Dear All, The Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN Meeting at ICANN79 is scheduled on Wednesday 06 March 2024 from 15h00-16h00 AST / 19:00-20:00 UTC. Session details: https://sched.co/1a1DK Please find the statement attached in English, French and Arabic. Agenda: 1. Welcome Address - Hadia Elminiawi, AFRALO Chair - 5 mins - (15:00-15:05 AST) (19:00-19 :05). 2. Opening Remarks- Jonathan Zuck , ALAC Chair (5 mins) (15:05-15:10 AST) (19:05-19 :10 3. Guest speakers (20 mins) (15:10-15:30 AST) (19:10-19 :30) * Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO of ICANN (4 mins) (15:10-15:14 AST) (19:10-19 :14) * Alan Barrett, Board Director member, ICANN (4mins) (15:14-15:18 AST) (19:14-19 :18) * Dr. Catherine Adeya, Board Director member, ICANN (4mins) (15:18-15:22 AST) (19:18-19 :22) * León Felipe Sánchez Ambía, the At-large Community Board representative on ICANN board (4mins )(15:22-15:26 AST) (19:22-19:26) * Pierre Dandjinou, Vice President Stakehlder Engagement - Africa, ICANN (4 mins )(15:26-15:30 AST) (19:26-19 :30) 4. Introduction of the Topic- Penholders: Samwel Kariuki Kinuthia, Dave Kissoondoyal (remote), Prof Souleymane Oumtanaga (5 mins) (15:30-15:35 AST) (19:30-19:35) 5. Presentation of the statement: "Artificial Intelligence (AI) & AI-powered tools in the service of DNS Management in Africa: Opportunities, Challenges, and Impacts" - Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, AFRALO Secretary (10 mins) (15:35-15:45 AST) (19:35-19:45) EN<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/ICANN79%20Stateme...>, FR<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/ICANN79%20Stateme...>, AR<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/292978838/ICANN79%20Stateme...> 6. Discussion, modification and adoption of the statement - Bram Fudzulani (remote), AFRALO Vice President - All - (10 mins)- (15:45-15:55 AST) (19:45-19:55) 7. AOB (4 mins)- (15:55-15:59 AST) (19:55-19:59) 8. Closing address - Hadia Elminiawi, AFRALO Chair (1mins) (15:59-16:00 AST) (19:59-20:00) If you would like to ask a question, please use the Q&A Pod and to make a comment in English or French, please type it in the chat by starting and ending your sentence with <COMMENT> (please keep them short). INTERPRETATION: Remote Participants: Interpretation will be provided through the INTEGRATED ZOOM Interpretation tool. You can select the language of your choice by clicking on the “Interpretation” icon on the toolbar. • This feature is only available for participants joining via the Zoom application using computer audio. • We look forward to welcoming many of you during this session! Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Team in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!_FMj7a2EPu...> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab4!_FMj7a2EPuPDkroB-rK14maJu_K60gc2PNnv3Fj8XoeN21t64MmZnYifVKY5LWA-qFvnjB9Kvznf0E4tVpOlVg$>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab4...> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!_FMj7a2EPuPDkroB-rK14maJu_K60gc2PNnv3Fj8XoeN21t64MmZnYifVKY5LWA-qFvnjB9Kvznf0E7Zq3NYPg$>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!_FMj...> [signature_1469161298] Agenda