<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15.199999809265137px;line-height:21.299999237060547px">Dear all</span><div style="line-height:21.299999237060547px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15.199999809265137px">
It has come to my attention that my answer to Stephen Wilcox below did not reach the Menog mailing list even though that I reply to all (I was bounced off because I was not a member of the list).</div><div style="line-height:21.299999237060547px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15.199999809265137px">
<br></div><div style="line-height:21.299999237060547px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15.199999809265137px">So here it is again, hoping that you will all vote for me and that I will have the chance to work with all of you soon</div>
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Thanks </div><div style="line-height:21.299999237060547px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15.199999809265137px">salam</div><div style="line-height:21.299999237060547px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15.199999809265137px">
<br><div><hr id="ecxstopSpelling">From: <a href="mailto:salam_yamout@hotmail.com">salam_yamout@hotmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:steve.wilcox@ixreach.com">steve.wilcox@ixreach.com</a>; <a href="mailto:torman@asrenorg.net">torman@asrenorg.net</a><br>
CC: <a href="mailto:mz-ccie@hotmail.com">mz-ccie@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</a>; <a href="mailto:menog@lists.menog.org">menog@lists.menog.org</a><br>Subject: RE: [menog] FW: Salam Yamout for RIPE NCC Executive Board<br>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:08:40 +0200<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="">Dear Steve<div>My answers are in line below.</div><div>Let me know if you want to discuss more</div><div>Best</div><div>salam<br><br>
<div><hr id="ecxstopSpelling">Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:28:05 +0400<br>Subject: Re: [menog] FW: Salam Yamout for RIPE NCC Executive Board<br>From: <a href="mailto:steve.wilcox@ixreach.com">steve.wilcox@ixreach.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:torman@asrenorg.net">torman@asrenorg.net</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:mz-ccie@hotmail.com">mz-ccie@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</a>; <a href="mailto:menog@lists.menog.org">menog@lists.menog.org</a>; <a href="mailto:salam_yamout@hotmail.com">salam_yamout@hotmail.com</a><br>
<br><div dir="ltr">Dear Salam,<div> may I ask, what are the particular policies and ideas that you will be representing if elected to the RIPE board?</div><div>SY -- <span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">I will be advocating for more attention to the region. Specifically I see RIPE NCC having a better role of: 1- building up the technical community (the talent is there, we just have to pull the community together), and 2- to coordinate between the various local initiatives and groups working in and around Internet Governance (IG) issues. A </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">strong and healthy Arab technical community is the best guarantee for the development of sound and sustainable Internet related policies. </span></div>
<p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px"> <br></span></p><div><br></div><div>Do you feel RIPE is spending too little/too much/enough resources in the Middle East? Would you wish to change anything with RIPE / MENOG in this area?</div>
<div>SY -- <span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">I congratulate RIPE for being the first i* organization to move into the region few years ago. Since, ISOC and ICANN have followed suite… I am one who strongly urged them to do so (since around MENOG 5 held in Beirut in 2009). So my position is that RIPE has put a </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">good initial set of resources, but we should not stop at that. Specifically, RIPE needs to do more to rally, grow, and develop the technical community in the region by doing 2 things: 1- Increase the support to the technical community - MENOG is the central building block of course – but we need to brainstorm to take MENOG to the next level of visibility and activities (more interactions with other groups, more efforts to pull the community together, etc.) 2- Engage more with governments</span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt"> because of the </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">strong government structures in this region that make </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">governments major players. My background (with government) can help open doors there, as I speak their language, but I am also a techie (my core competency is ICT) and I speak that language too.</span></div>
<p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px"></span></p><div><br></div><div>Do you have any opinion on the PersianIGF which we recently saw created? Do you think its useful to create smaller focus groups to raise alternative ideas, or better to keep a larger group which can carry more weight when bringing ideas to RIPE, ICANN, ITU etc?</div>
<div>SY-- <span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">I welcome the formation of Persian IGF, ARAB IGF, EURODIG, etc. These are public fora that deal with subsets of the Internet Government issues (in this case the specificity is geography).</span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">However, the topics of discussions in these local fora are more diversified than the ones of interest to the technical community (human rights, freedom of expression, children using the Internet, diversity and inclusion, etc.)</span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">So to answer your question, yes, I support the creation of focus groups, especially that they deal with the different aspects of IG. I am very excited about them when they are grass root and built bottom up, and when </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">they have a transparent process for governance. </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">Regarding Arab IGF, I am a member of their MAG. </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">Regarding the Persian IGF, I know the people who started it and will look forward to discuss with them their action plan, issues of concern, etc.</span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="line-height:16pt;font-size:12pt">RIPE NCC should be part of all these local initiatives to bring the expertise of the local technical community to the table. Additionally, RIPE NCC can/should play the role of coordinator/facilitator between these local initiatives and the larger ones.</span></div>
<p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px"></span></p><div><br></div><div>And, how do you see the position and roles evolving of MENOG and RIPE in relation/contrast to the various IGFs, ITU and WCIT?</div>
