[NCSG-PC] Fwd: Chairing Skills Training Opportunity @ICANN86

[Yao Amevi A. Sossou]

Hi Rafik,
I am interested in this opportunity.
Kind regards,

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Yao Amevi A. Sossou

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On Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 00:50 Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> There will be a new chairing skills training in Seville prior to the ICANN
> meeting and we can suggest up to the 3 names. the profile is listed above.
> We need to select and send names by 13th March (during the ICANN meeting in
> Mumbai).
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
>
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> Dear Rafik,
>
>
>
> I hope this message finds you well. My team and I are looking forward to
> seeing you all shortly in Mumbai for ICANN85.
>
>
>
> I am excited to share that we will be able to provide a one-day training
> activity on-site in Seville (ICANN86) for around 20 community participants
> that will focus on chairing skills. I’d like your help to select
> participants from your community and to influence the design of the
> course.
>
>
>
> Investing in chairing skills for our community seemed like a natural place
> to focus efforts for a number of reasons. Our Five-Year Strategic and
> Operating Plans contain a number of goals and strategies aimed at
> developing leadership pathways and skills for our community members as well
> as enhancing the effectiveness of our policy development efforts. My
> discussions with staff and community members have also impressed upon me
> the importance of skilled leaders. These all indicate an obvious need for
> more targeted leadership and facilitation training for the chairs of our
> working groups and other community initiatives.
>
>
>
> As such, we are in the process of engaging a professional firm to conduct
> a one-day workshop on Chairing Skills Training just prior to the ICANN86
> meeting in Seville. The training will be based on the Consensus Playbook
> that ICANN commissioned a few years ago. Our thinking is that this training
> pilot will focus on skills that contribute directly to effective chairing
> of a group and of meetings, including organizational, communication,
> decision making, and facilitation skills. This workshop - which we are
> targeting for Day -1 (i.e., Saturday) in Seville - will serve as a pilot to
> test out ideas and gather information on possible formats and content for
> future training activities.
>
>
>
> Given the tight timeframe to make travel decisions between now and
> ICANN86, I would like to ask for your help in selecting participants for
> the workshop as soon as possible. I would also very much welcome your input
> on the skills a chair needs to have, or experiences they need to be able to
> leverage, to be successful. I hope we can have that discussion. post
> ICANN85, either via 1:1 discussions, or an intersessional group discussion,
> or both.
>
>
>
> For this pilot, we can offer upto 3 spot for the NCSG. In making your
> selections, please bear the following points in mind:
>
>    - Participants should be current or potential chairs, co-chairs, or
>    vice-chairs of a working group or committee.
>    - Participants should already be planning to attend ICANN86 in person,
>    either self funded or as an ICANN funded traveler.
>       - ICANN will cover the additional hotel room nights and requisite
>       per diems for the participants (in this case, Day -1 is the Saturday before
>       the Policy Forum commences). However, we will not be able to provide
>       airfare or travel support (beyond the funded travel already provided to
>       each community group).
>
>
>
> If you and your group are interested, please provide the names of your
> participants to Susie Johnsonby Friday 13 March.  You are of course free to
> choose not to participate in this pilot; if so, please inform us as soon as
> possible.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your continued support. Safe travels, and see you soon.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Russ
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> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Russ
>
>
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