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Claudia Ruiz: (12/5/2018 09:50) Welcome to the AFRALO Monthly Teleconference Call on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 18:30 UTC
Claudia Ruiz: (09:50) https://community.icann.org/x/2gXVBQ
Heidi Ullrich: (09:59) Hi All! Welcome!
Roger Baah: (10:08) Hello
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:08) Hello everyone,
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:08) Yes, I am Joined ealry
Claudia Ruiz: (10:09) Friendly reminder AC will be in English today. If you need a dial out in FR please let me know and I will arrange that for you. Thank you!
Barrack Otieno: (10:18) Hi Chair, hello colleagues
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:23) Hi All
Ejikeme Egbuogu: (10:26) Hi all
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (10:26) Bonsoir à tous
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:26) i can hear you well Tijani
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:27) Hello Barrack, Dave, Ejikeme, Michel
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:27) Hello Mary, Sarah
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:27) Hello Mohamed
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (10:27) Hi Bashir
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:29) Please mute you mobile phones while not speaking to avoid echo or Background sound
Ejikeme Egbuogu: (10:29) hello Mohammed
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:29) Salam Abdelmonem
Abdalmonem Galila: (10:29) I may have some difficulties to talk so accept my apology I will just text here
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:31) we are waiting for few dailouts then we can start after 2-3mins
Leon Sanchez: (10:31) Hello everyone
Mary Uduma: (10:31) Hello Everyone
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:31) Hey Leon, Thanks for joining
Barrack Otieno: (10:32) Hi Mary
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:32) Hi Marry
Leon Sanchez: (10:33) Tahnks for having me Mohamed. Always my pleasure
Mary Uduma: (10:33) Hi Barack and Mohamed, hope you are all doing ok.
Mary Uduma: (10:34) Hi Mohamed and Barack, hope you all doing ok
Franck KOUYAMI: (10:35) Hello Mary
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:35) Open ICANN Public Comments : https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2Dcomments&d=DwIFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=CXERzIws_vaPY8WrLB9yz2PICpecEh3yA9MaabnyyBk&m=l-KLWXyFxbD_K9x97md5-XRIYduEaNKDV7hOZcjLozc&s=-fhyaFiqzpd6m0qBzz60-CQiq3SoK2Y_sufOmoTDPho&e=
Bakary KOUYATE (ISOC MALI): (10:36) hello every one
Mary Uduma: (10:36) Hello Franck good to see you online.
Mary Uduma: (10:37) Hello Tijani
Hadia Elminiawi: (10:38) Hello all
Claudia Ruiz: (10:38) Welcome Hadia Elminiawi
Heidi Ullrich: (10:38) All Action Items from the last meeting have been completed.
Claudia Ruiz: (10:39) *6 to Mute and *7 to Unmute
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (10:39) hi
Mary Uduma: (10:39) Hi AK
Hadia Elminiawi: (10:40) yes tijani we hear you
Otunte Otueneh: (10:40) Hello all
Claudia Ruiz: (10:42) Welcome Beran Dondeh - audio only
Mary Uduma: (10:43) Audio breaking, is it from my end?
Sarah Kiden: (10:43) Hi everyone, bonjour! Finally re-connected
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:43) It seems the mobile lines quality is not good this time
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:43) yes, audio is breaking up
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (10:44) welcome Sarah
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (10:44) yes muhamed both on the call and Adobe
Mary Uduma: (10:44) No audio
Sarah Kiden: (10:44) Thank you Michel
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (10:45) Please i have been disconnected. can I have a call back please
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:45) Hadia, your line is breaking up
Hadia Elminiawi: (10:46) ok that is adobe connect audio
Hadia Elminiawi: (10:46) yes I undertsatnd
Mary Uduma: (10:47) It is very difficult to follow the converstions
Abdalmonem Galila: (10:48) Yes it seems there are something wrong
Sarah Kiden: (10:48) @Staff, please dial-out to Fatimata on +221786371462
Heidi Ullrich: (10:48) Here is the link to the Hot Topics doc: https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/2018-12-05+AFRALO+Monthly+Teleconference?preview=/97846746/100532827/AFRALO_Policy%20Hot%20Topics%20DRAFT.pdf
Hadia Elminiawi: (10:48) Thank you Heidi
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:49) Thanks Abdulkarim..
Claudia Ruiz: (10:49) Welcome Judith Hellerstein
Heidi Ullrich: (10:49) Congratulations to all for the great new AFRALO Hot Policy Topics document!
Sarah Kiden: (10:49) Welcome Judith!
Heidi Ullrich: (10:49) AFRALO is the first RALO to complete such a document :)
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:50) We put on record the wonderful work done by the ICANN communication team for the Hot Topics Draft document
Sarah Kiden: (10:50) Wow, this is good news for AFRALO! Kudos team!
