<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Thanks Leah for the question :</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As this board seat is elected by the chapters, I believe its important to have an open communication channel with the chapters delegates/leaders, the selected BoT member should be able to raise the chapters issues and concerns to ISOC's board attention. </div><div class=""><br class="">This interaction could by achived by using different approaches, an example on a bottom up approach is using the mailing list as a good tool to get the chapters concerns and issues and then raise it at board level, a top-down approach approach could be sending regular updates ( e.g using mailing list and/or other platform ) on specific debated policy issues at BoT level for the chapters feedback and comments.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind Regards,</div><div class="">Mohamed</div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 8, 2016, at 2:49 AM, Leah Symekher <<a href="mailto:leahs@isc.org" class="">leahs@isc.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank you Mohamed for your responses.<br class="">
Here is one more question:<br class="">
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How do you plan to keep open and continuous communication with the
Chapters (flowing bottom->up and vice versa) during your term
as BoT??<br class="">
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Regards,<br class="">
Leah Symekher<br class="">
SFBay ISOC Chapter, President<br class="">
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On 4/7/16 4:29 PM, Mohamed El Bashir wrote:<br class="">
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<blockquote cite="mid:8C50FA43-AE3B-4215-BD11-399480A2D304@isoc.sd" type="cite" class="">Dear All,
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<div class="">Please find bellow the BoT election's questions and
answers that i have provided in the connect platform :</div>
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<h4 class="">Question 1: Why do you want to be on the ISOC
Board? </h4>
<div class=""><p class=""> have established Sudan Internet Society in 2001,
one year after I have graduated from University I was 23
years old back then, one year later the organization have
been delegated the management of Sudan’s ccTLD registry. The
chapter has managing the ccTLD registry since then and using
its revenues to funds its activities, which was a win-win
situation for all the local internet community.</p><p class="">ISOC chapter activities are my volunteer work as
many of you, although lots huge energy and effort as
consumed in ISOC volunteer work but its rewarding experience
over the years because I was empowering my community through
the use of the Internet, I am passionate about the Internet
and its social and economic impact and believe that
ISOC Chapters are the local champions whom can make big
impact at the local level with the support of ISOC.</p><p class="">If elected as a board member representing the
chapters, I will be another voice of the chapters in the
board, expressing the chapters’ issues and help ISOC Board
and management in developing programmes that empower and
develop the chapters.</p><p class="">I believe that ISOC Chapters can be empowered and
supported to achieve ISOC goals and objectives at a
national/country level, The chapters are the neutral fora
for discussing local internet community issues. I had a good
experience in building Internet related institutions at the
national and regional level, empowering and sustaining them
through building partnerships and collocations with multiple
stakeholders working all together for one common goal which
is to utilise the internet for the social and economic
development.</p>
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<h4 class="">Question 2: What skills and experience would you
bring? </h4>
<div class=""><p class="">I have more than 15 years of experience in
Internet policy development, governance and operations
managing complex National Internet Infrastructure Projects.
Equipped with excellent project-management skills, I hold an
MBA for a worldwide reputable UK Business School and a Msc.
in Information Technology beside executive business
education from MIT Solan Business School.</p><p class=""><em class="">Extensive Experience with Internet
Society and Internet Policy Development:</em></p><p class="">Beside being the founder of Sudan Internet
Society, I have initiated and supported the establishment of
some ISOC chapters in Africa and the Middle East Region. one
of the founders of Africa Top Level Domains Organization
“AfTLD”, founder of ICANN AfRALO and I Have been actively
involved in ISOC chapter’s activities and events in Africa,
in 2012 I lead the organisation of the first Regional INET
event in MENA region.</p><p class=""><em class="">Regional and International
Engagements:</em></p><p class="">I have been actively involved in Internet policy
development at national, regional and international level
with strong network and relations with key policy/decision
makers in Africa and MENA region.</p><p class="">Have Served in several leadership positions within
ICANN, I was a council member of the Country Code Naming
Supporting Organization “ccNSO”, member of ICANN’s At-Large
Advisory committee, Founder of Africa’s At-Large
Organization AfRALO and member of ICANN’s<br class="">
Nominating Committee.</p><p class="">Participated in UN World Summit for Information
Society “WSIS” (Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005 ), in 2006 I did
attend the first Internet Governance Forum “IGF” held in
Athens and since then I continued to participate in the IGF
meetings as a panelist and had organized several IGF
workshops.</p><p class="">I have actively participated in ITU-WCIT process
and conference held in Dubai, I have contributed to the
debate regarding the Internet and the International
Telecommunications Regulations “ITRs”, where I was an active
supporter and defender of the Internet’s
muil-tistakeholder’s model and ISOC’s vision of an Open and
Accessible Internet for all.</p><p class="">In the last past 7 years I have been actively
working on technical internet infrastructure projects,
where I have launched major national Internet/ICT projects (
e.g Establishing new ccTLD and IDN ccTLD Registries,
implemented National IPv6 migration strategy and an Internet
Exchange Point, ..etc) beside been involved in Internet’s
policy development.</p><p class="">I have expertise and experience all of ISOC's key
areas of focus: Internet capacity building, program funding,
public policy, communications and technical areas of
Internet standards.</p>
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<h4 class="">Question 3: What specific challenges do you expect
. . .? </h4>
<div class=""><p class=""><em class="">Briefly I would like to list the
bellow main Internet challenges:</em></p><p class=""><em class="">1) Trust, Privacy and Security:</em><br class="">
In the recent few years, the trust in the Internet privacy
and security has been shaken by major events like the
Snowden revelations, increased cyber attacks and the
continues breaches to Internet users privacy cases.</p><p class="">Restoring the regular internet user’s trust is
critical for the future of the development, ISOC and IETF
has an important role to play in developing more secure
internet standards, ensure integrity of encryption and build
awareness of the global internet privacy and trust issues.</p><p class=""><em class="">2) Openness and Open Standards
Development:</em><br class="">
Its important for the Internet future development that we
support and maintain its open standards development, the
IETF important role should be supported, empowered and
sustained. ISOC should ensure a stable financial support for
IETF activities.</p><p class="">Currently we are observing aggressive internet
content and applications blocking. Therefore defending the
openness of the Internet is important for for developing a
digital a economy and encouraging innovation.</p><p class=""><em class="">3) Access and Capacity Building:</em><br class="">
Although 3 billion Internet users are currently connected
and online, we still have more work to be done to connect
the next billions of people to the Internet and improving
their life to the better by using the Internet.</p><p class="">ISOC should continue its efforts to ensure more
Internet Exchange Points are build, support the efforts for
connecting the unconnected and provide capacity building to
the local communities on how best to utilize the Internet.</p>
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<div class="">Happy to answer any other questions raised in the
mailing list.</div>
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<div class="">Thanks</div>
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<div class="">Kind Regards,</div>
<div class="">Mohamed</div>
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