[AfrICANN-discuss] FW: Meeting in Brussels / Réunion à Bruxelles

[Anne-Rachel Inne]

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De : Tijani BEN JEMAA [mailto:tijani.benjemaa at planet.tn]
Envoyé : dimanche 2 mai 2010 08:57
À : 'africann at afrinic.net'
Cc : 'Fatimata Seye Sylla'
Objet : Meeting in Brussels / Réunion à Bruxelles

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Good morning,

As you already know, the ICANN Board requested in its meeting in Nairobi stakeholders of SOs and ACs to develop an approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs (resolution in blue).
Whereas numerous stakeholders have, on various occasions, expressed concern about the cost of applying for new gTLDs, and suggested that these costs might hinder applicants requiring assistance, especially those from developing countries
Resolved (2010.03.12.46), the Board recognizes the importance of an inclusive New gTLD Program.
Resolved (2010.03.12.47), the Board requests stakeholders to work through their SOs and ACs, and form a Working Group to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs ."

Today, 2 ICANN Working Groups are tackling this topic: the first is addressing the categorization of applications and has already come up with a draft report, and the second (Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support) has just started its work, and its duty is to evaluate and propose policy recommendations regarding support to new gTLD applicants in justified cases.
Some of us are members of one or both WGs and I hope most of us subscribe so that the African point of view will be reflected in the recommendations.

AFRALO (African Regional At-Large Organization) decided in its April monthly teleconference to hold a joint meeting with the whole African community participating in the Brussels meeting to discuss the possible support for new gTLD applicants as per the Board resolution in Nairobi, and bring the African point of view to the working group.

Anne Rachel and Heidi think that the proposed joint meeting can be an AfrICANN meeting with a single topic rather then general information sharing one.


·         Would you be interested in discussing the support for the new gTLD applicants from Africa during the AfrICANN Meeting in Brussels?

·         If yes, would you like the AfrICANN meeting to focus on this single topic? Or would you rather have the AfrICANN meeting be the usual general information exchange that occurs at these meetings with another meeting focusing on the topic of support for the new gTLD applicants from Africa?

With my best regards


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Tijani BEN JEMAA

Vice Chair of AFRALO

Phone : + 216 71 875 761

Mobile : + 216 98 330 114

Fax     : + 216 70 860 861

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