtual
>> ICANN has also dampened momentum, but we can not give up now, I call on all
>> members to
>> endeavor to participate and contribute their little portion, especially
>> veterans and newbies alike.
>>
>> This is a learning opportunity for me and I hope to grow in this capacity.
>>
>> I want to thank Maryam once more for all her support to our community and
>> welcome Andrea. Also Thank Brenda for her continuous support.
>>
>> I also like to thank everyone who voted in the last elections to select
>> the new leadership. I look forward to working with everyone for the
>> advancement of NCUC.
>>
>>
>> I’d like to share some details about myself.
>> I am currently conducting my PhD research studies in Informatics at the
>> Namibia University of Science and Technology,I was the immediate NCUC-EC
>> Africa representative.
>> My career experience has been in digital health in public health in
>> Nigeria and some parts of Africa while my ICANN experience started as
>> recently as 2014. NCUC has been my home since I stepped into ICANN
>>
>> Finally, I like to thank the immediate Chair Raphael, for his selfless
>> service to the community and his support as well.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Benjamin Akinmoyeje
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