[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Picks Senegal for October Meeting

[Alice Munyua]

Congratulations to Senegal. I am sure it will be a great meeting.

I have a similar reaction to the meeting announcement, we are yet again 
faced with having to dispel the single African narrative/story.

  "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"   We went 
to Columbia last year, Mexico a year or so back, the kind of places if I 
was using my stereotype lens I would certainly have avoided.

So we need to keep working on providing a different script for our 
continent and I believe Dakar will do so, just like Nairobi did.

best regards

Alice


> 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
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> *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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