February 2016 - AFRI-Discuss

New ALS Application received
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org April 8, 2016

April 8, 2016

Dear all, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ISOC Zimbabwe. It is based in Harare, Zimbabwe, and would be a member of AFRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge

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Welcome to At-Large!
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

Dear Verengai and Nomsa, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that (225) ISOC Zimbabwe been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can sign up for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website (http://www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> ) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org <http://www.apralo.org/> European Region: http://www.euralo.org <http://www.euralo.org/> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org <http://www.lacralo.org/> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> We have included an Starter Kit that includes key information on ALAC and At-Large communication tools. We have also included the ALS Beginners Guide which explains how best to engage within At-Large. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee http://www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation/ AFRALO Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 18:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know Dear All, The next AFRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 18:30 UTC (19:30 CET). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/8ZZlAw Conference ID: EN 1638 FR 1838 Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo/>http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo AFRALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/25Mi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Kind Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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Joint meeting of African community in Marrakech "IANA and ICANN accountability transition - Africa perspective"
by Aziz Hilali March 2, 2016

March 2, 2016

[English] Dear colleagues, AFRALO will hold his traditional joint meeting AFRALO / AfrICANN during the next ICANN meeting in Marrakech. The theme proposed by the members of AFRALO will be "IANA and ICANN accountability transition - Africa perspective" You will find attached the draft statement of the joint AFRALO/AfrICANN meeting due to take place on Tuesday, 8 March 2016 - 11:00 to 12:30, Room Roseraie. Would you please provide your comments on this draft before the end of Saturday, Monday, February 29, 2016, 00:00, to allow us to include them before printing the final version and then distribute it to the participants in the meeting for discussion, modification if any and adoption. Best Regards Aziz Hilali AFRALO Chair [French] Chers collègues, AFRALO organisera sa traditionnelle réunion conjointe AFRALO / AfrICANN lors de la réunion de l'ICANN qui aura lieu la semaine prochaine à Marrakech. Le thème proposé par les membres d’AFRALO sera "Transition des fonctions IANA et Redevabilité de l'ICANN, Perspectives pour l’Afrique" En fichier attaché, prière trouver le projet de déclaration de la réunion conjointe AFRALO – AfrICANN qui aura lieu le Mardi, 8 Mars 2016 - 11:00-12:30, Salle Roseraie. Je vous prie de donner vos remarques sur ce projet au plus tard le lundi 29 Février 2016 à 00 :00, pour que l’on puisse les inclure avant d’imprimer la version finale et ensuite la distribuer aux participants à la réunion pour discussion, modification s’il y a lieu et adoption. Cordialement Aziz Hilali Président d’AFRALO

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Ways to Report Issues - New At-Large Website
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2016

Feb. 25, 2016

Dear All, Following the announcement of the new At-Large website atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/>, if you have seen any issues, bugs, or items that need to be fixed or improved, there are two ways to report them: 1. You may leave a comment on the wiki page here: https://community.icann.org/x/ShyAAw 2. You may email Ariel Liang at ariel.liang(a)icann.org (At-Large Staff) and Laura Bengford at laura.bengford(a)icann.org (Digital Services). For transparency purpose, all reported items will be documented on the wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/ShyAAw> (including issues sent via emails) and status update on those items will be provided on the wiki. Thank you! Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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It's Here! Brand New Website of the At-Large Community Launched!!!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 24, 2016

