<div dir="auto">Greetings all from Dakar region in Sénégal, West Africa.<div dir="auto">First of all, I would like to warmly congratulate our outgoing NCSG, Farzaneh Badii, for her 'professionalism' in this area of Internet governance in general and that of ICANN in particular. Thank you very much, Farzi.Thanks to you, I learned a lot in this field of IG and even in my personal development. I learned, through your mandates at the head of the NCSG and the NCUC, behaviors to know and adopt in terms of governance simply, that's why I'll thank you very much. It must be said that from my six years at ICANN, it was during her tenure at the head of the NCUC and the NCSG that many things have been standardized within these two entities and it is absolutely rewarding for those of us who realized it. For the future, I wish you good luck and success IB everything you undertake.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> As for the appointment of our dearest friend and brother Rafik as head of the GNSO, I now see it as a logical and even trivial sequence. Rafik indeed deserves this position, indisputably. I therefore approve of this appointment in my dual position as NPOC member and member of NCUC.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> Finally, I would like to testify here that since joining the NCSG and NPOC, only during the term of office of the Executive Board of the NCSG and its 2 constituents, have I better understood how it actually works. ICANN, how it should work, and many other concepts. The trio Joan Kerr, Renata Aquino Ribeiro, Farzaneh Fadii was brilliant and fantastic. Well done !</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kudos to all of you, Kudos to all of us!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warm regards</div><div dir="auto">Olevie Ayaovi KOUAMI</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Le mer. 29 août 2018 03:35, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">At the policy committee, we are discussing to recommend Rafik to CSG as the NCPH nominee for GNSO Council Chair.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Note that neither NCSG nor CSG can unilaterally nominate a candidate for GNSO council chair to the GNSO Council. Nomination has to take place on behalf of NCPH. So upon recommending Rafik to CSG for the NCPH GNSO Council nominee, Rafik will discuss with CSG and takes it from there.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Below is Rafik's SOI </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">"</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">I will be honored if I am trusted by NCPH and nominated for GNSO Council chair election. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">I would like to put my name as a candidate as I want to continue the work initiated by the current council leadership team led by </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Heather,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px"> and ensure that continues for the coming term. Working within the leadership team and collaborating on several projects, I got a better sense of roles and responsibilities of GNSO chair. I understand that the chair needs the trust of all groups within GNSO and as </span><span class="m_-2935678421170530959gmail-gr_ m_-2935678421170530959gmail-gr_326 m_-2935678421170530959gmail-gr-alert m_-2935678421170530959gmail-gr_gramm m_-2935678421170530959gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-2935678421170530959gmail-gr_run_anim m_-2935678421170530959gmail-Punctuation m_-2935678421170530959gmail-only-ins m_-2935678421170530959gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_-2935678421170530959gmail-326" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">vice-chair</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px"> I did my best to do my role. I commit for the workload and time needed for the chair role. I am aware of the challenges ahead of the GNSO and the council on PDP front and if elected I would like to work with the leadership team, council as whole and SG/C chairs to work on improvement and solving those issues. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">"</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Best </span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-2935678421170530959gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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