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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A'>Thank you Yaovi for the update.<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.<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>*****************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Optima",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Victor Ndonnang<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A'>IT Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A'>Open Internet & Multistakeholder Internet Governance Supporter<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A'><a href="https://twitter.com/VictorNdonnang"><span style='color:#44546A'>https://twitter.com/VictorNdonnang</span></a> </span></i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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>Yaovi Atohoun<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 3, 2015 5:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> africann@afrinic.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Overview of Africa sessions during ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=yiv1591991950><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_12618"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11474"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11472"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN's 52nd Public Meeting is taking place in Singapore from 8 -12 February at the </span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black'>Raffles City Convention Centre,<b> </b></span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Strategically located in the heart of Singapore. This meeting comes at a critical time especially considering the recent developments since the historic </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" target="_blank" id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11471"><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>NTIA announcement</span></span></a></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> to transition stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder community way back on March 4, 2014. As usual, the ICANN Africa team will also be hosting not one, but two critical meetings during ICANN 52 namely:</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>1)</span></b></span><span class=yiv1591991950><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b></span><span class=yiv1591991950><b id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11488"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Africa Strategy 2016 – 2020</span></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>As you may recall, in </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/taking-stock-of-our-africa-strategy" target="_blank" id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11490"><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>November 2014</span></span></a></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>, and as a response to requests from the African community to further review and evolve the Africa Strategy and make it more responsive to Africa while aligning it to the new ICANN 2016 – 2020 Strategic Plan, The ICANN African team convened a special consultative session with the community during </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1187" target="_blank"><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>AFRINIC 21</span></span></a></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> in Mauritius. This meeting was attended by representatives from SO / AC leaders, AFNOG, AFRINIC, AFTLD, GAC, AFRALO, AFICTA, NEPAD and African Registrars associations who came up with a reviewed draft 0 of the <b id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11442"><i id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11441">Africa Strategic Plan ver 2.0 (2016 - 2020). </i></b>This draft is currently under public comments and the session scheduled for </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/tue-africa-strategy" target="_blank" id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11446"><span class=yiv1591991950><b id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11445"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Tue, 10 February 2015 - 11:15 to 12:45 SGT</span></b></span></a></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> will be used to present the new plan for final inputs before approval and adoption by the community.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>2)</span></b></span><span class=yiv1591991950><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b></span><span class=yiv1591991950><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_13123"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Enhanced Engagement With Africa</span></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>One of the outstanding challenges observed by the community is the limited meaningful and consistent participation of the African community in most Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees in ICANN and the wider IG ecosystem especially by governments. Africa’s is yet to make her voice and influence heard in the global policy making processes on issues affecting the Internet and there is need to proactively and progressively change this scenario.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>In this regard, the Africa Strategy Review team again sitting alongside AFRINIC 21 meeting deliberated and came up with a list of four projects expected to enhance ICANN’s Engagement in Africa leading to ICANN 55 meeting in Marrakech Morocco. These special projects focusing on reaching out mainly to African governments and regulators include:</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>a)</span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Active participation in African regional and continental ICT ministerial meetings</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>b)</span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN High Level Governmental Meeting (HLGM), During ICANN 55</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>c)</span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>NewGen Program during ICANN 55</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>d)</span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Workshop for Africa Telecom regulators during ICANN 55</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The ICANN Africa team has organized a briefing session scheduled for </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-africa-engagement" target="_blank"><span class=yiv1591991950><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Wed, 11 February 2015 - 10:30 to 11:45 SGT</span></b></span></a></span><span class=yiv1591991950><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b></span><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>to share with you details of these projects and seek your further input. We take this opportunity to welcome you, our community, to these 2 Africa sessions as we endeavor to deliver collectively on the Africa Strategy. We shall also provide remote participation details for both sessions as well as share recordings after the meeting.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:white'><span class=yiv1591991950><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Yaovi</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="yiv1591991950yui_3_16_0_1_1422950601043_11604"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>