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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Gratien, I don't fully agree with you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Je pense que Adiel le Directeur General d'AfriNIC a
trouve la bonne formule en faisant un appel a la cooperation et au dialogue
entre tous les acteurs. Il faut que chaque partie trouve le moyen de
transcrire ses propos dans le langage des autres. Par exemple que les
techs trouvent le moyen de parler aux politiques et Vice versa. Que les business
trouvent le moyen de parler aux autres acteurs etc.. Que la societe civile
trouve les mots pour parler aux autres ......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sinon effectivement bcp de choses etranges arrivent
dans nos pays et les exemples sont enormes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- dans le secteur des mobiles on est
tous conv</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>aincus que l'avenir est la bas pour
l'Afrique et c'est en ce moment que certains regulateurs trouvent opportun de
mettre des prix exhorbitans pour l'acquisition de SHORT CODES. (Finalement ce
seront seulement les structures exterieures qui pourront encore une fois venir
s'implenter sur nos marches, pour faire du business et pour rapatrier leurs
benefices che eux)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- l'acces a Internet reste critique et on crie
partout digital divide et autres mais on ne veut pas mettre de points
d'exchanges dans nos pays pour encourager et augmenter le traffic local. De plus
ces points interessent les fournisseurs de contenus comme Google. Ceci
penalisent meme nos pays qui ont toutes les technologies (fibre, lien Wireless )
pour echanger du traffic entre eux. C'est grave que deux pays frontaliers
doivent payer de l'argent a un fournisseur international pour le traffic entre
eux.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- on parle de securite, cybercrimilate etc... On
sait tous techniquement qu'un reseau non protege peut transporter entre 10 et
25% de traffic non desirable. On a deja de petits reseaux. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mais on ne voit tres peu de choses se mettre en
place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bref c'est un travail que nous devons tous
faire</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=media.tic01@gmail.com href="mailto:media.tic01@gmail.com">media
tic</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=africann@afrinic.net
href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 27, 2009 7:47
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] RE :
11éme réunion du registre de l'internet pour l'Afrique: L'Afrique appelée à
songer à une meilleure inter connectivité</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Mamadou,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>J'ai l'impression que les professionnels (en tout cas dans mon pays),
sont plus intéressés par les affaires que par la vulgarisation. A tel point
qu'ils semblent évoluer en vase clos. Dans un secteur où la communication
devrait être l'attitude normale, c'est plutôt le cloisonnement qui règne.
Seules les informations commerciales des providers sont disponibles. Rien
d'autres. Et lorsqu'on leur propose de communiquer, il y a très peu de chances
d'obtenir gain de cause. Et si les pouvoirs publics ne font pas mieux (ou ne
comprennent pas les enjeux), on risque de ne jamais combler cette fameuse
"fracture numérique" qui nous fait tant défaut.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gratien KITAMBALA<BR>Directeur de Rédaction<BR>Mensuel
Medi@tic<BR>Kinshasa/RDC<BR><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://mediatic.unblog.fr"
target=_blank>http://mediatic.unblog.fr</A><BR><BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/26/09, <B class=gmail_sendername>LO
MAMADOU</B> <<A
href="mailto:alfamamadou@hotmail.com">alfamamadou@hotmail.com</A>>
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<DIV>Gratien, vous touchez la un point essentiel pour le développement
d'internet en Afrique; il faut bien que les gouvernements s'impliquent à
coté des professionnels pour faire la promotion d'internet. D'autres part,
nous, professionnels devont davantage nous ouvrir vers les pouvoirs publics
et mener un travail de communication intense pour mieux poser et expliquer
les enjeux et l'importance des technologies internet. Il ya un fossé énorme
entre gouvernants et les communautés
professionnels.<BR> <BR>Mamadou LO <BR> <BR>> Date:
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:38:12 +0200<BR>> From: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:africann-request@afrinic.net"
target=_blank>africann-request@afrinic.net</A><BR>> Subject: AfrICANN
Digest, Vol 33, Issue 34<BR>> To: <A
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d'Afrinic : L'Afrique appel?e ? songer ?<BR>> une meilleure inter
connectivit? (media tic)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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<BR>> Message: 1<BR>> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:14:43 +0000<BR>>
From: Anne-Rachel Inn? <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:annerachel@gmail.com"
target=_blank>annerachel@gmail.com</A>><BR>> Subject:
[AfrICANN-discuss] General Manager Public Participation at<BR>> ICANN
leaves comments<BR>> To: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net"
