<div dir="auto">Congratulations Mr. Ogundele!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Wishing you the very best.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards,</div><div dir="auto">Lily</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM Kathy Kleiman <<a href="mailto:00001e85639e37fc-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001e85639e37fc-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"><u></u>

  

    
  
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      </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi All,</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>In the quiet of our election, I want to share the results
          of another
          election.<span>  </span>ISOC
          recently reappointed NCSG
          and NPOC member Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele for another three
          year term to the
          ISOC Board, and that is good news that I have not seen shared
          on this list. This
          reappointment is a special honor and shows Caleb’s high level
          of dedication and
          commitment to ISOC and the Internet Community.<span> 
          </span>I share some highlights of his bio below<i>.</i></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>What impresses me about Caleb’s work is that it takes place
          at the
          global, regional, national and local levels – and he brings a
          special
          understanding that all levels are important. Whether it is the
          ISOC Board, AFRINIC,
          NCSG and NPOC’s Membership Chair, and other projects, Caleb
          brings people
          together and works hard to ensure that important issues and
          ideas are discussed
          by our community. He gets things done. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span>Plus,
          Caleb is
          always available to answer questions, big and small.<span>  </span>I appreciate that he
          responds wherever he is
          in the world and provides considered opinions and valuable
          advice, insight, and
          discussion.<span>  </span>(Frankly,
          I’m not sure he
          sleeps </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span>.)</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><b><span>Caleb,
              congratulations and good luck!!<span>  </span>We need and
              appreciate your time, energy, and creative solutions for
              the Internet problems and
              the building of Internet communities! </span></b></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span>Best
          regards,
          Kathy<br>
        </span><span>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span></span></p>
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      <h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Biography</span></h3>
      <p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Caleb
          Ogundele is affiliated with ISOC Nigeria Chapter and is an
          accomplished
          Internet public policy expert. He was an </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-participants-2019-02-28-en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ICANN</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">,
        </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/afrinic-29-fellows?highlight=WyJvZ3VuZGVsZSJd" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AFRINIC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">,
          ARIN, </span><a href="http://afrisig.org/class-of-2018-profiles/#Caleb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AFRISIG</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
          and </span><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/2019-african-chapters-advocacy-meeting/fellows/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ISOC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
          Fellow. His involvement in Supporting Organisation with ICANN
          includes the </span><a href="https://icannwiki.org/NCSG" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NCSG</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">,
           </span><a href="https://www.ncuc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NCUC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">,
          and Not For Profit Operational Concerns (</span><a href="https://npoc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NPOC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">).
          He currently volunteers his time in </span><a href="https://npoc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NPOC</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
          where he currently serves as the membership chair.<br>
          <br>
          He currently Chairs and Coordinate the Nigerian School on
          Internet Governance
          and was a former management lead of the Information Technology
          Unit for the
          University of Ibadan, Distance Learning Centre and a <strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Project
              Director</span></strong> at the </span><a href="https://aanoip.org/teams/caleb-olumuyiwa-ogundele/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">African
            Academic Network on Internet Policy</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> which is focused on
          Academic
          Research, Development and Public Policy Interventions within
          the Internet
          Ecosystem.<br>
          <br>
          He serves his local internet community in different fora and
          capacity building
          which include but not limited to the ISOC Nigerian Chapter, </span><a href="http://nog.ng/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Nigerian Network Operating Group (NgNOG)</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
          and </span><a href="https://afnog.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">African Network Operating
            Group
            (AFNOG)</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> communities where he participates and volunteers as a Web
          Technologies Instructor in the AFNOG tutorial sessions.<br>
          <br>
          Caleb is currently serving out his term as the </span><a href="https://isoc.ng/contact/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">President of the ISOC
              Nigerian
              Chapter</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> and he possesses a number of industry/professional
          certifications
          as well as two Masters's degrees in Computer Systems and
          Information Science
          both from the Premier University of Ibadan. His research
          interest is focused on
          Internet measurements with an intersection on QoS.<br>
          <br>
          Caleb's participation in different fora within the internet
          space has seen his
          researched contribution on internet governance policy issues
          ranging from data
          privacy, GeoPolitics of Internet Governance, Community
          Networks and sustainable
          access, Cyber Security, digital rights, media literacy, and
          Emerging
          Technologies.<br>
          <br>
          Within the AFRINIC ecosystem, Caleb was a former member and
          Vice Chair of the
          Nomination Committee (NoMCoM). Caleb is an active member of
          the Nigerian
          Internet Governance Forum(NIGF) Multistakeholder Advisory
          Group(MAG). Caleb has
          extensive experience in the DNS Ecosystem and is an active
          player at the
          Nigerian Country Code ccTLD. He supports policies that provide
          a thriving
          business environment for Internet Exchange Points.<br>
          <br>
          Caleb's reputation as a trusted hand in the Internet
          Governance Ecosystem
          extends globally, from the global IGF to ICANN. He is
          instrumental in fostering
          partnerships and collaborations in Nigeria, Africa, and
          worldwide, ensuring the
          steady growth and development of the Internet community.<i style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></i></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/author/ogundele/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/author/ogundele/</a> </span></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/final-results-of-the-2026-internet-society-board-of-trustees-elections-and-ietf-selections/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/final-results-of-the-2026-internet-society-board-of-trustees-elections-and-ietf-selections/</a></p>
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