A place for Africa at ICANN?

[Alex Gakuru]

Alain,

NCSG (and NCUC in particular - where I am elected to represent Africa at
its Executive Committee) has done so much.

kindly,

Alex

On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Alain Berranger
<alain.berranger at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
> ... NCSG needs to lead a reflexion to address this critical issue...
>
> Alain
>
> On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Alex Gakuru wrote:
>
>> Is Africa, really, part of ICANN? the 'reveal' showed that 99.99 per cent
>> of new gTLDs were from outside Africa which only managed to submit a palty
>> 0.88 per cent of the 1930 applications. As developed economies IP industry
>> and brand owners entrench themselves deeper on ICANN, we're wondering,
>> what's wrong with this model for Africa?
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Alain Berranger <
>> alain.berranger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Avri,
>>
>> It is clear to me too that NCUC/pre NPOC NCSG is a community of some kind
>> - I just don't quite grasp its essence yet, but what is sure is that I
>> don't yet feel part of it.
>>
>>  Looking back to Prague, at no times were any of the 5 NPOC members there
>> made to feel full members of that community. For instance, at your own dot
>> gay event at the sky bar, all NCUC members present were invited, but not a
>> single NPOC member was invited. When NCSG EC had informal gatherings, never
>> once were NPOC members included. That said, NPOC members there did not lack
>> social interaction with other Constituencies.
>>
>> Yes Avri, you and I agree on the need for an NCUC email list for the NCUC
>> community.. Keeping NCSG list for building the new NCSG community made out
>> of both NCUC and NPOC members.
>>
>> Alain
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Avri Doria wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Sorry to hear that.
>> It is part of what makes us a community instead of just a SG.
>>
>> Would have enjoyed hearing your voice as well.
>> Though I guess I just did.
>>
>> BTW:  I still think we need an announce list of the news and only the
>> news for those members whole don't like all the touchy feely group, aka
>> unprofessional, participation.  I would like the NCSG EC to reconsider its
>> decision from last year not to create such a list.
>>
>> avri
>>
>> On 3 Jul 2012, at 11:13, Michael Carson wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this
>> listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed.
>> >
>> > This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and unprofessional.
>>  This is not the first time I have received these types of email exchanges.
>> >
>> > Again, please remove my email address.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Michael Carson
>> > YMCA of the USA
>> >
>> > From: "Ginger Paque" <gpaque at GMAIL.COM>
>> > To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM
>> > Subject: Re: knitters needle
>> >
>> > I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do
>> use circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the
>> needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and
>> say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane?
>> >
>> > I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me
>> in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn
>> to knit :)
>> >
>> > Cheers, Ginger
>> > Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>> >
>> > VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu
>> > Diplo Foundation
>> > Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
>> > www.diplomacy.edu/ig
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <aaa at meiji.ac.jp> wrote:
>> > William Drake suggested:
>> > > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a
>> > > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto?
>> > > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting…
>> >
>> > Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring hold
>> > baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are
>> amongst
>> > the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto
>> planes in
>> > the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of
>> attendees
>> > may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be).
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Professor Andrew A Adams                      aaa at meiji.ac.jp
>> > Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration,  and
>> > Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics
>> > Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan       http://www.a-cubed.info/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
>> Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
>> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business,
>> www.schulich.yorku.ca
>> Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundati
>>
>>
>
> --
> Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
> Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
> Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org
> NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org
> Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
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