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ALAC Statement on the Whois Review Team issues - Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chairman, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Whois Review Team issues prepared by Carlton Samuels: URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+the+Whoi s+Review+Team+-+March+2011 Tiny URL: https://community.icann.org/x/VgO3 The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#whois-rt <http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#idn-variant-tld> . The public comment closes on 17 April. Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 7 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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ALAC Statement on the Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs- Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chair, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs prepared by Edmon Chung: URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+the+Draf t+Proposal+for+the+Study+of+Issues+Related+to+the+Delegation+of+IDN+Variant+ TLDs+-+March+2011 Tiny URL: https://community.icann.org/x/aAK3 The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#idn-variant-tld. The public comment closes on 6 April. Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 1 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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ALAC Statement on the Proposed Recommendation for a Global Outreach Program - Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 30, 2011

March 30, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chair, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Proposed Recommendation for a Global Outreach Program (see: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+the+Prop osed+Recommendation+for+a+Global+Outreach+Program+-+March+2011) which has been drafted by Carlton Samuels. The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-outreach. This public comment closes on Sunday, 10 April. Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 1 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Statement / Déclaration
by Tijani BEN JEMAA March 29, 2011

March 29, 2011

Français ci-dessous ----------------------------- Dear all, Please find attached the statement (English and French) adopted in San Francisco by the ICANN African community attending the joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting held on Wednesday 16 March 2011 about the Geographic regions review at ICANN. The statement has been sent to the ICANN Board and the Working Group on the ICANN Geographic regions review. ----------------------------- Chers tous, Je vous transmets en fichiers attachés les versions Anglaise et Française de la déclaration adoptée à San Francisco par la communauté Africaine dICANN qui à participé à la réunion conjointe AFRALO-AfrICANN organisée le Mercredi 16 Mars 2011 sur la révision des régions géographiques dICANN. La déclaration a été envoyée au conseil dadministration dICANN et au groupe de travail sur la révision des régions géographiques dICANN. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tijani BEN JEMAA Directeur exécutif Fédération Méditerranéenne des Associations d'Internet Phone : + 216 70 825 231 Mobile : + 216 98 330 114 Fax : + 216 70 825 231 ------------------------------------------------------------------

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Call for comments on NTIA NOI for the IANA functions - deadline 23 March
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 26, 2011

March 26, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, a call for comments on the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) Request for Comments on the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions is being made. Information on the NOI is available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2011/fr_ianafunctionsnoi_02252011.pdf. An At-Large Workspace has been created to collect comments on the six questions of the NOI from the At-Large community. The Workspace is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Comments+on+NTIA+NOI+-+Marc h+2011. Please either use the edit function on the Workspace or submit comments. As the deadline to submit comments on the NOI is 31 March, the time-line for At-Large comments is as follows: 23 March 2011 - Deadline for At-Large comments 24 March 2011 - ALAC prepares draft statement 25 - 29 March 2011 - 5 day ALAC vote 31 March 2011 - NTIA deadline for comments If you have questions on the NOI, please contact At-Large Staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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deadline April 04, Board, GNSO, ccNSO, ALAC position at ICANN / Date limite 4 Avril, Poste Board, ccNSO, GNSO, ALAC
by Yaovi Atohoun March 26, 2011

March 26, 2011

Dear all (Francais plus bas), The deadline for the positions listed in the subject is April 04, 2011. You can apply at : http://forms.icann.org/nomcom/soi.php You can suggest a candidate at http://nomcom.icann.org/invitation-2011.htm#suggest More information and flyers about the positions at http://nomcom.icann.org In brief: * Two (2) members for the Board ( http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html) of Directors of ICANN * Three (3) At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC ) representatives (one each from the Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean regions) http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/ * Two (2) members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.html * One (1) member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) http://ccnso.icann.org/council-members.htm Bonjour a tous, La date limite pour les candidatures aux postes listés dans le sujet est le 04 Avril 2011. Vous pouvez soumettre votre candidature en allant à http://forms.icann.org/nomcom/soi.php Vous pouvez suggerer un candidat en allant à http://nomcom.icann.org/invitation-2011.htm#suggest Plus d'information et depliants sur les postes disponible à : http://nomcom.icann.org/ En bref * Deux membres poor le Board ( http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html ) de l' ICANN * Trois membres pour ALAC (Un pour chacune des regions Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean regions) http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/ * Deux membres pour le GNSO ( Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization ) http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.html * Un (1) membre pour le ccNSO ( Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization ) http://ccnso.icann.org/council-members.htm Thanks Yaovi Atohoun 2010-2011 ICANN NOMCOM member.

