<div dir="ltr"><div>Waow !! Good job ICANN.org.</div><div>Kudos !</div><div>Olévié<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le mer. 20 juil. 2022 à 22:27, Tomslin Samme-Nlar <<a href="mailto:mesumbeslin@gmail.com">mesumbeslin@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>FYI all non-commercial Fellowship alumni. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I think this is a great initiative. <br><br><div dir="auto">Warmly, <br>Tomslin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Melissa Peters Allgood via Fellowship-Alumni</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:fellowship-alumni@icann.org" target="_blank">fellowship-alumni@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, 21 July 2022, 02:03<br>Subject: [Fellowship-Alumni] **New Engagement Opportunity - Policy Transition Program Pilot**<br>To: <a href="mailto:fellowship-alumni@icann.org" target="_blank">fellowship-alumni@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:fellowship-alumni@icann.org" target="_blank">fellowship-alumni@icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the Policy team, I’d like to share an exciting new pilot initiative slated to begin in October 2022 – the
<b>Policy Transition Program</b>! <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The program is the natural next step for Fellowship alumni who are interested in active policy participation at ICANN. Participants will engage in specific policy knowledge-building,
cultivating a deeper understanding of current and forthcoming policy matters, while building community relationships and value in volunteerism.
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<b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GOALS
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cultivate a pool of knowledgeable volunteers adequately prepared to participate in substantive policy activities at ICANN.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Connect ICANN community groups with individual members seeking to contribute to policy matters.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Foster community, relationship-building, and value in volunteerism through connections with veteran community members.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deep dive into a current policy issue – the specific policy topic of the pilot is forthcoming</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants will receive focused primer materials including background summaries, webinar and session recordings, and relevant resources that offer differing points of view. The goal
is to provide program participants a well-rounded set of materials on the policy topic.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants are expected to study these materials and participate in session activities, facilitated by Policy staff, to further their understanding of the policy topic.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants will use a dedicated mailing list to ask substantive questions and engage in targeted discussions.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Program participants will engage in interactive discussion sessions with subject matter experts (SMEs) and/or active community members.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We anticipate finalizing the policy topic by 1 August 2022.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Targeted Fellowship alumni will act as guest speakers, sharing their experiences within ICANN policy development and the personal value they derive from participation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Support connections between newcomers and existing community
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have four distinct goals: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Provide a forum for interactive policy topic discussions with SMEs.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Support participation in a guest speaker series targeted at substantive policy engagement and the value of volunteerism.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Foster connections between participants.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Provide a forum for existing community members to engage with newcomers.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the pilot, participation will be limited to Fellowship alumni who are either currently affiliated with non-commercial groups within the GNSO, or those who are currently unaffiliated,
and wish explore opportunities for contribution within GNSO non-commercial groups.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in participating or learning more, please email me at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Melissa.allgood@icann.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Melissa.allgood@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by
15 August 2022. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to working with you!</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Melissa Allgood (on behalf of the team supporting the Policy Transition Program)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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