target=_blank>africann@afrinic.net</A><BR>> Message-ID:<BR>> <<A
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href="mailto:bd1bfd500911260514l3358942fh9d81cc90d03ba2d2@mail.gmail.com"
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR>> <BR>> All,<BR>>
<BR>> Participation at ICANN has always been an important issue and a lot
of work<BR>> has been done around how to invlove more people in ICANN
processes.<BR>> Yesterday was the last day of the GMPP at ICANN, many of
you met him, Kieren<BR>> McCarthy. Kieren leaves ICANN with some thoughts
that you can find<BR>> at the following link. and your comments/thoughts
are welcome on how to make<BR>> ICANN a truly participative
place.<BR>> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf</A><BR>>
<BR>> PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS ON THE ICANN BLOG:<BR>> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://blog.icann.org/2009/11/report-from-outgoing-gm-public-participation/or"
target=_blank>http://blog.icann.org/2009/11/report-from-outgoing-gm-public-participation/or</A><BR>>
as reply to this mail.<BR>> <BR>> La participation au niveau de
l'ICANN et dans les instances de politiques en<BR>> general de
l'organisation a toujours ete une preoccupation. c'est meme l'un<BR>> des
aspects qui est inscrits dans les reglements de l'ICANN. Le Directeur
de<BR>> la participation a l'ICANN, Kieren McCarthy quitte ICANN et
laisse derriere<BR>> lui des commentaires sur comment faire evoluer la
participation dans ses<BR>> travaux. le fichier est anglais mais je pense
que tous comprendront. vos<BR>> commentaires sont les bienvenus.<BR>>
<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf</A><BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> POSTEZ VOS OPINIONS SUR LE BLOG DE L'ICANN:<BR>> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://blog.icann.org/2009/11/report-from-outgoing-gm-public-participation/ou"
target=_blank>http://blog.icann.org/2009/11/report-from-outgoing-gm-public-participation/ou</A><BR>>
en retour a ce mail.<BR>> -- <BR>> Anne-Rachel Inne<BR>>
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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:30:17 +0100<BR>> From: media tic <<A
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href="mailto:media.tic01@gmail.com"
target=_blank>media.tic01@gmail.com</A>><BR>> Subject: Re:
[AfrICANN-discuss] 11?me r?union d'Afrinic : L'Afrique<BR>> appel?e ?
songer ? une meilleure inter connectivit?<BR>> To: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net"
target=_blank>africann@afrinic.net</A><BR>> Message-ID:<BR>> <<A
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<BR>> <BR>> Sujet
fondamental, que celui de l'adaptation d'internet aux besoins des<BR>>
Africains. Je pense que cela passe D'ABORD par l'appropriation par
les<BR>> Africains de l'internet en tant que médium de base. De ce point
de vue, il y<BR>> a encore tant de choses à faire. Tout doit partir, à
mon avis, de politiques<BR>> adaptées de la part des pouvoirs publics sur
l'ensemble du continent. Sinon,<BR>> il n'y aura aucun progrès.<BR>>
<BR>> Gratien KITAMBALA<BR>> Directeur de Rédaction<BR>> Mensuel
Medi@tic<BR>> Kinshasa/RDC<BR>> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://mediatic.unblog.fr/"
target=_blank>http://mediatic.unblog.fr</A><BR>> <BR>> 2009/11/26 LO
MAMADOU <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:alfamamadou@hotmail.com"
target=_blank>alfamamadou@hotmail.com</A>><BR>> <BR>> > 11éme
réunion du registre de l'internet pour l'Afrique: L'Afrique appelée<BR>>
> à songer à une meilleure inter connectivité<BR>> ><BR>> >
Aïssatou Doucoure<BR>> ><BR>> > 25 Novembre 2009<BR>> >
------------------------------<BR>> > « Protéger l'avenir de
l'Internet en Afrique : en prévision de la mise en<BR>> > oeuvre du
protocole ipv6 ». Tel est le thème de la 11ème réunion du registre<BR>>
> de l'internet pour l'Afrique qui s'est ouverte hier mardi 24 novembre
à<BR>> > Dakar. Le début de cette rencontre de quatre jours a permis à
Adiel<BR>> > Akplogan, directeur général d'AfriNic de rappeler aux
africains que « Le<BR>> > continent africain devrait réfléchir sur la
manière d'arriver à un meilleur<BR>> > inter connectivité de son
réseau Internet et se préparer aux évolutions<BR>> > notées dans ce
domaine », déclare M. Adiel.<BR>> > NTIC - INFORMATIQUE<BR>> >
AfriNic a organisé la 11ème réunion du registre de l'internet pour<BR>>
> l'Afrique avec la collaboration de l'Agence de Régulation des<BR>>
> Télécommunications et des Postes (Artp) dans le cadre de la mission
de<BR>> > promotion des Tic en général et des Télécommunications en
particulier. Cette<BR>> > rencontre « permettra à l'ensemble des
participants d'apprécier l'étendue<BR>> > des avancées technologiques
et leur impact socioéconomique et politique sur<BR>> > le continent »,
a annoncé Adiel Akplogan, directeur général d'AfriNic. Cette<BR>> >
cérémonie qui a eu lieu dans un hôtel de la place hier 24 novembre
avait<BR>> > pour thème « Protéger l'avenir de l'Internet en Afrique :
en prévision de la<BR>> > mise en oeuvre du protocole ipv6 ».<BR>>
> Cette réunion « est présentée comme un appui aux milieux universitaires
et<BR>> > professionnels en vue d'organiser la réflexion sur les
grandes questions<BR>> > relatives aux Tic en Afrique telle que la
gouvernance de l'Internet », a<BR>> > informé le directeur d'AfriNic.
