Hello Eberhard, That is an interesting question. The ICANN news alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2019-03-21-en mentions the following : " All community members are encouraged to share their views.", and also "Please email any questions to agesurvey@icann.org " The survey is not an initiative by the ccNSO Secretariat. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org On 03/04/2019, 12:24, "Dr Eberhard W Lisse" <el@lisse.na> wrote: Joke, I am wondering, is there a minimum age for participation? el On 01/04/2019 13:27, Joke Braeken wrote: > Dear all, > > ICANN is launching a survey to determine current perceptions of age > diversity in the ICANN community. It is also aimed at identifying > potential barriers to participation. The Age Diversity and > Participation Survey will help to clarify perceptions of diversity, > equality, leadership, and inclusiveness, which in turn will help > inform community discussions. All community members are encouraged to > share their views. Please take the survey here: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__go.icann.org_agesurvey&.... > > The survey closes on 19 April (23:59 UTC). Responses will be > anonymous and will be used in accordance with ICANN's Privacy > Policy <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>. > The survey is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, > Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. > > The Age Diversity and Participation Survey was created in response to > calls from the community for additional data on these topics. It is a > follow-up to the pilot survey <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__go.icann.org_gendersurve...> on > gender diversity in 2017. The ICANN organization will share a report > with an analysis of gaps, perceptions, and potential next steps. This > data will help ICANN identify ways to improve age diversity and > support broad, inclusive participation. Please email any questions to > agesurvey@icann.org. > > Read more: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_anno... > > Best regards, > > Joke Braeken [...] -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) el@lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 / Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/