[AfrICANN-discuss] Mexico City '09

[Michuki Mwangi]

Hi all,

While this sort of digresses from the issues raised by Katim, i would
seek to beg your indulgence on this for one minute. The reason being
that the issue of participation at ICANN meetings has come up at the
ccNSO and other constituencies in the past. This also affects all other
regional meets especially within the Af* (AfriNIC, AfNOG, AfTLD, etc).

The question here is we are quick to point at the ICANN model (fair
enough). But we still lack in numbers and participation at regional
events where such issues need to be discussed. There are those who will
attend but we are still few in numbers, our contributions to the
discussions on and off the lists are still wanting in many spaces
(AfriNIC is doing a good job i must say). But still ...

My question is - what would make us consider the meetings any different
regardless of who is organizing them and increase our participation
levels and also our contributions as well.

Regards,

Michuki (speaking for himself today!.)



Maye diop wrote:
> Totally aggree with Alaa.
> I think we have to take opportunity of re-organisation of AU to put agenda
> of  ICT meeting at expert level in the continent for our own perspectives
> and most important to have following up of these meetings!
> Best Regards,
> 
> 2009/2/25 Alaa S. ElSharif <alaedin.elsharif at lttnet.net>
> 
>>  I echo your questions Brother Katim,
>>
>> As long as the big shots in ICANN insist on taking advantage of these
>> meetings to tour the world, I doubt that we from the African region can keep
>> up with their exotic travel schedule! Mexico, Australia, and then South
>> Korea…? Thank God there aren’t any trips to Mars or else they would've held
>> a meeting there as well…!
>>
>> Personally I'm not going, but I believe we shouldn’t wait until ICANN
>> organizes a meeting so that we, members of the African Community can get
>> together and discuss our issues.
>>
>> Those are my two cents,
>>
>> Kind regards.
>>
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>> *From:* africann-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces at afrinic.net]
>> *On Behalf Of *Katim S. Touray
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:24 PM
>> *To:* africann at afrinic.net
>> *Subject:* [AfrICANN-discuss] Mexico City '09
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> As we get ready for, or are on the way to the ICANN meeting in Mexico City,
>> I have a few questions:
>>
>> 1.  Are we going to have an Africa-constituency meeting, as we did in
>> Cairo, and if so, when and where?
>> 2.  Did the Cairo meeting of the Africa-constituency result in any action
>> item or items, i.e. things we are supposed to do?  If so, what was to be
>> done, and who was to do it by when?  Or was the Cairo meeting just a
>> getting-to-know-you kind of meeting, with no follow-up actions to be taken?
>>
>> I ask these because I was not at the conclusion of the Cairo
>> Africa-constituency meeting, and because I still haven't heard anything
>> about us getting together in Mexico City.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your replies, and best wishes for a safe and pleasant
>> trip to all of you heading to Mexico City!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Katim
>>
>>
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