<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><b style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Name:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Emmanuel Vitus</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Biography &
CV: </span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmavitus/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></span><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Affiliation:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Afrotribune</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Position applied
for:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Secretariat</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Why I applied for this position:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></b></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="times new roman, serif">My Name is
Emmanuel Vitus. I joined NPOC years ago.
I’m seeking reelection at the NPOC Secretariat. </font></span><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">As you are all aware, the secretariat is an administrative position, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">and I promised
to keep bringing </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">fresh ideas that can be very useful for
the EC and the community. I would like to improve on what we ought to be doing
and what we have done in NPOC, especially at the EC level. </span></font><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">My focus, when
elected, is to work closely with the EC, especially the membership committee to
increase capacity building webinars for members, policy engagement, strengthen
them and notify them of possible engagement/ funding opportunities. I want the
secretariat to be a great liaison between the EC and the community members.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Do you have any
conflict(s) of interest?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">: No</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">How many hours
per week are you able to dedicate to the position?</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="times new roman, serif">5 - 10 hours or
more as the demand for responsibility brings.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Are you involved
in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state?</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></b></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Over the last year, I have been an active contributor to the policies discussed at the level of NCSG and NCUC ICANN public meetings and remotely
in-between. I have participated actively at my regional RALO in the At-large
structure </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">and the </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">to participation of the francophone community.</span></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-size:10pt"></span></font></p>

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