Zoom Chat: 2021-03-24 Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN Meeting 

00:32:01 Goran Marby: Hi all
00:32:09 Yaovi Atohoun - ICANN Org: Hello everyone
00:32:32 Goran Marby: Hopefully English as well...
00:32:44 Herb Waye: Hello everyone. Bonjour tout le monde. The ICANN Ombuds team will be available at our drop-in virtual Zoom office during meeting hours (9 AM to 5:30 PM daily). You can visit using the following Zoom link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/97816079697 Passcode: Y^63mHe0NT
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00:32:49 Gisella Gruber - ICANN Org: NOTE - French and Arabic interpretation for this session
00:33:12 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: Hello everyone welcome to Joint AFRALO AfrICANN Meeting
00:33:21 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: You look younger Seun!
00:34:02 Yaovi Atohoun - ICANN Org: @Leon: I think the same for Seun
00:34:21 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: He’s been sleeping well @Yaovi! :P
00:34:32 Sarah Kiden: Congratulations to AFRALO-AfrICANN! 25 meetings
00:34:41 Sarah Kiden: 
00:34:45 Herb Waye: Les membres de l’équipe du bureau de l’ombudsman sont bilingue et peut vous servir en anglais ou en français.
00:34:47 Heidi Ullrich (ICANN Org): Welcome to the 25th AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting. / Bienvenue à la 25ème réunion AFRALO / AfrICANN. / مرحبًا بكم في الاجتماع الخامس والعشرين لـ AFRALO AfrICANN.
00:34:57 DANIEL K. NANGHAKA: this is a great achievement
00:35:00 Bram: Congratulations indeed 
00:35:04 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Congratulations all
00:35:05 Paul Muchene - ICANN Org: 
00:35:13 DANIEL K. NANGHAKA: congratulations to AFRALO community
00:35:22 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: Impressive milestone! Congratulations AFRALO!
00:35:23 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: Félicitations
00:35:34 Silvia Vivanco. ICANN.org: All AFRALO - AFRICANN statements are posted in the wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/Joint+AFRALO-AfrICANN+Statements+Workspace
00:38:52 Goran Marby: So can not shut me up...
00:39:02 Seun Ojedeji: hahaha @Leon look like its better to be on lockdown (re: me looking younger)
00:39:10 Calvin Browne: @Goran - grin
00:39:21 Judith Hellerstein: Congrats to AFRALO on your 25th anniversary
00:39:55 Sarah Kiden: Thank you, Maureen
00:39:59 Mayokun Adeoti: Hello everyone, greetings form Abuja, Nigeria
00:40:16 Olévié Kouami: Great anniversary ! Kudos AFRALO !!
00:40:17 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Thank you Maureen
00:40:30 Judith Hellerstein: Greetings from Washington DC wish we can all be there in person
00:40:32 Maureen Hilyard: Thank you Seun and AFRALO
00:41:31 Calvin Browne: Hey @Mayokun - Greentings from Johannesburg, South Africa
00:41:49 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): we are looking for the surprise
00:42:12 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: Hello, my name is Michelle DeSmyter and I will be monitoring this chat room. In this role, I am the voice for the remote participants. Please note that I will read aloud comments/questions submitted in English within the time set by the Chair of this session.

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00:42:29 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: if you are unable to access the Interpretation feature please select English on this alternative platform https://crn.interpret.world/loginlink?token=ICANN-ALAC&lang=SRC
00:43:37 Calvin Browne: @Michelle - just FYI - Linux users need to update to the latest version to get the translation services
00:44:21 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: @Calvin - thank you, this is noted
00:45:36 June: Wooohoo!
00:45:51 Lawrence Olawale-Roberts: Great Move
00:46:33 June: That's great news and congratulations to the AFRALO Community! No mean feat
00:47:00 Dave Kissoondoyal - ALAC: Thanks @Goran and @Maureen
00:47:16 Olévié Kouami: Congrats to all the formers et actual AFRALO Leaderships
00:47:20 Olévié Kouami: Well done !
