<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks Arsene. If this is the question, it would be best directed to Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement - Africa <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/sagbo-pierre-dandjinou" class="">https://www.icann.org/profiles/sagbo-pierre-dandjinou</a>. ICANN would have the staff, resources and local contacts to do something like this, NCUC does not. If someone wants to write to Pierre and lay out exactly what they’re looking for and copy me, I’d be happy to chime in and support the request.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 18, 2015, at 7:33 PM, Arsene Tungali <<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@GMAIL.COM" class="">arsenebaguma@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Hi all,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think Baudouin is instead asking for logistical support as he is organizing kind of a remote hub in Kinshasa (DRC) during the upcoming icann meeting.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He successfully did the same for the LA meeting last October and he was able to ask questions during one public forum (i was in the room in LA and was able to see him and other colleagues in Kinshasa engage with participants).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He is asking icann to support such initiatives since everyone is not able to physically participate in icann meetings, something i strongly support.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If there is a way some colleagues here on this list can help pass on his message to those concerned, this might be useful for him and other participants to participate remotely to icann meetings.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards,</div><div class="">A</div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">------------------</span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Arsene Tungali,<br class="">Executive Director, Rudi International<br class=""><a href="http://www.rudiinternational.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" class="">www.rudiinternational.org</a><br class=""><br class="">Founder, Mabingwa Forum<br class=""><a href="http://www.mabingwa-forum.com/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" class="">www.mabingwa-forum.com</a><br class="">Phone:<a href="tel:+243993810967" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" class="">+243993810967</a><br class=""><br class="">ICANN Fellow | ISOC Member | Child Online Protection Advocate | Youth Leader | Internet Governance.<br class="">Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)</div><div class=""><br class="">On 18 janv. 2015, at 11:19, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think that maybe Baudoin is talking about hubs for ICANN meeting following the model of netmundial?</div><div class="">for outreach event, I recall that NCUC organized one in Nairobi in 2010 </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Rafik </div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">2015-01-16 22:37 GMT+09:00 William Drake <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" target="_blank" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>></span>:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="">Hi Baudouin<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for this info. What initiative are you talking about below, is this the Africa regional program run with support from the Global Stakeholder Engagement staff, an AFRALO thing with At Large staff, or something else?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are not in the same position at present but going forward could explore new horizons if there’s sufficient volunteer engagement…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 16, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Baudouin SCHOMBE <<a href="mailto:b.schombe@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">b.schombe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><span lang="en" class=""><span class="">Hello</span> <span class="">William</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">I strongly support</span> <span class="">the idea</span> <span class="">that you</span> <span class="">issued</span> <span class="">on regional</span> <span class="">AWARENESS</span> <span class="">session</span> <span class="">during international</span> <span class="">ICANN meetings</span><span class="">.</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">I propose</span> <span class="">that ICANN</span> <span class="">attaches</span> <span class="">some importance for</span> <span class="">remote participation</span><span class="">.</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">At</span> <span class="">ICANN</span> <span class="">51</span> <span class="">in LA,</span> <span class="">we managed</span> <span class="">this experience</span> <span class="">mobilizing</span> <span class="">more than 30</span> <span class="">actors.</span> <span class="">We</span> <span class="">publicized</span> <span class="">the event.</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">For ICANN</span> <span class="">52</span> <span class="">in Singapore</span><span class="">, we</span> <span class="">logistically</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="">technically</span> <span class="">and technologically</span><span class="">, solutions</span> <span class="">with the participation of</span> <span class="">local partners</span><span class="">:</span> <span class="">the Documentation Centre</span> <span class="">of Higher Education</span> <span class="">and Scientific</span> <span class="">Research</span> <span class="">Kinshasa /</span> <span class="">UniversiTIC</span> <span class="">(</span><span class="">CEDESURK</span> <span class="">/</span> <span class="">UniversiTIC</span><span class="">), the</span> <span class="">Francophone Digital Campus</span> <span class="">of Kinshasa,</span> <span class="">the</span> <span class="">House</span> <span class="">of Knowledge in</span> <span class="">Kinshasa,</span> <span class="">Lubumbashi</span> <span class="">Digital Campus</span> <span class="">in</span> <span class="">Katanga and</span> <span class="">Francophone Digital Campus</span> <span class="">of Kisangani</span> <span class="">in Orientale</span> <span class="">Province</span><span class="">.</span><br class=""> <span class=""></span></span><span lang="en" class=""><span class=""><span lang="en" class=""><span class=""><br class="">Other partners</span> <span class="">also join</span> <span class="">as</span> <span class="">internet service providers</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="">ISOC</span> <span class="">DRC,</span> <span class="">some members of the</span> <span class="">government.