[Comments-fellowship-proposal-11jun18] Michael J. Oghia comment

[Michael J. Oghia]

I am a two-time ICANN fellow and a one-time Fellowship coach. As someone
who offered feedback at ICANN60 in person as well as during the call for
feedback leading up to this call, I am very pleased with how the feedback
was recieved and implemented. I think the new policy outlined in the "Draft
Proposal of the New Fellowship Program Approach" adequately addresses all
the key points of change needed for the Fellowship Program.

I also appreciate the "Draft Summary of Findings from the Community
Consultation to Review the Current Fellowship Program." I think it also
captured the community's feedback, and I only had two comments:

1. I do think the program would benefit from a size reduction (i.e., the
number of fellows selected for each meeting). This would also make the
selection process more competitive.

2. I encourage everyone interested in becoming a fellow or simply getting
involved in ICANN to join mailing lists for as much as year before
attending the first ICANN meeting (as I did, for instance). This helps
establish context, familiarity, and the pertinent topics of discussion (as
well with the politics surrounding them).

Thank you,

-Michael J. Oghia
Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG | GNSO)
Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group (MEAC-SWG | ALAC)
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