<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear All,<div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I thank all of you who show support to my nomination and encourage me to go forward with the process.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is to confirm that I accept the nomination and to make, as required, my Statement of Interest.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><ul class=""><li class="">Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment </li></ul><div class="">Farell FOLLY | Africa | Male | - Computer Security (Cybersecurity) researcher at the Bundeswehr University of Munich, Germany.</div></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><ul class=""><li class="">Any conflict of Interest</li></ul><div class="">None.</div><ul class=""><li class="">Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position</li></ul><ul class=""><ul class="">After more than seven years of experience within ICANN, I now want to put my contribution at an outstanding level. My first ambition is to increase the technical skills present at the GNSO Council, especially regarding security-relevant aspects and decisions. I am confident that my knowledge of the DNS security could be of great value during liaisons between the SSAC or RSSAC. Indeed, having a better overview of the technical requirements and their feasibility renders decision-making process easier and more efficient, and lead to technically enforceable policy. </ul><ul class="">Secondly, I am a very tolerant person with good communication skills. I think that this very important at the level of the GNSO Council where consensus and many decision-making processes are routines. Last but not least, as somebody with the “Ubuntu” philosophy, I am always willing to help, defend weak peoples and advocate for the interest of the people who couldn’t. This is particularly true for non-commercial users of the Internet that are important actors but with very limited means to be aware and even express themselves.</ul></ul><ul class=""><li class="">Qualification for the Position</li></ul></div><blockquote class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">In addition to my experiences with ICANN and broadly with the Internet Ecosystem, I am proud to have also served as an NCSG Policy member representing the NCUC. Not only is this a proof of recognition of the NCUC for my contribution within the community, but it also demonstrates my willingness to help and contribute to Policy related issues. I have a strong professional background in IT and Internet Security with many years of experiences in policy development. I have a deep knowledge of the technical aspects of the DNS (working with Whois since 2007). </blockquote><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">My experiences cover: </li></ul></blockquote><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>chairing working groups at International levels (for instance when I was an Army Captain, I had served as the Technical Director of a US Army Sponsored Program for IT and communications in Stuttgart, in <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Germany from 2010 to 2013), </blockquote><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>having been an executive of a national institution (ICT Governance Agency), and </blockquote><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>an IT Security manager at the United Nations, just to name a few. </blockquote></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><blockquote class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Currently, I am a security researcher working a project dealing with trustworthy systems and my Ph.D. focuses on the security of the Internet of Things.</blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote><div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><ul class=""><li class="">Statement of availability for the the position requires</li></ul></div><blockquote class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="">As an active member of the NCSG Policy Committee, I already volunteer between 10-20 hours per week to ICANN and use to participate as an observer to GNSO Council meetings. In case I am appointed to the GNSO Council, nothing will change regarding my commitment. I will just change from the status of an observer to an active member and could even increase my commitment whenever the need be. Moreover, let me inform you that my current employer allowed me to physically attend all ICANN public meetings and agreed to set me available whenever my presence or contribution is required.</div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><ul class=""><li class="">Optionally any other information that the candidate believes is relevant</li></ul></div><blockquote class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><blockquote class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="">Apart from being an active IT security engineer and a researcher in IoT Security, my various experiences and positions outside and within the ICANN community (NCSG, GNSO) demonstrate that I have many times been involved in governance, policy development, security, and other technical aspects. Last year, for instance, within the context of my Ph.D. research, I published an IoT security paper in the IEEE journal. Earlier in the past, I made many contributions to AFRINIC (the African Regional Registry), the Internet Governance Forum, and the International Telecommunications Union. Actually, Many events across Africa and Europe welcomed me a couple of times as a speaker. To name a few, I participated in the Africa Internet Summit in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 as a speaker on different topics related to the use of the Internet and the DNS; and In October 2018, I was invited in Copenhague to give a talk on IoT Security during the Danish Internet Day.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For the rest, let’s discuss during the candidates Meeting.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote></blockquote><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Thank you for considering my candidacy, and I truly hope that the knowledge, experience, and desire to contribute which I bring to the NCSG will be considered useful.</span><br class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(23, 43, 77); color: rgb(23, 43, 77); font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div class="">
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