[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Picks Senegal for October Meeting

[Alex Gakuru]

I have a question.

After ICANN is completely cut loose of *all* governments, whom then
would thereafter "tame it" if it somewhat chose to go privately wild
with, for example, some stakeholder groups structurally and
perpetually domineering over the others (e.g. private interest over
public interest)?

My question is provoked by the concern as to what interests opinionate
the "generic Africa Branding" stance at the ICANN blog? Are they
individual or "community" views, founded on private or public
interest, regional/one country or globally representative, all
culturally balanced or biased? et. cetera.

Here not being accusatory but just my 'normal' wondering stranger:-)

regards,

Alex

PS:
For the record, Congratulations Senegal!
AG

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Alice Munyua <alice at apc.org> wrote:
> 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
> 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 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 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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