<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14509"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14508">The decision has been taken by the Board, as you can read below.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14509">Regards.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14509">/Janvier Ngnoulaye</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14509">ISOC Cameroon</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14699"><span><br></span></div><h2 style="font-family: arial;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14695">News Alert</h2><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-03-en" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/<wbr class="" style="">announcement-2014-11-03-en</a></div><hr style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; margin: 20px 0px 0px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14701"><h2 style="font-family: arial; clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14702">ICANN 52 Meeting to Relocate to Singapore | Marrakech, Morocco Meeting to Take Place in Early 2016</h2><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">3 November 2014</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14495">Community concerns that would prevent maximum participation at its next global meeting (ICANN 52, 8-12 February 2015), a critical one given the ongoing discussions around the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability, has prompted ICANN to postpone the meeting in Marrakech, Morocco and to relocate to Singapore on the same dates.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14496">The ICANN Board voted to make this decision following Board discussions and after extensive review of logistical considerations, available options and the Community's request for three meetings in 2015 as well as the need to hold a successful meeting.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14497">ICANN has been engaged in discussions with Moroccan government authorities and hosting officials and the leaders of ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SO) and Advisory Committees (AC).</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415172715531_14498">ICANN 52 will now be held at the Raffles City Convention Center in Singapore, the site of ICANN 41 (June 2011) and ICANN 49 (March 2014).</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class="">A Meeting website with the new information will be set up shortly. Funded travelers will be contacted by travel support to book for ICANN52 following the regular process.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class="">The Board has confirmed its intent to hold the first ICANN 2016 meeting in Marrakech, Morocco taking into account the vital role of the African region to the success of ICANN's globalization efforts.</div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> Le Mercredi 5 novembre 2014 7h13, ALI Hadji Mmadi <alihadji@comorestelecom.km> a écrit :<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Dear all,<br clear="none">I think the debate is beginning to take another bustle than originally . Aziz said that had a consultation before this decision. I suppose someone from Africa who has participated did not approve the idea of this moving, certainly. <br clear="none">But, we must not forget that the final decision comes from the board where we have only one personnel from Africa. Should we not look into the future if it will be arrive again? I don't hope!<br clear="none">Could you imagine that one ICANN meeting could be moved for reasons x in African land?<br clear="none">Regards <br clear="none">Hadji.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Message d'origine-----<br clear="none">De : <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net" href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a> [mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net" href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>] De la part de Dr Eberhard Lisse<br clear="none">Envoyé : mardi 4 novembre 2014 16:51<br clear="none">À : <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com" href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com">sfolayan@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">Cc : <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a><br clear="none">Objet : Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 52 Meeting to Relocate to Singapore| Marrakech, Morocco Meeting to Take Place in Early 2016<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br clear="none">Hash: SHA1<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I am not your brother. Only your brother-in -law :-)-o<br clear="none"><br clear="none">el<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 2014-11-04 15:10, Sunday Folayan wrote:<br clear="none">> On 04/11/2014 12:59, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:<br clear="none">>> Sunday,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>> how do you know what consultations have taken place? Or not?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Because I sit at the intersection of the equator and the prime <br clear="none">> meridian. I neither saw a North-South consultative trade wind, nor a <br clear="none">> east-west consultative trade wind, so ... my Conclusion no wind of <br clear="none">> consultation ;-) Africa is just one small country ... nes pas?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>> And of course you spoil all my fun by supporting my proposal for a <br clear="none">>> debate at ICANN 52 in Singapore to move the same ICANN 52 to Africa. <br clear="none">>> I am disappointed :-)-O<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Take heart Bro. We shall appoint you our sole representative in <br clear="none">> Singapore, with all the requisite powers of Attorney and Anthony <br clear="none">> combined!<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Greetings.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Sunday.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>> el<br clear="none">[...]<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">- -- <br clear="none">Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar)<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:el@lisse.NA" href="mailto:el@lisse.NA">el@lisse.NA</a> / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell)<br clear="none">PO Box 8421 \ /<br clear="none">Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/<br clear="none">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br clear="none">Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (Darwin)<br clear="none">Comment: GPGTools - <a shape="rect" href="http://gpgtools.org/" target="_blank">http://gpgtools.org</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">iQCVAwUBVFjZ1FsF2hmmSQy5AQJP1QP7BAt8h6j+yckIvnMuj057KoyKGxUMODJ5<br clear="none">UggJy6O5kMSDH/EtOr6X6kOPuxrsRgN8JGwoB5NoVGAC96D2XcLfDWWrCvYrFM7Z<br clear="none">qJiGUXP4FQeGojgIhHkLwkahmYUMdmJpKW0gwaqhrhu1yOIOtcaLfIJtME/0ekDR<br clear="none">J+ayZ6Gw/2k=<br clear="none">=9WiP<br clear="none">-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">AfrICANN mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net" href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a><div class="yqt9158842195" id="yqtfd24063"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">AfrICANN mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net" href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>