<div dir="ltr">FYI NPOC Fellowship alumni.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Melissa Peters Allgood via Fellowship-Alumni</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:fellowship-alumni@icann.org">fellowship-alumni@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 11:03 AM<br>Subject: [Fellowship-Alumni] **New Engagement Opportunity - Policy Transition Program Pilot**<br>To: <a href="mailto:fellowship-alumni@icann.org">fellowship-alumni@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:fellowship-alumni@icann.org">fellowship-alumni@icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the Policy team, I’d like to share an exciting new pilot initiative slated to begin in October 2022 – the
<b>Policy Transition Program</b>! <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The program is the natural next step for Fellowship alumni who are interested in active policy participation at ICANN. Participants will engage in specific policy knowledge-building,
cultivating a deeper understanding of current and forthcoming policy matters, while building community relationships and value in volunteerism.
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GOALS
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cultivate a pool of knowledgeable volunteers adequately prepared to participate in substantive policy activities at ICANN.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Connect ICANN community groups with individual members seeking to contribute to policy matters.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Foster community, relationship-building, and value in volunteerism through connections with veteran community members.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">APPROACH</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deep dive into a current policy issue – the specific policy topic of the pilot is forthcoming</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants will receive focused primer materials including background summaries, webinar and session recordings, and relevant resources that offer differing points of view. The goal
is to provide program participants a well-rounded set of materials on the policy topic.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants are expected to study these materials and participate in session activities, facilitated by Policy staff, to further their understanding of the policy topic.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants will use a dedicated mailing list to ask substantive questions and engage in targeted discussions.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Program participants will engage in interactive discussion sessions with subject matter experts (SMEs) and/or active community members.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We anticipate finalizing the policy topic by 1 August 2022.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community building</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Targeted Fellowship alumni will act as guest speakers, sharing their experiences within ICANN policy development and the personal value they derive from participation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Support connections between newcomers and existing community
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have four distinct goals: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Provide a forum for interactive policy topic discussions with SMEs.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Support participation in a guest speaker series targeted at substantive policy engagement and the value of volunteerism.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Foster connections between participants.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Provide a forum for existing community members to engage with newcomers.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All sessions will be conducted via Zoom as this program does not have travel funding.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the pilot, participation will be limited to Fellowship alumni who are either currently affiliated with non-commercial groups within the GNSO, or those who are currently unaffiliated,
and wish explore opportunities for contribution within GNSO non-commercial groups.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in participating or learning more, please email me at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Melissa.allgood@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Melissa.allgood@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by
15 August 2022. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to working with you!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Melissa Allgood (on behalf of the team supporting the Policy Transition Program)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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