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[Apologies for cross-posting, please give this the widest circulation
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21 January 2005 <br><br>
ICANN At-Large Africa Region Coordination Office <br>
P.O Box AN-19782 <br>
Accra-North <br><br>
Invitation to ICANN At-Large (Individual Internet User Community)
Workshop <br><br>
Dear Sir/Madam: <br><br>
You, and members of your organization, are cordially invited to
participate in the ICANN At-Large (Internet User Community) Workshop,
which is being held in Accra, Ghana on 1st February 2005 in conjunction
with the Africa Regional Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS). <br><br>
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s)
At-Large Advisory Committee has organized this outreach workshop to
promote effective participation of Africa’s individual Internet user
groups and civil society organizations in the governing of the Internet.
The workshop will feature international and regional experts, and
audience discussions, addressing a range of issues critical to the
African user community, including: <br>
<br>
· Technical and infrastructure
advances that affect how individuals in Africa use the Internet;<br>
· How resources are allocated
to ensure the Internet’s stability and security;<br>
· How ICANN, which is
responsible for coordinating the global Internet’s systems of domain
names and numeric addresses, carries out its functions;<br>
· How Internet users and other
stakeholders worldwide are involved in ICANN;<br>
· How Africa’s Internet user
groups and civil society organizations can get involved in ICANN and in
many other global ICT/Internet decision making fora; and <br>
· Other issues that
participants may consider crucial to Internet adoption and penetration in
Africa. <br>
<br>
The Workshop will be held at the Accra International Conference Center,
Conference Room 1 (CR1), on Tuesday, 1 February 2005, from 2:00 pm – 6:00
pm. Venue information is available online at
<<a href="http://www.wsisaccra2005.gov.gh/">www.wsisaccra2005.gov.gh/</a>>.
Admission is free and no prior registration is required. The Workshop
programme is attached. <br><br>
To learn more about ICANN and its activities, including the work of the
At-Large (individual Internet user community), visit us online at
<<a href="http://www.alac.icann.org">www.alac.icann.org</a>>.
More information on At-Large activities of the African region can be
found at
<<a href="http://www.afralo.org">www.afralo.org</a>>. We also
will have information and individuals available to answer your questions
at the ICANN/At-Large booth at the WSIS Conference Exhibition, 31 January
– 4 February at the Accra International Conference Center. Please email
questions to
<a href="mailto:committee@alac.icann.org"><committee@alac.icann.org></a>.
<br><br>
We look forward to seeing you and to your active participation in the
deliberations of the Workshop. <br><br>
Best regards <br><br>
Pierre Dandjinou, Clement Dzidonu, and Sunday Folayan <br>
African Region Members of the ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
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<h2><b>______________________________________</b></h2><div align="center"><b>ICANN
At-Large (Individual Internet User Community) Workshop<br>
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Tuesday, 1st February 2005<br>
Accra International Conference Center, Conference Room 1 (CR1)<br>
</b></div>
<br>
<div align="center"><b>Programme<br>
</div>
<br>
<u>Session 1</u>: The Internet: Technology and the Resources<br>
</b> <br>
<b><u>Chairman</u>:</b> Professor Francis Allotey, Former Chairman, Ghana
Atomic Energy Commission, Director General, Institute of Mathematical
Science and Senior Research Fellow of INIIT<br>
<br>
2.00 – 2.05 pm: <b>Chairman’s Opening Remarks<br>
</b> <br>
2.05 – 2.20 pm:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic</u></b>: The Internet as a Global Communications
Delivery Platform: The Basics<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speaker:</u></b> Mouhamet Diop, Member, ICANN Board<br>
<br>
2.20 – 2.50 pm:<br>
<br><br>
<b><u>Topic:</u></b> The Fundamentals of the Domain Name System
(DNS): Allocating and Managing the Resources of the Internet – The
Numbers and the Names<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speakers:</u></b> <br>
Axel Pawlik, RIPE: The Role of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) –
The Numbers (The IP Addresses)<br>
<br>
William Tevie, Board Member of GhNIC: The Role of the National
Information Centers (NICs) – The Names (The Domain Names)<br>
<br>
2.50 – 3.05 pm:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic:</u></b> A Briefing on ICANN- What it Does and
its Role in the Internet Space<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speaker</u></b>: Kierran Baker, General Manager,
Communications and Public Participation, ICANN<br>
<br>
3.05 – 3.20 pm: <b>Discussion<br>
</b> <br>
3.20 – 3.45 pm: <b>Break<br>
</b> <br>
<b><u>Session 2:</u> Facilitating Effective Participation in the
Governing of the Internet: Defining and Enhancing the Role of the
At-Large – The Internet User Community<br>
</b> <br>
<b><u>Chairman:</u></b> Professor Samuel Agyepong, Vice Chancellor,
Methodist University of Ghana and Former Vice Chancellor, University of
Cape Coast and Board Member Africa Virtual University<br>
<br>
3.45 – 3.50 pm: <b>Chairman’s Opening Remarks<br>
</b> <br>
3.50 – 4.05:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic:</u></b> Governing the Internet: Making the
Case and Setting the Scene<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speaker:</u></b> Dr. Nii Narku Quaynor, Former ICANN Board Member,
Chairman of the GhNIC Board and Direct, Enterprise Africa<br>
<br>
4.05: - 4.20 pm:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic:</u></b> Enhancing Africa’s Participation in the Global
ICT/Internet Policy and Decision Making Fora and the Wider Internet
Governance Space and Process<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speaker:</u></b> Professor Clement Dzidonu, Vice Chairman, ALAC –
The At-Large Advisory Committee of ICANN, President, Global Village
University (GVU)<br>
<br>
4.20 – 4.35 pm:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic:</u></b> ICANN At Large-Promoting Effective
Participation in the ICANN Process: Tracing the History and
Explaining the Proposed Internet User Community Participatory
Structure<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speaker:</u></b> Pierre Dandjinou, Member, ALAC and Chairman
AfriNIC Board of Trustees<br>
<br>
4.35 - 4.50 pm:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic:</u></b> Becoming an At-Large Structure (ALS): The Process
and the Modalities<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speaker:</u></b> Sunday Folayan: Member, ALAC; Member, AfriNIC
Board<br>
<br>
4.50 – 5.20 pm:<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topic</u></b>: Promoting Effective Participation -The Way the
Internet User Community Sees It; Contributions from Internet User
Community Organizations and Prospective At-Large Structures on How to
Promote Effective Public Participation in the ICANN Process and Other
National, Regional and Global Internet Governance Organizations and
Institutions<br>
<br>
<b><u>Speakers:<br>
</u></b>Leopold Armah, Africa Youth Initiative (AYI)<br>
<br>
Albert Opoku Fokuo, Valley View University Computer Science
Association<br>
<br>
Emmanuel Laryea, Association of Computer Instructor (ACI)<br>
<br>
Representative from an Accredited African At-Large Structure<br>
<br>
5.20 – 5.50: <b>Open Microphone Contributions and Discussion<br>
</b> <br>
5.50 – 6.00: <b>Chairman’s Summary and Closing Remarks<br>
</b> <br>
6.00: <b>End of Workshop<br><br>
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