<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Farzaneh and colleagues,</span></div><p>I would like to express my interest in contributing to this assignment on the SSAD Supplemental Recommendations and RDRS-related work. Through NCSG/NCUC, I've focused on safeguarding the public interest in evolving access-to-data frameworks, with a focus on accountability, transparency, and the risks of procedural concentration in small-team settings. I have followed the EPDP Phase 2 outcomes and subsequent discussions on SSAD, as well as the operationalization of the RDRS, with a particular interest in how implementation realities are reshaping the original policy intent.</p><p>From a governance perspective, I bring a structured approach to analyzing complex, multi-stakeholder systems under regulatory and political constraints. In my professional work across policy advisory roles in fragile and highly regulated environments, I routinely assess how institutional design choices<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">, </span>such as centralized intake models, accreditation mechanisms, and audit frameworks,<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font>translate into real-world incentives, risks, and unintended consequences. This lens is directly applicable to the current SSAD/RDRS trajectory, where questions of feasibility, proportionality, and accountability remain central.</p><p>I am particularly interested in contributing to this assignment by supporting evidence-informed reflection on three areas: (1) the balance between centralization and distributed decision-making in access systems, (2) the effectiveness and inclusiveness of accreditation and request standardization models, and (3) the robustness of logging, auditing, and oversight mechanisms to ensure trust and prevent misuse. I also see value in grounding discussions in the emerging lessons from the RDRS as a practical reference point for operational viability.</p><p>I would be glad to support the NCSG in this process and contribute constructively to advancing a framework that is both implementable and aligned with public interest safeguards.</p><p><br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border-collapse:collapse"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:800"></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Warm Regards,</font></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table style="color:rgb(25,28,43);font-family:Mulish,sans-serif;font-size:16px;direction:ltr;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0.01px 0.01px 0.01px 0px;vertical-align:top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:1.2;padding:0.01px 0.01px 12px"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold"><span style="color:rgb(100,100,100);font-size:15.6px">Abbas Sibai</span></span><br><span style="font-size:13.2px;letter-spacing:0px;font-family:Arial;text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(100,100,100)">Policy & Advocacy Specialist</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0.01px;line-height:0"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0.01px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:0px;padding:0.01px 0.01px 6px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;line-height:14px;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:Arial;padding:0.01px"><a href="tel:+9613824725" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:unset" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.2;color:rgb(33,33,33);white-space:nowrap">+9613824725</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="line-height:0px;padding:0.01px 0.01px 6px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;line-height:14px;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 6px"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(33,33,33);vertical-align:2px">|</span></td><td style="font-family:Arial;padding:0.01px"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbas-sibai/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:unset" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.2;color:rgb(33,33,33);white-space:nowrap">https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbas-sibai/</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.25;padding-bottom:10px"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px"></td><td valign="top"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:00001deb507b73c5-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001deb507b73c5-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<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="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hi NCSG,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">We are invited to put forward three members to help inform this assignment, in addition to the GNSO Council members that may already be a member of the SSAD Supplemental Recommendations Team. Please note the Assignment Form notes that members are “expected to be familiar, or familiarize themselves, with the SSAD recommendations (Recs. 1-18) in the EPDP (RegData) Phase 2 Final Report and the RDRS Standing Committee Final Findings Report.” </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">We need three people who can step up and in general people with experience in SSAD epdp, RDRS are better suited for this role, but if you don't have that experience let us know in your application how you have followed the discussions and why you are qualified. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Please apply ASAP before April 21st. </span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Best regards, </span></font></div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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