00:48:35 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Pandemic effect :-)
00:48:37 Sarah Kiden: Seun :-)
00:48:43 Olévié Kouami: Normal feed by 3 females ;-)
00:48:45 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: Thanks @Goran for that powerful encouraging speech.
00:51:59 Maureen Hilyard: The GNSO Council meeting is on now and I will have to move to that soon. But thank you for inviting me to your special meeting.
00:52:36 Dave Kissoondoyal - ALAC: Thanks @Leon
00:52:46 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: Merci @LEÓN, Thanks @Maureen and bye 
00:53:04 Sarah Kiden: Thanks, Leon!
00:53:06 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: Thanks Dave!
00:53:16 Olévié Kouami: THank you Leon
00:53:20 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: Merci Abdeldjalil!
00:53:26 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: Thanks Sarah!
00:53:35 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: Thanks Olévié!
00:54:08 Olévié Kouami: You're welcome Leon
00:54:32 Olévié Kouami: 25th need a toast ;-)) !!
00:54:52 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Thank you Leon
00:55:23 Tripti Sinha: Congratulations on your anniversary!
00:56:44 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía: Thank you Hadia!
00:57:15 Maureen Hilyard: We are very fortunate to have Mandla on the MSM team
00:57:19 Herb Waye Ombuds: Apologies… had to leave for a few minutes.
00:57:36 Olévié Kouami: You're welcome Mandla
01:00:47 Olévié Kouami: We are the prosumers of the Internet and we need our governments supports and 'hears'
01:02:26 June: I agree,we need our governments to plug in but carefully so that they don't dominate and make it a law enforcement issue as they like to, a balance would be ideal
01:03:09 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: Thanks @Osman.
01:03:17 Maureen Hilyard: Very encouraging work being done by the Board for all the regions. Thank you Ihab,
01:04:09 Olévié Kouami: Yes 4 the the promotion of Data Protection in Africa, more promotion
01:04:19 Olévié Kouami: Thank you Ihab !
01:05:31 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Thanks Mandla and Ihab
01:06:39 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Pierre we are not able to hear you
01:06:47 Lawrence Olawale-Roberts: maybe a dialout will help
01:07:04 Ihab I. Osman: Thank you all..
01:07:52 Maureen Hilyard: Thank you AFRALO.. have another great meeting.
01:08:40 Silvia Vivanco. ICANN.org: AFRALO
01:08:56 Silvia Vivanco. ICANN.org: Webinar series wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+webinar+series+2021
01:09:38 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: Kind reminder when submitting a question or comment that you want me to read out loud on the mic, please start with a <QUESTION> and end with a “</QUESTION>” or <COMMENT> </COMMENT>. Text outside these quotes will be considered as part of “chat” and will not be read out loud on the microphone.
01:10:11 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: To listen to the interpretation, please click on the interpretation icon in the Zoom toolbar and select the language you will listen to and/or speak during this session.
01:11:08 Calvin Browne: Do you have the URL for webinar announcements?
01:11:25 Sarah Kiden: @Calvin https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+webinar+series+2021
01:11:48 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Thanks Sarah
01:11:58 Olévié Kouami: The first webinar was good but we lack from Interpretation tools
01:12:12 Calvin Browne: Thanks @Sarah
01:15:31 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: To listen to the interpretation, please click on the interpretation icon in the Zoom toolbar and select the language you will listen to and/or speak during this session.
