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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Dear Pierre,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Thank you very much for this message and all my support to this excellent initiative. The release of the first-round’s New gTLDs applications (with only 17 applications from Africa mainly from one country) and the “failure” of the Joint Applicant Support Program (which was initiated to support developing economies in the New gTLDs Program) clearly show that there is a need of an ICANN’s Africa Strategic Plan built by Africans in collaboration with ICANN Board and Staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>As an ICANN Fellow Alumni specially interested by the development of the domain name industry in Africa (more registries and registrars), I will contribute with great pleasure to this Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>First of all I’m going to complete the questionnaire and sent it back to you as soon as possible before the due date.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Victor Ndonnang.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>De la part de</b> Dandjinou Pierre<br><b>Envoyé :</b> lundi 23 juillet 2012 15:03<br><b>À :</b> africann@afrinic.net; AfrICANN-44 Participant List<br><b>Cc :</b> icann-aswg@afrinic.net<br><b>Objet :</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Questionnaires on Icann's Africa Strategic plan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues,<br> <br>The Working Group on Icann's strategy for Africa, which was established in Prague at ICANN 44 , is administering the attached questionnaire as an additional means for collecting Africans' needs with regards to Icann's specific roles in Africa, and africa's overall contribution to ICANN.<br> <br>As you probably know, the Working Group is expected to deliver its preliminary findings and report outlines prior to ICANN 45 in Toronto.<br> <br>We would be therefore grateful if you could submit your filled out questionnaire by August 5th to ICANN-ASWG@Afrinic.net<br> <br>Many thanks in advance for your contributions .<br> <br>Warm regards<br> <br>Maimouna Diop Diagne<br>Palesa Legoze<br>Nii Quaynor<br>Pierre Dandjinou <br><br>--<br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>