<div>Vika's suggestion is fine by me!!</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good point.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I do agree to target the single topic, and let the door open to add any other issue that might be raised. </span></font></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Envoyé :</span></b> mercredi 5 mai 2010 07:23<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">À :</span></b> <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann@afrinic.net</a><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc :</span></b> 'Tijani BEN JEMAA'<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Objet :</span></b> RE: [AfrICANN-discuss] FW: Meeting in Brussels / Réunion à Bruxelles</span></font></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" color="#1f497d" size="2"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Narrowing the AfrICANN meeting to one topic may be too much if there are other pressing issues to discuss. I suggest that we target a single topic but keep ourselves open to add any other issue that might be of value to the meeting.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <a href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Anne-Rachel Inne<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> 04 May 2010 04:49 PM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann@afrinic.net</a><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</span></b> Tijani BEN JEMAA<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> [AfrICANN-discuss] FW: Meeting in Brussels / Réunion à Bruxelles</span></font></p></div></div>
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<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Envoyé :</span></b> dimanche 2 mai 2010 08:57<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">À :</span></b> '<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann@afrinic.net</a>'<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc :</span></b> 'Fatimata Seye Sylla'<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Objet :</span></b> Meeting in Brussels / Réunion à Bruxelles</span></font></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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).</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Times New Roman" color="blue" size="3"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic">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</span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Times New Roman" color="blue" size="3"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic">Resolved (2010.03.12.46), the Board recognizes the importance of an inclusive New gTLD Program.</span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Times New Roman" color="blue" size="3"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic">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 </span></font></i><font color="blue"><span lang="EN-GB" style="COLOR: blue">."</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font><span dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would you be interested in discussing the support for the new gTLD applicants from Africa during the AfrICANN Meeting in Brussels? </span></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font><span dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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? </span></font></span></p>
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