C'est dans cette perspective que « le<BR>> > continent africain
devrait réfléchir sur la manière d'arriver à un meilleur<BR>> > inter
connectivité de son réseau Internet et se préparer aux évolutions<BR>>
> notées dans ce domaine », a renseigné Adiel Akplogan. Selon toujours
lui, «<BR>> > l'Afrique fait face à un défi éducationnel en relation
avec l'utilisation et<BR>> > le développement d'Internet ».<BR>>
> Dans cette mouvance, Nongo Diaw, directeur général de l'Artp déclare :
«<BR>> > Internet est un médium de communication, et l'Afrique a
besoin de former les<BR>> > jeunes en particulier à une meilleure
utilisation de cet instrument ». Avant<BR>> > d'ajouter que la culture
de l'Internet « doit être adaptée dès le bas âge<BR>> > aux réalités
africaines en sensibilisant les pouvoirs publics et les<BR>> >
utilisateurs, pour une meilleure adaptation à l'Internet de demain
».<BR>> ><BR>> > source : sud quotidien<BR>> ><BR>>
> > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:13:18 +0200<BR>> > > From: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:africann-request@afrinic.net"
target=_blank>africann-request@afrinic.net</A><BR>> > > Subject:
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ICANN November Magazine (Anne-Rachel Inn?)<BR>> > ><BR>> >
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> ><BR>> > > Message: 1<BR>> > > Date: Wed, 25 Nov
2009 17:38:52 +0000<BR>> > > From: Anne-Rachel Inn? <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:annerachel@gmail.com"
target=_blank>annerachel@gmail.com</A>><BR>> > > Subject:
[AfrICANN-discuss] New Registrar Agreement Covers Most<BR>> > >
Registrations<BR>> > > To: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net"
target=_blank>africann@afrinic.net</A><BR>> > > Message-ID:<BR>>
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><BR>> > > News Alert<BR>> > ><BR>> > > <A
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> > ------------------------------<BR>> > > New Registrar
Agreement Covers Most Registrations<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Over
88 percent of domain names covered by new protections<BR>> >
><BR>> > > 24 November 2009<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
Less than six months after new registrant protections were approved
by<BR>> > the<BR>> > > ICANN Board, over 88 percent of all
generic domain names are now covered.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
The protections include improved ways of storing data that require<BR>>
> > registration companies to submit to more stringent rules. These
are<BR>> > included<BR>> > > in a revised contract between
ICANN and registrars, called the Registrar<BR>> > > Accreditation
Agreement (RAA).<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Since the revised RAA
was approved on 21 May 2009, 650 registrars have<BR>> > >
voluntarily agreed to be bound by the new agreement; collectively
they<BR>> > > represent 88 percent of all generic top-level domains
registered. In<BR>> > return,<BR>> > > those that have signed
the new agreement are recognized by ICANN on its<BR>> > > listing
of accredited companies.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Under their
existing contract, registrars are not required to sign up to<BR>> >
the<BR>> > > new RAA until their existing agreement ends, but they
can voluntarily<BR>> > sign<BR>> > > up early. The high level
of coverage achieved to date is due primarily to<BR>> > > these
voluntary early adopters.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > ICANN CEO and
President Rod Beckstrom said of the high sign-up rate: “The<BR>> >
> fact that the vast majority of generic domain names are now covered
by<BR>> > these<BR>> > > protections is a clear sign of the
industry’s goodwill and its commitment<BR>> > to<BR>> > >
effective self-regulation - especially since some of these
protections<BR>> > come<BR>> > > at a cost to the companies
themselves. It is an extraordinary achievement<BR>> > in<BR>> >
> a very short time.”<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Some of the
additional protections afforded registrants under the new<BR>> > >
contract include:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - Enhanced enforcement
tools to assure registrar compliance with ICANN<BR>> > >
policies<BR>> > > - Enhanced data escrow requirements to protect
registrants that use<BR>> > > privacy or proxy services<BR>>
> > - A Registrant Rights & Responsibilities document<BR>> >
> - New requirements placed on resellers<BR>> > > - Improved
contact information requirements<BR>> > > - Registrar required
training program<BR>> > ><BR>> > > “Registrars and the
ICANN community successfully collaborated to make<BR>> > sure<BR>>
> > consumers are well protected while respecting the competitive
marketplace<BR>> > > ICANN has made part of its mandate,” said
Mason Cole, Vice President of<BR>> > > Oversee.net and chair of the
Registrar Stakeholder Group. “It’s<BR>> > encouraging<BR>> >
> to see how quickly and assertively registrars have adopted the terms
of<BR>> > the<BR>> > > new agreement.”<BR>> >
><BR>> > > As an aid to potential registrants, ICANN has added
an indicator on each<BR>> > of<BR>> > > our public lists of
registrars to show which registrars have adopted the<BR>> > > 2009
RAA. See:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.internic.net/regist.html"
target=_blank>http://www.internic.net/regist.html</A><BR>> > > - <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html</A><BR>>
> > - <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html"
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><BR>> > > November 2009 — Volume 2 | Issue 10 In this