Feb. 24, 2016

Dear All, We are very pleased to announce the launch of the brand new website of the ICANN At-Large Community, available at: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/>! Over the past year, the At-Large Community and ICANN Staff have provided dedicated efforts to create a more engaging website. The goal is to make the site an effective engagement tool and a one-stop shop for finding: * ALAC policy advice<https://atlarge.icann.org/policy-summary> * News<https://atlarge.icann.org/news> * Meetings and Events<https://atlarge.icann.org/calendar> * Activities of the ALAC<https://atlarge.icann.org/alac>, RALOs<https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos> and ALSes<https://atlarge.icann.org/alses>, and * ways to get involved<https://atlarge.icann.org/get-involved> in the At-Large community This community-driven effort has resulted in a big step forward for At-Large with this official release of the new website! Post launch, we expect our website to continue to evolve with new content that can be easily created and updated. Other features that we anticipate to evolve include: * ALS Applications - New submission process for organizations that apply to become ALSes * Translations - Translations for additional static labels and content, public comment information from icann.org, and curated content submitted by the At-Large Community * Accessibility - Continued progress towards WCAG Level AA certification<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/>, relabeling of images with alternative text, and KIFs<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53775155/kif-protocol.pdf?…> * Content Templates - Additional formats for content authoring via the generic content template Please expect to see updates on a bi-weekly basis with light feature releases every quarter. The next update will be in June 2016. The previous old site will be unpublished and archived at legacy-atlarge.icann.org. We hope you enjoy using the new website and find that it has an updated look and easy to access information. We would also like to thank our At-Large Community, especially the At-Large Website Revamp Taskforce<https://atlarge.icann.org/working_groups/website-revamp>, as well as our ICANN IT team and offshore developers who gave their time, energy, and support to make the new website live! For any questions, suggestions, feedback or comments, please email Ariel Liang (ariel.liang(a)icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>) of At-Large Staff and/or Laura Bengford (laura.bengford(a)icann.org<mailto:laura.bengford@icann.org>) of ICANN's Digital Engagement and Product Team. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> Chris Gift, Laura Bengford, Jeff Salem, Steve Allison ICANN Product Management - Digital Engagement

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VOTE FOR ACSIS WEB PLATFORM / VOTEZ POUR ACSIS WEB PLATFORM !
by cisse.kane＠bluewin.ch Feb. 15, 2016

Feb. 15, 2016

Chers amis (es), collègues (ENGLISH below) Nous avons découvert avec fierté que notre plateforme web (Site Internet, pages Facebook et Twitter) a été nominée pour le WSIS PRIZE 2016 (). Nous vous sollicitons donc pour soutenir en votant pour ce projet panafricain ACSIS WEB PLATFORM. Voici la procédure : 1. Cliquer sur ce lien : http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISPrizes/WSISPrizes2016/Voting.aspx 2. Créer un compte personnel (en mettant votre adresse email et un mot de passe), si vous n’en avez pas. Vous recevez un mail. Ouvrir le mail et cliquer sur le lien dans le mail pour confirmer la création du compte 3. Cliquer sur le lien une deuxième fois en tant que personne inscrite (mettre votre email et votre mot de passe) http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISPrizes/WSISPrizes2016/Voting.aspx 4. Voter pour ACSIS WEB PLATFORM (catégorie1) 5. Voter dans les 17 autres catégories aussi. Pour que votre vote soit valide, vous devez voter pour un projet dans chaque catégorie. Le vote a commencé depuis quelques jours et se poursuivra jusqu'au 10 mars 2016 Merci aussi de voter pour dans les catégories 2 et 13 Gedaref Digital City Sudan Merci pour votre soutien ! N’hésitez pas à partager ce message ! Meilleures salutations Au nom de la SCASI Cissé Dear friends, colleagues, We discovered with pride that ACSIS web platform (Website, Facebook and Twitter pages) was nominated for the WSIS PRIZE 2016! We are therefore seeking your support for this pan-African project by voting for ACSIS WEB PLATFORM. Here's how: 1. Click on this link http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISPrizes/WSISPrizes2016/Voting.aspx 2. Create a personal account (by putting your email address and password), if you do not have one. You receive an email. Open the email and click the link in the email to confirm the account creation. 3. click on the link a second time as the registrant (put your email and password vote) http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISPrizes/WSISPrizes2016/Voting.aspx 4. Vote for ACSIS WEB PLATFORM ( ) 5. Vote in 17 other categories too. For your vote to be valid, you should vote for one project in each category. Voting began in recent days and will continue until March 10, 2016 ! Thank you to vote in categories 2 and 13 for Gedaref Digital City Sudan Thank you for your support! Please share this message! Best regards, On behalf of ACSIS Cisse, Normal 0 21 false false false FR-CH X-NONE AR-SA /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Call for Volunteers to prepare a draft statement on the ccWG final Proposal for discussion during the AFRALO-AFRICANN Meeting in Marrakech Morocco
by Barrack Otieno Feb. 12, 2016

Feb. 12, 2016

Dear all, As has been the case in previous ICANN meetings, this is a call to volunteers to prepare a draft statement on the ccWG final proposal for discussion during the AFRALO-AFRICANN meeting in Marrakech Morocco. Kindly respond on or before 5th February 2016. Thank you Chers tous, Comme cela a été le cas dans les réunions de l'ICANN précédentes, ceci est un appel à des volontaires pour préparer un projet de déclaration sur la proposition finale CCWG de discussion lors de la réunion AFRO-AFRICAINE à Marrakech au Maroc. Veuillez répondre avant le 5 Février ici 2016. Je vous remercie Barrack

