[AfrICANN-discuss] Kenya bids to host top IT conference

rafik dammak rafik.dammak at gmail.com
Sat Sep 1 12:35:21 SAST 2007


Hi,

where I can find more information about KENIC project to bid for hosting?
how can we help and support the Kenya candidature?

Regards


On 9/1/07, alice <alice at apc.org> wrote:
>
> Morocco as well.  :-)
> Thanks for the vote of confidence :-)
>
> best
> alice
>
>
> rafik dammak wrote:
> > Hi Alice,
> >
> > Tunisia prevously hosted ICANN meeting in 2003 I think.
> > I think that Kenya can host ICANN meeting as country from the east
> > part of Africa .
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rafik
> >
> > On 9/1/07, *alice* <alice at apc.org <mailto:alice at apc.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi rafik and all
> >
> >     I understand that Egypt, Senegal and Uganda are also bidding.
> Perhaps
> >     Anne Rachel could give us more information. Egypt, South Africa and
> >     Ghana have previously hosted ICANN meetings.
> >
> >     As a member of the KENIC board, I wish to request support from the
> >     ICANN
> >     African community to support Kenya's bid to host the ICANN meeting
> in
> >     November 2008.
> >
> >     regards
> >
> >     alice munyua
> >
> >     >
> >     > Hi everybody,
> >     >
> >     > there are other African countries candidates to host the ICANN
> >     meeting?
> >     >
> >     > Regards
> >     >
> >     > On 9/1/07, *Anne-Rachel Inné* < annerachel at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:annerachel at gmail.com>
> >     > <mailto:annerachel at gmail.com <mailto:annerachel at gmail.com>>>
> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     * <<
> >     >
> >     <http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143973832> *
> >     >
> >     >     The East African Standard | Online Edition
> >     >     <http://www.eastandard.net/>
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >     *  Saturday September 1, 2007 *
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >     * Kenya bids to host top IT conference *
> >     >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >     >
> >     >     *By Alari Alare*
> >     >
> >     >     Kenya has submitted a bid to host the African round of the
> >     >     Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann)
> >     >     meeting set for November next year.
> >     >
> >     >     The bid was submitted by the board of the Kenya Information
> >     Centre
> >     >     (Kenic) on behalf of the private sector and the Government.
> >     >
> >     >     Speaking during Kenic's annual general meeting on Friday,
> >     chairman
> >     >     Anthony Mugambi, disclosed that a team comprising Government,
> >     >     private sector and the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) will be
> >     >     constituted to lobby for the bid.
> >     >
> >     >     As a trustee for the dot. ke country-code-top-level-domain,
> >     Kenic
> >     >     oversees the Kenyan Domain Name space by managing and
> >     >     administering the dot .ke in conformity with global Internet
> >     policies.
> >     >
> >     >     Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
> >     Numbers on
> >     >     the other hand is responsible for managing and coordinating
> the
> >     >     global Domain Name System (DNS) to ensure each address is
> unique
> >     >     and that users of the Internet could find valid addresses.
> >     It does
> >     >     this by overseeing the distribution of unique IP (Internet
> >     >     Protocol) addresses and domain names.
> >     >
> >     >     "In an effort to expose Kenya's vibrant ICT community to the
> >     rest
> >     >     of the world, the
> >     >
> >     >     Kenic Board has submitted a bid to host the African round of
> the
> >     >     Icann meeting in November next year in Nairobi, Kenya", said
> >     Mugambi.
> >     >
> >     >     "We are confident of winning the bid to host the event and we
> >     >     shall be seeking your support in hosting the event," said
> >     Mugambi.
> >     >
> >     >     During the meeting, a new board led by Mugambi was named to
> >     steer
> >     >     the Centre's activities.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >     << Back
> >     >
> >     <http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143973832>
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