issue:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - Special Seoul Edition<BR>>
> > - Internationalized Domain Names (IDN's)<BR>> > > - New
gTLDs<BR>> > > - Strategic Planning<BR>> > > - Affirmation
of Commitments<BR>> > > - GNSO Improvements<BR>> > > -
Independent Reviews<BR>> > > - Board Members &
Councillors<BR>> > > - Board Resolutions<BR>> > > -
Fellowship Update<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Special Seoul
Edition<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
> *WHAT WAS IT?*<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > > ICANN's 36th international public meeting was the
last of three held<BR>> > > annually to conduct policy development
and outreach. It was hosted by<BR>> > ICANN<BR>> > > (the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and KISA (Korea<BR>>
> > Internet & Security Agency), a public agency that plays a
major role in<BR>> > > developing and researching the Internet in
Korea.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The meeting was opened by three
local dignitaries: Mr. See Joong Choi,<BR>> > > chairman of the
Korea Communications Commission; Mr. Heung Kil Ko,<BR>> >
Senator<BR>> > > and Chairman of the Culture, Sports, and Tourism,
Broadcasting and<BR>> > > Communications Committee of the National
Assembly; and Ms. Hee Jung Kim,<BR>> > > president of KISA.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > Mr. See Joong Choi spoke about how the Internet
was 40 years old, and the<BR>> > > impact it has had in that time.
He talked about how important IP<BR>> > addresses<BR>> > >
were as assets for the future and that they become a common resource
for<BR>> > > all. And he welcomed the introduction of IDNs as
paving a "new way toward<BR>> > > the future".<BR>> >
><BR>> > > Mr. Heung Kil Ko spoke about how Korea was a leader
in the knowledge and<BR>> > > information society, with 77.6
percent of its citizens online. He spoke<BR>> > of<BR>> > >
the importance of an efficiently and stably managed IP address system,
as<BR>> > > well as dealing with security threats such as hacking
and phishing. The<BR>> > > conference would hopefully lead to close
ties between ICANN and Korea, he<BR>> > > added.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > Ms. Hee Jung Kim also heralded the introduction of
IDNs, and welcomed a<BR>> > > recent change in the agreement that
ICANN has with the United States<BR>> > > government as
strengthening the autonomy of the IP addressing system.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > There were 1,207 attendees to the conference from 111
different<BR>> > countries.<BR>> > > The participants engaged
in a wide range of discussions about the<BR>> > Internet's<BR>>
> > domain name system and related issues.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > *WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? *<BR>> >
><BR>> > > Many meetings, workshops, public forums and informal
discussions were<BR>> > held<BR>> > > over seven days by the
different stakeholders of the ICANN model:<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> - Business interests<BR>> > > - Civil society – – including
the At-Large Summit of individual Internet<BR>> > > user
representatives<BR>> > > - Governments and government
agencies<BR>> > > - Internet service providers<BR>> > > -
Registrants<BR>> > > - Registrars<BR>> > > -
Registries<BR>> > > - The technical community<BR>> >
><BR>> > > Several key issues and themes evolved over the course
of the meeting.<BR>> > They<BR>> > > are summarized in this
magazine.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Further information about the
meeting, including presentations and<BR>> > > transcripts, is
available at <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/" target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org</A>.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > ICANN's next international public meeting will
take place in Nairobi,<BR>> > Kenya<BR>> > > beginning on 7
March 2010.<BR>> > > Internationalized Domain Names (IDN's)<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > *WHAT HAPPENED *<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> The most significant progress at the Seoul meeting was the approval
of<BR>> > the<BR>> > > "fast track", which will see a limited
number of internationalized domain<BR>> > > names introduced to the
Internet's root possibly before the end of the<BR>> > year.<BR>>
> > To celebrate the occasion, a special evening reception was held on
the<BR>> > > Monday.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The fast
track was formally approved by the<BR>> > > Board<<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm#2"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm#2</A>>on<BR>>
> > Friday, and although there remain concerns about their
introduction,<BR>> > > the<BR>> > > Chairman noted it as
an historic achievement and the vote was met with a<BR>> > >
standing ovation by the audience. Dozens of press articles from
across<BR>> > the<BR>> > > world also recognized the
event.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > For the first time, Internet
users that speak something other than<BR>> > Western<BR>> > >
languages will be able to represent an entire Internet address in
their<BR>> > own<BR>> > > language.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > *NEXT STEPS *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Applications to
the fast track will open on 16 November.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
*MORE INFORMATION *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Official
