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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi Raymond and everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In the interest of time as the poll is already open, staff has added additional text boxes for comments on each of the candidates here:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8KW6VGS" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8KW6VGS</a>. Note that these new text boxes are optional fields on the form.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hopefully there are no objections to this adjustment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Emily<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Raymond Mamattah <<a href="mailto:mamattah.raymond@gmail.com" target="_blank">mamattah.raymond@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Saturday, 19 December 2020 at 02:49<br>
<b>To: </b>Emily Barabas <<a href="mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org" target="_blank">emily.barabas@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-ssc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-ssc@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Re: [Gnso-ssc] Poll open - deadline 6 December at 14:00 UTC - GNSO Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I have reviewed the candidates' profile and I was about to submit my survey information but I want to make a suggestion.  This is in connection with questions 4 and 5 below:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">5. Evaluator's Comments/Observations on Candidates' Attributes:</span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Since we are evaluating 4 candidates, can these questions have clearly 4 separate columns so we can provide feedback for each candidate. I think it will make the work easier for all
 of us when the results are put together.  We </span>will <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">also be able to see each of the SSC members' responses to the individual candidates.  So my suggestions are that the questions 4 and 5 be reframed
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<b><u>each </u></b>Candidates' Skills and Experience:  </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">a) Hago Dafallo</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">b) Desara Dushi
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">c) Farell Folly
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">d) Vivek Goyal
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">a) Hago Dafallo</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">b) Desara Dushi
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">c) Farell Folly
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">d) Vivek Goyal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Can we look at the above and consider it please.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:59 AM Emily Barabas <<a href="mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org" target="_blank">emily.barabas@icann.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Expression of Interest application window is now closed for the GNSO Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program role. Four applications were submitted.
 Please review the applications on the wiki (available here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/8oEmCQ" target="_blank">
https://community.icann.org/x/8oEmCQ</a>) and fill out this poll to organize your thoughts on the candidates:  </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/8KW6VGS__;!!PtGJab4!vYudibTbZ4aNGKAr9opCZy3KDMYqBTfXz-1ZF-e-tAW0BspvzGkzzn5Cyl1Lg8VBctAw-I1ksw$" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8KW6VGS
 [surveymonkey.com]</a><span lang="EN-US">. The <b>poll will close on Wednesday 6 January at 14:00 UTC</b>, 24 hours before our next call. Please note that you will receive an invite today for the next SSC call, which will take place on Thursday 7 January at
 14:00 UTC.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Emily</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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