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- What to Expect at ICANN55: A Guide for Business Stakeholders
by Barrack Otieno Feb. 12, 2016

Feb. 12, 2016

Listers, This is for your information and attention. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:29:52 +0000 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- What to Expect at ICANN55: A Guide for Business Stakeholders To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-02-10-en ________________________________ What to Expect at ICANN55: A Guide for Business Stakeholders 10 February 2016 RSVP via this form<https://goo.gl/forms/bekYe22HPL> by 17 February 2016 This webinar is an introduction to ICANN and the Commercial Stakeholder Group. It is designed for people in the business world who are new to the ICANN Community and interested in the upcoming ICANN55 Public Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, from 5-10 March 2016. When: Thursday, 18 February 2016 13:00-14:00 UTC Where: Adobe Connect<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseprojects> Topics: * ICANN55 Public Meeting in Marrakech and sessions of interest * Opportunities to follow, participate and join the work of business stakeholders in their various constituency groups * Latest topics in the Internet domain name and addressing systems Speakers: Members of the ICANN global business engagement team and regional engagement team for Africa and representatives from: * The Business Constituency * The Intellectual Property Constituency * The Internet Service Providers & Connectivity Providers Constituency To join the webinar, RSVP by 17 February 2016: * Complete an online form at https://goo.gl/forms/bekYe22HPL. -or- * Send an email to businessengagement(a)icann.org<mailto:businessengagement@icann.org?subject=RSVP:%2018%20February%202016%20webinar&body=Name%3A%0AEmail%3A%0AAffiliation%3A%0ACity%2CCountry%3A> and include your name, email address, organization and country. Audio will be available in English and French. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Application Rounds for ICANN56
by Barrack Otieno Feb. 12, 2016

Feb. 12, 2016

Listers, This is for your information and attention. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:30:02 +0000 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Application Rounds for ICANN56 To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-10-en ________________________________ Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Application Rounds for ICANN56 10 February 2016 On 22 January, lCANN launched the application rounds for both the NextGen@ICANN and Fellowship Programs to participate in ICANN56 in Panama City, Panama in June 2016. On 5 February, ICANN announced that due to the severity of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Latin America region, ICANN56 would be relocated and that a search is underway to identify an alternate location where the Zika Virus is not a concern. ICANN looks forward to returning to Panama for a future ICANN Meeting. What does this mean for Program Applicants? As the NextGen@ICANN Program is region-specific, ICANN has suspended the application process, pending the announcement of the new Meeting location. Once the new location is announced, we will make a decision on the status of this Program for ICANN56. This round remains open for eligible Fellowship candidates until 19 February 2016 and successful Fellowship candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, 25 March 2016. As a reminder, an important distinction regarding this round of the Fellowship Program is that only those who have previously participated in at least one ICANN Fellowship can apply. This is due to the new ICANN Meeting Strategy<https://meetings.icann.org/en/future-meeting-strategy> / Meeting B that is specifically focused on policy making and on-going work within ICANN Communities, therefore only those Alumni of the Program who are currently actively engaged in one of the ICANN Multistakeholder Model Communities are eligible to participate. The Fellowship Program The ICANN Fellowship<https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships> program seeks participants from developing countries of the world in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the Multistakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond. Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of individuals who are actively participating in all of the ICANN communities as well as various Internet Governance entities within the Internet Ecosystem. Their engagement ranges from writing articles and blogs, providing online or in-person public comment in regard to bottom up policy building, engaging in Internet conferences and panel discussions, lifting a pen in working groups, mentoring newcomers, assisting our regional leaders and becoming leaders themselves. Find out more about applying to the Fellowship »<https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships> The NextGen@ICANN Program (currently not available for ICANN56 Applications) The NextGen@ICANN program remains the same for Meeting A, B and C: it is an education and awareness based experience, designed for a smaller, younger, and more region-specific group of participants. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30, live in the region of the meeting, and be engaged in some level of higher education, with focus on Internet related subject matter. Each selected member will deliver a 5-10 minute presentation on a topic relevant to the community. Recent presentation topics include Internet governance, DNS, and the future of the Internet. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno

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