November 2017 - AFRI-Discuss

Additional Volunteers: Draft Statement: Enhancing Accountability - Recommendations for Diversity
by Ariel Liang Dec. 8, 2017

Dec. 8, 2017

Hello All, Just want to let you know that Judith and Beran have volunteered to help draft a Statement on this public comment. Thank you for your collaboration. Best, Ariel From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 2:48 PM To: "sebastien(a)bachollet.com" <sebastien(a)bachollet.com>, Yrjö Länsipuro <yrjo_lansipuro(a)hotmail.com>, Bastiaan Goslings <bastiaan.goslings(a)ams-ix.net> Cc: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> Subject: Draft Statement: Enhancing Accountability - Recommendations for Diversity Hello Sebastien, Yrjo, and Bastiaan, During the ALT Call today, the public comment on the Enhancing Accountability - Recommendations for Diversity<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/accountability-diversity-2017-10-26-en> has been discussed. Sebastian and Yrjo, please be so kind to collaborate on the drafting of the statement. Bastiaan has volunteered to do a ‘sanity check’ after the draft is done. Please note that the public comment will close on 15 Dec. It is recommended that you complete the first draft by 29 Nov, so that it leaves one week for the community to comment, and the ALAC to ratify the statement before the public comment deadline. Once ready, please post the first draft on the wiki here: https://community.icann.org/x/Z5tEB Thank you, Ariel Liang Ariel Xinyue Liang Policy Analyst | Washington, DC Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Available Travel Slots for ICANN61
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 28, 2017

Nov. 28, 2017

Dear All, Please see below a note from Alan Greenberg, ALAC Chair, regarding available travel slots for ICANN61. ** The ALAC has several travel slots available for the ICANN61 meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 10 – 15 March 2018. There are two travel slots that will be allocated to At-Large participants who are ACTIVELY involved in some ICANN policy activity, or those with a strong history of such involvement in the past and an interest to restart. Those include gNSO or ccNSO PDPs, CCWGs, ALAC support Working Groups and the At-Large Review (with a lesser emphasis on the latter). Other slots may be opened due to other travellers not being able to attend or not requiring full funding. If you are interested in being considered for one of these travel slots, please complete the following survey: https://goo.gl/forms/3LsJ2m2Hplf2LTsr2 We have a very short time in which to finalize our traveler list, so replies are due no later than 23:59 UTC on Friday, 08 December 2017. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [gnature_1249133487]

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REOPENED: Call for Volunteers
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 28, 2017

Nov. 28, 2017

This call for volunteers to act as regional liaison is being reopened for additional applicants. It will close at 23:59 UTC on 30 November 2017. ======================== The first meeting of the Work Track on Geographic Names as Top Level Domains (referred to as WT5) will be held tomorrow, 15 Wednesday at 20:00. Everyone who has an interest in the subject should consider joining the group. See https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-10-22-en for further information and https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesX279zqBZfuxQ9HEuEqJ3NH2p2xNO0jQ… to join. In addition, the ALAC is seeking one WT Member from each region to be the regional liaison to this WT. Although not formally representing the views of the region or the ALAC, the presence of a liaison will ensure that each region has at least one person who plans to closely follow and actively participate, and that the ALAC has at least five people with whom to coordinate our related activities. Anyone volunteering for the position of liaison must be registered as a Member of the WT (see above) and must commit to actively participating. All WT discussions are carried out in English at this time. The ALAC will try to ensure that among the liaisons, we have a wide range of views and positions to ensure that the views of At-Large are heard. Those wishing to become a regional liaison for WT5 should send an expression of interest (EoI) to At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> no later that Monday, 20 November at 23:59. The EoI should include: a) Confirmation that the applicant has already registered as a Member of WT5; b) the region of At-Large that the applicant is affiliated with; c) a summary of the applicant's views (no more than a few sentences) on the use of geographic names as TLDs. These could include (but are not limited to): i) freedom of speech should allow any use of geographic names without permission; ii) geographic names should be fully controlled by the government(s) associated with the regions; iii) don't care about the details, but the result must be balanced to ensure governments are reasonably satisfied and there is reasonable access to geographic names by companies and others. d) Subject line should include WT5 LIAISON. All views are allowed, but the ALAC selection committee and the ALAC will attempt to ensure that all views have a voice. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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Meeting Invitation: AFRALO Monthly Call on Wednesday, 06 December 2017 at 18:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 27, 2017

Nov. 27, 2017

Dear All, The next AFRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 06 December 2017 at 18:30 UTC. The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/4Q5yB Conference ID: EN 1638 FR 1838 Adobe Connect room: https://participate.icann.org/afralo/ AFRALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/25Mi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D367B0.F57C1090]

