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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A work about selection of board members. The bylaws call for at least one board member from each of the five regions and no more than 5 members from any one region. Board members are selected as follows: ASO (2), ccNSO (2), GNSO (2), At Large (1), NomCom (8). This totals 15 members, the CEO is appointed by the board bring the total number of voting directors to 16. Currently there are two members of the board from the African Continent, Mike Silber (ZA) selected by the ccNSO and Cherine Chalaby (EG) selected by the NomCom. In the end there is means for persons from Africa to be selected to the board, but the large hurdle continues to be one of viable, qualified candidates being brought forward for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ray <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Victor Ndonnang [mailto:ndonnang@isoc-cameroon.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 21, 2013 12:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> Dandjinou Pierre<br><b>Cc:</b> waudo siganga; icann-aswg@afrinic.net; Mary Uduma; Moctar Yedaly; Ray Plzak; George Sadowsky; Mike Silber; edmundk@nepad.org; Katim S. Touray; Adiel A. Akplogan; Anne-Rachel Inne; paulos@sdnp.org.mw; Victor Ciza<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Updates on the Africa strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Pierre,<br>Dear Waudo,<br><br>This is an interesting topic. It is clear that there is a need of more outreach activities in the Africa continent to bring more Africans into ICANN Ecosystem and naturally into ICANN'Board. <br>The ICANN At Large Advasory Committee launched a sub-committee on Outreach recently and I'm the only representative of the Africa Region. I would be happy to see much Africans joigning such committees or sub-committees. I would like to take this opportunity to invite others persons on this list to join and help make ICANN more open and understandable by Africans. <br><br>ICANN is mainly about numbers and names. Africa is already full and active stakeholder of the "numbers part" of ICANN but It still a lot to do to make African become full and active stakeholder of the "Names part" of ICANN. <br>If we work to develop the domain names industry in Africa and help Africans understand the importance of domain names, they will naturally join ICANN and apply for leadership's positions.<br><br>I strongly believe that the implementation the ICANN's Africa Strategy will bring significant change. The recent launch of the ICANN's Speakers Bureau will also be very helpful for the outreach work.<br><br>Best regards,<br>Victor Ndonnang.<br>ps. Pierre, can you please said more about the profile of participants of the upcoming Multi-stakeholder Model and DNS Workshop.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 21/01/2013 16:44, Dandjinou Pierre wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Waudo, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for this. Indeed, we should work around the outreach for the NOMCOM. In fact, there were a few ideas on leadership development as regards ICANN and you could help craft a project/mechanism for that matter.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We should discuss it further on; also, please note the forthcoming ICANN's Event on the Multistakeholder model and the DNS workshop (Addis 5-8 March 2013) which would certainly be an opportune venue for taking actions.within the Africa strategy..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pierre <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 1:59 PM, waudo siganga <<a href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com" target="_blank">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for your detailed plans and events for the coming 6 months Pierre. If this fits in well we could leverage on these meetings to also outreach about the Nom-Comm ICANN leadership positions this year, which include a specific requirement for an African on the Board. Looking forward to further communications with you on this subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind Regards,<br>Waudo Siganga<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On Thu, Jan 10, 2013, at 08:05 PM, Dandjinou Pierre wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I hope this finds you well in the new year! My seasons greetings for a most prosperous 2013 to all..<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kindly find attached for your information and dissemination in your networks, an update on the Africa strategy.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Basically, we have a set of projects/activities which cover the rest of FY13, ie, till June 2013; we plan to have more resources for the strategy as of FY14 when new hires (area managers, ICANN Ambassadors,,) will certainly occur.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I look forward to your support through this exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Warm regards<br>!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pierre<br><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pierre Dandjinou<br>Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dakar 221 77 639 30 41<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.scg.bj/" target="_blank">www.scg.bj</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>skype : sagbo1953<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email had 1 attachment:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>VP declaration on the List.docx</span></code><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 182k (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pierre Dandjinou<br>Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dakar 221 77 639 30 41<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.scg.bj/" target="_blank">www.scg.bj</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>skype : sagbo1953<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>