01:16:09 Etienne Billy TSHISHIMBI: Hello all
01:19:30 Judith Hellerstein: Is their a link to this statement
01:20:01 Heidi Ullrich (ICANN Org): EN - https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+24+March+2021?preview=/158139318/160727381/Joint%20AFRALO%20statement%20EN.pdf
01:20:19 Heidi Ullrich (ICANN Org): FR - https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+24+March+2021?preview=/158139318/160727382/Joint%20AFRALO%20statement-FR.pdf
01:20:29 Olévié Kouami: I think that the URL will be publicly available after the declartaion
01:21:50 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: ops sorry
01:21:58 Judith Hellerstein: Thanks. A very good statement
01:22:11 Heidi Ullrich (ICANN Org): The EN/FR versions of the statement are on the At-Large ICANN70 wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Meetings+-+Wednesday%2C+24+March+2021
01:22:51 Olévié Kouami: Plus posément
01:22:59 Olévié Kouami: Pas trop vite
01:26:27 Olévié Kouami: Merci Abdeldjalil
01:26:43 Sarah Kiden: Merci Abdeljalil
01:26:55 Silvia Vivanco. ICANN.org: To all speakers please kindly speak at a reasonable speed to allow for accurate interpretation
01:26:59 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Merci Abdeljalil
01:27:05 Etienne Billy TSHISHIMBI: On pourrait avoir le lien en français
01:27:15 Sarah Kiden: No addition from me
01:27:22 Barrack Otieno: none from me Chair
01:27:41 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Yes Chokri was among the drafting team
01:28:05 Seun Ojedeji: Noted @Sarah and Barrack
01:28:08 Olévié Kouami: Les 2 verions (EN et FR) seront disponibles ici : https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/Joint+AFRALO-AfrICANN+Statements+Workspace
01:28:12 Seun Ojedeji: Thanks @Hadia
01:28:29 Etienne Billy TSHISHIMBI: Ok j'ai trouvé le lien
01:32:28 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: To listen to the interpretation, please click on the interpretation icon in the Zoom toolbar and select the language you will listen to and/or speak during this session.
01:33:23 Olévié Kouami: De quelle fragmentation parlons nous svp ?
01:34:35 Olévié Kouami: <Question>Fragmentation entre les législations ou d'Internet<Question>
01:35:13 Chokri Ben Romdhane: @Olivier la non fédération des règlements contribue a la fragmentation du marche du DNS , l usage de l internet
01:35:35 Olévié Kouami: <Question>Fragmentation of the Internet or fragmentation between the législations ?<Question>
01:36:22 Olévié Kouami: OK. I see.
01:36:39 Olévié Kouami: There is a link surely
01:36:59 Silvia Vivanco. ICANN.org: We note Hadia's hand up
01:37:44 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: When submitting a question or comment that you want me to read out loud on the mic, please start with a <QUESTION> and end with a “</QUESTION>” or <COMMENT> </COMMENT>. Text outside these quotes will be considered as part of “chat” and will not be read out loud on the microphone.
01:39:07 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: Friendly reminder, when speaking, please speak loud and clear for our interpreters - thank you.
01:40:29 Olévié Kouami: <Question> Is this need a review of the Malabo convention ? Yes or No.<Question>
01:42:49 Olévié Kouami: Thank you Abdeljalil
01:43:36 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Malabo convention is not far from the GDPR
01:43:55 Olévié Kouami: +1 @Hadia
01:44:30 Olévié Kouami: This law preceed the GDPR
01:44:38 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: Reminder, to listen to the interpretation, please click on the interpretation icon in the Zoom toolbar and select the language you will listen to and/or speak during this session.
01:47:32 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Thank you Chair
01:47:59 Silvia Vivanco. ICANN.org: Thank you very much to AFRALO-AFRICANN! Congratulations on this very interesting session
01:47:59 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): Thank you all
01:48:00 Olévié Kouami: Thank you Chair. Go for the T O A S T !!!!
01:48:06 Sarah Kiden: Thank you everyone!
01:48:16 Lawrence Olawale-Roberts: Thanks All
01:48:17 Dave Kissoondoyal - ALAC: Thanks and bye to all
01:48:18 Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC): bye all
01:48:22 Keolebogile Rantsetse(ICANN70 Fellow): Thanks everyone
01:48:25 Mohamed Elbashir (ICANN Org.): Thank you
01:48:26 Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong,AFRALO: Merci à tous, thanks to all
01:48:26 Olévié Kouami: Bon anniversaire !
01:48:32 Olévié Kouami: Srah
01:48:33 Innocent Adriko: Bye