Hello! I agree with Seun. Having a mentor in a certain event or space would entice a lot of individuals. Based on experience, mentors guided me in getting into the flow of things as I am for one was quite hesitant in participating at first. Am I right, Maureen? :-) Yours truly,Aris Ignacio From: Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> To: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard@gmail.com> Cc: ALAC Subcommittee Outreach <alac-sc-outreach@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [Alac-sc-outreach] Fwd: [lac-discuss-en] REQUEST for TOPICS: Capacity Building Webinar Topics Hi, Speaking about mentors/guides, this is usually practised for the ICANN fellows and i think it has been quite useful. Applying this to ALSes however would mean that the particular ALS already has plan to attend a particular ICANN meeting (with source of funding) and then arrangements for mentors/guide can be done pre-meeting. Overall i think its a good thing to have mentors walking one through the ICANN environ but we just need to determine how effective this can be applied in a free setup like Atlarge where most have diverse plans for the week (not like ICANN fellowship that is program specific) That said, i think another capacity building effort could be to intentionally contact Janice and say "hey let us know if you need mentors for folks interested in AtLarge" Or sending similar broadcast message to ALSes. It can also be a remote based activity and not necessarily requiring physical ICANN meeting. Regards On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 6:22 AM, Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard@gmail.com> wrote: I agree Mwendwa. There is a lot to be said for ALSes being guided by assigned mentors at ICANN meetings – and basically following them around and being introduced to people and getting them up to speed with what the working groups and RALO meetings are about so that they can participate because they are more comfortable with the people they are amongst and are better informed and supported. This is inreach/ capacity building – which I see as the same thing. From: alac-sc-outreach-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-sc-outreach-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Mwendwa Kivuva Sent: Wednesday, 12 August 2015 7:08 p.m. To: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@gmail.com> Cc: ALAC Subcommittee Outreach <alac-sc-outreach@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Re: [Alac-sc-outreach] Fwd: [lac-discuss-en] REQUEST for TOPICS: Capacity Building Webinar Topics Thanks Dev for the clarification. My idea of "effective communication skills " is adviced by my view that more people from ALSes are not able to participate effectively because they have the perceived view that they cannot express themselves well enough, and even if they can, they don't have the confidence to do so. My view is from observations and interaction with other participants. Probably if we demystify how easy it is to participate in the difference platforms at our disposal, we can start to see more people in these spaces.I hope this is clearer. On Aug 12, 2015 9:39 PM, "Dev Anand Teelucksingh" <devtee@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Mwendra,A skills analysis was supposed to be done as one of the ATLAS II recommendations which was tasked to be done by the RALO secretariats. As far as I know, some preliminary surveys were done, but didn't get enough responses because many persons didn't understand the intent of the surveys. The discussion by the RALO secretariats at ICANN53 was that the survey will be done over.Re: your suggestion for a capacity building webinar, can you expand on what you mean by "effective communication skills" ?Kind Regards,Dev Anand On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote: Hi Dev, Do we have a skills analysis for ALSs or this is what we are trying to address? I can add "effective communication skills" as part of the topics for capacity building Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson On 12 August 2015 at 16:36, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@gmail.com> wrote: Dear All,Does anyone have suggestions for topics for capacity building that could aid in getting ALSes more engaged in At-Large? Kind Regards,Dev Anand ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 6:36 PM Subject: [lac-discuss-en] REQUEST for TOPICS: Capacity Building Webinar Topics To: "alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: "Tijani BEN JEMAA (tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn)" <tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn> Dear All, On behalf of Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the At-Large Capacity Building Working Group, we are requesting your suggestions for the topics of the Capacity Building webinars. These webinars are important tools for both new and experienced members of the At-Large community. Following the successful series of capacity building webinars during the first half of 2015, topics are now being sought for At-Large Capacity Building webinars to be held between September and December 2015. Please post your suggested topics directly on the At-Large Capacity Building Webinars - Topic Proposals for 2015 Workspace or send your topics to At-Large Staff. The deadline for topic proposals is 24 August. The At-Large Capacity Building Working Group will review all proposals and announce the topics to be presented in early September. Thank you! Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri AgnewICANN Policy Staff in support of ALACE-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.orgFacebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlargeTwitter: @ICANNAtLarge _______________________________________________ lac-discuss-en mailing list lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en _______________________________________________ Alac-sc-outreach mailing list Alac-sc-outreach@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-sc-outreach _______________________________________________ Alac-sc-outreach mailing list Alac-sc-outreach@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-sc-outreach _______________________________________________ Alac-sc-outreach mailing list Alac-sc-outreach@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-sc-outreach -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seun Ojedeji, Federal University Oye-Ekiti web: http://www.fuoye.edu.ng Mobile: +2348035233535 alt email: seun.ojedeji@fuoye.edu.ng The key to understanding is humility - my view ! _______________________________________________ Alac-sc-outreach mailing list Alac-sc-outreach@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-sc-outreach