[NCUC-EC] Invitation to Moderate NCUC Quarterly Webinar (Q1 2026)

Tue Jan 13 12:58:50 CET 2026

  Thank you very much for your response. We are currently identifying
speakers from around the world and would greatly appreciate any
recommendations you may have.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

*Wisdom Donkor* (CASP+,  CISM, CEH Certified)
President & CEO
Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF) | Africa
Geospatial Data and Internet Conference (AGDIC)
P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org  / www.
<http://www.afrigeocon.org>agdic.info
Tel: +233 20 812 8851
Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN transfer policy review working group
Member  | Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous
Improvement (CCOICI) | 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
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Specialization:
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,

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <
michaela.shapiro at article19.org> wrote:

> INTERNAL
>
> Hi Wisdom, Andrea,
>
> Thank you very much for thinking of me for this session! I would be
> delighted to moderate this NCUC webinar.
>
> Additionally, if I can be of further assistance, please let me know. I
> would be more than happy to suggest speakers for the remaining panelist
> slots if that would be helpful.
>
> Best,
>
> Michaela
>
>
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> *From: *Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Sunday, 11 January 2026 at 16:09
> *To: *Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <michaela.shapiro at article19.org>
> *Cc: *Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon at icann.org>, Exec. Comm <
> ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
> *Subject: *Invitation to Moderate NCUC Quarterly Webinar (Q1 2026)
>
> Dear Michaela,
>
> I hope this message finds you well.
>
> I am pleased to invite you to serve as the *moderator* for the NCUC
> Quarterly Webinar for the first quarter of 2026, titled:
>
> *“From Policy to Practice: How DNS Abuse Mitigation Impacts Civil Society
> and End Users”*
>
> 📅 *Date:* Wednesday, 11 February 2026
> 🕒 *Time:* 15:00 UTC
> ⏱ *Duration:* 80 minutes
> 🌐 *Format:* Online (Zoom)
>
> 👉 *Please click to register here to receive the Zoom details
> <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_xUKLZGSzOTOaNknOEhSw>*
>
> 🕰 Click to check your time zone:
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCUC+Quarterly+Webinar&iso=20260211T15&p1=1440&ah=1&am=20>
>
> The webinar will bring together a diverse, multi-stakeholder panel
> including civil society and digital rights advocates, technical and
> security experts, contracted party representatives, and regional voices.
> The discussion will explore the practical implementation of DNS abuse
> mitigation policies, their impacts on civil society and end users, and
> opportunities to strengthen policy advocacy based on evidence from multiple
> regions.
>
> You have been * proposed by the NCUC EC to moderate this webinar* since
> you are a subject matter expert on this topic. I have also discussed the
> initial draft of the concept note with Farzaneh, and she has reviewed it
> and provided input to the proposal. Since you are one of the subject matter
> experts on this topic, you are equally welcome to suggest any edits or
> additions to enhance the webinar content.
>
> We would be honoured to have you moderate this session and guide the
> discussion to ensure an engaging, insightful, and balanced conversation.
> Details of speakers will be shared soon.
>
> Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you are available to
> moderate. If you have any questions or need further information, do not
> hesitate to reach out.
>
> We very much hope you will be able to join us in this important
> conversation.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *Wisdom Donkor* (CASP+,  CISM, CEH Certified)
> NCUC Chair
> Tel: +233 20 812 8851
> Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk
>
> _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
> ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN transfer policy review working group
> Member  | Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing
> Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) | 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
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________________________
> Specialization:
> 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,
>
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