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

[Rafik Dammak]

Thanks all for expressing interest to apply. It is for the PC to decide
about the process, such as issuing a wide call for candidates or only
identifying the eligible pool of candidates.
@farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>  I think the latter make sense,
including the case that appointment is also based on whether the applicant
is either already an ICANN funded traveller or self-funded.

Best,

Rafik
Le mer. 25 févr. 2026 à 19:05, Yao Amevi A. Sossou <soyames at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Hi Rafik,
> I am interested in this opportunity.
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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
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Russ
>>
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