[NCUC-DISCUSS] Ines Hfaiedh. Nomination as NCUC Chair

Fri May 24 18:32:21 CEST 2024

Thank you dear colleague from ISOC Togo :) great question ! This will help
me introduce myself better.

  There s so much to state but the SOI is usually brief. Hence I will come
back to you and the list shortly with a detailed answer.

On Fri, May 24, 2024, 16:47 Internet Society Togo <Contact at isoc.tg> wrote:

> Hello Ines,
> Thank you for your statement. We noticed that your statement does not
> mention any specific policies or ICANN working groups. Could you elaborate
> on some of the achievements, outreach programs, or training initiatives
> you've been involved in as the Africa representative? Considering the NCUC
> role involves deep engagement and a thorough understanding of ICANN's
> complexities, your insights would be very helpful.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards
>
> Le ven. 24 mai 2024 à 15:26, Hfaiedh Ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> Dear friends and colleagues,
>>
>> Thank you all, I feel blessed by this wonderful support. Please find my
>> statement of interest for the NCUC Chair position.
>>
>> Name: Ines Hfaiedh
>> Declared Region of residence: Africa
>> Gender: Female
>> Employment: Teacher and Educational Counsellor
>> Conflicts of Interest : None
>>
>>
>> I hope to take on the position of NCUC Chair because I believe after
>> eight years of joining the constituency and holding the position of Africa
>> Representative for some terms over these few years within the Executive
>> Committee, I have gained some solid experience and knowledge in
>> administrative matters, putting up together agenda items and contacting
>> speakers for online and onsite meetings, and more understanding of ICANN
>> dynamics. I believe this experience over the years allows me to now move on
>> to the next level and be able to run the constituency while seeking advice
>> and guidance from the community and the previous chairs.
>> For many years, I have worked and volunteered at diverse civil society
>> organisations and/or platforms and learned a lot, taking baby steps here
>> and there. I now trust that my background in enabling multi stakeholder
>> discussions and decision-making based on compromise together with an online
>> and personal knowledge of a large proportion of the ICANN community is an
>> asset for the next NCUC chair.
>> I am also aiming at contributing to the good running of the constituency
>> in terms of members' engagement and active participation.  I am confident
>> that my academic, civil society, technical and admin backgrounds in
>> addition to my previous experience as an Executive Committee member would
>> help me achieve these goals and contribute to the well functioning of the
>> constituency.
>> I wish to represent NCUC in the best way possible in the ICANN ecosystem,
>> building contact and communication channels with the previous chairs and
>> experienced members. In addition, I hope to keep welcoming and assisting
>> newcomers to navigate NCUC in particular and the ICANN world in general
>> while learning from them and working on their suggestions.
>>
>>
>> Some background about me: I am a teacher and Educational Counselor. I am
>> a specialist in ICT Implementation in Education. I had the chance to be a
>> recipient of a number of prestigious scholarships and fellowships among
>> which the Fulbright TA during which I was a Teaching Assistant at the
>> Catholic University of America in Washington DC.
>> I am also a Diplo-certified Curator and Rapporteur and was among the
>> first cohort of Diplo-certified Online Moderators. I also assisted UNDP New
>> York in creating a course on Ecosystem restoration for government officials
>> in Africa.
>> I have also been in charge of the Secretariat of two editions of ICANN's
>> MEAC SIG (School of Internet Governance) and am a member of ICANN’s
>> Intercultural Awareness Program.
>> I had the chance to be a Guest Speaker and session organiser at a number
>> of local, regional and global IGFs and a guest at several international
>> conferences dealing with ICT Implementation in education, human rights,
>> accessibility and digital inclusion.
>>
>>
>> Starting from September, I should be even more flexible after my official
>> promotion as Educational Counsellor, with an exclusive focus and time
>> allocation to counselling which would considerably reduce my weekly
>> workload.
>> I enjoy some flexibility in my regular day to day job which
>> allows/allowed me so far to attend in person targeted meetings and events
>> to fulfill my tasks as EC Africa and sometimes on a personal funding.
>> So I can say that I can commit the adequate time for the role of NCUC
>> Chair.
>>
>>
>> Communication is indeed key in the role of NCUC Chair. During my term as
>> NCUC Africa Representative, I used the NCUC Africa mailing list in order to
>> keep members updated on our EC-related activities as well as news, call for
>> comments and recently seeking suggestions on topics for the NCUC members