announcement of the approval:<BR>> > > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30oct09-en.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30oct09-en.htm</A><BR>>
> ><BR>> > > Fast track webpage:<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/</A><BR>>
> ><BR>> > > Check out the IDN video on our home page: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/</A>.<BR>> > > New gTLDs<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > *WHAT HAPPENED *<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> The third version of the Applicant Guidebook, as well as a range of
other<BR>> > > papers and explanatory memoranda, were produced for
discussion at the<BR>> > > meeting. A main session <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/6739"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/6739</A>> on the program<BR>>
> was<BR>> > > held on the Monday.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > In particular, additional work was done on the “overarching
issues” that<BR>> > > need to be addressed before the introduction
of new top-level domains<BR>> > (see<BR>> > > below for more
specific information).<BR>> > ><BR>> > > ICANN staff
revised the deadline to the opening application date for new<BR>> >
> gTLDs. Instead of giving a date, or quarter, the launch date will
be<BR>> > > dependent on community efforts to find solutions to the
overarching<BR>> > issues.<BR>> > > This approach prompted
some in the community to argue that ICANN needed<BR>> > to<BR>>
> > demonstrate its determination to the process.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > The result at the end of the week was a compromise
solution, approved in<BR>> > a<BR>> > > Board
resolution<<BR>> > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm#5"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm#5</A>>,<BR>>
> > that asked staff to look into how to introduce a system for
allowing<BR>> > > “expressions of interest” to be shown in new
gTLDs. That process may<BR>> > allow<BR>> > > for likely
demand to be gauged and provide useful data to move some<BR>> > >
discussions from theoretical to pragmatic.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> The Applicant Guidebook is out to public comment until 22
November.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - Trademark Protection<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > The issue of how to protect trademarks in the
event of a massive<BR>> > expansion<BR>> > > in the domain
name space continued to be an issue of much debate. A<BR>> >
special<BR>> > > session <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7116"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7116</A>> was held on the
Wednesday to<BR>> > > discuss the issue.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Following public comment on a report produced for the previous
meeting in<BR>> > > Sydney (the IRT report), possible solutions to
the issue were reduced<BR>> > from<BR>> > > four to two in a
staff paper released prior to the meeting. Those<BR>> >
solutions<BR>> > > are: the creation of an IP Clearinghouse, or
database of validated<BR>> > > trademarks; and a Uniform Rapid
Suspension process for use in clear-cut<BR>> > > cases of trademark
infringement.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > That paper has been put to
the GNSO for review.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - Malicious
Conduct<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Two sessions on Monday afternoon
addressed the concern that a large<BR>> > > expansion of the domain
name space will present new opportunities for<BR>> > abuse<BR>>
> > of the DNS, such as phishing, malware, the distribution of
illegal<BR>> > content,<BR>> > > and so on.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > The broad concern is that with a large number of new
companies entering<BR>> > the<BR>> > > domain name market –
both registries and registrars – that there will not<BR>> > be<BR>>
> > sufficient awareness of the problems of dealing with the criminal
element<BR>> > > online.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
Summaries of the input received so far on this issue as well as a
report<BR>> > by<BR>> > > ICANN staff with proposed
mitigation measures were posted for review<BR>> > prior<BR>> >
> to the meeting and a panel discussion <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7116"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7116</A>><BR>> >
dug<BR>> > > further into both.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
- Security and Stability<BR>> > ><BR>> > > A session on
Wednesday <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7084"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7084</A>> focused on a<BR>>
> report<BR>> > > that reviewed how the Internet's current
systems could scale to<BR>> > accommodate<BR>> > > new
Internet extensions, as well as other security related issues such
as<BR>> > > the introduction of a more secure form of the current
system, called<BR>> > DNSSEC.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
Broadly, there are some concerns that if a large number of
extensions<BR>> > were<BR>> > > introduced to the Internet at
the same time, that the systems currently<BR>> > in<BR>> > >
place would not be able to cope.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > There
was some discussion about whether the report effectively<BR>> >
recommended<BR>> > > that new gTLDs would need to be delayed or
spread out over time, although<BR>> > > there was no agreement on
that point and it remains for ICANN's Advisory<BR>> > > Committees
in this area (RSSAC and SSAC) to review the report, public<BR>> > >
