<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear Chenai,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-indent: -24px;" class="">We are looking at other organizations to solicit recruits from that are outside the sphere of traditional ICANN involvement. These include (among others) the Urban League, NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners), etc.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="">We are already making a strong push for women applicants (while not discouraging men in any way)</span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">There is a “Women in the DNS” meeting planned for Copenhagen, where we will outreach for </span><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">female candidates.</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">If you have any views, you are most welcomed to share with us.</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Thanks and best regards</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Dave Kissoondoyal</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-indent: -24px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 16 Feb 2017, at 14:33, Chenai Chair <<a href="mailto:chrche001@GMAIL.COM" class="">chrche001@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi All,<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">Many thanks for the update on why there are low applications. I just had a question on this point: </div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><i class="">We are also facing the hurdle to more female candidates since we have on 15.69 % applicants as female.</i></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><i class="">Out of 51 applications that we have received, there are only 8 female candidates. Grateful to you also if you could please help us to outreach for Female candidates from Africa.</i></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Is there a targeted outreach strategy to attract female candidates? or will one need to be developed after of course figuring out the reason why women are not applying?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Will share within the African women community as well.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">chenai</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 8:00 AM, <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:afri-discuss-request@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank" class="">afri-discuss-request@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send AFRI-Discuss mailing list submissions to<br class="">
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1. Re: Call for a theme for the Joint AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting at<br class="">
ICANN58 Copenhagen (Dave Kissoondoyal)<br class="">
2. Re: Call for a theme for the Joint AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting at<br class="">
ICANN58 Copenhagen (Barrack Otieno)<br class="">
3. Re: Call for a theme for the Joint AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting at<br class="">
ICANN58 Copenhagen (Dave Kissoondoyal)<br class="">
<br class=""><br class="">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br class="">From: Dave Kissoondoyal <<a href="mailto:dave@isoc-mu.org" class="">dave@isoc-mu.org</a>><br class="">To: Afri-Discuss <<a href="mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" class="">afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>>, AfrICANN Community List <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" class="">africann@afrinic.net</a>>, Afrinic-discuss <<a href="mailto:afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net" class="">afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net</a>><br class="">Cc: Dave Kissoondobyal <<a href="mailto:dave@kmpglobal.com" class="">dave@kmpglobal.com</a>><br class="">Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:45:01 +0400<br class="">Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Call for a theme for the Joint AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting at ICANN58 Copenhagen<br class=""><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt" class="">Dear All </span><div class=""><span style="font-size:12pt" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12pt" class="">The NomCom February Report Card has been posted on the NomCom webpage at:</span><span style="font-size:12pt" class=""> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en" style="font-size:12pt" target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/reso<wbr class="">urces/pages/nomcom2017-report-<wbr class="">cards-2016-12-16-en</a><span style="font-size:12pt" class="">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt" class=""> </span><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">Best regards</font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">Dave Kissoondoyal<br class=""></font><div class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" class=""><div class="m_-5354640987756629295m_-5317691095860801627WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt" class=""><br class=""></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""><br class="">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br class="">From: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" class="">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br class="">To: Dave Kissoondoyal <<a href="mailto:dave@isoc-mu.org" class="">dave@isoc-mu.org</a>><br class="">Cc: Afri-Discuss <<a href="mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" class="">afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>>, Dave Kissoondobyal <<a href="mailto:dave@kmpglobal.com" class="">dave@kmpglobal.com</a>>, AfrICANN Community List <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" class="">africann@afrinic.net</a>>, Afrinic-discuss <<a href="mailto:afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net" class="">afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net</a>><br class="">Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 08:48:03 +0300<br class="">Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Call for a theme for the Joint AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting at ICANN58 Copenhagen<br class="">Many thanks Dave,<br class="">
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Can you share your experiences on why there has been low applications<br class="">
from applicants from the Africa Region and where we need to improve?<br class="">
(that is if you are allowed to do so?)<br class="">
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Regards<br class="">
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On 2/16/17, Dave Kissoondoyal <<a href="mailto:dave@isoc-mu.org" class="">dave@isoc-mu.org</a>> wrote:<br class="">
> Dear All<br class="">
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> The NomCom February Report Card has been posted on the NomCom webpage at:<br class="">
> <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/<wbr class="">resources/pages/nomcom2017-<wbr class="">report-cards-2016-12-16-en</a><br class="">
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> Best regards<br class="">
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> Dave Kissoondoyal<br class="">
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<br class=""><br class="">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br class="">From: Dave Kissoondoyal <<a href="mailto:dave@isoc-mu.org" class="">dave@isoc-mu.org</a>><br class="">To: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" class="">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br class="">Cc: Afri-Discuss <<a href="mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" class="">afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>>, AfrICANN Community List <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" class="">africann@afrinic.net</a>>, Afrinic-discuss <<a href="mailto:afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net" class="">afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net</a>><br class="">Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:00:41 +0400<br class="">Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Call for a theme for the Joint AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting at ICANN58 Copenhagen<br class=""><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class="">Dear Barrack,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So far we have received 8 applicants from Africa compared to only 5 from Europe.</div><div class="">But we can still improve as the deadline is 21st March 2017. Please help us spread the message in our community.</div><div class="">We are also facing the hurdle to attract more female candidates since we have on 15.69 % applicants as female.</div><div class="">Out of 51 applications that we have received, there are only 8 female candidates. Grateful to you also if you could please help us to outreach for Female candidates from Africa.</div><div class="">In fact we need more candidates, both male and female, from our region.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks and best regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dave Kissoondoyal</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="cid:BCBA96F9-45A7-4F74-8E62-9AE13D9248AE@kmpg.us"><NomCom Applications - 6 feb 2017.png></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 16 Feb 2017, at 09:48, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-6518555559349692513Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Many thanks Dave,<br class=""><br class="">Can you share your experiences on why there has been low applications<br class="">from applicants from the Africa Region and where we need to improve?<br class="">(that is if you are allowed to do so?)<br class=""><br class="">Regards<br class=""><br class="">On 2/16/17, Dave Kissoondoyal <<a href="mailto:dave@isoc-mu.org" target="_blank" class="">dave@isoc-mu.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Dear All<br class=""><br class="">The NomCom February Report Card has been posted on the NomCom webpage at:<br class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en" target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/<wbr class="">resources/pages/nomcom2017-<wbr class="">report-cards-2016-12-16-en</a><br class=""><<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en" target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/<wbr class="">resources/pages/nomcom2017-<wbr class="">report-cards-2016-12-16-en</a>>.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Best regards<br class=""><br class="">Dave Kissoondoyal<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Barrack O. Otieno<br class=""><a href="tel:+254%20721%20325277" value="+254721325277" target="_blank" class="">+254721325277</a><br class=""><a href="tel:+254%20733%20206359" value="+254733206359" target="_blank" class="">+254733206359</a><br class="">Skype: barrack.otieno<br class="">PGP ID: 0x2611D86A<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div><br class="">______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">
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