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Comms Chair - Responses and SOI
by Jean F. Quéralt May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

Dear all, Please find below both my candidacy questions as well as up-to-date SOI •Name: Jean F. Queralt •Affiliation: Founder & CEO - The IO Foundation •Position applied for: NPOC Communications Chair •Why you are running for the position?: I believe that I have the necessary qualities and capacities to bring the position's responsibilities to good term. I look forward to work closely with the Membership Chair, and under the Chair's guidance, to ensure a good communication design and strategy that will keep our existing members informed as well as attract new ones. My intended work will focus on the following objectives (which will be agreed with the Chair): - Consolidate all existing NPOC communication channels and their access credentials - Establish a regular flow of communication including NPOC's website, SocMed. - Create a publicly available calendar of activities - Explore auto transcript capabilities to NPOC meetings (and further distribution) - Organize media campaigns to boost NPOC's exposure - Establish procedures to reach some exposure on less utilized media (for instance, press releases) - Synthetize all of the above in handbooks so that knowledge transfer is done smoothly across subsequent Communication Chairs. •Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: None. Not running for any other position at ICANN. •How many hours per week you are able to dedicate to the position: 3 hours (though will dedicated any extra needed hours to get agreed objectives done). •Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state: Slowly attempting to get involved with RSSAC in supporting tasks, member of RPM-IRT and supporting the CCWP-HR. SOI: You can also find my up-to-date SOI below https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=234422834 Best regards, Jean F. Queralt Founder & CEO - The IO Foundation <http://www.TheIOFoundation.org> Book a meeting <http://TIOF.Click/BookJFQ> (30 minutes) -- **DISCLAIMER** *The content of this message, which may contain personal or sensitive data, is confidential. If you have received it by mistake, please inform the sender by replying to the email and then permanently delete the message, including any attachments. It is forbidden to copy, forward or in any way reveal the content of this message to anyone. The integrity and security of this email cannot be guaranteed over the Internet and, therefore, the sender will not be held liable for any damage caused by the message.*

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Nomination of Glenn McKnight as Vice Chair
by Raoul Plommer May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

Dear all, Glenn approached me about this and has shown a lot of interest in working for NPOC in a more official role ever since Kuala Lumpur. He has, of course, always been working for NPOC in photographing our sessions and events. Currently, Glenn is running the North American School on Internet Governance (NASIG), as well as the Virtual School on Internet Governance (VSIG). I think we would be lucky to get Glenn helping NPOC reach its potential as the next Vice Chair, thanks to his extensive experience of ICANN and the Internet Governance space in general. And just to clarify, I also support these nominations: Juan as the chair, Emmanuel as PC Jean F as Comms -Raoul

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Nominations: Leadership positions.
by Jean F. Quéralt May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

Dear all, I am writing to officially nominate the following individuals for their respective roles within the organization: Chair: Juan Manuel Rojas Policy Chair: Emmanuel Vitus Membership Chair: Raoul Plommer I am confident all the nominees have proven their value for the proposed positions and look forward to have them steer NPOC in the coming cycle. Best, Jean F. Queralt Founder & CEO - The IO Foundation <http://www.TheIOFoundation.org> Book a meeting <http://TIOF.Click/BookJFQ> (30 minutes) -- **DISCLAIMER** *The content of this message, which may contain personal or sensitive data, is confidential. If you have received it by mistake, please inform the sender by replying to the email and then permanently delete the message, including any attachments. It is forbidden to copy, forward or in any way reveal the content of this message to anyone. The integrity and security of this email cannot be guaranteed over the Internet and, therefore, the sender will not be held liable for any damage caused by the message.*

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My Nominations NPOC Leadership Positions - Upcoming Elections
by Poncelet Ileleji May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

