Hi Julie and all, Considering that I am an applicant to be evaluated, it is only ethical and also in compliance with the SSC charter for me to revise myself from this process. Kind regards, Arinola Akinyemi(Ms) CEO, DigiSphere Limited &Omar Ventures Limited Founder, DigiSphere Center for Digital Creativity(DCDC) On Tue, 16 Jan 2024, 6:15 pm Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc, <gnso-ssc@icann.org> wrote:

Dear all,

Pursuant to the message below, the EOI for the 2024 GNSO-nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program is now closed. Twelve applications were received. You can find the candidate materials here: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fello... .

Staff has opened the poll at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LFT2NBB. Note, however, that the format is slightly changed from last year’s process because we are using a new tool: Survey Monkey.

Once you have reviewed the candidate materials, please complete the poll. *The poll will close 24 hours before our next call on Wednesday, 24 January at 20:00 UTC*. (See invite sent separately.)

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Saewon, Caitlin, Berry, and Julie

*From: *Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc@icann.org> *Reply-To: *Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org> *Date: *Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 10:21 AM *To: *"gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org> *Subject: *[Gnso-ssc] URGENT ASSIGNMENT: GNSO Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program

Dear all,

*Happy New Year!*

With apologies, the new year finds us overdue to refresh our SSC membership – which must happen each year following the ICANN Annual General Meeting. At the same time, we have an *urgent* need to conduct our yearly process *to select the GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program*. The deadline to submit the candidate name is 31 January 2024, which does not allow time for both the selection process and the membership refresh.

*Unless there are any objections, we’ll kick off this selection process with the current composition of the SSC and in the meantime we’ll contact the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to ask them to appoint new members as applicable.*

The first step in the process to select the GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program will be for all SSC members to complete a brief poll (the same as was used last year) to help them organize their thoughts about the candidates. This will help support the discussion when the SSC meets to discuss the candidates. *The poll will open on **Tuesday, 16 January, once the EOI deadline of 12 January has passed, and will close a week later on Tuesday, 23 January.*

The next step in the process is for the SSC to meet and discuss the candidates. *We will shortly send a Doodle poll to help us schedule a meeting on 23/24 January.* Following that meeting we will open a 48-hour consensus call on the mentor candidate. Upon the close of the call and assuming full consensus, we will submit the candidate’s name not later than the 31 January deadline, which will be subject to confirmation by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 16 February. The details of the assignment and candidate materials when available will be posted here <https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fello...> .

Thank you very much for your assistance!

Kind regards, Julie

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Dear Julie and all, Since I am an applicant for the GNSO-nominated mentor position and in compliance with the SSC charter, I would like to recuse myself from reviewing the candidate materials and completing the poll. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen ________________________________ [https://daks2k3a4ib2z.cloudfront.net/59358b8cf7332631232417e8/595fb59d73c5b113a1d2a61b_WIPG_LogoMark.png]<https://www.winterfeldt.law/> Glen de Saint Géry Senior IP Policy Manager Winterfeldt IP Group, PLLC glen@winterfeldt.law<mailto:glen@winterfeldt.law> +33 6 21 79 24 54 From: Gnso-ssc [mailto:gnso-ssc-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 6:16 PM To: gnso-ssc@icann.org Subject: [Gnso-ssc] Poll Open - 2024 GNSO-Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program Dear all, Pursuant to the message below, the EOI for the 2024 GNSO-nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program is now closed. Twelve applications were received. You can find the candidate materials here: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fello... . Staff has opened the poll at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LFT2NBB. Note, however, that the format is slightly changed from last year’s process because we are using a new tool: Survey Monkey. Once you have reviewed the candidate materials, please complete the poll. The poll will close 24 hours before our next call on Wednesday, 24 January at 20:00 UTC. (See invite sent separately.) Please let us know if you have any questions. Kind regards, Saewon, Caitlin, Berry, and Julie From: Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces@icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc-bounces@icann.org>> on behalf of Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc@icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>> Reply-To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org<mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 10:21 AM To: "gnso-ssc@icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>" <gnso-ssc@icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] URGENT ASSIGNMENT: GNSO Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program Dear all, Happy New Year! With apologies, the new year finds us overdue to refresh our SSC membership – which must happen each year following the ICANN Annual General Meeting. At the same time, we have an urgent need to conduct our yearly process to select the GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program. The deadline to submit the candidate name is 31 January 2024, which does not allow time for both the selection process and the membership refresh. Unless there are any objections, we’ll kick off this selection process with the current composition of the SSC and in the meantime we’ll contact the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to ask them to appoint new members as applicable. The first step in the process to select the GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program will be for all SSC members to complete a brief poll (the same as was used last year) to help them organize their thoughts about the candidates. This will help support the discussion when the SSC meets to discuss the candidates. The poll will open on Tuesday, 16 January, once the EOI deadline of 12 January has passed, and will close a week later on Tuesday, 23 January. The next step in the process is for the SSC to meet and discuss the candidates. We will shortly send a Doodle poll to help us schedule a meeting on 23/24 January. Following that meeting we will open a 48-hour consensus call on the mentor candidate. Upon the close of the call and assuming full consensus, we will submit the candidate’s name not later than the 31 January deadline, which will be subject to confirmation by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 16 February. The details of the assignment and candidate materials when available will be posted here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fello...>. Thank you very much for your assistance! Kind regards, Julie