[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Picks Senegal for October Meeting

[Alex Gakuru]

hi, how come icann blog 'forgets' the demonstration held at SF? alex.

On 3/29/11, Maye diop <mayediop at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Vika,
> Thank you for your support.
> We are working on doing our best to succeed on organization of this meeting.
> About demonstrations; Senegal is a democracy and our constitutions allow all
> senegalese to demonstrate if he wants'
> You can imagine that because of ICANN's meeting, we will not suspend our
> freedom or expression.
> I look forward to having your support.
> Best Regards
>
> 2011/3/29 Vika Mpisane <vika at zadna.org.za>
>
>> It’s great congratulations to Maye & her .SG team on securing this October
>> ICANN meeting! It was well deserved & I’m confident SG will put up a great
>> show the African way!
>>
>>
>>
>> However, my attention is drawn to the fact that this publication has
>> already started implying a possibility of the October meeting removed from
>> SG. How sad! May SG be motivated to prove this prophecy of doom wrong – I
>> wish SG well in its preparations.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> *Vika Mpisane*
>>
>> ZADNA
>>
>> +27 11 275 0082
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* africann-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces at afrinic.net]
>> *On Behalf Of *Mamadou LO
>> *Sent:* 29 March 2011 04:44 PM
>> *To:* africann at afrinic.net
>> *Subject:* [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Picks Senegal for October Meeting
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN Picks Senegal for October Meeting / domainnamewire.com
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>> *
>> http://domainnamewire.com/2011/03/24/icann-picks-senegal-for-october-meeting/
>> *
>>
>>
>> *ICANN heads to western Africa this fall.*
>> ICANN’s October 2011 meeting will be held in Dakar, Senegal, the
>> non-profit
>> announced <http://blog.icann.org/2011/03/icann-42-in-dakar-senegal/>today.
>> Dakar is Senegal’s capital and is home to two million people.
>> The last meeting ICANN held in Africa was poorly attended due to security
>> concerns. However, last year’s Nairobi, Kenya meeting concluded without
>> any
>> public incidents.
>> ICANN has already
>> moved<http://domainnamewire.com/2011/02/17/icann-nixes-jordan-meeting/>one
>> meeting location this year, moving a planned June meeting in Jordan to
>> Singapore due to general unrest in the Middle East.
>> ICANN is monitoring the situation in Senegal for any potential problems.
>> In
>> its blog post the group wrote:
>>
>> We are aware of concerns within the community regarding the recent
>> demonstration that took place in Senegal. In keeping with our normal
>> procedures and our obligation to provide a safe and secure environment for
>> ICANN meetings, we will continue to closely monitor the situation as we
>> prepare for the meeting.
>>
>> The U.S. State Department web site notes:
>>
>> Public demonstrations, political gatherings, and student protests are
>> relatively common in Senegal, both in Dakar and in outlying regions,
>> particularly on Friday afternoons. In the past, these events have
>> sometimes
>> turned violent. Due to the potential for violence, U.S. citizens should
>> avoid political gatherings and street demonstrations, and maintain
>> security
>> awareness at all times.
>>
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