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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I do not see any other applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Andrea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 01:28<br>
<b>To: </b>NCSG EC <ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is>, Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Review of applications for Prague travel slot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline just passed and we received 3 applications for the travel slot to Prague meeting:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Peterking Quaye<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Carlos Dionisio Aguirre<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Pedro de Perdigão Lana<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org">@Andrea Glandon</a> Please double check if I missed any applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">note: Pedro won't be involved in the decision making and selection process. we might need to discuss offlist the selection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">sharing below and attaching motivation statements. Please review them .<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rafik<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* PeterKing Quaye<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Rafik,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">I am excited to express my interest in attending the ICANN meeting in Prague as a newcomer eager to deepen my involvement in the NCSG and broader ICANN community. This opportunity would mark a significant step
in my journey toward actively contributing to policy discussions and advocating for the interests of non-commercial stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Commitment to ICANN and NCSG Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">While I am at the early stages of my ICANN participation, I am 3 times ICANN Fellow , been engage in the community I have been actively following key policy discussions, attending NCSG sessions, and engaging
with PDPs to understand the crucial role of non-commercial voices in internet governance. My background in digital policy and advocacy has fueled my passion for contributing to ICANN’s multistakeholder processes, particularly in areas related to digital rights,
cybersecurity, and internet access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Why This Opportunity Matters<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Attending this meeting in person would allow me to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Gain firsthand experience in ICANN’s decision-making processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Commitment to Active Participation<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">If selected, I fully commit to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Attending all relevant NCSG, GNSO Council, and PDP sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">Preparing by reviewing key governance documents and ongoing policy discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">I am eager to take this step toward deeper involvement in ICANN and to grow as a dedicated advocate for non-commercial stakeholders. Thank you for considering my application—I would greatly appreciate the opportunity
to contribute and learn.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">==================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif">* Pedro de Perdigao Lana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm interested in applying for the travel slot of the GNSO Councillor who cannot attend ICANN83. <i>Considering I am part of the NCSG EC, I ask to be removed from the deliberations regarding this position from the beginning, so others do
not feel uncomfortable to present their position if they believe another candidate is more suitable than I am.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I want to attend the meeting as part of the continuous work that I've been developing for the last few months (I started being more active in ICANN and the NCSG from 2023 on, in <a href="http://" target="_blank">ICANN76, initially as a
NextGen</a>), i<b>ncluding as an Executive Committee member for the NCUC (since September 2023) and NCSG (since July 2024). </b>I have been particularly active in the NCUC EC, as registered in <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/2024+NCUC+Activity+Tracking+Document" target="_blank">our
tracking document</a>, and I'm trying to help as much as I can in the NCSG EC as well. I have also gone to ICANN79 as a fellow and then to ICANN81 as a member of the NCSG EC, <b>having never used the NCUC EC slot in both my terms</b> (2023-2024 and now 2024-2025),
giving way to other EC members who could benefit more from this opportunity in those moments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The effort mentioned above involves not only administrative work (such as helping to organize multiple NCUC Issue Forums), where I try to promote a few changes that I believe will be beneficial to the non-commercial community; but also
policy work related particularly to (i) Rights Protection Mechanisms (<b>I'm an active <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RPMIRT/Members" target="_blank">member of the RPM IRT</a></b> and my almost full attendance to the meetings of this team can
be checked <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RPMIRT/Meetings" target="_blank">here</a>) and the (ii) Next Round of new gTLDs (highlighting the ASP, <b>which was the subject of our NCUC Issue Forum in ICANN81</b>), while also participating (less
intensively) in a few other policy topics, such as privacy matters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm part of (and try to always contribute to, speaking or through chat) most of the recent Policy Committee meetings, something that can be proven by <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Monthly+Policy+Meetings" target="_blank">attendance
registrations and recordings</a>. I try to follow most GNSO meetings that are included in the agenda topics that I'm working with, so I am becoming more familiar, during the last few months, with the functioning of the Council. I have also <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=64077781" target="_blank">recently
become a member of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tomslin gently provided me with a letter of support as well, attached, if I go as an alternate to the GNSO Councilor.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My time at ICANN meetings is directed to the diverse types of work listed above, trying to go beyond the basic obligations of the positions that I'm currently on (<b>for example, in ICANN79 and ICANN81 I was in conversations with PIR staff
so we could develop an <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1pM1Z-Wh-6msTdRxV17gDxLeT8Y1Paopi4fpB6gM6sqQ/edit__;!!PtGJab4!8ZUg-hj6E6pCsIXj3lIY3pB4LKloi-U0mR06Vsj9CF8Ry-81qff-OuBGTXi6kEuPfASYwh_S1VLUg87OQOD37dzllBZdryc$" target="_blank">NCSG
Policy Fellowship [docs.google.com]</a> funded by this entity</b>). This is something that I also plan to do in ICANN83, especially because many of these demands and plans that I have, aiming to improve the non-commercial strength within ICANN, are continuing
efforts. Being onsite helps a lot to get things going faster and more effectively, particularly when it depends on connecting with new people and being recognized by them as someone trustworthy and capable of completing my assigned tasks. Finally, I also intend
to <b>start a dialogue and capacity building among the non-commercial community on the incoming UDRP review</b>, which will be a big subject for the next few months and my main subject of interest since I started following ICANN, <b>and advance a few extra
steps on the work we are doing regarding the ASP and the SubPro/Next Round</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a side note, I believe it is important to be onsite at the meeting because my day-to-day work in a ccTLD - I joined NIC.br after starting my activities in ICANN and after assuming my NCUC EC position, so I don't represent this organization
in ICANN in any manner - allows me to dedicate my time fully to ICANN meetings I'm participating in, even on non-ccTLD related work (as long as they are not funding, which is the case regarding my ICANN/GNSO commitments and roles). This means that, when traveling
to the Meetings, I can focus only on NCSG activities, something that I cannot do while participating online because of a normally quite heavy workload.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif">Pedro de Perdigão Lana</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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