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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yup exactly, this round is for the LTP graduates only, depending on capacity it will be opened up for further registrations in the ‘next’ round starting I assume next week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This is just the trail run of the program and I understand that if its successful next year would be a full open registration process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">-James<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Raoul Plommer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 31 August 2017 09:49<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: ICANN Academy Intercultural Awareness Programme - Deadline 31 August<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As far as I know, the programme is going to be opened for all tomorrow. This is the last day for the people from past LP's to register.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Raoul<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 11:43 Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I shared this more to raise awareness of the fact that ICANN is institutionalising a culture of capacity building programme musical chairs, shuffling the same people from new programme to new programme, and I think that is not necessarily
the best approach. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ayden Férdeline <br>
Sent from ProtonMail Mobile<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 9:35 am, James Gannon <<a href="mailto:james@CYBERINVASION.NET" target="_blank">james@CYBERINVASION.NET</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">As an LTP graduate I can speak to this a little more, this is a trial run and the plan would be potentially to open this up further as indeed happened with the LTP itself feeding
into Chair skills program and others. So think of this as the trial and with future possibilities to come.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I’m not quite sure why it was shared here however, to my knowledge there are only 3-4 NCSG members who are graduates and I wouldn’t want to fill up the application process with
ineligible members, so please everyone ONLY apply if you are a graduate and received the invitation via the LTP graduate mailing list, no other members are currently eligible for this program, so lets not waste staffs time with additional applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ayden Férdeline<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 30 August 2017 23:40<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> ICANN Academy Intercultural Awareness Programme - Deadline 31 August</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/LTP/ICANN+Academy+Intercultural+Awareness+Program" target="_blank" title="ICANN Academy Intercultural Awareness Programme">
ICANN Academy Intercultural Awareness Programme</a> is currently accepting applicants — but only if you have previously participated in the ICANN Academy Leadership Programme, of which sparingly few people will have.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">From a cursory glance at the issues being discussed it sounds like something which many of our members would find interesting (maybe even beneficial), so it is unfortunate that
registration is so restricted and lacks the very inclusivity that the programme itself claims to be addressing.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Given how scarce resources are, it would make more sense to me to widen the pool of candidates and to potentially reach someone who has not already benefited from an ICANN leadership
course. Perhaps we can feed this suggestion back. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Anyway, rant over. If you are one of the extremely few people who have participated in the ICANN Academy Leadership Program, you have the opportunity to take part in the intercultural
awareness programme in Abu Dhabi. The <a href="https://www.formpl.us/form/6133876508327936" target="_blank" title="registration form is here">
registration form is here</a> and closes 31 August. Good luck! <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline" target="_blank" title="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline">linkedin.com/in/ferdeline</a>
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