<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Dear colkeagues abd friends,</div><div><br></div><div>It is good to read about what our Continent aspires to do and has done in these processes.</div><div>May I suggest that we follow some developments in the USA regarding current situation? The deadline of Sept 2015 might be a dream since it deoends on what the USGovt decides to do.</div><div>In that case, it is suggestible that we look at tangible things sych as the intensifying the effort being made to further develop Internet-based ecinomic activities....there is more to be done in that area while contributing in the current 'politics of the Internet' which are US based. </div><div><br></div><div>Just a thought on this...</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards</div><div>Yassin Mshana</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> <br>Date:11/12/2014 19:06 (GMT+02:00) <br>To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>,AfrICANN list <africann@afrinic.net> <br>Cc: afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org <br>Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: [AFRI-Discuss] CALL FOR A THEME FOR THE
JOINT AFRALO/AfrICANN MEETING AT ICANN 52 SINGAPORE <br><br>Thanks Barrack,<br><br>The trending thing in the next two ICANN meetings will still be the<br>IANA transition. Maybe we can have a theme centered around the role of<br>Africa in the process. Currently, three communities (names, numbers,<br>and protocol parameters) are working hard to ensure we meet the NTIA's<br>deadline. How has the continent contributed on the same?<br><br>Regards<br>______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br><br>"There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk<br>on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson<br><br><br><br>On 11 December 2014 at 16:55, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> Dear all,<br>><br>><br>> As has been the case in previous ICANN meetings, AFRALO will be holding<br>> a joint AFRALO/AfrICANN meeting to discuss issues or subjects of interest<br>> to our region at the scheduled ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore, which takes<br>> place from 8-12 February 2015<br>><br>> The purpose of this message therefore is to request you to suggest a<br>> theme that is appropriate for the meeting. We are also looking forward<br>> for presentation of a "joint statement" to the attention of ICANN at<br>> the end of this meeting. We would appreciate your proposal being sent<br>> as soon as possible (before 20 December 2014). Please note that beyond<br>> period, If we do not receive any proposal; the Leadership ofAFRALO<br>> will constitute a drafting committee that will decide the theme and<br>> propose to the Community a draft statement to ICANN. This statement<br>> will be discussed at the meeting in Singapore.<br>><br>> The subject chosen should be relevant to the interest of two organizations:<br>> AfrICANN and AFRALO.<br>> It should be noted that the interest of this tradition, which we organize<br>> together since the Brussels meeting , is to express the point of view<br>> of the African<br>> ICANN community on current issues that are of interest to the ICANN community.<br>><br>> Best Regards<br>><br>><br>><br>> Francais ci dessous<br>><br>> Bonjour à tous,<br>><br>> Comme cela a été le cas lors des réunions de l'ICANN précédentes,<br>> AFRALO tiendra une réunion conjointe AFRALO / AfrICANN pour discuter<br>> des questions ou des sujets d'intérêt pour notre région à la réunion<br>> 52 de l'ICANN prévue à Singapour, qui aura lieu du 8 au 12 Février<br>> 2015.<br>> Le but de ce message est donc de vous demander de suggérer un thème<br>> approprié pour la réunion. Nous souhaitons également préparer une<br>> "déclaration commune" à l'attention d'ICANN à la fin de cette réunion.<br>> Nous apprécierions votre proposition que vous pouvez transmettre sur<br>> la liste avant le 20 Décembre 2014. S'il vous plaît noter que si au<br>> delà de ce délai, nous ne recevons aucune proposition; La direction<br>> d'AFRALO constituera un comité de rédaction qui choisira un thème et<br>> proposera à la Communauté un projet de déclaration à l'ICANN. Cette<br>> déclaration sera discutée lors de la réunion à Singapour.<br>> Le thème choisi devrait être pertinent pour l'intérêt des deux<br>> organisations: AfrICANN et AFRALO. Il convient de rappeler que<br>> l'intérêt de cette tradition, que nous organisons ensemble depuis la<br>> réunion de Bruxelles, est d'exprimer le point de vue de l'Afrique<br>> Communauté de l'ICANN sur les questions actuelles qui sont d'intérêt<br>> pour la communauté de l'ICANN.<br>> Cordialement<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> AFRI-Discuss mailing list<br>> AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org<br>> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss<br>><br>> Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org<br>><br>> Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1<br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br>AfrICANN@afrinic.net<br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann<br></body>