comments on the issue, and report back to the community.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > The root scaling report is out for public<BR>>
> > comment<<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#rsst-report"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#rsst-report</A>>until
29<BR>> > > November.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - Demand
and Economic Analysis<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Further economic
analysis will be commissioned by ICANN in order to<BR>> >
address<BR>> > > outstanding concerns raised following review of
the two previous economic<BR>> > > studies.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > *NEXT STEPS *<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
Feedback from the meeting, as well as comments sent to comment
periods<BR>> > > covering the third version of the Applicant
Guidebook and papers related<BR>> > to<BR>> > > the
overarching issues, will be used to produce a fourth version of the<BR>>
> > guidebook for the Nairobi meeting in March.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > Staff will review the possibility of introducing a
system where potential<BR>> > > gTLD applicants are able to provide
“expressions of interest” in new<BR>> > > Internet extensions in
order to help the work move forward more<BR>> > effectively.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > *MORE INFORMATION*<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > The new gTLD program webpage contains the latest information as
well as<BR>> > > extensive background information on the whole
process:<BR>> > > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm</A><BR>>
> ><BR>> > > Root scaling study session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7084"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7084</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Trademark Protection session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7116"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7116</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Malicious Conduct and new gTLDs session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7117"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7117</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Malicious Conduct and Consumer Protection:<BR>> > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7288"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7288</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Registry/registrar separation session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7083"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7083</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > New gTLD update session:<BR>> > > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/6739"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/6739</A>.<<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/6739"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/6739</A>><BR>> > >
Strategic Planning<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *WHAT HAPPENED
*<BR>> > ><BR>> > > ICANN held its first strategic
planning session for 2010 on Wednesday<BR>> > > morning.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > The strategic plan is the process by which the
organization's priorities<BR>> > are<BR>> > > mapped out,
feedback is received from the community, and all the input is<BR>> >
> pulled into an Operating Plan, from which the organization's budget
is<BR>> > > decided and allocated.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> The session was more interactive than previous years with an
online<BR>> > survey<BR>> > > asking people to rank the
importance of various areas of work e.g.<BR>> > implement<BR>> >
> new gTLDs, strengthen accountability, etc.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > The plan recognized four main areas of focus for ICANN:<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > - Preserve DNS stability and security<BR>>
> > - Promote competition, trust and consumer choice<BR>> > >
- Excel in IANA and other core operations<BR>> > > - Maintain
ICANN's long term role in the Internet eco-system.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Within these, no less than 18 projects were highlighted as being
of<BR>> > > strategic priorities over the next three years.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > * NEXT STEPS *<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> A draft plan will be drawn up based on community feedback and provided
to<BR>> > > the Board for review. The plan will then be put out to
public comment in<BR>> > > early December, with the second set of
feedback used to draw up a revised<BR>> > > plan to be put before
the Board for approval in February 2010.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
*MORE INFORMATION*<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Strategic plan
session: <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7103"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7103</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Online survey<<BR>> > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Auve9xOKvl0YbWhg1NLKmA_3d_3d"
target=_blank>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Auve9xOKvl0YbWhg1NLKmA_3d_3d</A>><BR>>
> > GNSO Improvements<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *WHAT
HAPPENED *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > After years of hard work, the
new GNSO Council sat for the first time in<BR>> > > Seoul. There
are now two main stakeholder groups: Contracted (made up of<BR>> >
> registries and registrars), and Non-Contracted (made up of commercial
