<div dir="auto">Thanks Julie and Emily. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Great news!<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Kind regards,<br><br>Arinola Akinyemi(Ms)<br>CEO, DigiSphere Limited &Omar Ventures Limited <br>Founder, DigiSphere Center for Digital Creativity(DCDC)</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 9:09 AM Emily Barabas via Gnso-ssc <<a href="mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org">gnso-ssc@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear SSC members,<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">We have received the first application for the Fellowship Mentor position. If you would like to begin reviewing the EOI, you can find the materials at the bottom of the wiki page
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fellowship+Program+-+2022" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
here</a>. As a reminder the call for Expressions of Interest is scheduled to close on 14 January.<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"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Julie and Emily<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Arinola Akinyemi <<a href="mailto:jolakin69@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jolakin69@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 6 January 2022 at 11:23<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gnso-ssc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gnso-ssc@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Emily Barabas <<a href="mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">emily.barabas@icann.org</a>>, Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] [Gnso-ssc] Updated timeline - selection of a GNSO nominated mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear SSC members,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best wishes for a good start to 2022.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you may recall, shortly before the holiday break the GNSO extended the deadline for Expressions of Interest for the GNSO Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship
Program. Therefore, we will need to adjust the timeline for the SSC selection process, as well. The leadership team would like to suggest the following:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">7 December 2021: Launch Fellowship Mentor EOI<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">14 January 2022</span><span style="color:black">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">New d</span><span style="color:black">eadline for Fellowship Mentor EOI<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">15 January 2022</span><span style="color:black">: Launch poll for SSC members complete on Fellowship Mentor candidates<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Week of 24 January 2022 and/or 31 January 2022</span><span style="color:black">: SSC meeting</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">(s)</span><span style="color:black"> to discuss Fellowship Mentor candidates
(members should complete poll at least 24 hours before the meeting)<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">8 February</span><span style="color:black"> 2022: Motion Deadline for </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">February</span><span style="color:black"> GNSO meeting – placeholder motion possible<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">17 February</span><span style="color:black"> 2022: Last day to submit name(s) of recommended candidate(s)<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">18 February</span><span style="color:black"> 2022: GNSO Council meeting</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> – Council confirms candidate recommended by SSC</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">25 February 2022: Deadline for the GNSO to submit name to the Fellowship Program</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Absent any concerns, staff will circulate a doodle poll to find a time for us to meet in late January.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The leadership team will continue to provide updates about any applications we receive as they come in.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3d85c6">Arinola Akinyemi (Ms)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CEO</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (OMAR VENTURES LIMITED & DIGISPHERE INVESTMENT LIMITED)</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Founder, DigiSphere Center for Digital Creativity</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.digisphere.com.ng/__;!!PtGJab4!urJc9w7kGt5ZmbMTRgKV3M0DPvXEzxQJNJF7Bs2uXQiy8-bVh4qgrJcaxYQiL8bYAs0JtemQjQ$" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.digisphere.com.ng
[digisphere.com.ng]</a></span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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