<div dir="auto">Dear colleagues<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So the majority of the Af community suggested the topic related to Afrinic.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">A member also noted ( and was seconded by another) : '<span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Currently, this issue is under legal examination, and it raises the question of what aspects can be discussed that have not already been addressed in the courtroom. Are there specific elements you believe need discussion? At this time, it may not be appropriate for any </span><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(253,226,147);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">AFRINIC</span><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> leadership staff to comment.</span><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 16:35 Hfaiedh Ines <<a href="mailto:hfaiedh.ines2@gmail.com">hfaiedh.ines2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thank you colleagues. This was actionned.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 14:05 Benjamin Akinmoyeje <<a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">benakin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Ines,<div>Please feel free to share your thoughts with the list, and we are open to suggestions.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Benjamin </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 1:45 PM Mili Semlani <<a href="mailto:milisemlani@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">milisemlani@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">It will be a good 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class="gmail_attr">Le dim. 7 avr. 2024 à 18:26, Ken Herman <<a href="mailto:ken@kherman.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ken@kherman.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thanks Benjamin These are great ideas. I think the Afrinic issue is worth following up on, and perhaps applicant support as it pertains to the region. Perhaps we can find some people associated with Afrinic as well as NCSG members who are affected by it. Same for Applicant Support. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ken<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Benjamin Akinmoyeje <<a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">benakin@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 7, 2024 12:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Herman <<a href="mailto:ken@kherman.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ken@kherman.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Exec. Comm <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCUC-EC] Kigali Issue Forum Topic ideas<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Ken,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for kickstarting this conversation; some of the topics of interest that I can think of are as follows.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Applicant support program <u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">ICANN Grant Program<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Afrinic legal issues and consequences for the non-profits, activists, researchers, etc<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Internet shutdown and Human rights (Digital rights) implications<u></u><u></u></li></ul></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">These are thoughts that I have now.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Benjamin <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 8:15<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM Ken Herman <<a href="mailto:ken@kherman.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ken@kherman.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Benjamin and Ines. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since ICANN80 will be in the Africa region, which doesn’t happen very often, we may want to think about topics that have are particular relevance to the refion.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">As the current and former EC members from the AF region, I wonder if either of you have some insight into what those topics may be, especially as they pertain to the non-commercial community. For example, do non-commercial institutions in the region have any specific difficulty when it comes to registering and maintaining domain names, or interacting with registrars? Are there regulatory issues that inhibit domain name registration for these groups?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps we can plan to brainstorm some topics at our meeting on Monday.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ken<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>NCUC-EC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NCUC-EC@lists.ncuc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">NCUC-EC@lists.ncuc.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-ec" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-ec</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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