At-Large Statement of Interest (SOI) Form

1) Please enter your Name:


Bibek Silwal

2) Picture/Image:
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3) Are you participating in the At-Large advisory process (including email and real-time discussions) as a representative of:


a) ALAC (if so, detail the region and term):


b) A Regional At-Large Organization (RALO) (if so, please detail the region, position and term):


c) An ICANN-accredited At-Large Structure (if so, which one):


d) Any ICANN Committee, Constituency or Stakeholder Group (if so, which one(s))?


APRALO , UASG

e) Any other company or organization, whether commercial or nonprofit (if so, please detail the organization and your position):


Founder Memmber @Youth IGF Nepal, Member @ Internet Society, Member @Nepal Engineer's Association

4) Please identify your current employer(s):


NIPS Consult Pvt Ltd

5) Please identify your current position(s):


Director

6) Please identify the type(s) of work performed:


Planning and Policy Consultant

7) Please identify your declared country of primary residence:


Nepal

8) Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimus stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:


9) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:


a) Do you, your employer, and/or sponsor have any type of material or financial interest in the At-Large advisory process and its outcomes?


No

If the answer is “Yes,” please describe the interest:


b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?


No

If the answer is “Yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):


10) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):


 APRALO Policy Forum, APRALO ROP Working Group, UASG Communications Working Group, UASG Measurement Working Group, APRALO Newsletter Team

11) Additional information (optional):


Academics and YIGF Journey

  • MicroMasters® Program in Statistics and Data Science focused on Data Analysis for Social Sciences from MIT Institute for Data, System and Society ( https://idss.mit.edu)
  • MBA from one-league.org
  • Founder Member Youth IGF Nepal (https://yigf.org.np/)
  • Organizer: Youth IGF Nepal 2022/ 2023
  • Organizer @ Universal Acceptance Day Celebrations in Nepal 

Fellowships and Participations

  • Speaker at the Youth Workshop on High-Level Multistakeholder Event on the Future of Internet 2022 (Prague, Czech Republic) organized by the European Commission
  • Speaker @ Myanmar UA Day 
  • Fellow @ ICANN78 , ICANN 80
  • Nextgen @ ICANN75
  • Member of APRALO and Universal Acceptance Working Groups at ICANN
  • Internet Society’s IGF Youth Ambassador 2022
  • North America School of Internet Governance 2023
  • Nepal School on Internet Governance 2018
  • India School on Internet Governance 2018
  • World Congress on Information Technology 2022 (Penang, Malaysia)
  • Participated in Nepal IGF 2017/2018/2019 (Kathmandu, Nepal)
  • Participated in APrIGF IGF 2019/2020/2021/2022/2023
  • Participated in Global IGF 2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023
  • ICANN Policy Accelerator Program 2023 Term 1 & 2

Awards

  •  Harvard Crossroad Emerging Leader 2020
  •  Kectil Youth Leadership 2019
  • Internet Society's IGF Youth Ambassador 2022

12) Page last revised:


02-May-2024


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At-Large SOI Template v3 (Feb 2014)