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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">My name is Arsène Tungali Baguma, an NPOC
member representing Rudi International and a longstanding NCSG member. I would like to express my interest to attend ICANN80 in Kigali, Rwanda through
the CROP program that was advertised on the mailing list; find below my EOI.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I am currently based out of Kinshasa (in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo) and will be flying from/to Kinshasa (DRC). I am based in
the Africa region; therefore, I qualify to be considered for the CROP
opportunity.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I have been away from active participation in ICANN
activities for nearly 4 years due to other commitments, but I never left. I would
like to come back and support policy work at NPOC as a constituency, to support
its objectives and mission as the home for nonprofit organizations. I am the
Executive Director of Rudi International, an organization working at the
intersection of technology and human rights, with programs focusing on capacity
building, research and advocacy.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I am applying for a CROP for ICANN80, which is
a policy meeting and would like to offer my time and expertise to serve the
NPOC in any capacity its leadership is willing to use my support for, at the
Kigali meeting. I have experience with ICANN since 2014, having been a GNSO Council
member, representing the NCSG. I have been around policy development processes
at the GNSO level, advocating for the voice and concerns of non-commercial
stakeholders. As you know, the Council is the manager of the PDPs, being a
Council member, I had a view of all the policy discussions happening in the
GNSO.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Besides that, I am very good at outreach, I speak
French which is very important if we want to attract new members attending the
Kigali meeting, to join our constituency. I am very happy to support recruitment
by engaging with the francophone attendees of this meeting, with my knowledge
of ICANN, its functioning and its structures, I can be of help before, during
and after that meeting.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Kigali is a semi-English and semi-Francophone
country and this meeting is expected to attract a significant participation
from the DRC (my country), which is a French speaking country. I chose to go to
this meeting because I am sure NPOC can use me as I understand the culture, the
language and that there will be participation from people from my country,
since we share a border with Rwanda. I have done a lot of PR encouraging those
who haven’t been able to attend ICANN meetings in the past due to lack of
travel support to consider this now that the meeting is happening in Africa.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I currently have time to devote to ICANN (NPOC activities).
After being away for some time, this policy forum will serve as a refreshing
opportunity for me, giving me a direct view to the current discussions and policy
deliberations so that I can decide which ones to start following, for the
benefit of the NPOC. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I don’t need a visa to travel to Kigali, Rwanda. This
is straightforward for me. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I am willing to fulfil all CROP requirements;
actually, I was part of the discussions and conversations that led to their
adoption, taking CROP from a pilot program to an important component of ICANN,
a stand alone program within the organization.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I hope you consider this enough for you to
decide on granting me this travel opportunity that will sign my coming back and
active participation in ICANN activities and for the benefit of our SG and most
specifically, our C.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you,<span></span></span></p>
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