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RAPPEL - REMINDER / AFRALO February Teleconference / 12 February 2014 at 1830 UTC
by At-Large Staff April 9, 2014

April 9, 2014

** Version Francaise à la suite de la version Anglaise ** Dear All, Due to the unavailability of several AFRALO members this week, the AFRALO teleconference is postponed by one week, to Wednesday,12 February 2014 at 18:30 UTC. The draft agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/OQS6Ag Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo> Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. *Please CONFIRM your participation AND dial-out if required to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org.* <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.*> If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. Thank You. Regards, ---------- Cher Membres de l'AFRALO, En raison de l'indisponibilité cette semaine de certains membres de l'AFRALO, la téléconférence mensuelle AFRALO est reportée d'une semaine, au mercredi 12 février 2014 à 18h30 UTC. L'ordre du jour (mise à jour en attente) et détails de l'appel sont disponible à: https://community.icann.org/x/OQS6Ag Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo> Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l'audio de l'Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Veuillez demander à staff si vous avez besoin d'information à ce sujet. *Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out - si nécessaire - à staff(a)atlarge.icann.org.* <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.*> Si vous ne parvenez pas à assister à l'appel, merci de nous envoyer un courriel indiquant votre absence et nous allons en prendre note sur l'ordre du jour. Merci. Cordialement, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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VOTE RESULTS: 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 5, 2014

April 5, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that an announcement on the final vote results of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM) be published. This is to inform you that the 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process was completed on 25-March-2014. Below is the list of candidates (listed in alphabetical order of the family name) who ran for the position: * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg * Evan Leibovitch * Jean-Jacques Subrenat After the FIRST ROUND VOTE and the SECOND ROUND's first vote, tie breaking vote, and second (final) vote, the candidate who is selected as the Board Director (Seat #15) by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 is: Rinalia Abdul Rahim. You may review the results, as well as the detailed information about the selection procedure, under: https://community.icann.org/x/WinRAg. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] [TF-AIDN] [At-Large] VOTE RESULTS: 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process
by Tarik Merghani March 29, 2014

March 29, 2014

Congratulations Rinalia. ... Well done. .. Now we have member of TF-AIDN in the ICANN board. .. :-) Tarik Merghani SIS - .sd Registry NTC Telecom Tower Skype : tarik.merghani Mobile : +249912347826 ================= Sent From My Samsung Note, So Please Ignore Any Spelling Mistakes -------- Original message -------- Subject: Re: [TF-AIDN] [At-Large] VOTE RESULTS: 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com> To: At-Large Worldwide <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>,"alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>,apralo <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>,Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org, lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, lac-discuss-es(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org,TF-AIDN <tf-aidn(a)meswg.org>,ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> CC: Dear Colleagues, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all members of the At-Large community, the Electorate, the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee, the Board Member Selection Process Committee, the ICANN community and staff. I am honored to have been selected as an ICANN Board Director by the At-Large Community of individual Internet users around the world. The support and encouragement given to me across all regions have been overwhelming and I am deeply touched by the trust and confidence that the community has bestowed upon me. Your trust will guide me during my term as an ICANN Board director and I am very much looking forward to continue engaging with you in the years to come. Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim

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Invitation to attend the AFRALO/AfrICANN joint meeting, Tomorrow Wednesday, 26 March 2014
by Aziz Hilali March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

Hello All, You are kindly invited to come and participate to the AFRALO/AfrICANN joint meeting, in face-to-face or in remote participation if you are not in Singapore. Please attend to make your voice heard on this important issue for the participation of AFRICA in the policydevelopment process for the technical governance of the internet. In attachment the draft statement (FR & ENG), to be discussed Thank you and looking forward to your participation tomorrow. Best regards, Aziz Hilali, AFRALO Chair AFRALO/AfrICANN Joint Meeting Date:Wednesday, 26 March 2014 Time: 14:00-15:30 Theme of AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting: “How to support the new initiatives taken by ICANN to involve all stakeholders", Meeting Room: VIP Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/sin49-vip/ Agenda: Welcome Address (5 min) Aziz Hilali, AFRALO Chair Opening Addresses (5 min) OlivierCrépin Leblond, ALAC Chair Introductory address (5 min) Sébastien Bachollet, Board Director Selected by At-Large and Chair of theMeeting Strategy WG (5min) Pierre Dandjinou,Global Stakeholder Engagement Vice President for Africa (5 min) Tijani BEN JEMAA,Executive Director, Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) (5 min) Introduction of the topic (5 min) Mohamed El Bashir,AFRALO Vice Chair Presentation of the draft Statement (4 min) Philip Fomba JOHNSON,AFRALO Secretary Discussion, modification and adoption of the statement (45 min) All Closing remarks (5 min) Aziz Hilali, AFRALO Chair