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Call for Volunteers
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 14, 2017

Nov. 14, 2017

The first meeting of the Work Track on Geographic Names as Top Level Domains (referred to as WT5) will be held tomorrow, 15 Wednesday at 20:00. Everyone who has an interest in the subject should consider joining the group. See https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-10-22-en for further information and https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesX279zqBZfuxQ9HEuEqJ3NH2p2xNO0jQ… to join. In addition, the ALAC is seeking one WT Member from each region to be the regional liaison to this WT. Although not formally representing the views of the region or the ALAC, the presence of a liaison will ensure that each region has at least one person who plans to closely follow and actively participate, and that the ALAC has at least five people with whom to coordinate our related activities. Anyone volunteering for the position of liaison must be registered as a Member of the WT (see above) and must commit to actively participating. All WT discussions are carried out in English at this time. The ALAC will try to ensure that among the liaisons, we have a wide range of views and positions to ensure that the views of At-Large are heard. Those wishing to become a regional liaison for WT5 should send an expression of interest (EoI) to At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> no later that Monday, 20 November at 23:59. The EoI should include: a) Confirmation that the applicant has already registered as a Member of WT5; b) the region of At-Large that the applicant is affiliated with; c) a summary of the applicant's views (no more than a few sentences) on the use of geographic names as TLDs. These could include (but are not limited to): i) freedom of speech should allow any use of geographic names without permission; ii) geographic names should be fully controlled by the government(s) associated with the regions; iii) don't care about the details, but the result must be balanced to ensure governments are reasonably satisfied and there is reasonable access to geographic names by companies and others. d) Subject line should include WT5 LIAISON. All views are allowed, but the ALAC selection committee and the ALAC will attempt to ensure that all views have a voice. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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[INVITATION]/Joint Meeting of African Community in Abu Dhabi
by Aziz Hilali Nov. 6, 2017

Nov. 6, 2017

[English] Dear All, As you know, AFRALO will hold the joint AFRALO/AfrICANN meeting during the ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi. You are kindly invited to come and participate to this joint meeting, in Face-to-Face or in remote participation if you are not in Abu Dhabi. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, 01 November 2017 , between 13:30 and 15:00 in the Hall B, Section A. Thank you and looking forward to your participation. Adobe Connect https://participate.icann.org/abu60-hallbaEnglish Audio http://stream.icann.org:8000/abu60-hallba-en.m3u French Audio http://stream.icann.org:8000/abu60-hallba-fr.m3u Arabic Audio http://stream.icann.org:8000/abu60-hallba-ar.m3u Thank you and looking forward to your participation. Aziz HilaliAFRALO Chair [FRANCAIS] Chers tous, Comme vous le savez, AFRALO tiendra la réunion conjointe AFRALO/AfrICANN en marge de la réunion ICANN60 à Abu Dhabi. Vous êtes cordialement invités à venir participer à cette réunion conjointe, en face-à-face ou dans la participation à distance si vous n'êtes pas à Abu Dhabi. La réunion aura lieu le le mercredi 1er novembre 2017, de 13h30 à 15h00 dans la salle B, section A. Merci beaucoup et au plaisir de vous retrouver - Adobe Connect https://participate.icann.org/abu60-hallba - English Audio http://stream.icann.org:8000/abu60-hallba-en.m3u - French Audio http://stream.icann.org:8000/abu60-hallba-fr.m3u - Arabic Audio http://stream.icann.org:8000/abu60-hallba-ar.m3u Aziz HilaliPrésident d’AFRALO Theme: GDPR and Africa Agenda: Welcome Address - Aziz HILALI, AFRALO Chair (13:30-13:35) Opening Address - Alan Greenberg, ALAC Chair (13:35-13:40) Guest Speakers (13:40-14:10) Akram Atallah, President of the Global Domains Division - (13: 50 -13:55) Tarek Kamel, Senior Advisor To The President And Senior Vice President, Government And IGOs Engagement - (14:00 - 14:05) Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement Africa, GSE - (14: 05 - 14: 10) Göran Marby, ICANN President and CEO - (14:15 - 14:25) Introduction to the Thematic Topic (14:10-14:20) Barrack Otieno, Member of the Drafting Committee & Member of Kenya ICT Action Network (14:10- 14:15) Tijani BEN JEMAA, ALAC Vice Chair & AFRALO member – (14: 15- 14:20) Presentation of the Draft Statement - Ali Hussein, Member of the Drafting Committee (14:20-14:25) Discussion, Modification and Adoption of the Statement - All (14:25-14:55) Cherine Chalaby, Vice Chair of ICANN Board – (14: 45- 14:50) Closing Remarks - Aziz HILALI (14:55-15:00)

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