<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi Rafik,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Thanks for alerting us on this new applicant. Good to know many people are willing to consider this volunteering job, after reading all that it entails in terms of committment and responsabilities. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Is there a limited number of people we can endorse? We now have 3 on the list and i am still okay with us sending the 3 names.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Arsene<br><br><div>-----------------</div><div>Arsène Tungali,</div><div><a href="http://about.me/ArseneTungali">about.me/ArseneTungali</a></div><div>+243 993810967</div><div>GPG: 523644A0</div><div>Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)</div><div><br>On Sep 8, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="auto"><div>Hi all,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We got another request.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik </div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Pascal Bekono" <<a href="mailto:pbekono@gmail.com">pbekono@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Sep 8, 2017 10:52 PM<br>Subject: Re: GNSO Liaison to the GAC - Endorsement<br>To: "Rafik Dammak" <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Hi Rafik, </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">please find my application for NCSG endorsement,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica"> Pascal BEKONO<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Affiliation</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Please
provide an overview of your experience/expertise with GNSO policy development
processes</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">After attending many ICANN meetings and
participating in various discussions and webinars, I can consider myself and
my application to this position as a new spirit for the position of GNSO
liaison to the GAC. Since 2012, when I
attended my first ICANN meeting in Costa Rica, I have never served in a
leadership position within ICANN, but so far I have participated and
contributed in various discussions and processes. It’s an important responsibility to serve
in that position and I will do the best I can.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">Meanwhile, as a participant to the Working Group
GNSO Review, I had the opportunity to understand and follow the GNSO PDP, and
being part of the reviewers. That experience offers me a good knowledge of
GNSO process and abilities to mediate, liaise, and interact with other
parties about the GNSO processes.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">As a matter of fact, I will have the opportunity to
learn and I am actually ready for that. In addition to the above,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">-I will have to strength and reinforce the dialogue
with GNSO stakeholders group and counselors;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">-I will report GAC’s inputs to the GNSO and follow
the implementation;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">-I will have to present (to report) in a good and
concrete way, GNSO work to the GAC<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">-The contribution of GNSO veterans will be an added
value to me toward my learning process and the desire of participation. <span></span></span></p>
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provide an overview of your Previous engagements in GNSO work in a leadership
capacity</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica"> My engagement in GNSO work rely to my
participation NCSG, NCUC activities and working groups<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">GNSO Review Working Group, allows me to understand
the charter and analyse implementation of recommendations. This WG is very
important and covers the GNSO core activities.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">new gtld subsequent Working Group, enable me to
contribute and understand the <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">participation to the NCUC discussions and outreach
activities<span></span></span></p>
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describe your familiarity with GAC processes, including GAC engagement in
GNSO policy development</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica"> The Government Advisory Committee is a formal
body, made of government representatives, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">provides advice to
ICANN on public policy aspects of ICANN’s responsibilities. There is joint
effort between the GAC and the gNSO to investigate ways of engaging the GAC
in GNSO policy development activities. These meetings came out with
recommendations.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">If I am selected to the position of GNSO liaison to
the GAC, I will start by:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">analysing ongoing activities between GAC and GNSO
(with the support of the GNSO secretariat);<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">follow up current implementations<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">providing a report to the GNSO council, and the
secretariat<span></span></span></p>
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provide any other information that demonstrates your qualifications for this
position.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">I am a computer engineer, ICANN fellow, EuroSSIG
Fellow, Commonwealth IGF fellow, Carnegie Mellon University fellow, ISOC
tutor training. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">I have worked as Consultant with the German
Cooperation in Cameroon and with TakingITGlobal Organisation, a youth led
organisation based in Canada. I am actually working as Computer Engineer in
the Ministry of Justice. My background offers me the ability to interact with
various actors. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">I am ready and able to commit time, energy and
resources to be effective in supporting the work GNSO liaison to the GAC. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica">I believe that many people can testify that I can
make things happen. I have followed ICANN activities, I realize the level of
commitment that this volunteering position requires. I don’t have a conflict
of interest with this position.<span></span></span></p>
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