Dear All, Nominations are now open for ICANN’s Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. The deadline for nominations is 2 August 2021 23:59 UTC. ICANN introduced<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2020-01-27-en> the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building in January 2020 to recognize ICANN community members for significant efforts in developing capacity in areas related to ICANN's mission. The annual award is awarded to one individual during ICANN’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in the fourth quarter each year. The ideal recipient will have at least five years of: * Significant contributions to national, regional, or global capacity-building programs related to ICANN’s mission. * Developing capacity-building programs that positively influenced the multistakeholder model and diversified participation at ICANN. In addition: * All nominations must include detailed information and documentation to demonstrate the nominee's fulfilment of the award criteria. * Any ICANN community member or ICANN community group (e.g., Supporting Organization (SO), Advisory Committee (AC), or a SO/AC constituent group) may submit a nomination. * All nominations must be submitted via the nomination form. * Self-nominations are not allowed. The ICANN Board will evaluate a shortlist of candidates. Learn more here >> https://go.icann.org/3w4OhDq<https://t.co/OjBfmM3z3y?amp=1> Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org