Dear Thomas, Thank you for your suggestion. Type of communications between fellows is more informal and we don't need to have a history of them; this is the reason the program is relying on tools like Facebook and WhatsApp that many people are already using it and are familiar enough with. We also need to keep in mind that many fellows in each round are newcomers that don't know enough about the communication mechanisms within the ICANN; so it would be hard to make them use some alternatives. Both new fellows and alumni have separate mailing lists and this is the formal channel for the fellows and staff to communicate. *Mahdi Taghizadeh* *http://mahdi.ws <http://mahdi.ws>* On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 2:00 AM, thomascovenant <ttf@thomascovenant.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
it was great to see many of you in person at ICANN60.
I am following up on my session suggestion - is it within our scope to work together with Fellowship program?
If yes, I think some of the following might be of help:
- secure personal data handling and storage - adding encryption possibility (generate key, encrypt if requested) - alternative means of communication that would be inclusive towards FOSS people joining the force:
a bit about FB/Google/Whatsapp downsides and alternatives, perhaps trying out new things together
- mailing list for new Fellows, why it is a better alternative to having a list of emails and how to manage a list
I believe positive constructive outreach will be useful. o/
What do you think?
Have a nice week,
thomas
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