[AfrICANN-discuss] AfTLD - Administrative Manager Post Announcement ..

[Alan Levin]

Mohamed, Paulos,

Many thanks for your responses, you make some good points.
I now understand, and am convinced and look forward to help in any  
way I can.

Sincerely,

Alan



On 13 Apr 2007, at 5:10 PM, Mohammed EL Bashir wrote:

> Hi Alan
>
> AfTLD is a regional organization for African TLD Registries, which  
> is recognized by ICANN ccNSO as a regional organization same as  
> CENTR, APTLD,  and LACTLD.
>
> beside providing an African input on global ccTLD policy  
> developments with ICANN ccNSO, we have lots of African local issues  
> to focus on among those exchange of experience, marketing and  
> building local internet presence by promoting ccTLDs. Registry  
> automated systems and Capacity building/training are on top of our  
> priorities list .
>
> there is many policy discussed in ccNSO that directly effect  
> African cc's, IANA procedures, IDNs, ICANN Regions and financial  
> contribution to ICANN are some examples .
>
> Regards,
> Mohamed
>
>
> Alan Levin wrote:
>> Hi Mohamed,
>>
>> Thanks for this email. I really want to support Aftld but to do so  
>> I need to understand it's purpose and have been a little puzzled  
>> at it for a long time. This email is certainly useful to see what  
>> you're thinking of but I'm still not sure.
>>
>> On 13 Apr 2007, at 1:25 AM, Eng.Mohamed EL Bashir wrote:
>>> African Top Level Domains Organization ("AFTLD") was incorporated  
>>> as a non-profit organization on December 19th 2002 in Mauritius.  
>>> AFTLD acts as a focal point for all the African TLDs Managers, to  
>>> discuss matters of policy that affect ccTLDs regionally and  
>>> globally.
>>
>> Please can you explain or give examples of what matters of policy  
>> affect us regionally and what has been discussed?
>>
>>> Further, AFTLD presents the African region members position on  
>>> global matters relating to the DNS and ccTLDs, and is a regional  
>>> body of ccNSO (country code Name Supporting Organization), one of  
>>> ICANN’s supporting organization.
>>
>> Similarly, what positions do or could we have that are regional?  
>> and what is or could the purpose (or benefits) of having a  
>> regional body of the CCNSO?
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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