Abdalmonem Galila: (10:50) COngratulation
Hadia Elminiawi: (10:50) Thank you all
Leon Sanchez: (10:50) This is a great document. Congratulations to all who contributed!
Ejikeme Egbuogu: (10:51) This is good
Ejikeme Egbuogu: (10:51) kudos
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:51) Thanks Heidi, STaff for supporting the hot topics WG
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:52) +1 Mohamed
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (10:52) This is very good
Abdalmonem Galila: (10:52) Executive points in this document make it more helpful
Judith Hellerstein: (10:52) This looks really great
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:52) Thanks Heidi .. we sill spread the document to the max
Heidi Ullrich: (10:53) Please consider using this in your AFRALO outreach and engagement strategy!
Claudia Ruiz: (10:53) Welcome Fatimata Seye Sylla- on audio only
Heidi Ullrich: (10:53) Staff will post this document on the AFRALO web and wiki home pages.
Sarah Kiden: (10:53) Thank you, Heidi!
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:53) Thanks Heidi and the staff
Judith Hellerstein: (10:54) Justine gave a very good presentation on gtld this during todays CPWG call
Mary Uduma: (10:55) Great work, congratulations
Dave Kissoondoyal: (10:55) Great job Tijani
Claudia Ruiz: (10:56) Welcome Yazid Akanho
Mary Uduma: (10:57) No audio
Mohamed El Bashir: (10:58) If you have conducted a local Internet event, free free to update us
Claudia Ruiz: (10:59) @Mary- would you like a dial out?
Mary Uduma: (10:59) Please dial me out on +2348037052535
Claudia Ruiz: (11:00) @Mary- we are dialing out to you now
Judith Hellerstein: (11:00) Hi All-Just wanted to remind everyone that the comment period on the CCWG:Auction Proceeds closes on December 11. Also Maureen and I plan on finalizing the ALAC comments by Friday so if you want to send up your comments please do so by Friday
Yazid AKANHO: (11:00) thanks Claudia. my internet is quite unstable from home unfortunatelyThanksClaudia.
Yazid AKANHO: (11:01) thanks Claudia
Claudia Ruiz: (11:01) @Yazid- would you like a dial out?
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:01) Thanks Judith for the update
Yazid AKANHO: (11:01) thanks Claudia
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:01) The booth was really nice at Afrinic 29 and we were able to cordinate things. Thanks to Tijani and Seun. They made things really easy for me
Sarah Kiden: (11:02) Thank you @Judith!
Dave Kissoondoyal: (11:03) Some background music on the call
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:03) Please mute your line, there is a noisey background
Leon Sanchez: (11:03) can the person with piano music please mute his/her line?
Claudia Ruiz: (11:04) *6 to mute and *7 to Unmute. Thank you!
Heidi Ullrich: (11:04) We hear you, Seun.
Claudia Ruiz: (11:08) Welcome Bakary Kouyate
Abdalmonem Galila: (11:09) I ca not hear the answer clearly
Abdalmonem Galila: (11:09) Could you repeat again in a clear voice
Sarah Kiden: (11:09) I think Seun's line is not clear today
Katambi Joan: (11:10) Indeed it is
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:11) AC audio is really bad
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:11) maybe we need to first identify why we need to use blockchain technology and the benefits that it brings to the application that we would like to use it for
Barrack Otieno: (11:12) Kenya ICT Action Network has done quite a bit of work on Blockchain
Barrack Otieno: (11:12) The Network has even developed a Policy Brief on the same which is available on www.kictanet.or.ke
Barrack Otieno: (11:13) under publications
Barrack Otieno: (11:13) the Kenyan Government earlier in the year commissioned a Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Taskforce which recently concluded its work, once i get the report i will share it with the team
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:14) pls can i have a call back. I would like to give a brief summary ITU plenipot
Heidi Ullrich: (11:14) @All, the FY20 Budget Development Workspace: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY20+Budget+Development+Workspace
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:14) maybee under AOB
Abdalmonem Galila: (11:14) @Barrack, excellent
Claudia Ruiz: (11:15) @Mohamed- Michel was muted, he can speak now
Barrack Otieno: (11:16) Please check www.kictanet.or.ke/publications/Policy Briefs @Galila
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:16) Thanks Claudia, will give Michel a chance to speak
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:16) @Barrack we can also share the report developed by DNS-EC interns with regard to their work during the summer in relation to the DNS -
Abdalmonem Galila: (11:16) @Barrack, Thanks will check
Heidi Ullrich: (11:17) @Mohamed, excellent idea!
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:17) Thank Mohamed, Claudia
Sarah Kiden: (11:17) Thank you, Heidi!
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:17) @Barrack we can also share the report developed by DNS-EC interns with regard to their work during the summer in relation to the DNS and blockchain
Sarah Kiden: (11:17) Agree @Mohamed. Will take note of the names
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:18) thank you Heidi
Heidi Ullrich: (11:18) Thank you. This is your annual apportunity!
