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

[Tomslin Samme-Nlar]

Congratulations Ben. Looking forward to continuing working with you. :-)

Tomslin
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 at 08:09, 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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