2022-04-06 AFRALO Monthly Teleconference

Date: Wednesday, 06 April 2022  

Time: 18:30 - 20:00 UTC (For the time in various time zones click here)      

Meeting Number: AL.AF/CC.14  BDB 0520/1

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Conference ID: FR & EN 1638

Zoom room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/93792485740?pwd=S3YvMEtMMm13aUd0dTZLRnV3L0hndz09 Password: AFRA06APR*

Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=dd6b4887-123b-4add-8741-985d71dd635e 

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Action Items: EN 

Transcript: EN, FR

Recording: EN, FR 

Zoom Recording: EN

Zoom Chat: EN

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Participants: 

FR: Etienne Tshishimbi, Olévié Kouami, Gabdibé Gab-Hingonne, Gabriel Bombambo Boseko, Michel Tchonang Linze, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, 

EN: Aziz Hiliali, Barrack Otieno, Ben Rachad Sanoussi, Bram Fudzlani, Chokri Ben Romdhane, Daniel Nanghaka, Dave Kissoondoyal, Dr Matogoro, Ejikeme Egbuogu, Hadia Elminiawi, Innocent Adriko, Leon Felipe Sanchez Ambia, Maureen Hilyard, Peter Mmbando, Ramanou Biaou, Raymond Mamattah, Robert Nkambwe, Roberto Gaetano, Sarah Kiden, Seun Ojedeji, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vernatius Ezeama, Pastor Peters, Moriam Omowunmi Sulaimon, Hawa Diakite, Kabine Doumbia, Abdulkarim Oloyede, Caleb Kuphe, Isaac Maposa, Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot, Oreoluwa Lesi, Otieno Antony, Otunte Otueneh, Salyou Fanny, Samwel Kariuki

Apologies: none

Staff: Goran Marby, Heidi Ullrich, Bob Ochieng, Silvia Vivanco, Yaovi Atohoun, Yazid Akanho, Paul Muchene, Claudia Ruiz, Michelle DeSmyter

Observer: none

FR Interpreters: Camila & Isabelle

Call Management: Michelle DeSmyter

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Agenda: 

1. Roll call (Staff) – 2 min
2. AFRALO 15th Anniversary Ceremony- 45 min- Aziz Hilali  see more AFRALO 15th Anniversary 
3. Review of Action items  from previous meeting (Staff ) – 2 min
4. Open ICANN Public Comments ( @Seun ) – 6 min

At-Large Policy Resources:

• Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
• At-Large Policy Advice Development Page
• At-Large Policy Summary
• At-Large Executive Summary page
• Multistakeholder Advice Development graphic

Recently Ratified by the ALAC

• TBD

Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings

• March (3)
• May (1)
• June (2)
• August (1)
• September (1)

Root Zone Update Process Study CPWG

The March 2016 proposal to transition the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the global multistakeholder community called for a study to investigate the robustness of the operational arrangements for making changes to the root zone content to reduce or eliminate single points of failure. ICANN org commissioned this study, which is now ready for public review.

Policy Status Report: Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure Policy (UDRP) CPWG

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the UDRP Policy Status Report. ICANN org will update the report to include relevant information from Public Comments.

Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 5 (RZ-LGR-5) CPWG

To determine valid top-level Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) labels and their variant labels, the script communities have finalized their Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the root zone as per the LGR Procedure. These proposals are integrated into the Root Zone LGR (RZ-LGR) by the Integration Panel into its fifth version. RZ-LGR-5 is aiming to cover 26 scripts concluding work of active Generation Panels. ICANN is seeking input on it from the community. 

Public Comment for Decision 

• N/A

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

Recently Ratified by the ALAC

• None

 Status will be confined to the following terms: Drafting, Comment, Vote, Adopted, Rejected, Suspended, Withdrawn, No consensus, No statement, To Be Confirmed (TBC), To Be Submitted, Other

5. Updates/Items for discussion/Reports

      a. Preparation of next AFRALO Webinar series 2022 -  ( Bram Fudzulani/ Tijani ,All )    - 15 min

      b. NOMCOM update   (Tijani Ben Jemaa) - 5 min 

      c. ICANN 74 Registration is open  ( Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong  ) - 2 min

      d. Status of Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting - ICANN73 and Preparation ICANN74  -   ( Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong  ) - 4 min

      e. Update AFRALO Newsletter (Remmy , Olivier ,Staff  ) - 5 min  See Newsletter Archive

6. AFRALO Membership Matters ( Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong ) –  3min

  

The African region  has 69 ALSes located in 32 countries and territories

and 16 individuals members and 3 observers 

7. AOB – (Seun, all) 2 min

 FRENCH VERSION 

Ordre du Jour (Français) 

1. Appel - Liste de Présence (Personnel) – 2 min
2. Cérémonie de célébration du 15 eme anniversaire d'AFRALO - 45 min- Aziz Hilali  voir plus AFRALO 15th Anniversary 
3. Revue des actions à entreprendre de la réunion précédente (Personnel) – 2 min

4. Commentaires publics d' ICANN (Seun Ojedeji ) – 6 min

Ressources stratégiques At-Large:

At-Large Capacity Building Workshop - An Introduction to Policy Development at ICANN
2020 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
At-Large Policy Summary
At-Large Executive Summary page
Multistakeholder Advice Development graphic
Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)

Récemment ratifié par l'ALAC (depuis la dernière réunion mensuelle d'AFRALO)

Policy comment updates - Jonathan Zuck, Evin Erdoğdu, drafting team member(s) and all (10 minutes) 

Recently Ratified by the ALAC

• None

Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings

• January (2)
• March (1)

Updates to the GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI) Procedures and Requirements OFB-WG

Possible (still tentative at this time) Public Comment proceeding on experiences with and/or possible modifications to the GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI) procedures and requirements.

NCAP Study 2: Impact and Data Sensitivity Analysis CPWG

The Impact and Data Sensitivity Analysis is a part of the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Discussion Group's work to produce a Study 2 report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment proceeding as it develops its draft report, expected to be published for Public Comment in March 2022.

Public Comment for Decision 

• ICANN Bylaws Amendments: ccNSO-Proposed Changes to Article 10 and Annex B 02 Mar 2022TBC:OFB-WG

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

5. mise à jour /Sujets de discussion/Rapports

     a.  Préparation   des  séries des Webinaires d"AFRALO de l'année 2022    (Bram Fudzulani/Tijani,Tous)  - 15 min  

     b.  Mise a jour de NOMCOM  (Tijani Ben Jemaa) - 5 min 

     c. Ouverture d'inscription ICANN74  ( Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong  ) - 2 min

     d. Status de la Réunion Conjointe AFRALO-AfrICANN - ICANN 73 et la prepartion de celle de l'ICANN 74   ( Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong  ) - 4 min

     e. Mise à jour d'AFRALO Newsletter (Remmy, Olivier,Staff ) -  Voir Archive de la Newsletter

6. AFRALO Membership Matters ( Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong ) – 3 min

The African region  compte 69 ALSes  localisées  dans  32 pays et territoires .

and 16membres individuels  and 3 observateurs