Dear NPOC Members, I am writing to officially nominate the following individuals for their respective roles within the organization: Chair: Juan Manuel Rojas Vice Chair: Bikram Policy Chair: Bolutife Adisa Communications Chair: Jean F. Quéralt Each of these individuals has demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication to the goals and mission of NPOC. I am confident they will continue to serve the organization with distinction in their respective roles. Thank you for your consideration of these nominees. It is my hope that they accept this nomination to continue to see the growth of our community. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Poncelet *Poncelet O. Ileleji* *Jokkolabs Banjul - Lead / CEO* *Sait Matty Road, Bakau, Adjacent to Swedish Consulate* *KMC, The Gambia* *P O Box 4496 Bakau,KMC, The Gambia* *Skype: pons_utd* *Tel Direct Office: +220 4495115* *Tel Mobile/Whatsapp: +220 9912508* *LinkedIn: Jokkolabs Banjul* *Facebook: Jokkolabs Banjul* *Twitter: @jBanjul*

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NPOC: Nomination of Bolutife
by Akinremi Peter Taiwo May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

Hello NPOC Members, It gives me great pleasure to put forward the name of Bolutife Adisa as a candidate for the position of Secretary for NPOC. With his creative mindset and unwavering commitment, Bolutife is an excellent fit for this position. I eagerly await your acceptance of Bolutife's nomination. Best regards Peter.

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My Candidate statement for NPOC Policy Chair Role
by Emmanuel Vitus May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

Name: Emmanuel Vitus Agbenonwossi Biography & CV: A Digital Policy researcher bridging humanity and technology through social sciences, media and Public Policy. My interests span from Internet governance & Public policy to journalism and platforms’ democracy. I have been instrumental in implementing a couple of National and Regional Internet governance Initiatives including, the Togo Internet Governance Forum and the West Africa Internet Governance Forum. I am the coordinator of the West African School on Internet Governance and faculty member of the Ghana and Benin School on Internet Governance. I have also served within Internet governance bodies, including Internet Society and ICANN's NPOC as General Secretary. I am the representative of the NCSG at the EPDP on Internationalised Domain Names. In the last few years, I was a consultant on projects to organizations, including Association for Progressive Communications, the Web Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Paradigm Initiative, Local Development Research Institute (LDRI), Alliance for Affordable Internet, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), UNESCO, The Humboldt Institute for the Internet and Digitalisation, Berlin's Digital Society Institute, etc. I authored and co-authored a number of articles and a book chapter on Internet governance, IT policy, AI and Internet governance. My interest topics include AI, Data Governance, IT policy, Internet Governance, Digital Rights and Privacy. I am a certified Scrum Master and member of the Project Management Institute of France. I speak French, English and over 9 African languages. Affiliations: Sciences Po School of Public Affairs (France), University of Central Lancashire – UCLan, Afrotribune Position applied for: Policy Chair for NPOC Why I applied for this position: As you are all aware, the Policy Chair Role is one of the important roles within NPOC Leadership because most of what we do is policy and for the last few years we have not been doing great in that regard. During the last year meeting in The Hague, I accepted the EC’s mission to join the available EPDPs. I first joined the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs EPDP) where I have so far dedicated over 1200 hours in 11 months to bring the constituency’s perspective to the conversation. This EPDP will run till 2025 with more demands and engagements and I’m happy enough to continue this work. I also joined the ICANN Leadership program recently in Cancun and the ICANN Policy Transition Program. Both programs were designed to equip us as leaders within our various constituencies. It’s time for me to give back to the community. As an experienced Tech Policy and Internet Governance Expert with over 11 years of experience, I see myself as having new and fresh ideas that can be very useful for the EC and the community. I would like to improve on what we ought to be doing and what we have done in NPOC especially at the EC level to get members involved in Policy work. Currently our constituency is one of the few who don’t have a proper Policy Team. I brought the idea out recently to support Juan, our current policy chair in that regard and I hope when elected it will be one of my first priorities to get our old and new members involved. As someone who speaks both French and English and understands most policy contexts in Africa (having worked in 5 countries and traveled over 26 of them) and Europe where I currently stay, I can easily rally many members to join NPOC policy engagements. My focus, when elected, is to work closely with the NCSG, especially the policy committee to increase capacity building webinars for members, policy engagement, strengthen them and notify them of possible funding or support opportunities to also participate on site at such meetings through the use of CROP or remotely. Also, I want the Policy team to be a great liaison between the EC and the community members. This I believe will help them participate more actively without feeling left out when it comes to decision-making and documenting policy thoughts without the necessary incentives and motivation. It is my belief that there is a better option in diversity and youthfulness which stands as a major rally point for my supercharged energy to do and perform better to fill the big shoes left by Juan. With your voices behind me, I can use the knowledge I have gained in working with CSOs to best represent and implement your ideas. So, if you like what I hope to achieve, I would be most appreciative of your support. Together, we must get engaged, to ensure that this community remains open, pluralistic and democratic. Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: No conflict to the best of my knowledge How many hours per week are you able to dedicate to the position? 8 - 10 hours or more as the demand for responsibility brings. Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts if so please state? Over the last year, I have been an active in the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs EPDP), contributor to the policies have been discussed at the level of NCSG and NCUC ICANN public meetings and remotely in between. I have participated actively at my regional RALO in the at-large structure and led the creation of ICANNWIKI. Emmanuel Vitus, MA (PMP® , PSM1) Tech Policy Researcher - Working for a Free, Open & Inclusive Internet | NPOC Secretary General | Ex Coms & Research Lead @ParadigmHQ | Ex @Google Policy | Mobile: +33 763102234 My WiFi connects automatically in France & Togo

