Hello Remmy, There is one planned during the NIRA AGM that will hold in Lagos on Thursday. Regards On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Remmy Nweke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Please do we have one for Nigeria and where? > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:20 PM, KASWESHA <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Thanks Grace Just realized I even confirmed participation. Nikupitiliwa >> but all is well. >> >> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 12:15 AM, Grace Githaiga <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> <https://dub111.mail.live.com/ol/> >>> >>> Yes James. This coming Thursday. See below. Please join the local >>> lists for updates such as this invitation which went out last week and >>> Barrack’s is only a reminder. >>> >>> >>> >>> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:04:59 +0300 >>> > Subject: Re: Invitation to a consultative forum for the Kenyan >>> Internet Community on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role >>> from the US Government. >>> > From: [log in to unmask] >>> > To: Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the >>> Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Thursday >>> 30th April 2015 from 2 PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship >>> Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and >>> Enhancing ICANN Accountability. >>> >>> This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments >>> and feedback from the Kenyan community from those who cannot attend >>> the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions >>> stewardship role from the US Government. >>> >>> Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it >>> with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG >>> >>> >>> Please RSVP for logistics purposes. >>> NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking >>> opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) >>> >>> BACKGROUND >>> >>> On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to >>> transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global >>> multistakeholder >>> community: >>> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions >>> . >>> >>> Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the >>> development of a global, and representative proposal based on the >>> following principles: >>> >>> 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; >>> >>> 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; >>> >>> 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and >>> partners of the IANA services; >>> >>> 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. >>> >>> 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a >>> government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. >>> >>> The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in >>> July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship), and tasked with >>> assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. >>> The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the >>> Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community >>> (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), >>> >>> ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a >>> single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, >>> and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. >>> >>> The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling >>> protocol parameters), Numbering community – CRISP Team (under the >>> umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working >>> Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be >>> handles. >>> >>> Number resource process and proposal can be found here: >>> >>> https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated-rir-iana-stewardship-proposal-team-crisp-team >>> >>> IETF process and proposal can be found here: >>> https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html >>> >>> Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: >>> >>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions >>> >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> Best Regards >>> >>> -- >>> Barrack O. Otieno >>> +254721325277 >>> +254-20-2498789 >>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 00:06:18 +0300 >>> From: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: ICANN AFRICA IANA STEWARDSHIP STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN ACCRA, >>> GHANA >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> >>> >>> Hello all! I like the idea and fully support the process I am a Kenyan >>> living in Nairobi and would like to know whether there is a stakeholder >>> F-To-F meeting scheduled for Nairobi City. >>> >>> Regards; >>> >>> >>> James Njoroge Gitau >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Wisdom Donkor <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> >>> *INVITATION TO JOIN ICANN IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION & ENHANCING ICANN >>> ACCOUNTABILITY STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN GHANA* >>> >>> About a year ago National Telecommunications and Information >>> Administration (NITA) of the Department of Commerce, USA tasked ICANN to >>> convene an inclusive and global discussion to determine a process for >>> transitioning the stewardship of IANA functions which it currently performs >>> to the global multistakeholder community. Indeed since that announcement, >>> the global community has worked tirelessly and with great resilience and >>> determination resulting in two parallel processes in response to the 14 >>> March announcement. This has seen the multistakeholder community develop >>> two parallel processes namely: >>> >>> >>> >>> - *IANA Stewardship Transition:* Focused on delivering a proposal to >>> transition the stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder >>> community. >>> - *Enhancing ICANN Accountability:* Focused on ensuring that ICANN >>> remains accountable in the absence of its historical contractual >>> relationship with the U.S. Government. >>> >>> >>> As a neutral convener of the dialogue, ICANN has an important >>> responsibility of raising awareness about the processes as they evolve and >>> to support the community’s engagement. Of great concern is the low level of >>> meaningful participation witnessed so far from Africa. In 2014, ICANN >>> participated in 11 events and 5 webinars / teleconferences to raise >>> awareness on this issue in Africa. But clearly, from the response so far, a >>> lot still needs to be done to stimulate the African community to >>> participate effectively. >>> >>> >>> It is based on this background and analysis that the ICANN Africa team >>> resolved to launch an* IANA Stewardship Transition & Enhancing ICANN >>> Accountability *revival month in April 2015. The target is to organize >>> 1-2 hour sessions / webinars / teleconferences or face-to-face meetings in >>> various countries’ in Africa at different times and dates led by local >>> community leaders and stakeholders in the internal ecosystem at the >>> National Level. ICANN staff will be available to support and reinforce the >>> meetings either by contributing on presentations as well as online meeting >>> resources as appropriate. The intention is to end up with formal communiqué >>> from different countries on their perspective on both processes at least >>> from each country where such meetings will be held. Such communiqué could >>> be addressed to the ICG as appropriate. >>> >>> >>> By the end of this exercise, we hope to have stirred debate and enhanced >>> the understanding and interest of the Internet communities in the countries >>> participating to come up with national positions, Comments or Communiqué to >>> the ICG. Such communiqués will not be limited to governments but other >>> stakeholder groups in the various countries (Such as ISOC chapters, >>> registrar associations etc.) would also be free to express their positions >>> directly to the ICG. ICANN Africa staff would also summarize the month’s >>> activities in a blog post to be published at the end of April. >>> >>> Ghana has been selected as one of the few countries where face-to-face >>> meeting will be held during the month because of the leadership role Ghana >>> is taking to build its Internet infrastructure. >>> >>> >>> We will like on behalf of ICANN Africa to invite you to make the Ghana- >>> Accra stakeholder meeting to be held at KOFI ANNAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN >>> IT (KACE-AITI) Ghana, on Wednesday, 29 April, 2015 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm >>> UTC a succes. >>> >>> *DETAILS FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION AS FOLLOWS:* >>> >>> >>> *ICANN LINK:* >>> >>> URL for online participation adobeconnect is as follows: >>> https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse-Afr/ >>> >>> OPTION II for audio: call from skype +1-877-860-3058 >>> >>> Participant code is 3247098257 >>> >>> >>> *ISOC LINK:* >>> >>> Click to Join ISOC WebEx >>> https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php >>> <https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php&h=EAQFO-PUH&enc=AZNZYID_cTK2lanbUIDLUGRE4VyW7MOel7P-_QItzXHTcGp40qwLhHbhrntwlQjr5rekWBRhZnh9n1My0Lx94iv7PaMflDZ5DTVjS60R2lMtTshSRz0qiA0H4tf8bvbhBFwmw2KEuPd_fHpHspNVF5Rvnx21zyyBtGz375snAMkwqA&s=1> >>> … >>> >>> Meeting number: 920 597 444 >>> Meeting password: IANA_Ghana >>> >>> Join by phone >>> 1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) >>> Access code: 920 597 444 >>> >>> Please do notify me when having difficulty connecting through the >>> following details: >>> >>> Skype: wisdom_dk >>> Email: [log in to unmask] >>> Tel: +233 208128851 >>> >>> Hope to see you all!! >>> >>> >>> WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.) >>> ICANN Fellow >>> Web/Open Government Platforms Specialist >>> National Information Technology Agency (NITA) >>> Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana >>> Tel; +233 20 812881 >>> Email: [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] >>> Skype: wisdom_dk >>> facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk >>> Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh >>> www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 <%2B254%20722%20212171> or +254 721 274273 >>> <%2B254%20721%20274273>* >>> >>> Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. 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