>> session in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.
>>  I have also contributed to our NCUC website some years ago by migrating
>> parts of the old NCUC Website to the new, and by writing some reports and
>> blogs on different events or initiatives especially taking place in the
>> African continent.
>>  Besides, "Readouts" taking place online post icann meetings have been a
>> great opportunity for our NCUC members to have the most important pieces of
>> information and updates about policy discussions at NCUC and NCSG levels
>> through inviting keynote speakers.
>> This is in addition to taking part in outreach activities onsite at
>> meetings, networking with community members and introducing NCUC to fellows
>> and newcomers in general.
>>
>>
>> I do not foresee a change in NCUC role as it has always been pivotal in
>> policy discussions, this is something I hope to preserve and strengthen
>> even more by enhancing engagement through reviving the mentorship program
>> that we used to have at NCUC level.
>> This program used to assist newcomers onboard on policy discussions with
>> the help and assistance of experienced members.
>> In this regard, I hope to reactivate the policy course with more updated
>> policy topics to the benefit of the membership. (This course was run mainly
>> online a few years ago)
>> NCUC members at different levels have been playing a crucial role in
>> defending non-commercial users’ rights.  I believe that the constituency
>> can do even more in voicing the Non-Commercial Users concerns and defending
>> their interests especially on the topic of DNS Abuse and strengthening
>> the ICANN multistakeholder model. I also hope that we can keep a spirit of
>> consultation and openness with our membership and keep them informed of
>> current discussions in order for them to have an impact on the current
>> discussions.
>>
>> I thank you for this opportunity and look forward to serving you again,
>> this time I hope as NCUC Chair .
>>
>> Le lun. 20 mai 2024 à 09:45, romina florencia Cabrera <
>> romicabrera83 at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> El lun, 20 de may. de 2024 5:15 a. m., Narine Khachatryan <
>>> ms.narine.khachatryan at gmail.com> escribió:
>>>
>>>> +1 to Ines Hfaiedh, as a  NCUC Chair.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 16 May 2024, 20:18 Hfaiedh Ines, <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you very much all for all your support will be following with
>>>>> the SOI.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 16, 2024, 09:38 Shavkat Sabirov <ssabirov at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I fully support the nomination of Hfaiedh Ines as NCUC Chair
>>>>>> candidate!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Shavkat Sabirov
>>>>>> Internet Association of Kazakhstan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> чт, 16 мая 2024 г. в 06:02, <jharsianti15 at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I give my support to Ines as NCUC chair candidate.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Juliana
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 14 May 2024, at 18.34, Raymond Mamattah <
>>>>>>> mamattah.raymond at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am happy to support Ines' nomination as the NCUC Chair.  She has
>>>>>>> served diligently well in the African representative role and she has all
>>>>>>> the qualities to be a good chair.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Furthermore, as a way of encouraging more ladies to be active in the
>>>>>>> ecosystem, I am very confident she becoming the Chair will ginger on other
>>>>>>> younger ladies to actively engage in the ecosystem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Raymond Mamattah
>>>>>>> [image: linkedin]
>>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah/> [image:
>>>>>>> facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah> [image:
>>>>>>> twitter] <https://twitter.com/RMamattah>
>>>>>>> Accra, Ghana
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 7:00 AM Hfaiedh Ines <
>>>>>>> hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear friends and colleagues,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I hope this email finds you well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As you might have noticed, the elections in NCUC have started with
>>>>>>>> a nomination period.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is humbly that I nominate myself for the position of NCUC Chair
>>>>>>>> after 8 years of joigning NCUC as a member and serving the community at
>>>>>>>> some terms as NCUC Africa Representative.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I will follow up soon with a detailed statement of interest and
>>>>>>>> will be available to answer questions during the "Meet the Candidates" when
>>>>>>>> scheduled.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best wishes to everyone.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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