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Nomination for Secretariat
by Bikram Shrestha May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

I would like to nominate Mr. Bolutife Adisa up for the secretariat post because of his noteworthy contributions to the NPOC and community for the development of the Internet in various ways. Thank you 🙏 Bikram Shrestha Sent from my iPhone

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Nomination: Emmanuel Vitus for Policy Chair
by Tapani Tarvainen May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

Dear all, I would like to nominate Emmanuel Vitus for the position of NPOC Policy Chair. Emmanuel is an exceptionally able individual, he's been doing outstanding work in NPOC executive committee and I trust he will continue to perform well. Emmanuel, I hope you will accept the nomination. Sincerely, -- Tapani Tarvainen

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Statement of Interest- Vice Chair Glenn McKnight
by Glenn McKnight May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

*Step 3: Statement of Interest (SOI)* All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and also must complete or update their Statement of Interest. I am pleased to offer my statement for the position of Vice Chair. In a nutshell my practical experience as a Secretariat and Chair within the NARALO ecosystem provides me with substantial practical experience and awareness of this significant role in working collaboratively with the chair and the membership so that NPOC can achieve its mission and goals as a leading voice of the Non Profit community within and outside of ICANN. I have substantial non profit and business organizational skills that are essential to be successful and I believe that as a small but determined group we can make a substantial difference at ICANN. Here is my SOI https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Glenn+McKnight+SOI Glenn McKnight, MA Virtual School of Internet Governance Chief Information Officer www.virtualsig.org *YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION * *Mobile 437-237-4655* <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Vice Chair question responses
by Glenn McKnight May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

Name: Glenn McKnight •Affiliation: NPOC •Position applied for: Vice Chair •Why you are running for the position?: I have substantial leadership experience and I feel strongly that I can assist the organization in administration and profile in the Internet community. I have been a past ISOC Board Member, NARALO leader and IEEE Smart Communities and Humanitarian Technology Committee providing extensive contacts and potential sponsorship for NPOC outreach •Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?: No I am not running for any other position at ICANN •How many hours per week you are able to dedicate to the position: I am semi retired and willing and able to dedicate 20 hours for the tasks •Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state: Currently active in the Green ICANN Adhoc group, ICANN Fellowship advisory group, ICANN Social Media WG and CCWG and others Glenn McKnight, MA Virtual School of Internet Governance Chief Information Officer www.virtualsig.org *YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION * *Mobile 437-237-4655* <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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