<div dir="ltr">FYI<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br><br>"There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson<br><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Yaovi Atohoun</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yaovi.atohoun@icann.org">yaovi.atohoun@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: 5 October 2015 at 16:14<br>Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for participation: Workshop on Internationalized Domains Names (IDNs) and african languages<br>To: AfrICANN Community List <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">Dear all,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">In
the implementation of the Africa Strategy and with the support of the Internet
Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) IDN program, a workshop on
IDNs specifically in the context of African languages and script will take
place on <b>November 26-27, 2015</b> in Pointe-Noire (Congo) prior to the AFRINIC-23
meeting. The main expected result from this workshop is to organize
participation of the African community to contribute in the relevant script
based work currently being undertaken to further promote Internationalized
Domain Names in indigenous African scripts (e.g. Ethiopic) and through the use
of Latin script for African languages. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">The
workshop will introduce the IDN Program at ICANN and the work undergoing
through the script based Generation Panels. The participants are expected to
actively contribute to the discussions during the workshop and are also
expected to volunteer for script based Generation Panels for Latin and
additional set up to support scripts from Africa. Language experts, ccTLD
managers, computer specialist and other interested community members interested
in lDNs are welcome to attend.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">People
interested to participate and contribute are requested to send an email to </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'"> </span><a href="mailto:yaovi.atohoun@icann.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">yaovi.atohoun@icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'"> (with cc
to </span><a href="mailto:pierre.dandjinou@icann.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">pierre.dandjinou@icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">) no later
than October 15, 2015. Candidates should indicate if they are able
to fund their participation. There is limited logistic support available
for participation from ICANN. The support will be based on the following
criteria:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'"><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">Relevant qualifications
and experience, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">Confirmation that you
will volunteer for a script based Panel (specify Latin or other script), <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Source Sans Pro'">Extent of support needed
(travel or accommodation logistics, or both; candidates with at least partial</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> support will be given preference). <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Thanks</span></p>
</div><div><div>-</div><div><div><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Yaovi Atohoun</font></font></div><div>Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa</div><div>ICANN – <a href="http://www.icann.org" target="_blank">www.icann.org</a> </div><div>Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228</div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><div style="font-family:Calibri"><font face="Times" style="font-size:12px"><b>Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? </b></font></div><div style="font-family:Calibri"><font face="Times" size="2"><a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability" target="_blank">LEARN MORE</a>. <a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status" target="_blank">STAY UPDATED</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/icann" target="_blank">FOLLOW</a>. <a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved" target="_blank">ENGAGE</a>. </font></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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