<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Why don't we focus on a statement that explores the ways in which members of AFRALO/AFRICANN can support the new initiatives by ICANN to reach out to all stakeholders. Put the focus on what we can do for ICANN not just ask for things from them.<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jan 9, 2014, at 14:22, Philip Fomba JOHNSON <<a href="mailto:johnsonpf1@gmail.com">johnsonpf1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Dear
all,<br>
<br>
<span style=""> </span>As we have done during the previous<span style=""> </span>ICANN meetings, we will <span style=""> </span>be holding a joint AFRALO/AfrICANN meeting to discuss
issues or subjects of interest to our<span style="">
</span>region at the scheduled ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore, which<span style=""> </span>takes place from 23-27 March 2014<br>
<br>
The purpose of this <span style=""> </span>message therefore is
to<span style=""> </span>ask you to please, suggest a theme <span style=""> </span>you think would be the most<span style=""> </span>pertinent<span style="">
</span>in this regard. We are also looking forward for<span style=""> </span>presentation of a <span style=""> </span>“joint statement”<span style=""> </span>to <span style=""> </span>the
attention of ICANN<span style=""> </span>at the end of this meeting.
<span style=""> </span>We would appreciate your proposal being
sent before 24 January 2014.,The subject chosen should be relevant to the interest
of <span style=""> </span>two organizations: AfrICANN and
AFRALO.<br>
<br>
It should be noted that the interest of this tradition, which we organize
together since Brussels, is to express the point of view <span style=""> </span>of the African ICANN community <span style=""> </span>on current issues of interest to the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Best
Regards</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Philip
F Johnson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Secretary/AFRALO</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB"><br>
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Chers tous,<br style="">
<br style="">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Comme
nous l'avons fait au cours des précédentes réunions de l'ICANN, nous <span style=""> </span>allons organiser à Singapore la réunion
conjointe AFRALO/AfrICANN pour <span style=""> </span>débattre<span style="">
</span>d’une question ou d’un sujet d'intérêt pour notre région.<br>
<br>
Le but de ce message est de vous demander de bien vouloir proposer un thème <span style=""> </span>que vous pensez être le plus pertinent à cet
égard. </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Cette reunion va aboutira avec la présentation d'une “déclaration
commune” <span style=""> </span>à l’attention de l'ICANN.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Nous
apprécierions que <span style=""> </span>la proposition de
thème soit envoyée avant le 24January 2014. Le sujet choisi devra avoir
l’approbation des deux listes AfrICANN et Afralo.<br>
<br>
<span style=""> </span>Il est à noter que l'intérêt de cette
tradition que nous organisons ensemble depuis Bruxelles, est d'exprimer le
point de vue de la communauté africaine de l'ICANN sur les questions
d'actualité d’</span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">d'intérêt pour la communauté de l'ICANN.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Cordialement</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Philip
F Johnson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Secretariat/AFRALO</span></p>
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