<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Hi everyone, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I will send this announcement in 2 hours since I have not received any objections.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:41 PM farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Hi everyone,<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">( do we have Juan added? If so Welcome Juan, looking forward to work with you for the rest of this term. if not we should add him as new ncsg ec npoc rep. Genga sadly decided to leave the position. I really appreciated Ganga effort to get involved. He also published a report on his activity which was very good. When he got busy he rightly decided to leave. He sets an example for newcomers and I hope that he comes back and be more active) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">I got some info from ICANN staff and here is the call for applicants. Please weigh in by tomorrow then i send it off. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We had an additional budget request approved that will allow us to select "1 traveller per ICANN Public Meeting in FY19 (i.e. ICANN63, 64, and 65) from an underserved and underrepresented country within the applicable ICANN meeting region".<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">For the first meeting, Barcelona ICANN63, ICANN GSE European region staff reviewed the ABR and suggest we select someone from one of the following countries:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Staff looked at economic measurements, NCSG membership, and general review of the DNS sector and ICANN community in Europe, this list is the result.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If we receive no applications from one of these countries, we will ask ICANN to open to opportunity to an </span><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">NCSG member from a developing country who is domiciled (i.e. studying, working) in any European country. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">while the applicant is preferably from one of the mentioned countries and should be a leader, this call is open to those who are newcomers/less active members but plan to become more active at NCSG and its constituencies, and take part in policy discussion. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">A commitment to attend all NCSG meetings ( and the candidates constituency meetings if the candidate belongs to a consistency) during ICANN is necessary. Also the traveler has to select one policy topic ongoing at the GNSO and say in its statement how it will follow and report on it. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">If the candidate belongs to a constituency with requirements for engagement with for example a mentorship program in order to travel, the traveler has to closely work with the constituency to abide by those rules as well and be a part of mentorship program which starts before the Icann meeting and continues during and after. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">Please send your statement of interest by July 26 to <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a> and <a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#313131" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">NCSG EC will make a decision within 7 days of deadline. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Text of the ABR below.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Warm regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">FB<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">FY19-08-NCSG-Participation of Leaders from Developing Countries at ICANN Meetings NCSG request for support of leadership from developing countries at ICANN Public Meetings<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">(Yes)(10,045)(to be managed by Benedetta Rossi, Manager for Policy Support & Community Services, ICANN Policy Development Support)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><span style="font-size:0.9166666865348816rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The success of similar pilot efforts and the opportunity presented for leadership recruitment from under served and underrepresented countries qualifies this request for support. Approval is granted for 1 traveller per ICANN Public Meeting in FY19 (i.e. ICANN63, 64, and 65) from an underserved and underrepresented country within the applicable ICANN meeting region. Approval of this request is contingent upon coordination with ICANN’s Policy Development Support Team and on the submission of a written report within 30 days of travel which addresses how the opportunity met the request objectives and each itemized metric as per the community request. The report is to be submitted to<span class="m_5389977754935420868m_7965066771761207275apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sbr-outcomes@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114);font-size:0.9166666865348816rem">sbr-outcomes@icann.org</span></a><span class="m_5389977754935420868m_7965066771761207275apple-converted-space"> </span>and is a condition of future resource allocations. Unused travel allocations may not be carried over to future meetings or the next fiscal year. Approved travel means economy airfare + hotel + per diem for 1 traveller as noted above.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> </span></p>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_5389977754935420868gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div>
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