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Call for comments on NTIA NOI for the IANA functions - deadline 23 March
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011

Dear All, This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for comments on the NTIA Notice of Inquiry from the At-Large community is tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 March. Please see the details and the At-Large workspace below. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff From: ICANN At-Large Staff [mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org] Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 12:48 PM To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; 'afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; 'euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; LACRALO discussion list; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond' Subject: Call for comments on NTIA NOI for the IANA functions - deadline 23 March Importance: High Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, a call for comments on the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) Request for Comments on the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions is being made. Information on the NOI is available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2011/fr_ianafunctionsnoi_02252011.pdf. An At-Large Workspace has been created to collect comments on the six questions of the NOI from the At-Large community. The Workspace is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Comments+on+NTIA+NOI+-+Marc h+2011. Please either use the edit function on the Workspace or submit comments. As the deadline to submit comments on the NOI is 31 March, the time-line for At-Large comments is as follows: 23 March 2011 - Deadline for At-Large comments 24 March 2011 - ALAC prepares draft statement 25 - 29 March 2011 - 5 day ALAC vote 31 March 2011 - NTIA deadline for comments If you have questions on the NOI, please contact At-Large Staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Fwd: Decision on Africa 2011
by Fatimata Seye Sylla March 19, 2011

March 19, 2011

Why is it always a problem when it comes to decide for Africa? Best, Fatimata ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Maye diop <mayediop(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:48 PM Subject: Re: Decision on Africa 2011 To: Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla(a)gmail.com> Cc: Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso(a)icann.org>, Barbara Clay < barbara.clay(a)icann.org>, Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com>, Mana AIDARA <mana.aidara(a)artp.sn>, Alpha Abdoulaye THIAM <alpha.thiam(a)artp.sn>, adjovi emmanuel <emmanuel.adjovi(a)francophonie.org>, alice <alice(a)apc.org>, mike.silber(a)icann.org http://www.africareview.com/News/Senegal+protest+march+to+defy+warning/-/97… 2011/3/18 Maye diop <mayediop(a)gmail.com> > Dear All, > I had a discussion with Nick, Mike, Alice amd Mana. > The decision is posponed because of this article about demontration on > saturday in Senegal. > The fact is Senegal is a democracy and our constitution allows > demonstration as in the US. We witnessed for 2 days in a row to > manifestation. And 24 organisations get autorisation to demonstrate on 19th > of mach. > http://www.seneweb.com/news/Societe/me-wade-autorise-toutes-les-manifestati… > Then we don't understand the reason preventing ICANN from taking a > decision. > Nick and Mike proposed to come back to us on next monday or tuesday for > final decision. > I'm kindly looking forward to your feedback. > Best Regards > > 2011/3/18 Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla(a)gmail.com> > >> Maye, >> >> Where will the meeting take place? >> >> Fatimata >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Maye diop <mayediop(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Nick, >>> >>> I also regret to inform you that Senegal will not be able to host the >>> meeting in October if ICANN cannot cleary, in March, confirm or infirm his >>> decision to plan the october meeting in October. >>> 7 months is just for us to mobilise all necessaire resources for >>> organising this important makiing. >>> I recall that ICANN has decided this week to go to host the October 2012 >>> meeting at Toronto (Canada). >>> My proposal is to organise a meeting at 13'o clock with ICANN team and >>> Mana, Fatimata, Alpha, Emmanuel, Alice and myself to get your feedback to >>> our bid. >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> 2011/3/18 Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso(a)icann.org> >>> >>>> Dear Maye, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I regret to inform you that the ICANN Board will not make a final >>>> decision today on the location of the October 2011 ICANN Meeting. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I wanted to give you early notice via this email, however I am available >>>> to discuss this with you today at any time. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==================================== >>>> >>>> Nick Tomasso >>>> >>>> Senior Director, Meetings & Languages Services >>>> >>>> ICANN >>>> >>>> Tel: +1-310-630-7730 >>>> >>>> email: nick.tomasso(a)icann.org >>>> >>>> web: www.icann.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Avant d’imprimer cet e-mail, pensez bien s’il est nécessaire de le faire. >>> >>> --------------------- >>> Mme Ndéye Maimouna DIOP DIAGNE >>> Directrice des TIC >>> Ministère des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication >>> >>> Rue Béranger Ferrault x Amadou Assane Ndoye - >>> DAKAR - SENEGAL >>> Standard : 221- 338- 89-17-15 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Fatimata Seye Sylla >> >> >> > > > > -- > Avant d’imprimer cet e-mail, pensez bien s’il est nécessaire de le faire. > > --------------------- > Mme Ndéye Maimouna DIOP DIAGNE > Directrice des TIC > Ministère des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication > > Rue Béranger Ferrault x Amadou Assane Ndoye - > DAKAR - SENEGAL > Standard : 221- 338- 89-17-15 > -- Avant d’imprimer cet e-mail, pensez bien s’il est nécessaire de le faire. --------------------- Mme Ndéye Maimouna DIOP DIAGNE Directrice des TIC Ministère des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication Rue Béranger Ferrault x Amadou Assane Ndoye - DAKAR - SENEGAL Standard : 221- 338- 89-17-15 -- Fatimata Seye Sylla -- Fatimata Seye Sylla

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félicitations
by Etienne TSHISHIMBI March 18, 2011

March 18, 2011

Bonjour à tous! Je voudrai vous féliciter pour votre réunion d'hier, on a pu vous suivre via le Net. Cordialement! Etienne

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Statement for the AFRALO / AfrICANN
by Tijani BEN JEMAA March 15, 2011

March 15, 2011

Heidi and all, May I ask you please to make 50 copies of this "short" statement for the joint AFRALO / AfrICANN meeting? Thank you for your help Tijani

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