[NCUC-DISCUSS] Nomination of Benjamin Akinmoyeje- NCUC chair position

[Akinremi Peter Taiwo]

+1 Benjamin

On Thu, 5 May 2022, 4:59 pm Benjamin Akinmoyeje, <benakin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Farzaneh,
> Thank you for nominating me for re-election for the position of NCUC
> Chair. It has been a challenging year leading this unique community and
> also a learning opportunity. I hope to continue giving my best to
> NCUC,hence I accept the nomination.
>
> Candidate statement
> Name: Benjamin Akinmoyeje
>
> Declared region of residence: Africa
>
> Gender: Male
>
> Employment: PhD Research Student
>
> Any conflicts of interest: None
>
> Questions:
>
>  * Why do you want to serve on the EC?*   I want to continue to  serve on
> the EC because I want to help promote the voice of the non commercial
> constituency and advance the cause of the group post-Covid19, I also want
> to help enhance our visibility as ICANN resumes physical engagements.
> I look forward to continuing to help our community to grow in technical
> capacity, and to  contribute to the PDPs. I want to help improve our web
> presence as our website requires a major revamp.
>      *Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and
> affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the
> relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the NCUC
> Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might
> have. *Currently a PhD students of Informatics, Faculty of Computing and
> Informatics, Namibia University of Science and Technology, conducting
> academic research in the area of persuasive technology and mHealth apps for
> stress management amongst university students, I am the current EC Africa,
> and I am part of HR CCWP, part of all the virtual ICANN meetings and
> currently NCUC chair, I was able to initiate NCUC members call and it led
> to some positive engagements.  I have managed to keep the NCUC twitter
> handle engaged during ICANN virtual meetings.
>      *The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the
> Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role
> on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your
> ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN
> Meetings in person. The EC performs several functional responsibilities for
> the Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC
> role on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on
> your ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN
> Meetings in person.*
>     As a research student and current NCUC chair, I have the privilege of
> time to participate actively in the ICANN process for up to 10 hours weekly
> to attend ICANN online meetings, possible area of concern may be the
> occasional need for quality internet access at meeting hours while I am at
> home.
>      *Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep
> members apprised of your EC-related activities?*
> As the NCUC Chair, I will continue to improve   communication with the
> community, I hope to improve NCUC online presence with more social media
> engagements . As a chair, the monthly EC meetings will continue to  and
> also devise quarterly calls or virtual town hall meetings for NCUC members.
>
> *     How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the
> future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why?
> Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward and
> forward-looking, i.e. taking note of their contributions and work in the
> previous year.*    The virtual ICANN engagement for the past two years
> have been a major decider for   NCUC's activities and functions in the
> future will only expand as the need for protection of the non-commercial
> individual users of DNS increases, as we begin to see ICANN being drawn to
> issues such as content moderation, and the EPDP Phase 2 and SSAD ODA
> issues, phase 2. DNS Abuse,  (freedom of expression online) and the
> challenges of digital rights/ Human Rights.There may be a need for NCUC to
> consolidate with other SGs with similar  interests to push a common agenda.
> In the phase of multiple regulatory laws, and ICANN needs to continue to
> function, we must continue to voice the non-commercial perspective and the
> policies that I can develop. More than ever before individual rights to
> privacy and data protection have been challenged in DNS space, the
> situation calls for NCUC to be alert to ensure ICANN policies are sensitive
> to these realities.
> I look forward to working with the elected ECs to ensure that NCUC's voice
> remains relevant in the ICANN multistakeholder space.
>
> Kind regards,
> Benjamin
>
> On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 7:11 PM Raymond Mamattah <
> mamattah.raymond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I second this nomination. Ben has been a great chair and deserves another
>> term.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Raymond Mamattah
>> Accra, Ghana
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 3, 2022, 5:02 PM farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I want to nominate Benjamin for the NCUC chair position. Benjamin truly
>>> cares about NCUC success and its members, he is also very good at
>>> navigating tough issues and conflicts.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Farzaneh
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