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REMINDER: Meeting Reports
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

Dear All, Please be sure to submit your meeting reports in the At-Large Singapore Meetings Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/cyqfAg>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - NEXT VOTE
by At-Large Staff March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014

Dear All, In VOTE ROUND 2 of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15), none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the votes, and there was a tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. In the TIE BREAKING VOTE, Alan Greenberg received more than 50% of the votes cast. Therefore, Rinalia Abdul Rahim and Alan Greenberg are the final two candidates for the position of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15). Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the next VOTE be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): Rinalia Abdul Rahim Alan Greenberg ***** Procedure * Please note that the poll for the next VOTE opens on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) and closes on Tuesday, 25-March-2014 at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * Once open, electorates receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their votes. * Staff sends reminders, as well as contacts electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes. * The next VOTE is a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate is declared the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 and the Board Director selection process is completed. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, a TIE BREAKING VOTE which is the same simple majority vote starts on Tuesday, 25 March at 17:00 SGT (09:00 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). The credentials are sent once the TIE BREAKING VOTE opens. * If the tie still exists, an in-person, random tie breaking operation is undertaken in the VIP room on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) is reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - TIE BREAKING VOTE
by At-Large Staff March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that a TIE BREAKING VOTE be held to select the candidate to run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). No candidate in VOTE ROUND 2 received more than 50% of the votes. The next step will be to hold a vote to break the tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. The winner of this tie-breaking vote will run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim. ***** Question: Who do you support to run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate between the two tied candidates below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): • Sébastien Bachollet • Alan Greenberg ***** TIE BREAKING VOTE Procedure • Please note that the poll for the TIE BREAKING VOTE will be open from Sunday, 23-March-2014 20:00 SGT (12:00 UTC) to Monday, 24-March-2014 17:30 SGT (09:30 UTC). • Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their vote. • Staff will send reminders, as well as contact electorates who haven’t voted before the poll closes. • The TIE BREAKING VOTE will be a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. • If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) position. • If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, an in-person, random draw will take place in the VIP room on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). The winner of the random tie breaking draw will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) position. • The VOTE poll following the tie breaking will be open from Monday, 24-March-2014 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) to Wednesday 26-March-2014 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the final winner and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation is undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) • The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file://localhost/applewebdata/::EEFF989A-4B14-4F82-9BE3-76607E7BC0FF:Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto/staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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At-Large Singapore Meeting Reports Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Dear All, Please note the At-Large Singapore Meetings Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/cyqfAg> has been created. Please be sure to submit your meeting reports in the workspace. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 VOTE ROUND 2
by At-Large Staff March 22, 2014

March 22, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that VOTE ROUND 2 be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (Listed in alphabetical order of the family name): * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg Procedure Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 2 will be open from Saturday, 22-March-2014 08:00 SGT (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, 23-March-2014 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast your vote. * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes. * VOTE ROUND 2 will be a simple majority: each electorate member chooses only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the highest votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the candidate with the least number of votes is dropped, and a second vote with only 2 candidates starts on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. The credentials will be sent Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC). At the closure of the vote poll, if one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, this candidate is declared the winner, and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation is undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) The official announcement of the winner will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://EEFF989A-4B14-4F82-9BE3-76607E7BC0FF/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 2
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that VOTE ROUND 2 be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (Listed in alphabetical order of the family name): * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg Procedure Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 2 will be open from Saturday, 22-March-2014 08:00 SGT (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, 23-March-2014 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast your vote. * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven’t voted before the poll closes. * VOTE ROUND 2 will be a simple majority: each electorate member chooses only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the highest votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the candidate with the least number of votes is dropped, and a second vote with only 2 candidates starts on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. The credentials will be sent on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC). At the closure of the vote poll, if one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, this candidate is declared the winner, and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation will be undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) The official announcement of the winner will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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