[kictanet] ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa

waudo siganga emailsignet at mailcan.com
Sat Jan 23 10:20:14 EAT 2010 

Good suggestion Barack. The CSK will be sponsoring a reception for
business delegates planned for Sunday evening 7th March. If you will be
a business delegate and would like to attend pls communicate with me
directly off-line. I need to get some early idea of numbers. This will
be a great opportunity to meet other members of the Commercial
Stakeholders Group.

Kind Regards,
Waudo

On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:33 +0300, "Barrack Otieno"
<otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree Harry Listers we need to register, our involvement is key,
> this is great news lets team up with the organising commitee either by
> way of participation or sponsorship to mak the event a success.
> 
> Blessings
> 
> On 1/23/10, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:
> >
> >  Alice Best..
> >
> >  This is good news, a resounding endorsement in itself..
> >
> >  As the 'Internet Community' in the country, we can only register our deepest
> >  appreciation to
> >  the B.O.D, for taking such a bold and well articulated decision in light of
> >  the circumstances..
> >
> >  Ultimately, the realization, affirmation and recognition of the fact that
> >  national security is
> >  a matter of concern the world over, rather than limited to 'Kenya is a
> >  laudable statement from
> >  the C.E.O of ICANN.
> >
> >  Now, this is not to say that the organizing comm here rests on on it's
> >  laurels following this
> >  'vote of confidence'. It's important now we start seeing some 'visible'
> >  co-ordinated, and
> >  purposeful steps being undertaken in order to prepare for ICANN. Perhaps
> >  next time we have
> >  such an important meeting/conference taking place, pse let's have a website
> >  launched
> >  immediately with round the clock updates to inform the wider public. Kenic's
> >  last update on
> >  ICANN must have been sometimes last year.
> >
> >  ICANN is coming home in less than 2 months. As a stakeholder, this forum now
> >  expects frequent
> >  up to date communication on what's cutting guys. Hope this is not a 'closed'
> >  affair. We have
> >  a wide array of such talent on 'board' here that the comm can tap from.
> >  Please let's keep the
> >  communication flowing on this space and share info, to participate - lest
> >  the forum  be
> >  mistaken for a 'talking shop' rather than stakeholders who participate.
> >
> >  Alice, can you let us know how far the comm has gone, and how frequent your
> >  updates are going
> >  to be from now on..?
> >
> >  Meantime, everyone on this list ensure you register enmasse at
> >  http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/Nairobi/
> >
> >  >From estimates on the site, it looks like less than 20 from Kenya have
> >  registered, while the bulk of
> >  attendees are jetting in. Let's support this initiative, and purpose to
> >  attend in large numbers.
> >
> >  Regards,
> >  Harry
> >
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> >  [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> >  Behalf Of alice
> >  Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 12:14 AM
> >  To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
> >  Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> >  Subject: [kictanet] ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa
> >
> >  http://blog.icann.org/2010/01/icann-remains-committed-to-nairobi-and-africa/
> >
> >
> >   ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa
> >
> >  by Rod Beckstrom on January 22, 2010
> >
> >  We have listened to the community. Many are looking forward to Nairobi, some
> >  expressed concerns, particularly in light of the events in downtown Nairobi
> >  on January 15. Accordingly, ICANN staff and board have reexamined the
> >  security situation
> >
> >  During our re-examination we first explored moving the event out of the
> >  downtown Nairobi area to a suburb, but determined that no suitable venue was
> >  available.
> >
> >  Second, we reached out to the Kenyan government as well as other nations
> >  with operations in Kenya for their risk assessments of the situation.
> >  The consistent feedback was that the overall risk assessment of Nairobi had
> >  not changed. Accordingly, based on the ICANN CEO's recommendation, the ICANN
> >  Board has approved moving ahead with the ICANN Nairobi meeting.
> >
> >  At the same time, we recognize that many developing country cities have
> >  higher ambient levels of street crime and much of the world (the U.S.
> >  And Europe included) faces international terrorist threats and attacks.
> >  Both are simply facts of life. Also, as with all ICANN events, we will
> >  continue to monitor the security situation in case there are any material
> >  future changes. For any ICANN community members who do not travel to the
> >  event, remote participation will be available for many of the meetings.
> >
> >  Given that ICANN is committed to "One world. One Internet. Everyone
> >  connected." we have engaged and will continue to engage with the whole
> >  world.
> >
> >  We greatly appreciate the assistance of Kenya, the host country, and their
> >  commitment to address ICANN security concerns. In addition, the ICANN board
> >  has approved further security investments by the CEO as necessary for the
> >  event, and the CEO will become personally involved in reviewing the security
> >  plans.
> >
> >  I love Kenya. I have been to Nairobi six times and greatly look forward to
> >  participating in this important ICANN International meeting.
> >
> >  Rod Beckstrom
> >  CEO and President
> >  ICANN
> >  22 January 2010
> >
> >
> >
> >
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