The nominee's statement above reflects true Rafik Dammak! Rafik you have my
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J ames N Gitau
Nairobi, Kenya
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On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 11:52 PM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Please find below my candidate statement,
>
>
> - *Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;*
>
> Rafik Dammak
> Asia(Tunisian citizen)
> Male
> Computer engineer
>
> - *Any conflicts of interest:*
>
> none
>
> - *Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular
> position: *
>
> I am willing to volunteer for NCSG again and serve in policy position this
> time representing non-commercial interests:
>
> 1. To advocate for NCSG positions within GNSO council regarding policy
> development. For that purpose, I will liaise with the wider NCSG membership
> to keep them informed about GNSO council activities, decisions, updates,
> regularly consult with them and explaining rationale behind any vote. I
> want also to emphasize about working and cooperating with other NCSG
> councillors to make us more effective, coordinated.
> 2. For years, I worked on engaging NCSG members and doing regular
> outreach. As councillor, I will focus on helping newcomers and those
> interested by policy to grasp more about ICANN and in particular GNSO
> functioning with regard to working group and policy development processes.
> I will also continue the work on the membership engagement from another
> level: currently, we have our monthly policy confcall but more need to be
> done to make it more accessible and understandable. I will be glad to
> work on preparing new leadership to volunteers in next year's' positions,
> via mentorship, advices with help of other veterans
> 3. Liaise with other groups in GNSO and cooperate with them for
> common positions, to increase NCSG influence and make us more vocal and
> visible.
>
> • *Qualifications for the position:*
> I served NCSG interests in several roles and became aware about our
> members needs, expectations, the challenges facing us and our own limits. I
> chose such position because I do believe we have to strengthen our policy
> work and prepare for next levels set by the context of IANA stewardship
> transition, ICANN reform and forthcoming GNSO changes. I do think that I
> bring different experiences:
>
>
> 1. I participated in several working groups within ICANN on behalf of
> NCSG. I was co-chair of new applicant support working group , a cross
> working group between GNSO and ALAC aimed to give support for new gTLD
> applicants from developing countries, and I am also the co-chair the
> cross-community working group on Internet Governance.
> 2. I was GNSO councilor in 2009 for 3 years representing NCSG and
> non-commercial interests. I am pretty familiar with GNSO policies,
> processes and procedures, kept updated of latest changes happening there
> in addition to the awareness about the dynamic of the groups we have to
> work with.
> 3. I was NCSG and NCUC chair for 3 years now, doing the admin and
> organizational work at stakeholder group and constituency level, liaising
> with ICANN staff and leadership, with other groups officers. I also kept
> following policy development and supported councillors work, acknowledging
> the challenges and difficulties
>
> • *Statement of availability for the time the position requires:*
> Yes, I am available and committing as GNSO councillor
>
> • *The nominee’s statement may also include any other information that
> the candidate believes is relevant: *
> I learned a lot with my involvement within NCSG in last years and saw
> different aspect of our challenges as group and as structure. We are a
> volunteer-based structure and we get to prepare for the future, while I can
> help for policy as I did for the organizational side, I would like to spend
> also the time to prepare for those will lead in coming years. nobody lasts
> forever and everyone should be easily replaced to keep NCSG sustainable.
>
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