My candidate statement for NCSG Election

[Amin Hacha]

Good luck Rafik

On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 9:04 AM Farell FOLLY <farell at benin2point0.org> wrote:

> Dear Rafik,
>
> All you have done so far is very impressive. Keep up and good luck for
> future challenges.
>
> @__f_f__
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> Best Regards
> ____________________________________
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> (Ekue) Farell FOLLY
> NCUC Rep. to the NCSG Policy Committee
> linkedin.com/in/farellf
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> On 2 Aug 2018, at 17:02, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>
> Please find below my candidate statement,
>
>    - *Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;*
>
> Rafik Dammak
> a Tunisian residing in Japan, Asia
> Male
> Software engineer working on colocation services (nothing to do with DNS
> :))
>
>    - *Any conflicts of interest:*
>
> none
>
>    - *Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular
>    position:  *
>
> I will have the opportunity to serve NCSG as a GNSO councilor
> representative for another term which will be my last since I will be term
> limited:
>
>    1. To keep advocating for NCSG positions  and non-commercial interests
>    within GNSO council regarding policy development process : defending human
>    rights such as privacy, freedom of expression, access to knowledge and
>    create a balance with other interests.
>    2. For that purpose, I did my best to keep NCSG membership informed
>    about GNSO council activities and ICANN updates in general. I want also to
>    emphasize about working and cooperating with other NCSG councillors to make
>    us more  effective, coordinated. I was trusted by NCSG Policy Committee
>    members to be chair for almost 1 year and half now. I worked with them to
>    take the lead  on getting involved more volunteers and covering more public
>    comments ensuring that NCSG participates in those ICANN policy processes
>    beyond GNSO related issues.
>    3. As councillor, I will keep focusing to help newcomers and those
>    interested by policy to grasp more about ICANN and in particular GNSO
>    functioning with regard to working group and policy development processes.
>    I will also continue the work on the membership engagement through the NCSG
>    monthly policy conference calls or topic webinar, regular GNSO council
>    reports  and making those information more accessible and digestible.  This
>    will be my last term and if I am elected and due my familiarity with
>    council procedures and processes, I believe I can represent NCSG
>    effectively, ensure continuity and prepare new leaders for future.
>    4.  Focus on important policy issues such the current EPDP and ensure
>    that we are effective. I play my role as support and coordinating NCSG
>    efforts on different front, currently with our chair Farzaneh Badii (I will
>    miss you Farzi!) and aiming to continue the same with the next chair.
>
>
>    - *Qualifications for the position:*
>
> I served NCSG interests in several roles and became aware about  our
> members needs, expectations, the challenges facing us and still need to be
> covered.
>
> I participated in several working groups within ICANN on behalf of NCSG. I
> was co-chair of  new applicant support working group , a cross working
> group between GNSO and ALAC aimed to give support for new gTLD applicants
> from developing countries. I was also the co-chair  the cross-community
> working group on Internet Governance which covered IG topics from ICANN
> standpoint. The group  was formed prior to Netmundial to connect ICANN to
> UN  and other IG processes and keep the community informed. The group also
> submitted many IGF workshops.
>
> I am currently the liaison to the GNSO Review Working Group which just
> sent its final deliverable. I was appointed recently as GNSO council
> liaison to the EPDP team which monitor the discussion in that working group
> and report to the council in regular basis. This EPDP or the Expedited
> Policy Development  Process is aimed to come up with a new policy to
> replace the temporary specification and get Whois complied with GDPR, one
> of the most important policy issues in ICANN in recent years.
>
> It  would my second term as councillor and I was also a councillor few
> years ago. I am familiar with GNSO policies, processes and procedures,
> following the changes happening there but also the challenges for many PDP
> processes lately. I am also aware of the dynamics of the groups we have to
> work with in GNSO and developed good relations with their leaders for many
> years. As NCSG Policy Committee chair I hope to continue in such role if
> needed to improve the work there and enhance NCSG policy capabilities.
>
> I was NCSG and NCUC chair for 3 years now, doing the admin and
> organizational work at stakeholder group and constituency level, liaising
> with ICANN staff and leadership,  with other groups officers. That gave me
> insight about members expectations, capabilities of NCSG as group and
> familiarity with ICANN as structure.
>
> I was appointed by NCPH to the GNSO council leadership, working with the
> chair and CPH appointed vice chair.  In this role, as a  leader of GNSO,
> I had to consider various view points and work with the leadership to
> improve GNSO as a whole. This leadership was one of the most productive in
> terms of devoting ideas to improve policy making at GNSO. GNSO is  home of
> NCSG. Its improvement directly affects NCSG interest and I was glad to be a
> part of a process that set the stone for the betterment of GNSO processes
> and successful policy along. I hope to get one more term as vice-chair to
> continue the work done there.
>
>  • *Statement of availability for the time the position requires:*
> Yes, I am available and committing as GNSO councillor. That can be
> confirmed by my attendance of GNSO council meetings, chairing the NCSG
> Policy calls but also reporting and coordinating policy activities for
> NCSG.
>
> *  • The nominee’s statement may also include any other information that
> the candidate believes is relevant: *
>
> I may listed too many roles and activities to emphasize my work and I
> assume that doesn't seem exciting or thrilling or inspiring. However, what
> I care more about is representing NCSG and ensuring its sustainability. I
> am practical and pragmatic due to my background. I cannot promise a lot for
> the sake to get elected  because nobody can do everything by themself,
> alone.
> But  I can commit is continue the work, to be accountable, to try improve
> things as much as possible and to be judged through my actions:
> - Informing membership about policy discussion and involve them in the
> discussion
> - Expand the coverage of public comments for NCSG and encourage more
> people to draft, improving our comments and monitor our inputs to be taken
> in consideration.
> - Preparing new leaders who will run for positions in future.
>
> I am happy to respond to any question or inquiry.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafik Dammak
>
> @Rafik
>
>
>
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