</span></span></span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">We expect</span> <span class="">an average of</span> <span class="">60</span> <span class="">participants</span> <span class="">per pole</span> <span class="">roughly</span> <span class="">a total of 500</span> <span class="">remote participants</span> <span class="">at the</span> <span class="">DRC.</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">Financially</span><span class="">, ICANN</span> <span class="">may provide</span> <span class="">an additional</span> <span class="">$ 1,500</span> <span class="">to supplement</span> <span class="">certain technical requirements</span> <span class="">and even</span> <span class="">technological</span> <span class="">at the local level</span> <span class="">as was</span> <span class="">the case during</span> <span class="">the ICANN</span> <span class="">51</span><span class="">.</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">It would be desirable</span> <span class="">to keep</span> <span class="">this consistency</span> <span class="">to facilitate the participation</span> <span class="">of local actors</span> <span class="">in the various</span> <span class="">discussions</span> <span class="">at international meetings</span> <span class="">of ICANN.</span><br class=""><br class=""> <span class="">I</span> <span class="">am personally committed</span> <span class="">myself to serve</span> <span class="">as a focal point</span> <span class="">for the DRC</span> <span class="">while the</span> <span class="">technical</span> <span class="">coordination</span> <span class="">will be provided by</span> <span class="">the</span> <span class="">main</span> <span class="">technical partner</span> <span class="">CEDESURK</span> <span class="">/</span> <span class="">UniversiTIC</span><span class="">.</span></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><b class="">SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN</b><br class=""><div class=""><b style="font-family:'bookman old style','new york',times,serif" class="">COORDINATION NATIONALE CAFEC<br class="">ICANN/AFRALO Member<br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b style="font-family:'bookman old style','new york',times,serif" class="">ISOC Member</b><font face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font>Téléphone mobile:<a href="tel:%2B243998983491" value="+243998983491" target="_blank" class="">+243998983491</a>/<a href="tel:%2B243813684512" value="+243813684512" target="_blank" class="">+243813684512</a><br class="">email : <a href="mailto:b.schombe@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">b.schombe@gmail.com</a><br class="">skype : b.schombe<br class="">blog : <a href="http://akimambo.unblog.fr/" target="_blank" class="">http://akimambo.unblog.fr</a><br class=""> <br class=""> <br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div>
<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">2015-01-16 10:14 GMT+01:00 William Drake <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" target="_blank" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>></span>:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="">Hi<div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 16, 2015, at 8:38 AM, KASWESHA <<a href="mailto:kaswesha@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">kaswesha@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">I participated remotely though with problems of connectivity being on and off. I suggest that Bill and team try to organize feature meeting in African countries like Kenya so most people like myself and other may also fully physically participate.</div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It would be good to organize outreach events in every region in conjunction with regular ICANN meetings. The problems historically have been 1) finding a slot in the packed meeting schedules; 2) getting resources and a room for meeting with tech support and reception afterwards; and 3) getting help with the organization and mobilization of participants. I organized meetings at the London and LA meetings that for varying local reasons were frankly not as good as the DC one, but we’ve learned from these on substance. There’s logistical progress as well: 1) experience shows that late Saturday afternoons followed by a reception seems the best option in terms of availability of schedule slots and drawing attendees in advance of Constituency Day, although this may mean our Council members miss the first hour; and 2) I can get resources from the Global Stakeholder Engagement staff if there’s sufficient advanced notice. Moreover, we have now the new NCUC Travel Policy which can support the travel of two active members up to US $2,000, plus there’s the ICANN Fellows program (more money and a full immersion program) if people apply early.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So the remaining challenge is 3) lining up relevant potential participants from the region and managing the invitation and engagement process. If we wanted to make this a regular thing, we would need EC members and regular members with regional knowledge to coordinate and lead the way. I pretty much knew who to invite in DC, but would need local knowledge elsewhere. The rebooted Membership Affairs Team would seem the most appropriate vehicle for mobilizing collective efforts in this regard. While we were thinking the MAT would focus more on “in-reach” to existing members than outreach to potential new members, there’s no reason it couldn’t try every 3-4 months to pull together a list of regional contacts as well, if people have the bandwidth…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s probably too late to try to do something for Singapore, as rooms have been allocated, it’s only three weeks away, and I’ll be traveling in between. If there was a upsurge of member commitment to launch and manage it I could try to bug the staff for a room and resources, but it’d hard. However, the MAT could begin to plan for Buenos Aires in June and beyond. The next Africa meeting will be in Marrakech 6-11 March 2016. <a href="http://meetings.icann.org/calendar" target="_blank" class="">http://meetings.icann.org/calendar</a> I'll no longer be chair then, but I’ll certainly be a member of the MAT.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Stuff to think about…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>