[Ncsg-discuss] Candidate Statement- NCUC EC Africa Houda CHIHI

[Poncelet Ileleji]

+1 you have my support @Houda

On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Houda CHIHI <
000021c4baf3bca0-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> wrote:

> Dear All,
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> hope that you are doing well, kindly below my statement of interest for
> the NCUC EC Africa Representative position;
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> v  I am *Houda CHIHI*, a PhD in Telecom, senior researcher at InnovCOM
> Lab of SupCOM Tunisia, Techwomen Fellow 2019 hosted at Qualcomm California,
> Eugen Ionescu postdoc fellow hosted at polytechnica university of
> Bucharest. To the best of my knowledge, I do not have any conflicts of
> interest.
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> *1.    * *Why do you want to serve on the EC?*
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> Driven by my passion in ICANN activities and for more engagement and as i
> learned a lot from my two fellowship opportunities ICANN 78 & ICANN 80 i am
> interested in serving EC position in my region Africa. In addition i am
> IETF 118/119/120/121/122 fellow i am planning a collaboration between IETF
> and NCUC. Furthermore, i want to bring my experience through my
> participation in different groups of IETF and propose the draft that
> already did in IETF to investigate it from policy perspective with the help
> of NUCU members.
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> In addition through my participation at NCUC CROP funding i am interested
> in DNS abuse investigation especially that i hold ITU Women in
> Cybersecurity certificate. In addition, i participated in many NCUC
> volunteering activities in the way that i found my passion and want to help
> my region. Hence, EC Africa position is my chance to contribute in my
> region and in this context i will need the support of each one of the group.
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> *2.    **Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations,
> and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe
> the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on
> the NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you
> might have.*
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> I was recently appointed as a member of IPv6 cybersecurity coordinator of
> North Africa. I want to share my expertise together with policy challenges
> with the group. In addition, i am member of ITU AI Readiness Expert Group.
> I believe in my leadership skills to take this role. Among my goals is to
> improve engagement through capacity building programs. Participate in
> mentorship process of newcomers. I participated in different IGF events and
> panels.
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> *3.    ** The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the
> Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role
> on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your
> ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN
> Meetings in person.*
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> Time management is my skill as a  researcher.  I am committed to dedicate
> all the necessary time to my work on EC.
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> *4.    **Communication with the membership is critical. How would you
> keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?*
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> Following my responsibilities as a Regional Representative i will be in
> charge in informing in proactive way about any calls of volunteering
> activities. I am interested in mentoring newcomers in my region and involve
> them in some volunteering activities. As an ambassador of my region Africa
> among my duties in this role is to recruit new members and highlight more
> visibility in the concern of NCUC activities.
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> I will advocate for more NCUC members engagement in ICANN related policy
> discussion on the African continent,  I will update NCUC members of IG
> related activities in Africa. I will host routine online meetings to engage
> regional members and ensure NCUC participation in regional activities.  I
> will engage with ICANN regional engagement team.
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> *5.    **How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in
> the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and
> why? Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward
> and forward-looking, i.e. taking note of their contributions and work in
> the previous year.*
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> Following my experience as a Fellow newcomer in NCUC i need mentorship to
> know more about NCUC acticities. I am planning to invite fellows of my
> region becoming members of NCUC to share their experience in ICANN and i
> will explain NCUC policy process.
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> I believe the new g TLD program implementation require intense
> participation by NCUC to ensure that more non commercials benefits from the
> next round.
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> Thank you so much & Looking forward to your support !
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