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[alice]

Another view on the ICANN meeting from Namibia. 

Namibia had also placed a bid for the same meeting that Kenya won. See below. 



best
alice


>
> Dear Doug,
>
> thank you (or rather not) for the security information posted at
>
> http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-11feb10-en.htm
> http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-12feb10-en.htm
>
> and emailed.
>
> Now I have my own opinion about the choice of Nairobi as the venue of
> the African ICANN meeting, but this is very much influenced by the
> fact that we submitted a bid to have this very meeting in Windhoek.
>
>
> But, I am really getting upset about the lack of professionalism with
> which this is (mis)handled. But I feel it my duty to inject some sense
> of reality into the topic and support my African brothers, and not
> just because out of solidarity.
>
> Uncorroborated, untested, unevaluated and uninterpreted rumors like
> the one giving raise to this thread should not be published until they
> have been corroborated, tested, evaluated and interpreted unless there
> is a credible threat requiring urgent changes in plans (which is
> clearly not the case here).
>
> This can be done in almost all cases within 24 hours as has been done
> in this case.
>
>
> I have taken the trouble to look up the travel pages for Kenya of the
> Department of State, the French and German Foreign Ministries and the
> Foreign Office.  Neither one has listed any recent changes in their
> travel advisories.
>
> Not even the State Department has listed this particular issue on
> their web site, which tells me something how credible they think it
> is.
>
> In other words since the decision to hold the meeting there was taken
> nothing really has changed. Which has been the point I have made on
the
> conference call already.
>
> I strongly urge to continue concentrating on your laudable efforts to
> make a success out of the situation we are finding ourselves in.
>
> greetings, el
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