Heidi Ullrich: (11:20) The envelope for ALL SOACs will be $300k. So being strategic is very important.
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:20) @Tijani certainly outreach is essential in relation to the requests
chenai chair: (11:20) hello all. quick question, who approves the projects that are supported by the RALO? might be a good strategy to review submissions.
Heidi Ullrich: (11:20) ALAC will likely submit a request for RALO Discretionary Funding and for an umbrella request for skill development.
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:20) Hi Muhammed, I have an Idea of how we can get more members engaaged especially in terms of policy formation
Sarah Kiden: (11:21) @Abdulkarim, I will note your name
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:21) +1 Mohamed for having a small group for helping, encouraging and filtering proposals
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:21) helping and encouraging ALSs
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:22) Est ce qu'on peut mettre à notre disposition les formulaires de demande d'appui pour nos activités?
Heidi Ullrich: (11:22) @Mohamed, there is $1,500 remaining for RALO Discretionary Funding - can be used through 30 June 2019.
Sarah Kiden: (11:22) Will send reminder
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:22) thanks Sarah
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:23) thank
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:25) thank you judith for the link
Dave Kissoondoyal: (11:25) Thanks Judith
Sarah Kiden: (11:25) Thank you Judith!
Judith Hellerstein: (11:26) HOPe I could be heard
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:26) Thanks Judith, always doing a great job
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:26) Thank you Judith for the update
Judith Hellerstein: (11:26) thanks for having me on
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:26) yes we heard you
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:26) yes judith you were clear
Heidi Ullrich: (11:27) Welcome!
Heidi Ullrich: (11:27) Come join At-Large !
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:27) Welcome
Sarah Kiden: (11:27) Welcome Ambrose and Sarata!
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:28) Welcome Ambrose and Sarata
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:28) welcome
Heidi Ullrich: (11:29) Upcoming ICANN Meetings: 3 months until ICANN64 in Kobe, Japan and 7 months until ICANN65 in Marrakech (AFRALO!)
chenai chair: (11:30) thank you sarah
Sarah Kiden: (11:30) Welcome Chenai and Galila!
Claudia Ruiz: (11:30) Welcome Christiane Anaky
Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong: (11:31) Welcome Sarata , Ambrose,Anaky , Galila and Chenai
Heidi Ullrich: (11:31) @Fatimata, no not yet
Heidi Ullrich: (11:32) Maureen Hilyard, the ALAC Chair, has a few ideas for At-Large as a whole.
Sarah Kiden: (11:32) Welcome Anaky and all our new members
Abdulkarim Oloyede: (11:32) I would like to specially welcome Abdalmonem Galila who was coach at my first ICANN meeting
Heidi Ullrich: (11:32) 1) RALO Discretionary Funding; 2) Skill Development;
Barrack Otieno: (11:33) No AOB fromme Chair
Christiane Anaky: (11:35) thank you Claudia
Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong: (11:35) https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+Monthly+Reports+2018 no Update so we need to have a short report of our Activities it will be Great , NARALO did a great Job by updating always their Report
Christiane Anaky: (11:35) Thank you Sarah
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Hadia Elminiawi: (11:35) Welcome Galila, Sarata, Ambrose, Anaky and Chenai happy to have new members
Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong: (11:36) https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+Monthly+Reports+2018
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:37) Très bonne idée pour ce rapport sur la reunion de la PP18 au sujet du FGI
Leon Sanchez: (11:38) Thanks everyone
Heidi Ullrich: (11:38) Thanks, All. Excellent call! Thank you for your Chairing skills, Mohamed!
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:38) Thank you all for this meeting
Dave Kissoondoyal: (11:38) Thanks Mohamed for the effective time management and chairing of today's meeting
Leon Sanchez: (11:38) have a great rest of your day
Abdalmonem Galila: (11:38) Thanks all
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:38) Thank you Mohamed and all -
Abdalmonem Galila: (11:38) BYe
Sarah Kiden: (11:38) Thank you all
Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong: (11:38) Thanks all
Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong: (11:38) bye
Sarah Kiden: (11:39) Bye bye
chenai chair: (11:39) thanks everyone! bye
Mary Uduma: (11:39) Bye All.
Michel TCHONANG LINZE: (11:39) Happy new year all!
Hadia Elminiawi: (11:39) happy new year
Roger Baah: (11:39) Bye all
Ramanou BIAOU: (11:39) Bye
Mohamed El Bashir: (11:39) Thank you everyone, Happy new year in Advance
Ramanou BIAOU: (11:39) Bonne année
Nkem Nweke (DigitalSENSE Africa): (11:39) Bye all.
Dave Kissoondoyal: (11:39) Thanks all , Merry x-mas and happy new year
Dave Kissoondoyal: (11:39) bye all
Aisha Saho: (11:39) Happy new year!
Barrack Otieno: (11:39) Thank you all
