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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Hi everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Bellow (also attached) is my public statement for the
GNSO Council elections.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Name:</b> Arsene Tungali</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Region:</b> Africa (DRC citizen)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Gender:</b> Male</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Age:</b> 27</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Employment:</b> Nonprofit Executive; Independent
researcher on issues including Internet Freedom; Consultant in Internet
governance and ICT strategies for nonprofit organizations. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Conflict of interest</b>: None that I
am aware of.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><br>
- Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular
position;</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I can be considered as a new
blood, wiling and ready to serve. I have never had any leadership position in
any of ICANN structures. If elected, this will be the first position that I might
be taking: representing the NCSG on the GNSO Council. I look forward to working
with our veterans and work on their side as we advance our cause.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I am really keen to join past and
current Councilors in leveraging on their efforts. I will try my best, in
coordination with other Councilors, to involve our distinguished members in
Council discussions and deliberations in making sure we really represent you
and we are able to convey your views and your message in GNSO so that the Board
is able to hear what the NCSG thinks of different issues affecting non
commercial users. This is possible through effective communication between
Councilors and NCSG members. I know former Councilors have done their best; I am
intending to reinforce this aspect.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Concretely and in addition to the
above:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><span><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>I will continue my fight for issues related to
human rights, freedom of expression, privacy, open Internet as I know these are
some of the issues we fight for as a stakeholder group, representing the non
commercial users and organizations. I will thrive to help ICANN be more active and
adopt concrete positions in these areas, especially in this time where we note
a lot of violations in Africa and in the world.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>I will use my time as Councilor to understand
the different positions of other ICANN SO/ACs and see how we can partner with
those who defend the same positions as us so that we can have good relationship
and join our forces. I believe this will benefit the NCSG to have good allies
in other avenues.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b> - Qualifications for the position;</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I believe am known to be a strong
civil society advocate and activist, mainly in the Internet governance space
since 2011. I always try to advance the causes of civil society organizations as
well as individuals in different capacity; most recently as a Co-coordinator of
the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC), a challenging role I took
in 2016, which was a learning opportunity as well as an opportunity to advance
civil society agenda in the Internet governance space.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">In that capacity, I have worked, alongside
the NCSG, on the Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) in a number of tasks
including appointing civil society representatives in different venues and
structures including the IGF MAG, speakers for the WSIS Forum and the IGF. I have
also worked alongside the NCUC for the Joint civil society gathering ahead of
the IGF in Mexico. This has given me the experience of seeing NCSG representatives
fight, defend positions and build partnerships with other civil society groups;
I believe this is something we should strengthen and I am happy to support this
move on the Council.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I am familiar with ICANN and its
structures (most importantly, its place in the whole global Internet ecosystem).
After my first meeting in 2014, I immediately joined the NCSG and the NCUC
where I am particularly active in policy discussions. If elected as a
Councilor, I know that I will be representing the whole SG even the NPOC which I
am not a member of but I am interested and following their work as a nonprofit
executive, interested in the DNS.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I have so far joined 2 working
groups:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><span><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>An Observer at the workstream 2 working group on
Diversity because I am a true advocate of diversity in terms of regional,
gender and language representation in ICANN. I am a native French speaker and
fortunate enough to speak and write in English as well.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify"><span><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>An active member of the CCWG on gTLD Auction
Proceeds. I joined this CCWG because I believe, as a nonprofit executive, I have
something to contribute in helping ICANN use this money for the right cause. I have
been contributing so far and can see the work of this group going in the right direction;
my main goal being to make sure we decide to use the money on projects that
will benefit civil society groups as well.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <b>- Statement of availability
for the time the position requires; and</b><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I am ready and able to commit
time, energy and resources to be effective in supporting the work of the Council.
I believe those who know me, can testify that I can make things happen. I have
followed the work of the Council; I know the level of commitment that this volunteering
position requires.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br>
<b> - Optionally, any other
information that the candidate believes is relevant.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I take this opportunity to thank
Mamdou LO for nominating me for the GNSO Council as a representative of our
dear NCSG. It is truly an honor to be standing and “compete” with the people I
admire for their work and involvement in everything ICANN. I have never
done/achieved even half of what they have achieved so far; I am humbly writing
this in the hope that you will trust me enough and allow me to represent you,
which is a challenge that I am ready and happy to take.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">You might not know me but I promise
that by the end of my term, you will have known me for what I will have achieved,
with your support and that of the other Councilors. Thank you to all those who
publicly endorsed my nomination and thanks for your wonderful words. I look
forward for your votes!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Arsene </p>
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