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

Sat Sep 1 18:08:13 UTC 2007

Dear Vika Mpisane;
Thank you so much for your advice and support. Kenya will do its best to liaise with the other African countries, and i'm sure they'll all support us (Kenya ).

Regards; 

Michael K. Katundu
Assistant Director
Information Technology,
Communications Commission Of Kenya (CCK)
Waiyaki Way
P.O Box 14448
Tel: +254 (020) 4242255/4242000
Fax: +254 (020) 4242216
NAIROBI
Postal Code: 00800
KENYA
EMAIL: katundu at cck.go.ke

-----Original Message-----
From: "Vika Mpisane" <vika at zadna.org.za>
To: "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net>
Cc: "MUGAMBI KINOTI" <amugambi at jambo.co.ke>
Sent: 01/09/07 20:34
Subject: RE: [AfrICANN-discuss] Kenya bids to host top IT conference

Hi Michael & Africanners,

I'm personally not aware of other African bids, but if Egypt, Senegal & Uganda have put in bids or are planning to do so, then it means you will all be in for serious lobbying & we as by-standers will have to choose between our good friends (and needless to say we may have to loose some friendships).

I suggest that as bidders, Kenya should try & find a way of lobbying the other African bidders. It would really give Africa a unified image if we were to have only one bid. I do think that with effective diplomacy and persuasion, some bidders may be willing to withdraw their bids and make it possible to have one or at least only 2 bids.

Having said that, I wish Kenic & the other bidders (if any) all the best...

Vika Mpisane
.za Domain Name Authority
Johannesburg, South Africa

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From: africann-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces at afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Katundu , Michael
Sent: 01 September 2007 13:48
To: africann at afrinic.net
Cc: MUGAMBI KINOTI
Subject: RE: [AfrICANN-discuss] Kenya bids to host top IT conference

Dear all;
I hope this finds you fine. As you may be aware, Kenya, through the KENYA NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (.ke CCTLD), has formally submitted a bid to host ICANN in November next year.

I'm therefore appealing to you all to support the Kenyan bid. Moreover, I kindly appeal to those other African countries which may have submitted or intend to submit a similar bid, to please withdraw their bids and support Kenya this time around, and Kenya promises to in return  support their bids in future.

Thank you in advance.

Regards;

Michael Katundu
KENIC FOUNDER, KENIC BOARD MEMBER &
KENYA GAC of ICANN  REPRESENTATIVE 

-----Original Message-----
From: "alice" <alice at apc.org>
To: "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net>
Sent: 01/09/07 12:50
Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] Kenya bids to host top IT conference

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>> wrote:
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>     * <<
>     <http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143973832> *
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>     The East African Standard | Online Edition
>     <http://www.eastandard.net/>
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>     *  Saturday September 1, 2007 *
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>        
>
>     * 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.
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