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Attached and in the body of this message are the notes for today's
discussion of the Fellowship on the ALAC Call.<br><br>
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<h1><font size=5><b>ALAC Meeting – 27 March 2018 – Fellowship
Questionnaire</b></font></h1><b>Program Goals and Vision<br><br>
</b>1. What does your group believe should be the objective of the
Fellowship Program? How would the success of this objective be
measured?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>Integration of
"graduates" into the various constituent parts of ICANN as
active participants in ICANN activities</blockquote><br>
2. The Fellowship Program was established to provide access to
ICANN meetings to individuals from underserved and underrepresented
communities. In your group’s opinion, how effective is the Fellowship
Program at fulfilling its current goal?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>It is moderately
effective in getting people to know about ICANN. Although there have been
a number of notable successes, it is more effective at raising awareness
than in generating workers.</blockquote><br>
3. In your group’s opinion, is this goal still a priority for
ICANN, given the new bylaws? If not, what new goals would your group
propose for the program?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>Yes, it must
still be a goal but with a target of measurable success as measured
by the AC/SOs.</blockquote><br>
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<b>Assessment of Program Impact on your SO/AC group<br><br>
</b>4. Have Fellows contributed to the work of your group? If so,
where do you think they have added the most value? What might be changed
about the Fellowship Program to enhance participation of Fellows in your
group?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>At-Large has had
a number of great successes with Fellowship alumni. The greatest value
has come from the relatively few who have chosen to devote time and
energy to ICANN post-Fellowship.</blockquote><br>
5. Does your group make efforts to involve, educate, and/or inform
Fellows about your work? If so, please describe these efforts.<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>Yes, but it is
rather haphazard. We engage at ICANN meetings, but there is no concerted
effort to draw people into our activities.</blockquote><br>
6. How willing would your group (SO/AC/SG/C) be to participate and
take ownership for selecting and developing fellows, including giving
them assignments, assigning mentors, etc?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>We are willing to
participate. Mentors are possible, but that would presume filtering
candidates who have a particular interest in our areas.</blockquote><br>
<b>Selection Processes<br><br>
</b>7. Are you aware of the Fellowship selection process? What
changes, if any, would you suggest for the selection process?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>Yes, we are
willing. Returning Fellows should come with a specific AC/SO/Const in
mind and these must be balanced over the organization. This shouldbe
accompanied by the identification of coaches from the appropriate
group.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The
effectiveness of fellows returning as mentors and coaches should be
evaluated.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>
Prospective fellows must be willing to take intro courses on ICANN Learn.
If there are not suitable courses there that will provide the needed
background, they should be created.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>It should
be clear that this is not tourism, but a path towards active
engagement.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>One of the
problems may be the categories used in the selection process. At-Large
fits best into "civil society" but we do not comfortably fit
into the typical model of "civil society".<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>And
lastly, as long as we still have fellows at the public meeting asking
questions why ICANN doing nothing to regulate dangerous content, we are
clearly not getting the selection/preparation right.</blockquote><br>
8. An individual can be awarded a Fellowship up to three times. Do
you suggest retaining or revising this number? Why?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">We would like to see a study of
who (and with how many trips) actually becomes active in ICANN on an
ongoing basis prior to addressing this.</blockquote><br>
9. For Policy Forum Meetings, currently only Fellowship Alums can
apply. Do you support continuing with this approach? If not, what changes
would you suggest?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">We support it IF there is data
to demonstrate that these people participate in the policy activities and
do so across the community.</blockquote><br>
<b> <br><br>
Program Size<br><br>
</b>10. Considering your responses to previous questions, would you
suggest making the program larger, smaller, or maintaining the current
size?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">30 was a very effective group
and At-Large supported increasing it. It may be that 60 was overreaching
and there are not sufficient available resources (throughout the
community) to integrate them.</blockquote><br>
11. If the program were to be reduced in size, what would your group deem
as the priorities for the program with a smaller cohort?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Migration of Fellows to active
participation. This is too expensive a program to use it as purely
dissemination of information about ICANN.</blockquote><br><br>
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<b>Program Structure<br><br>
</b>12. When you interact with Fellows at an ICANN Meeting, do you find
that they are sufficiently knowledgeable about ICANN? If not, what skills
or areas of knowledge would you suggest increasing focus on for
pre-Meeting preparation?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>It depends on
whether they are new or have been to prior meetings.</blockquote><br>
13. Do you think that Fellows spend sufficient time in working sessions
with your group during the course of an ICANN meeting? If not, what would
changes would your group propose?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>No, but it would
be good to have us submit a list of sessions that would prove useful to
them.</blockquote><br>
14. Do you feel that you have enough time to engage with Fellows at an
ICANN meeting?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>Sadly,
no.</blockquote><br><br>
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<b>Information Available on Program<br><br>
</b>15. Is the information currently available clear and sufficient for
your community members to understand the Fellowship Program? If not,
which elements could be improved and how?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>A presentation
either via teleconference or at an ICANN meeting would be a good start.
</blockquote><br>
16. Are your community members aware of the differences between the
Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Programs? If not, please state what type of
clarification would be useful.<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>Yes, I believe
so.</blockquote><br>
<b> <br><br>
General Questions<br><br>
</b>17. The Fellowship Program seeks to engage participants who will go
on to participate actively in the ICANN community. What skills,
attributes and backgrounds have provided the most successful and active
participation in your SO/AC/SG/C? What skillsets and backgrounds would
your group see as desirable for candidates for the Fellowship
Program?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>At-Large focuses
on issues that impact end-users. A passionate consideration for
end-users, those without the knowledge of ICANN, is the
key.</blockquote><br>
18. With which elements of the Fellowship Program is your group most
satisfied? What changes or improvements would your group most want to see
implemented to the program?<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><x-tab>
</x-tab>We are most
satisfied with the relatively small number of people who have gone on to
make At-Large their home and productively work with us. We would like to
see more!</blockquote><br>
19. Do you have any other questions or comments about the Fellowship
Program?<br><br>
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