The nominee's statement above reflects true Rafik Dammak! Rafik you have my
backing. I wish you all the best!


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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.
>