[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: FW: [announce] Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices Heard at ICANN

[Mawaki Chango]

Thanks Rafik; I do remember now AR saying something along those
lines. Though I can't really tell how much more expensive is the
airfare from Dakar to L.A. as compared to the same from some
parts of the Caribbean, I can dig that for now just to hope that
not only at the next meeting in Africa but also for the one in
Europe (both in 2008) the continent will benefit of a 1:3 ratio
(at least or higher, given our size and the extent of issues
still to be addressed.)

I must express my support though to AR for what she's been doing
for outreach and awareness in Africa, and my cooperation to
raise the bar in quantity and quality of Africa participation in
2008 and beyond.
Cheers,

Mawaki 


--- rafik dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everybody,
> 
> The issue is that ICANN in order to allow many fellows to
> attend the ICANN
> meeting grant abnd prioritize people geographically near to
> the meeting
> location. so Caribbeans benefited of this in San Juan meeting.
> So it is isn't a problem of African candidature shortage
> (there were almost
> 30 applicants from Africa).
> Yes and many fellowships are representatives of Governments!!!
> Maybe we should express our opinion in the public site of
> ICANN. we should
> coordinate such action. because according to the schedule of
> upcoming
> meetings , Africans will benefit of such policy in November
> 2008!!
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rafik
> On 8/16/07, Mawaki Chango <ki_chango at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm struck with this distribution: 5 for Africa, and 15 for
> the
> > Caribbean! I'm aware that there might sometimes be lack of
> > interest or shortage of good candidatures from Africa;
> however,
> > I did directly encouraged one candidature that is certainly
> a
> > very valid and valuable one but not on the win list. I'm
> just
> > noting and wondering what might be the reasons of such
> > discrepancy.
> >
> > Good initiative though, and good luck to the winning
> fellows.
> >
> > Mawaki
> >
> > --- karen banks <karenb at GN.APC.ORG> wrote:
> >
> > > hi
> > >
> > > >I would strongly encourage NCUC members from "the South"
> to
> > > take
> > > >advantage of these fellowships to attend upcoming ICANN
> > > meetings
> > >
> > > i did encourage a few folk, but i don't think any of them
> were
> > > selected..
> > >
> > > pretty impressive list:
> > >
> http://www.icann.org/fellowships/san-juan-attendees-jun07.htm
> > >
> > > "Thirty-three fellows were selected from 125 applications
> > > received.
> > > 65% of the fellows and 68% of applicants had never
> attended an
> > > ICANN
> > > meeting. There were nine fellowship participants who were
> > > approved
> > > but decided to postpone taking part until the Los Angeles
> > > meeting."
> > >
> > > 33 participants is not bad at all, and i really welcome
> the
> > > initiative
> > >
> > > scanning the list, i do wonder if all really needed a
> grant
> > > from
> > > ICANN (ie, couldn't get from their organisations,
> governments,
> > > ISOC
> > > etc) but all in all, a good effort
> > >
> > > i'll certainly enoucourage people to apply again
> > >
> > > karen
> > >
> > > >--MM
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: owner-announce at gnso.icann.org
> > > >[mailto:owner-announce at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of
> > > >GNSO.SECRETARIAT at GNSO.ICANN.ORG
> > > >Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 6:24 AM
> > > >To: announce at gnso.icann.org
> > > >Subject: [announce] Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices
> Heard
> > > at ICANN
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices Heard at ICANN
> > >
> >http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02aug07.htm
> > > >
> > > >More voices from across the globe will be heard at
> ICANN's
> > > 30th
> > > >International Public Meeting in Los Angeles later this
> year
> > > thanks to
> > > >the global fellowships program being launched today.
> > > >
> > > >Please distribute this notice to constituency members and
> > > others in view
> > > >of the ICANN meetings in Los Angeles in October 2007.
> > > >
> > > >Thank you.
> > > >Kind regards,
> > > >
> > > >
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