<div><p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px">SY -- RIPE/MENOG need to remain focused on the development of the technical community and to make it stronger, larger, and more visible. In addition RIPE needs to help the technical community build the bridges with the other groups (because what good is it to have a good idea and/or recommendation if no one knows about it?)</span></p>
<p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px">ITU/WCIT is focused on the development of inter-governmental agreements in the telecommunication areas (spectrum mainly, but frequencies, telephone, etc.) The Internet has not been part of their mandate until now. This is a big problem for them because governments are used to call the shots and give orders, yet in the Internet game, they have been told to stay out of the game.</span></p>
<p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px">IGFs are the melting pots where each one and everyone meet to share anything.</span></p><p class="" style="line-height:16pt;margin:0px 0px 1.35em">
<span style="line-height:21.299999237060547px">At the end, the Internet is for everyone, and everyone should be allowed to play. The next two years will be decisive for developing the rules by which all players (government, technical community, civil society, private sector) will behave and play. </span><span style="line-height:22.719999313354492px;font-size:12pt">It will be a very good day the day where positions in all of these fora are similar, or at least not contrary.</span><span style="line-height:22.719999313354492px;font-size:12pt"> I think we are getting there...</span></p>
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</span></p></div><div>thanks<br>Steve</div><div class=""><br><br><div class="">On 24 April 2014 19:18, Yousef Torman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:torman@asrenorg.net" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)">torman@asrenorg.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="" style="border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><div style="direction:ltr">Dear Salam</div><div style="direction:ltr"><br>
</div><div style="direction:ltr">You have my full support </div><div style="direction:ltr">Will ask all all in my network to support you</div><div style="direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr">Best luck</div>
<div style="direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr">Yousef Torman</div><br>Sent from Yousef Torman's iPhone</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On ٢٤/٠٤/٢٠١٤, at ١٧:٥٣, "M. El Zein" <<a href="mailto:mz-ccie@hotmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)">mz-ccie@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote><div>Dear Eng. Salam Yamout,</div><div>We wish you all luck and God blesses; we all support you to win for representing us at the RIPE NCC.</div><div>Sincerely,<br><br><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Maher El Zein</b><br>
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<div><span style="line-height:15.14666748046875px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><br></span></div></div><div><br>On 24 Apr 2014, at 13:27, "Nicolas Rouhana" <<a href="mailto:nrouhana@berytech.org" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)">nrouhana@berytech.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:20.82666778564453px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"></u> <u style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"></u></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span style="line-height:20.82666778564453px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"></u> <u style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"></u></span></p>
<div><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-color:rgb(225,225,225);border-top-width:1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><b><span style="line-height:20.82666778564453px;font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span style="line-height:20.82666778564453px;font-size:11pt"> Salam [<a href="mailto:salam_yamout@hotmail.com" target="_blank" style="line-height:20.82666778564453px;font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)">mailto:salam_yamout@hotmail.com</a>] <br style="line-height:20.82666778564453px">
<b style="line-height:20.82666778564453px">Sent:</b> Thursday, April 24, 2014 12:55 PM<br style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"><b style="line-height:20.82666778564453px">To:</b> Nicolas Rouhana<br style="line-height:20.82666778564453px">
<b style="line-height:20.82666778564453px">Subject:</b> Salam Yamout for RIPE NCC Executive Board<u style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"></u><u style="line-height:20.82666778564453px"></u></span></p></div></div><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">
<u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">Dear Friends and Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">I appreciate your support to be elected to the Executive Board of RIPE NCC during the General Meeting that will be held on 14 May in Warsaw If elected I will work to represent the interests of the Arab technical community represented by service providers, operators, civil society, and IT companies.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">For more information about the elections <a href="https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">For more information about my candidacy <a href="https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014/biographies#salam" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014/biographies#salam</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">Salam Yamout<u></u><u></u></p><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em">
<span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">الزملاء الأعزاء</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">لقد تم ترشيحي لعضوية المجلس التنفيذي لمنظمة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> RIPE NCC <span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">وإذا انتخبت، سأعمل على تحقيق مصالح المنطقة العربية ممثلة بمزودي الخدمات وشركات الاتصالات ومؤسسات المجتمع المدني وغيرها من الجهات المعنية بحوكمة الانترنت والشق التقني منه</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">أتمنى دعمكم خلال الانتخابات التي ستجري خلال الاجتماع السنوي ل</span>RIPE NCC <span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">الذي سيقام في وارسو في 14 أيار 2014 للمزيد من المعلومات الرجاء الإطلاع على الرابط الالكتروني</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="AR-SA"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><a href="https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014/biographies#salam" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014/biographies#salam</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><a href="https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014" target="_blank" style="font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,104,207)"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2014</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.35em"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">سلام يموت</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote><blockquote>_______________________</blockquote></blockquote>
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