and<BR>> > > non-commercial interests).<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > A new chair was chosen by both houses – Chuck Gomes – and he will
work<BR>> > > alongside two new vice-chairs: Olga Cavalli
(Non-Contracted) and Stephane<BR>> > > van Gelder
(Contracted).<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *MORE INFORMATION
*<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The GNSO Improvements webpage: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/"
target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/</A><BR>> >
><BR>> > > The GNSO Council session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/6708*.*"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/6708*.*</A><BR>> > >
Independent Reviews<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *WHAT HAPPENED
*<BR>> > ><BR>> > > A number of sessions that covered the
review of specific parts of ICANN<BR>> > were<BR>> > > held
during the week.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Currently, two bodies
are in the implementation phase: GNSO and ALAC. The<BR>> > > GNSO
process was largely finished with the sitting of the new Council;<BR>>
> > whereas the ALAC met the Board's Structural Improvements<BR>>
> > Committee<<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7183"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7183</A>>to discuss the
implementation<BR>> > > of its changes.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Meanwhile, going through the Working Group stage (i.e. just
before<BR>> > > implementation) there is: the Nominating<BR>>
> > Committee<<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7094"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7094</A>>;<BR>> > >
Board <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7252"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7252</A>>; and SSAC<<BR>>
> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7098"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7098</A>><BR>> > >
.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Other reviews ongoing included: RSSAC
(just at the start of the working<BR>> > > group period); ccNSO
(just about to head into the review process); and<BR>> > ASO<BR>>
> > (terms of reference for its review being drawn up).<BR>> >
><BR>> > > *NEXT STEPS *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The
reviews will progress through the clearly defined processes in each<BR>>
> > case. More sessions will be held in Nairobi to discuss and review
that<BR>> > > progress.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *MORE
INFORMATION: *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > ALAC and Board SIC
session: <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7183"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7183</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Nominating Committee review session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7094"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7094</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Board review session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7252"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7252</A><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > SSAC review session: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/node/7098"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/node/7098</A>.<BR>> > > Board
Members & Councillors<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Since this was
ICANN's annual general meeting, there was turnaround in<BR>> >
Board<BR>> > > and Council members.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> In particular, Roberto Gaetano, Steve Goldstein, Wendy Seltzer and
Thomas<BR>> > > Roessler left the Board.<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > >From ALAC: Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Vanda
Scartezini,<BR>> > > Nguyen Thu Hue, and Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
all ended their terms.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > >From the
GNSO: Tony Harris, Philip Sheppard, Greg Ruth, Tony Holmes, Ute<BR>> >
> Decker, Cyril Chua, Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza, Maggie
Mansourkia,<BR>> > Jon<BR>> > > Nevett, and Steve Metalitz
all left the Council.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Special mention
was given to leaving GNSO chair Avri Doria and leaving<BR>> > >
NomCom chair Tricia Drakes.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Peter
Dengate Thrush was re-elected as chair of the Board, and Dennis<BR>> >
> Jennings as vice-chair.<BR>> > > Board Resolutions<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > The full set of Board Resolutions at the public
meeting on Friday can be<BR>> > > found online at:<BR>> > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm</A>.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > A transcript of the meeting can be found
at:<BR>> > ><BR>> > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/transcript-board-meeting-30oct09-en.txt"
target=_blank>http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/transcript-board-meeting-30oct09-en.txt</A><BR>>
> ><BR>> > > And video recordings of proceedings can be found
in two parts at:<BR>> > > <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/p77419459/"
target=_blank>http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/p77419459/</A> and<BR>> >
> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/p19863704/"
target=_blank>http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/p19863704/</A><BR>> > >
Fellowship Update<BR>> > ><BR>> > > My name is Fahd A.
