It is really unfortunate that the Request for travel support funding for 5 participants to attend IGF 2011 in Nairobi on behalf of AFRALO has not been approved. This request was made after careful consideration to the importance of outreach activities for both AFRALO and ICANN in general. After the success that we have been able to share with the whole ICANN community following our participation in last IGF Meeting in Vilnius, it was most appropriate that our participation was renewed in IGF Nairobi. We still feel that participation in events outside ICANN Meetings gives us much more visibility and it helps us reach a broader number of Internet Users. The only way that we can achieve our target of one ALS per country is by broader participation, thinking outside the abode of ICANN. Henceforth, we urge that in the preparation of future budgets, this element is taken into consideration and that appropriate funding is allocated to attend such events. Thanks and best regards Dave Kissoondoyal MBA, ACMI CE0 - KMPGlobal Ltd -----Original Message----- From: alac-announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 10:59 PM To: ALAC Announce (alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org) Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Call for RALO comments on FY12 Operating Plan &Budget Hello, everyone, The ExCom has requested that each RALO prepare a summary of its thoughts on the Draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budget. The deadline for the ALAC's overall statement on this topic is 17 June, so the regional summaries will need to be complete well before then -- please target the week of 6 June for the completion of these summaries. On each RALO's main wiki page, the most recent announcement describes this and links to its own workspace on which your summary can be organized. The workspace contains other useful links, such as to the public comment announcement. Thanks very much, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org