<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>FYI - author requested anonymity <br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From: <</b>anonymous><br><b>Date:</b> September 30, 2012 17:17:29 GMT<br><b>To:</b> Nii Quaynor <<a href="mailto:nquaynor@gmail.com">nquaynor@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: Icann-aswg</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Hi Prof.;</div><div><br></div><div>The draft Strategy Document is quite thorough. Congratulations to you and team for looking out for all of us.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a recommendation (please help with forwarding this in some way as ...).</div><div><br></div><div>#############</div><div>If we could decentralize the GAC function by having an African GAC that consolidates Africa's position on key public policy issues. That would encourage enhanced participation by African governments while at the same time giving African governments an opportunity to speak in one voice (common position) at the global level (GAC of ICANN). I think this is something that ICANN should both facilitate and support.<br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">#############</span></div><div><br><br></div></div></blockquote></body></html>