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Submitted values are:

First/Given Name: Fiona
Last/Family Name: Ongeso
Gender: Female
E-mail Address: fiona at kenic.or.ke
    ==ccTLD Manager==
      I am employed by a ccTLD manager, or have the support of a ccTLD
      manager.: Yes
      If yes, please specify which ccTLD: Kenya Network Information
      Centre
      If yes, please select the relevant ICANN region for your ccTLD:
      Africa


I have my employer’s approval to attend the meeting for which I requested
ccNSO travel support.: Yes
Please select your preference: I apply for /full/ funding (economy class
ticket to the travel destination, hotel costs for the approved duration of
the trip and a per diem)
I am unable to attend the upcoming ICANN meeting without ccNSO Travel
Support.: Yes
I am a ccNSO-appointed co-chair to a Cross-Community working Group (CCWG): No
I am a ccNSO Council member.: No
I am a Customer Standing Committee (CSC) member.: No
I am expecting to be a speaker/presenter/session chair at ccNSO relevant
sessions during the ICANN meeting for which I apply for funding.: No
I am a ccNSO Working Group Chair actively meeting at the ICANN meeting for
which funding is requested.: No
I am a ccNSO Working Group member actively meeting at the ICANN meeting for
which funding is requested.: Yes
I am a liaison to the ccNSO Council, as per the definition included in the
relevant ccNSO Guideline: Liaison and Observers [1].: No
I am an observer, as per the definition included in the relevant ccNSO
Guideline: Liaison and Observers [2].: No
I am a ccNSO appointed observer/liaison to another SO/AC, as per the
definition included in the relevant ccNSO Guideline: Liaisons and Observers
[3].: No
I am currently contributing to the work of the ccNSO in another capacity.:
Yes
If yes, please specify:
I am a member of IGLC which i am able to share information on Internet
Governance and learn from other ccTLDs on how they conduct and the topics
selected

I also volunteered to be a member of the local MAG team organising committee
of Kenya Internet Governance Forum held on 1st August 2019
I have a different ccNSO-relevant role.: No
I currently am an active member of the broader ccTLD community.: Yes
If yes, please specify: I work for Kenya Network Information Centre the
registry mandated to administer dot (.KE) domains. Through working here we
are able to connect with the wider ccTLD community and participate in
different in benchmarking exercises  with different ccTLD's currently we host
dot SS ( South Sudan) and share with them information that can assist there
registry
I have an interest in becoming an active member of the broader ccTLD
community.: Yes
If yes, please specify: I would like to to be part of other working groups
especially in areas on Policy making where i can contribute ideas that will
be of benefit to the ccTLD community as well as learn from others. This will
assist in implementing the same at KeNIC
In the future, I intend to contribute to the work of the ccNSO.: Yes
If yes, please specify:
I intend to  continue being an active member of ccNSO Internet Governance
Liaison Committee (IGLC) since i have a lot of interest in  Internet
Governance and i would like to learn more from what other ccTLDs are doing on
the same.

I would also be interested to join other working groups in Policy making
where i can contribute and learn from the team
I was previously granted ccNSO travel funding.: Yes
If yes, please specify:
I was granted funding to attend ICANN 65 community forum.
Through attending other ICANN meetings , I sent out my application to join as
a volunteer in  the ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC)  and
was granted approval
Any additional information you would like to share?
I had the opportunity to discuss and network with different players within
the internet industry and ccTLDs on the growth of  the uptake of Domains,
establishments of Public Private partnerships in Internet Governance issues,
best practices in Domain Name Systems security DNSSEC, Cyber Security, GDPR,
E-commerce among others.
Following the ICANN 65 Community Forum KeNIC organized a 2-day  Registrars
training  on 10th  and 11th April 2019 on Marketing and Technical activities.
We managed to partner with ICANN Africa representative . We sensitised
registrars on the effects of GDPR and  trained them on  Domain Name Systems
security DNSSEC i
Privacy Policy: I agree.

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