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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">I have been trying to work out and understand whether the ICANN NomCom could have
done better than this in this selection and I find that there could be an inherent problem with
diversity considerations within the ICANN NomCom</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">They say that a picture says more than a thousand words, so, take a look at the 2016 ICANN
NomCom and assess this ICANN asset for your serves:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/nomcom2016-members-1200x800-12nov15-en.jpg . </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">This is the group photo available at: https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Is it diverse enough ?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">It is then pertinet to ask if this kind of diversity in ICANN NomCom could have led to the
unfortunate selection of Board members in the recent NomCom announcement. I tend to
think so, question is, can they see beyond their noses ?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">My understanding is that for these things to get this bad at this level, something in the
oversight function in ICANN is missing or has gone wrong and it should really not be
happening in 2016 when we are all very conscious of the IANA Transition.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">So, studies like this one mentioned by SM are important and it would be good to see the
results.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Now, if there is any ICANN Board member listening to this, Mike included, please ask the
Board to take or show a similar picture at the next ICANN Meeting with NomCom in front and
ICANN Board at the back, then anyone can assess for themselves, especially on the case we
are dealing with in this thread.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Regards,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Paulos</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Dr Paulos B Nyirenda</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">On 31 Aug 2016 at 21:49, SM wrote:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> Hi Walu, Mike, Paulos,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> At 09:17 31-08-2016, Walubengo J wrote:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >I know it is a touchy subject but fortunately or unfortunately I stand by it.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> A few months ago, the Association Française pour </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> le Nommage Internet en Coopération published a </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> report about ICANN diversity. According to the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> report, "Africa, Latin America and Asia are </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> under-represented" as "ICANN community leaders".</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> At 07:48 31-08-2016, Dr Paulos B Nyirenda wrote:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >is not the lever that I want to go down to in </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >this case for ICANN Board Members, I am talking </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >about regional diversity as defined in the ICANN </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >system as well as in our own Africa Region Internet institutions</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >I am not instigating for a quota other than what </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >is already in the bylaws BUT I am asking for </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >some reasonablenes in aclaimed ICANN diversity </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >which I do not see in the current NomCom </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> >selection, that is the observation that I am making.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> I tried to find information about one of the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> region's internet institution. Unfortunately, </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> the Africa Top Level Domain does not make its </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> constitution available on its website. The ICANN </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> bylaws has a "diversity calculation". The ALAC </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> Representative for the region is better qualified to explain how that works.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> Regards,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">> -sm </span></font></div>
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