Dear Members, As you are aware, the Leadership of AFRALO set up an Organising committee for our Upcoming General Assembly which will hold from 24th to 25th of July 2023 in Accra, Ghana. The committee has been meeting and planning towards the event. You can learn more about the members and work of the committee at the link below: https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+General+Assembly+2023 In furtherance of its work, the committee put up the draft Agenda for the GA to members comments and on behalf of the committee i like to thank everyone for their contributions and comments to the program. The draft and the comments thereof can be found at the google docs link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L7d9rG2Yl4-wNQRXn-5ST9ege1aswdY-/edit I am pleased to inform you that the committee has now finalized the Agenda after considering all the comments provided and the final Agenda is hereby attached for your information. On a related note, the Leadership of AFRALO considered the comments that were made with regards to review of our rules of procedure and we are hereby proposing a 2 phase approach to reviewing the RoP, the first phase will address the specific aspect of our RoP to bring some clarity certain section of the current rules of procedure. The first phase of the review shall focus on the following: - Provide clarity on the nomination process including who can be nominated and who can nominate - Provide further clarity on the ALS accreditation process including timelines - Address any other editorial changes that could make the RoP much comprehensible The report of phase 1 and draft RoP shall then be presented at our upcoming GA for members consideration and approval. Feedback shall also be provided by members on further improvements that can be made to serve as input for phase 2 review of the RoP. The Leadership hereby task the existing working committee see: https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+WG+on+the+review+of+the+Op..., that reviewed the individual membership section of the RoP Co-Chiared by Isaac Maposa and Abdeldjalil Bachar to review the rules of procedure based on the scope stated above. As usual, the committee should reconfirm its membership and ensure to work expeditiously towards the delivery of the task assigned to them, especially the phase 1 of the review which needs to be ready at least 1 week before the General Assembly. Finally, I call on the community to continue to contribute our individual part to positively improve AFRALO, At-Large and ICANN as a whole. Long Live AFRALO! Regards Chair, AFRALO -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Seun Ojedeji,Mobile: +2348035233535* Bringing another down does not take you up - think about your action!