[kictanet] ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa

Sat Jan 23 11:02:58 EAT 2010

This is great news. Can we still have a listerv or a discussion forum
as a preparation to the meeting?

On 23/01/2010, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:
> 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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