Rayznews in association of Learn Internet Governance is organizing an ICANN Fellowship Interaction & Meetup Program Date: 20 July 2023 Time: 8 UTC Thursday Registration Form https://lnkd.in/gcghdZaE
The Boot CAMP ICANN75 has started from 5 September 2022, it is a community initiative started under the program design of Shreedeep Rayamajhi with the support from Rayznews, learn Internet Governance and ICANN circle. More than 50 participant from around the global have filed their application for the program
The program is designed to help newcomers with understanding the basic values of ICANN and its operational values. It is a hands on mentoring program which caters speakers from different region and stakeholder giving the participants a broader view of how ICANN functions.
"As there was a need of better hand on experience sharing training was need so we started this aspiring young leaders will certainly engage and create better collaboration " says Shreedeep Rayamajhi
The program is schedule from 5 -9 September 2022.
Schedule
Date
Day
Time
Break
Time
5 September
Monday
Day 1
Introduction and Basic of ICANN
By Shreedeep
Rayamajhi
11:00 UTC- 11:45 UTC
Break
1:00 UTC-1:45 UTC
6 September
Tuesday
Day 2
Interaction with Mr Raymond
Selorm Mamattah, African Representative to the ALAC and Ghana SIG
10:00 UTC- 10:30 UTC
11:00 UTC-11:30
7 September
Wednesday
Day 3
Interaction with Mr. Aris Ignacio
VC APRALO and an active member of APrIGF
10:00 UTC- 10:30 UTC
Break
11:00 UTC-11:30
8 September
Thursday
Day 4
Interaction with Mr. Jonathan
Zuck, Chair ALAC
10:00 UTC- 10:30 UTC
Break
11:00 UTC-11:30
9 September
Friday
Day 5
Social Media Round up by Mr.
Shreeedeep Rayamajhi
10:00 UTC- 10:30 UTC
11:00 UTC-11:30
DAY 1 Speaker Mr Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Founder Rayznews and Learn Internet Governance
DAY 2 Speaker Mr Raymond Selorm Mamattah, African Representative to the ALAC and Ghana SIG
DAY 3 Speaker Mr Aris Ignacio, Vice Chair of APRALO At Large ICANN
DAY 4 Speaker Mr Jonathan Zuck, Chair ALAC, ICANN
DAY 5Speaker Mr Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Founder Rayznews and Learn Internet Governance
"We have to #voice our issues and concern about the #internet. we have to be represented and be part of the global economy and that's how we #change the world..." It is always a proud moment to share you experience in the #asiapacific and to work towards #motivating people It's our values of #multistakeholder that I pass on #internetforall
The ICANN65 experience was relatively a new learning and
collaboration opportunity that helped me to see policy process from a different
angle. The whole aspect of policy forum was not only to engage with the
community in various level and getting consensus, but it was an opportunity for
me to gather more experience of how one could lead and assist the ongoing work
in the community.
During this meeting, there were many moment that took me by surprise, one
of them that really motivated and
inspired me was attending one of the policy session of ALAC where Jonathan Zuck
said “Personalizing the issues of region or nation and make it the voice of the
community is a practical approach.” The bottoms up approach highlighted the
importance of the community level engagement at grassroots level and focused on
individuals which shows the work being done at lower level. Moving on attending the policy forum and
meeting new people was always fun. Fighting your assumption and accepting a uniform
value certainly helps to open to a broader mentality of seeing the bottom up
approach with a difference.
On the First day of the Ethos Awards, I was sitting
on the side of the room, enjoying the music and drink. Suddenly, I say few
youths, a group of 4 student of Rabat University. I was just standing and was
observing them when suddenly I was push towards them by the crowd. I introduced
myself as an ICANN Fellow and they also welcomed with in their group. As
I am a person working with youth leaders, engagement and collaboration, I
questioned them about the meeting and what their experience were? At first,
like any other teenagers, they were shy and reluctant but when I started the
conversation about what ICANN multistakeholder model is and how they can engage
in the multistakeholder environment, they were very comfortable. One by one the
questions came in. Then I rephrased the
statement of Jonathan Zuck that really helped me simplifying what policy
process is and who is being targeted? The interaction then grew and one at a
time and suddenly I was surrounded by 7 or 8 students with brilliant simles and
their questions. The questions were simple and easy which I could identify with
the overall hesitation of what one encounters during the first meeting new
people and an unknown community that calls itself multistakeholder. The simple
talks turned into dialogue and then I could tell and direct them towards how
they could engage their curiosity and interest to form an action. It was simple
for me as I am a communication and marketing guy and my work basically engrosses
me to making strategies and work with people and their nature.
They were very much interested in engaging their own communities and I advised
them to do start engagement and do smart work, bringing their passion and will
to a collaborate among friends and circle sharing their experiences. They
agreed to contribute in every possible way of their experience of their efforts
in creating a tangible action. Engaging in policy work can be easy and at times
can be hard so one needs to understand and prepare oneself. They agreed to join
their local ALSes and start the contribution process.
I also informed them about the
fellowship program and how one could use it to collaborate creating better
engagement.
I was very happy, so I send a message immediately to my Fellowship Manager Siranush
Vardanyan about the interaction. She is a great facilitator who appreciates and
motivates you to the comfort zone of what you can do at your best.
Simply connecting the dots, she connected me to Meghan who was managing the
Next Generation program. Walla!!! I was booked for the lunch hour session with
the next generation fellows of ICANN65.
The next day, I went there to their lunch session and found
myself surround by an amazing group of 15 smart young people. I started my conversation
with better engagement and communication techniques.
They were very engaging, and I explained the value of contribution that was
part of the Policy Development Process.
Hearing my experiences, they started opening and soon I had question of how to engage
in fellowship and how to create better awareness program. One after the other
the question kept coming. The youths had the energy and knowledge of their
local communities and the only thing they lacked was a proper way of connecting
the dots. When I asked them how many of you want to engage in your local
community almost all of them raised their hands. I explained them how easy it
was to create the bridge between the community and the policy development
process. One could just facilitate the process by commenting, doing research or
bring the voice to the table in any form. The only things one must understand
is one need to study and understand the values of ICANN. They were very
welcoming and all of them promised to start some level of local engagement at
their communities and getting back to the ICANN community.
I facilitate them with the knowledge and resource according to their interest.
And I gave them the link to the ICANN newcomers toolkit and other toolkit that
I had developed during my ICANN 61 san Juan Puerto Ricco.
The ICANN next generation is a great opportunity not just for visiting
conference but it’s a new world of understanding the global dynamic of multistakeholderism
and the community itself.
I gave them my contact details and assured them that only when we the fellows
work together; we can achieve the theme of ICANN one world, one internet.
The conversation was interesting as during the first day I was sitting in an
Outreach and Engagement session of ALAC and leaders were talking about
effective ways of bringing the new leaders and creating better ways of
communication. Knowingly or unknowingly I felt I was being part of the
community bridging the Gaps.
On the last day, I felt happy that this ICANN65 meeting was a great success for
me at personal level as I could communicate and collaborate with the future
leaders. The importance of engagement in ICANN fellows and leaders is very
important at all times at various level where we need to collaboration,
communicate and construct opportunity of how we will see our future. The
leaders not only represent the community, but they represent a huge part of our
change on practical grounds.