Batayneh and I'm Jordanian – home to the Rose City of<BR>> > >
Petra, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. I'm a systems
engineer<BR>> > at<BR>> > > Jordan's National Information
Technology Center (NITC) – part of the<BR>> > > Ministry of
Information and Communication Technology (MoICT).<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > My focus is IT consultancy and policy development and I am a key
member<BR>> > of<BR>> > > the team running the DNS mission of
dot-jo. I am also an active member of<BR>> > > Jordan's IPv6
committee and ENUM committee. I also provide training to<BR>> > >
university interns. It is thanks to this network that I was asked by
my<BR>> > > government to represent Jordan within ICANN.<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > I have been involved with ICANN since the Paris
meeting in June 2008 and<BR>> > now<BR>> > > sit on no less
than four working groups. I am also involved in the Asia<BR>> > >
Pacific Top-Level Domains (APTLD) organization, the Arabic Domain
Names<BR>> > and<BR>> > > Internet Governance Team (ADNIGT),
and the Usage of Arabic Scripts in<BR>> > Domain<BR>> > >
Names Working Group (ASIWG).<BR>> > ><BR>> > > So how did
my involvement in the fellowship program start?<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > On a rainy winter day in February of 2008, I sat down at work and
started<BR>> > > going through that morning's emails when I was
delighted to see one from<BR>> > > ICANN congratulating me on being
selected to attend the Paris meeting as<BR>> > a<BR>> > >
fellow. I was speechless! To be honest, at first I thought it was a
scam,<BR>> > > but after a few phone calls I found out it was for
real and I was<BR>> > extremely<BR>> > > happy that it was!
It was the beginning of my – hopefully – long lasting<BR>> > >
adventures with ICANN.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > At the Paris
meeting, I was totally lost since I barely knew anybody and<BR>> >
> hearing terms such as ccNSO, gNSO, GAC, ALAC, SSAC, RSSAC, and ASO -
the<BR>> > > ICANN language - was confusing and misleading at
first. But with the help<BR>> > of<BR>> > > ICANN's regional
manager to the Middle East, Baher Esmat, I got to know<BR>> >
some<BR>> > > people and soon grew accustomed to the
terminology.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > A few months later, ICANN
asked for volunteers to work on two working<BR>> > > groups: the
Strategic and Operational Planning Interaction Committee, and<BR>> >
> the Community Wide Working Group on Geographical Regions. I applied
to<BR>> > both,<BR>> > > and with an excellent recommendation
from my DNS advisor, I was accepted.<BR>> > > Then, in September
2009, the ccNSO announced their need for extra<BR>> >
volunteers<BR>> > > to two ongoing working groups: the Incident
Response Working Group, and<BR>> > the<BR>> > > Joint
ccNSO/gNSO IDN Working Group. I was accepted on board with the<BR>> >
first<BR>> > > working group a few days later, but it was not until
the Seoul meeting<BR>> > that<BR>> > > I was informed of my
involvement with the later one.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Working
with these groups, or with any work group established for the<BR>> >
cause<BR>> > > of ICANN and the evolution of the Internet, is done
on a volunteer basis<BR>> > and<BR>> > > can be time
consuming, especially during the first steps of producing a<BR>> >
> preliminary draft charter. But it is also very exciting as you have
the<BR>> > > opportunity to work with and learn from interesting
people who operate<BR>> > > different organizations in various
ways.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Back home, I am very keen to
introduce my community to ICANN, and I<BR>> > > encourage my
colleagues to apply to the fellowship program so that, if<BR>> > >
successful, they could attend an ICANN meeting and get to know the<BR>>
> community<BR>> > > and how they operate. They can then reflect
on what they learned and<BR>> > share<BR>> > > their
learnings with the local community.<BR>> > > Upcoming
Meetings<BR>> > ><BR>> > > - December 7-9: Australian IPv6
Summit 2009—Melbourne, Australia—event<BR>> > > link <A
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December 9: ICANN Board Meeting<BR>> > > - December 25—31: Closed
for the Holidays<BR>> > ><BR>> > > We Want to Hear From
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article you've read, want to know more<BR>> > about<BR>> > >
a particular topic, are confused about an acronym, or if you would
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Participate<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *HAVE YOUR VOICE
HEARD*<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Visit the Public Participation
Site and let us know what you think about<BR>> > the<BR>> > >
current issues.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > If you care about the
Internet and how it evolves, your voice will only<BR>> > be<BR>>
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><BR>> > > Affirmation of Commitments<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > *WHAT HAPPENED *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The Joint
Project Agreement (JPA) that ICANN had with the US government<BR>> >
> concluded in September and was replaced by an Affirmation of
Commitments.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Under that Affirmation,
ICANN becomes accountable to the global Internet<BR>> > > community
and a series of reviews are outlined that help ensure a high<BR>> >
> degree of public, global accountability.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
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questions about the Affirmation<BR>> > > and also outlined a path
forward for carrying out the reviews.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
The Affirmation was also given an hour-long slot at the public forum
on<BR>> > > Thursday.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > *NEXT
STEPS *<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The Affirmation outlines a
number of reviews. An initial draft of how<BR>> > these<BR>> >
> might work will be produced following community feedback and presented
at<BR>> > > the next ICANN meeting in Nairobi.<BR>> >
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