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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Hi Aziz,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Thank you for sharing and my +1 to the “drafting team”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Once again, I would like to come back on my suggestion of readjusting the title of theme of our jojnt meeting; I know It is not a big deal but It is often said: “Everything is in the title”. As far as the ongoing work is not to transition IANA functions but IANA’s stewardship, I think It is important we let that comes out on the title of our meeting. For this purpose, I suggest once again to edit the title as follow: “</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability seen by the African Community”. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Sorry for insisting on it and apologize if I’m wrong; may be the USGOV/NTIA announcement has some hidden ramifications or implications with include IANA functions to transition from actual hands to another’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Coming back to the document itself, I think the topic of the composition of the IANA Coordination Group has already been discussed and “closed”; so for me the paragraph on our declaration about the “unbalanced composition of the ICG is not important. The ICG’s work is open and open to comments; we should rather recommend that mechanisms are put in place to ensure that every interested parties have a chance to contribute and make their concerns heard moving forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Thank you once again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'>Victor Ndonnang. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Aziz Hilali<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 21, 2014 11:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> AfrICANN list; ALAC Afrique<br><b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Statment of the joint meeting of African community <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>[English]</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear all, <br><br>Following my email of 20 August on the theme of our next joint meeting AFRALO / AfrICANN to be held on ""IANA Transition and ICANN Accountability seen by the African Community”, I am pleased to submit you the draft statement (in French and English) of the meeting to be held in LA, on Wednesday, Oct. 15 (14.00-15.30) </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+15+October+2014+Workspace"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+15+October+2014+Workspace</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>.<br><br>Would you please provide your comments on this draft (before Friday, September 27, 2014), to allow us to include them before printing the final version and then distribute it to the participants in the meeting for discussion, modification if any and adoption.<br><br>PS: Many thanks to the drafting committee composed of : Fatimata Seye Sylla, Seun Ojedeji, Tijani BEN JEMAA, Hadja Sanon, Aziz Hilali, Ben Fuller, Mohamed El Bashir, Barrack Otieno et Said Mchangama.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>[Français]</span></b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Chers tous, <br><br>Suite à mon email du 20 Août sur le thème de notre prochaine réunion conjointe AFRALO/AfrICANN qui se tiendra sur le thème "Transition de l’IANA et Redevabilité de l'ICANN vues par la Communauté Africaine", j’ai le plaisir de vous faire parvenir le projet de déclaration (français et anglais) de la réunion qui aura lieu à LA, le mercredi 15 Octobre (14h00-15h30), </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+15+October+2014+Workspace"><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+15+October+2014+Workspace</span></a><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>.<br><br>Je vous prie de nous transmettre vos remarques sur ce projet (avant le vendredi 27 septembre 2014) pour que l’on puisse les inclure avant d’imprimer la version finale et ensuite la distribuer aux participants à la réunion pour discussion, modification s’il y a lieu et adoption.<br><br>PS : Mes vifs remerciements au comité de rédaction composé de : Fatimata Seye Sylla, Seun Ojedeji, Tijani BEN JEMAA, Hadja Sanon, Aziz Hilali, Ben Fuller, Mohamed El Bashir, Barrack Otieno et Said Mchangama.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Best Regards</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0000BF;mso-fareast-language:FR'>============================</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0000BF;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Aziz Hilali <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0000BF;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Chair of AFRALO </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0000BF;mso-fareast-language:FR'>B.P. 68 04, Medinat Al Irfane, Rabat - Maroc <br>Téléphone: + 212. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0000BF;mso-fareast-language:FR'>6 61 40 15 15</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0000BF;mso-fareast-language:FR'>=============================</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>