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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you have seen from the calendar invite, our next SSC call will take place on Wednesday, 11 January at 13:00 UTC.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you have not yet done so, please make sure to fill out this poll after reviewing EOIs for the Fellowship Mentor:
</span><a href="https://icann.getfeedback.com/r/CXtWgFT2">https://icann.getfeedback.com/r/CXtWgFT2</a><span lang="EN-US">.
<b>The poll will close on Tuesday, 10 January at 13:00 UTC.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Julie and Emily</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 20:22<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Poll Open - GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The EOI for the GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program is now closed. Seven applications were received. You can find the materials here:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fellowship+Program+-+2023">
https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fellowship+Program+-+2023</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Seeing no concerns raised about the draft poll format, staff has gone ahead and opened the poll:
</span><a href="https://icann.getfeedback.com/r/CXtWgFT2">https://icann.getfeedback.com/r/CXtWgFT2</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Once you have reviewed the candidate materials, please complete the poll. The poll will close 24 hours before our next call, which is still in the process of being scheduled, but will be in the second week of January.
Once the call date and time is set, we’ll send out a precise deadline for the poll.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please let us know if you have any questions. Happy holidays and best wishes for 2023!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Julie and Emily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 15:39<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Please review format by 21 Dec - draft poll - GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear all,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks for your participation on today’s SSC call. As noted on the call, we will soon kick-off the selection process for the GNSO nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program. Details of the assignment
are available <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fellowship+Program+-+2023">
here</a>. As noted on the call, the first step in the selection process will be for all SSC members to complete a brief poll to help them organize their thoughts about the candidates. This will help support the discussion when the SSC meets to discuss the candidates
early next year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Here is a link to the draft poll (in “preview mode”) for use in supporting the upcoming selection process<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://icann.getfeedback.com/preview/YwTN8tl0">https://icann.getfeedback.com/preview/YwTN8tl0</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.
The poll is based on the design of the poll used for previous Mentor selection processes, so it is hopefully still fit for purpose.
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">For clarity, you are not being asked to complete the poll at this time. This is just a preview of the format and contents. If you enter responses in preview mode, they
will not be recorded.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have any concerns or feedback about the design of the draft poll,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>please share your comments no later than tomorrow, 21 December</b>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The poll itself will open on 22 December, once the EOI deadline has passed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kind regards,<br>
Julie and Emily</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Emily Barabas</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Policy Development Support Senior Manager</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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