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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am not sure if it is happening with anyone else, but number of NCSG list emails for me are landing in spam folder. The latest example are both emails in below conversation. Any ideas of how to fix it?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Muhammad Shabbir.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NCSG-Discuss <NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kossi AMESSINOU<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 17, 2025 10:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Call for Applications] NCSG Short-Term Policy Fellowship<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Rafik,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is a good opportunity to make a better contribution. Thank you for that.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kossi AMESSINOU</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:red;background:yellow'>Chef du Service du Suivi et d'Accompagnement du Secteur Privé/DGE/MEF/Bénin</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:red;background:yellow'>Enseignant chercheur- collaborateur externe à l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi au Bénin</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:red;background:yellow'>Président et formateur de l'ONG Women Be Free en appropriation du numérique</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:red;background:yellow'>Head of the private sector monitoring and support service/DGE/MEF/ Bénin</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:red;background:yellow'>Teacher researcher - external collaborator at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin<br>President and trainer of the NGO Women Be Free in digital appropriation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black;background:lime'>Docteur en </span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:lime'>Sciences</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black;background:lime'> de l'Information et de la Communication</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black;background:lime'>Expert en gouvernance de l'internet, en transformation digitale et en études du Développement</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Ancien Directeur de l'Informatique et du Pré-archivage</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Ancien Coordonnateur de projet et Chef service informatique</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Téléphone/Whatsapp: +229 95 19 67 02 |+<b>229 99 38 98 17</b> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Boîte Postale: 01BP7304 Cotonou - Bénin </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#FF9900'>Emails: <a href="mailto:kamessinou@finances.bj" target="_blank">kamessinou@finances.bj</a>|</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><a href="mailto:amessinoukossi@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>amessinoukossi@gmail.com</span></a> <span style='color:#FF9900'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#FF9900'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi</span></a> | </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#FF9900;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Le jeu. 17 juil. 2025 à 04:52, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear NCSG Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p>The NCSG Executive Committee (EC) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for the <b>NCSG Short-Term Policy Fellowship</b>, a pilot initiative funded by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) aimed at strengthening the capacity, strategic planning, and communication of the non-commercial community within ICANN.<o:p></o:p></p><p>This Fellowship is an 8-month, part-time, paid opportunity designed to support the development of NCSG’s strategic communication and policy engagement. The selected Fellow will work closely with the NCSG leadership and community to produce communication materials, summarize key policy positions, and assist in planning the future direction of the NCSG. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Fellowship Goals:</b> (i) Improve Communication: Develop clear and concise communication materials summarizing NCSG's ideas, principles, and ongoing activities to attract and engage newcomers; (ii) Strategic Planning: Assisting the leadership in formulating a strategic plan outlining NCSG's goals and objectives for the next 5 years, focusing on issues such as a) the privacy and other human rights of registrants, b) a more diverse registry ecosystem, c) consumers rights in the domain name industry, d) preserving ICANN’s remit while improving its transparency and accountability, e) holistic review (and other structural reviews), among others; (iii) Capacity Building: Identify potential newcomers' skills and interests, forwarding them to the policy priorities that will be identified, to contribute effectively to NCSG's work; (iv) Recognition from the community: Enhance the influence and representation of civil society organizations and individuals within ICANN's bottom-up policy-making processes and leadership selection; (v) Making the NCSG's policy dialogue more fertile, promoting thematic webinars, initiating discussion threads, setting meeting agenda with those topics etc. <br><br><b>Duration: </b>8 months (part-time, 15 hours/week - the fellow will be accountable to the EC, and will have to demonstrate the work effectively done with results compatible with the time dedication)<br> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Monthly Stipend:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> USD 800 | <b>Additional Support: </b>USD 600 for design, tools, or technical resources <br></span> <br><b>Eligibility Criteria: </b>(i) Be active NCSG members in good standing, having participated in mailing lists, WGs, IRTs, or similar roles within the past 6 months; (ii) Have voted in the last NCSG election; (iii) Demonstrate alignment with NCSG’s mission and commitment to the Fellowship’s goals; (iv) Provide evidence of similar research, planning, or communication-related work in the past two years. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <br><b>Desired Qualifications:</b> (i) Proven experience in communication, policy research, or outreach; (ii)Familiarity with DNS policy, ICANN’s structure, and multistakeholder governance; (iii) Strong writing and summarization skills; (iv) Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and communicate across a diverse community.<br> <br>The Fellow <b>should not be in a current leadership position </b>within NCSG, NCUC, or NPOC to avoid conflicts of interest and maximize collective benefit. <br> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Selection Process:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Applications are open from Thursday, 17 July 2025 and will close on Thuesday, 31 July 2025 (2-week window). <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please send your Statement of Interest, qualifications, and any relevant supporting documents to <a href="mailto:chair@ncsg.is" target="_blank">chair@ncsg.is</a> and copy <a href="mailto:secretary@ncsg.is" target="_blank">secretary@ncsg.is</a>. </b> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Applications will be screened by the NCSG Policy Committee (PC). <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Evaluation will consider experience, expertise, and potential impact, with scoring based on clear criteria. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Shortlisted applicants may be invited to interviews. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>The NCSG PC will submit a recommended shortlist to the EC. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>The NCSG EC will make the final selection within one week of receiving the PC’s recommendation. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>All applicants will receive feedback, and the process will be transparently documented. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>We encourage our members who fulfill the requisites and are passionate about strengthening the non-commercial voice in ICANN to apply and contribute to this strategic initiative.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p>The NCSG Executive Committee<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>