[AfrICANN-discuss] Fw: [Waigf-team] IGF Workshop

Thu Apr 15 02:32:50 UTC 2010

Dear all,

I forgot to copy the e-mail below to the AfrICANN list.  Please take a look at the zero draft proposals and let us know what you think, and if you have any suggestions for partners, panelists, and for improving the proposals.  The deadline, to remind you, is today (Apr. 15).  Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Katim

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From: Katim S. Touray <kaamt at yahoo.com>
To: West African IGF Team <waigf-team at lists.apc.org>
Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 2:13:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Waigf-team] IGF Workshop

Dear Lilian,

Please find attached my revisions on the WAIGF workshop proposal you sent.  I have marked my changes, and I'm sorry they're coming a bit late.  I,however, so your call for comments below, and thought I should react to it.  I hope this helps.

On another note, Vanda Scartezeni of ICANN's Board, and from Brazil has provided some suggestions on possible workshop topics.  One of the workshops she has suggested is on the School of the Internet.  I've also added two proposals related to ICANN's work, namely, participation, and the issue of the introduction of IDNs and new gTLDs.  The zero draft proposals are also attached, and you are welcome to provide your comments and suggestions for resource persons, partners, etc.

That's about it for now.  Have a great day/night or whatever, and best wishes!

Katim

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From: Lillian Sharpley <lillian at afrinic.net>
To: West African IGF Team <waigf-team at lists.apc.org>
Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 3:14:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Waigf-team] IGF Workshop

Hello Chad, thanks for your comments as these are issues that must be addressed by the team. Chad's questions are:

1.  What about changing understanding is that we want to focus on WA anyway, narrowing it down a bit might help us explore the issues more deeply and also presenting the material in the form of a narrative might be more impactful.

2.  Do we need to specify the kind of governance here?  To be honest, I'm not fully clear about what this means.  Is it e-democracy?
In Ref to: “The
Internet Governance in Africa: Impact on Africa Workshop' is intended
to address how Internet Governance can improve
the management and organisation of local governance
in Africa.

3.  It strikes me that we are covering a lot of ground.  As I understand it, our idea was to share and consolidate the outcomes of the local and regional events.  Maybe the proposal should be more explicit about that?  We could also say that in order to go broad and deep we expect the group to cover themes such as Access, local content and management of resources and that we may break into smaller working groups to further explore the issues.

For #2, I think it should be corrected to say"“The
Internet Governance in Africa: Impact on Africa Workshop' is intended
to address how Internet Governance can improve
the management and organisation of CIR, IDNs, etc."

Feedback from others on Chads comments please.

Thanks,
Lillian

On Apr 14, 2010, at 4:53 PM, Chad Lubelsky wrote:

Thanks Lillian for putting this together.  My initial feedback is attached.  I hope it is helpful.  Let me know if you would like me to clarify anything.
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>Cheers,
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>Chad<WAIGF Workshop Proposal_chad.doc>
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>On 14-Apr-10, at 3:39 AM, Lillian Sharpley wrote:
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>Hello Ben/All, okay I have started putting the proposal together
>> (see attached), but we can certainly develop the points further. I tried to include the input from all, but if I overlooked something that you want to add, please include it. This is a start, so please add your input, not just comments. 
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>>Thanks to all of your for your input and commitments to join the panel (I saw your message Dawit :)).
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>>Godfred's contact is: Godfred Ahuma <gkahuma at gmail.com>
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>>Look forward to your replies; we have until tomorrow 1300 UTC to hear from you, but sooner is better.
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>>Sincerely,
>>Lillian
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>>On Apr 14, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Ben Akoh wrote:
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>>Thanks Lillian, All.
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>>Could you please post the copy of the April 15 submission so list
>>> members can see and perhaps comment if necessary to the content.
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>>Most urgently, is the list of panelist. I am sure it will change before the April 30 deadline and even right up to Vilnius but we have to have some names on the list including the ones you have suggested.
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>>Secondly, I am organising an event with IISD and Diplo in Ghana during Idlelo (May 15) and would hope that it will feed into a Ghanaian IGF. Does Godfrey have an email I can contact him on so we could plan this?
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>>Any other partners that may be interested?
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>>Thanks for all your help so far.
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>>Best,
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>>Ben
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>>Lillian Sharpley wrote:
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>>Ben, from your email below, I get the feeling that you have missed a few emails as we have already jump started the WA-IGF Workshop for Lithuania :). Yes AfriNIC will submit the proposal on 15 April, which is why are are trying to conclude the discussions on the theme, objective, panelists, etc. As far as I know, the deadline remains 15 April for submitting a proposal and the proposals should contain panelists names and organisations.
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>>What we have so far is a theme centered around 'how IG
>>>> can improve the management and organisation of local governance in Africa' then use critical Internet resources, IDNs, pricing of Internet services as examples of what has to be better managed? If so, this is a good approach, then the focus is not on CIR, IDNs,  etc, rather on the need to incorporate IG into management practices in Africa. If we can continue our discussions from this point, perhaps we can save on time.
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>>Additionally, as for panelists, we have:
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>>Moderator: Mr. Pierre Dandjinou Panelist:    Ms. Anne-Rachel Inne, ICANN (Just confirmed with her)
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>>Anne-Rachel has also recommended that we invite Ms. Mary Udum, VP, Nigeria Internet Registration Associate and Ms. Manal Ismael, MCIT, Egypt, for IDNs
>>>> panelists. To all of the moderators and panelists, please be sure to send a short bio to the list and at some point we request a photo (head shot).
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>>Godfred Ahuma , MTN-Ghana and Member Chair for ISOC-Ghana, has expressed an interest to organize  the local IGF in Ghana and to join the WA-IGF team. Perhaps he is already on the this list; not sure.
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>>Hope this clarifies things.
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>>Sincerely,
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>>Lillian
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>>On Apr 12, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Ben Akoh wrote:
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>>Anriette,
>>>>> All,
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>>This is sad and I am hoping OSIWA responds soon. They have been going
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>>through a strategy review process making it rather challenging difficult
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>>for them to address any other issue. I am sure it will be over soon and
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>>they may respond.
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>>For now, I think we should go ahead with some of the activities we would
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>>like to see happen and which does not require funding support. For
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>>instance, a proposal for an IGF event. I know Afrinic (Lillian) had
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>>suggested putting in a proposal. The deadline is April 15. Is there
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>>someone that will be responsible for actually doing this or is
>>>>> Lillian
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>>taking it on?
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>>Second, we would still need to define the topic/theme of that workshop.
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>>Did we arrive at any particular topic? I know Pierre had commented on
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>>this.
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>>April 30 is the speaker deadline. Who should be on a panel to discuss the
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>>topics or the issues we raise?
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>>Again, apologies that this is not taking the schedule that we had defined
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>>initially but hoping also that it does not stop our personal visions of
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>>advances the causes of a more engaging West Africa in the global IG
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>>debate.
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>>Best,
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>>Ben
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>>PS: I am officially no longer with OSIWA. I can be reached on my personal
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>>email at me at benakoh.com <mailto:me at benakoh.com>. To contact OSIWA please send mail to Marie
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>>N'Guettia at mnguettia at osiwa.org <mailto:mnguettia at osiwa.org>.
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>>On Mon, April 12, 2010 2:37 pm, Anriette Esterhuysen
>>>>> wrote:
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>>Sorry everyone... but still no news from OSIWA. I have written to the
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>>executive director and hope to hear this week.
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>>But even if we get the go ahead this week we would need to rethink the
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>>plan.
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>>Good that we are at least working on the global IGF :)
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>>Anriette
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