Dear SSC members, We have received the first application for the Fellowship Mentor position. If you would like to begin reviewing the EOI, you can find the materials at the bottom of the wiki page here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fello...>. As a reminder the call for Expressions of Interest is scheduled to close on 14 January. Kind regards, Julie and Emily From: Arinola Akinyemi <jolakin69@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, 6 January 2022 at 11:23 To: "gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org> Cc: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] [Gnso-ssc] Updated timeline - selection of a GNSO nominated mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program Dear SSC members, Best wishes for a good start to 2022. As you may recall, shortly before the holiday break the GNSO extended the deadline for Expressions of Interest for the GNSO Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program. Therefore, we will need to adjust the timeline for the SSC selection process, as well. The leadership team would like to suggest the following: 7 December 2021: Launch Fellowship Mentor EOI 14 January 2022: New deadline for Fellowship Mentor EOI 15 January 2022: Launch poll for SSC members complete on Fellowship Mentor candidates Week of 24 January 2022 and/or 31 January 2022: SSC meeting(s) to discuss Fellowship Mentor candidates (members should complete poll at least 24 hours before the meeting) 8 February 2022: Motion Deadline for February GNSO meeting – placeholder motion possible 17 February 2022: Last day to submit name(s) of recommended candidate(s) 18 February 2022: GNSO Council meeting – Council confirms candidate recommended by SSC 25 February 2022: Deadline for the GNSO to submit name to the Fellowship Program Absent any concerns, staff will circulate a doodle poll to find a time for us to meet in late January. The leadership team will continue to provide updates about any applications we receive as they come in. Kind regards, Arinola Akinyemi (Ms) CEO (OMAR VENTURES LIMITED & DIGISPHERE INVESTMENT LIMITED) Founder, DigiSphere Center for Digital Creativity www.digisphere.com.ng [digisphere.com.ng]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.digisphere.com.ng/__;!!PtGJab4!urJc9w7...>