Dear All, It is with honour and gratitude that I am writing to accept my nomination to the position of AFRALO Chairperson. I thank Sarah for her trust and nomination and thank you all for giving me the opportunity to run for the role. I understand fully the responsibilities of the role and look forward if elected to working with all of the AFRALO community. Short Bio Hadia ElMiniawi Hadia is an engineer by training, she started her career in 1995 at the Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) Egypt's Top level domain, connecting academic and scientific sites to the Internet. She spent most of her career in Internet development related roles. During her tenure at the EUN, Hadia played a major role in helping academic sites design their networks and connect to the Internet. Hadia worked on the implementation of enhancements to existing systems and helped in developing and setting the .eg registry policies as well as developing user documentation and training material. Throughout her career at the Egyptian Universities Network, Hadia took many roles and responsibilities, such as technical operations manager for .eg registry, IPv6 project manager, and foreign relations manager. In 2014, Hadia joined the National Hungarian Trading House in Budapest as deputy to the director of the Arab Countries Department and later as acting director. Currently Hadia is Chief Expert on International Policies at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt. Hadia is Co-Chair of the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) and the lead of the At-large Capacity Building Working Group (CBWG) workshops team. In her capacity as the Director of the DNS Entrepreneurship Center, founded by ICANN and NTRA to foster the domain name industry in Africa and the Middle East, Hadia has actively organised many DNS related workshops and awareness sessions in the MEAC region. Hadia is an active member of the At-large community, she has been a participant to several ICANN PDPs. Currently Hadia is one of ALAC representatives to the EPDP on IDN gTLDs, previously she was one of ALAC two representatives to the EPDP on gTLD registration data. Hadia has contributed and been the pen holder of several AFRALO statements and ALAC public policy comments. Hadia is also interested in Internet governance and has organized a couple of sessions in previous AFIGFs and Global IGFs. Hadia is vice chair of the Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC) Strategy Working Group and a member of the Middle East DNS Forum Program Committee. Hadia holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University and a Masters of Science in Management and Leadership from St. Istivan University in Hungary. SOIYou can Find my statement of Interest at: Hadia Elminiawi SOI - ALAC - Global Site | | | | | | | | | | | Hadia Elminiawi SOI - ALAC - Global Site | | | BioHadia El Miniawi - Biography - ALAC - Global Site | | | | Hadia El Miniawi - Biography - ALAC - Global Site | | | Best wishes to all Hadia Elminiawi On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 07:26:30 PM GMT+2, Fatimata Seye Sylla via AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote: I also support Hadia El Miniawi's nomination as AFRALO chair. and Bram as Vice Chair Best,Fatimata Le lun. 17 avr. 2023 à 13:14, Sarah T. Kiden via AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> a écrit : Dear AFRALO Colleagues and Staff, I would like to nominate the following people:Chair: Hadia El Miniawi Vice Chair: Bram FudzulaniNomCom: Seun Ojedeji Hadia El Miniawi has been part of our community for some years now. Bram Fudzulani has been leading our Outreach and Engagement efforts. Seun Ojedeji has been our AFRALO Chair for the last 4 years. Regards, Sarah On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 5:47 PM ICANN At-Large Staff via AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote: Dear All, On behalf of Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair, we would like to announce that the 2023 call for nominations for At-Large leadership positions is now open. Positions Open: Please refer to the 2023 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments workspace for a comprehensive list of all available positions and whether current holders of the positions are eligible for re-selection. Selection Schedule for ALAC Members, RALO Leadership, and ALAC Delegates to the NomCom: - 17 April 2023 - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement. (Except for NARALO, which opened on 13 April 2023) - 17 April – 28 April 2023 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days). - 5 May 2022 - Deadline for nomination acceptances - 9 May 2023 - 11 May 2023- Calls with the candidates if desired by the RALOs. - 12 May - 19 May 2023 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline). - 2023 AGM [ ICANN78] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2023 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 26 September 2023. Process for Nominations: Nominations including self-nominations, must be made directly to the relevant RALO mailing list and by sending a note to At-Large staff. All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate to At-Large staff. All nominees must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace). IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates Specific criteria and requirements regarding the NomCom composition and NomCom delegates are outlined in the ICANN Bylaws in Article 8. Please read the Job Description for NomCom Delegates. Additionally, please note the following as you select and appoint your delegate to the 2024 NomCom: - Ineligibility for Service – Current or future ICANN employees or paid ICANN consultants (including Ombudsman) are excluded from consideration for eligibility as described in Article 8, Section 8.9 of ICANN’s Bylaws. - The ICANN community is diverse and the composition of the NomCom should reflect this in order to fulfill its mission. - NomCom delegates should have a high-level network of contacts essential to candidate recruitment. - The delegate should be able to join monthly teleconferences. Note that the NomCom's workload will increase significantly during the candidate assessment process. Conference calls are held more frequently during this time as well (typically weekly and the duration of the calls may last up to three hours). - All NomCom delegates should have the ability to travel to and participate in ICANN Public meetings and NomCom meetings when requested (travel and hotel accommodations will be provided for all approved meetings). If travel is restricted, then NomCom delegates will meet virtually. IMPORTANT: RALOs may recommend one or more candidates to the ALAC. The appointment of NomCom delegates is carried out by the ALAC. Therefore, RALO recommendations are not binding. 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