Gisella Gruber:Welcome to the AFRALO Task force: Outreach for more African representation in ICANN leadership positions on Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 1300 UTC
Gisella Gruber:Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/4irxAg
Silvia Vivanco:Hello everyone
Alan Greenberg:I hope that I may jioin this meeting as an observer/
Gisella Gruber:Good morning/afternoon to all
Gisella Gruber:Barrack is leading the call as Fatimata will be late but he is not yet on AC
Mercy:Hi everyone, waiting for dial out
Gisella Gruber:@ Mercy - I believe you are on the call now
Mercy:connected now
Mercy:thx
Gisella Gruber:We are hoping that Fatimata will join us shortly
Silvia Vivanco:so the "creating a website containing profiles of Africans"....is an actual website
Silvia Vivanco:okay perhaps a wiki is best for the moment
Silvia Vivanco:but I leave it up to the members of the WG to discuss
Alan Greenberg:English channel ok here _ when someone is talking...
Alan Greenberg:Silence now.
Tijani BEN JEMAA:yes Alan
Gisella Gruber:Silence on French ..
Tijani BEN JEMAA:there is a problem on the french channel
Gisella Gruber:Barrack has joined on AC
Silvia Vivanco:okay so we can hear each other
Alan Greenberg:i JUST HEARD tIJANI ON eNGLISH CHANNEL!
Silvia Vivanco:please continue your discussions
Tijani BEN JEMAA:Who is chairing the call?
Silvia Vivanco:Barrack is chairing this call
Barrack Otieno:Hello all is the document being shared?
Silvia Vivanco:yes Barrack
Tijani BEN JEMAA:Hi Barrack
Barrack Otieno:My apologies i was having connectivity challenges the line is not clear
Tijani BEN JEMAA:silence on both channels
Barrack Otieno:Tijani
Mercy:I did
Silvia Vivanco:yes Barrack we all heard your summary
Barrack Otieno:We agreed to include suggested timelines, i have circulated a link on google docs
Barrack Otieno:i do hope we will receive comments from members of the working group
Silvia Vivanco:so basically we can used the re-designed At large website (work in progress at the moment) and include one section with the AFRICAN leaders
Silvia Vivanco:but in the meantime we can create a wiki to include all the African Leaders
Silvia Vivanco:so just let staff know
Barrack Otieno:noted Tijani
Barrack Otieno:apologies for that
Barrack Otieno:we used google docs while drafting
Barrack Otieno:but we will hence forth move it to the wiki
Barrack Otieno:Mercy would you like to say anything?
Silvia Vivanco:Okay so I will note that all documents and updates be included in a wiki page
Silvia Vivanco:to be created for this WG
Barrack Otieno:Thank you Sylvia
Barrack Otieno:another action item
Alan Greenberg:Or if they are, their contact info may have changed.
Barrack Otieno:correct Alan
Barrack Otieno:Tijani we cannot hear you
Silvia Vivanco:Tijani we could not hear your last comment
Tijani BEN JEMAA:Sorry for the perturbation
Tijani BEN JEMAA:I was trying to have Fatimata
Tijani BEN JEMAA:sorry again
Silvia Vivanco:ok
Barrack Otieno:I suggest we move to the next agenda
Barrack Otieno:if there are no comments
Alan Greenberg:If you want comments in 2 days, need to send out a message saying that. Not many people on this call.
Barrack Otieno:We will have the draft strategy on the Wiki
Barrack Otieno:Yes Alan
Barrack Otieno:The document has been circulated in the working group
Gisella Gruber:Baudouin Schombe has joined the AC room
Silvia Vivanco:correct Barrack
Silvia Vivanco:so perhaps before posting the names in the website the WG shall contacct those people
Silvia Vivanco:okay I will note that
Gisella Gruber:Fatimata has joined the AC room
Barrack Otieno:Thats an action point
Silvia Vivanco:Welcome Fatimata
Barrack Otieno:Maybe we can have Fatimata make some comments
Barrack Otieno:she is supposed to be leading this session on next steps
Gisella Gruber:Fatimata is not currently on the audio bridge
Barrack Otieno:Colleagues are there any comments? We are on next steps
Barrack Otieno:before we move to the next agenda item
Barrack Otieno:Our objective is to use those who have served on the ICANN board and different constituencies to inspire the community
Barrack Otieno:and encourage many more to aspire to offer themselves for leadership
Fatimata:Hello Qll
Barrack Otieno:Hello Fatimata
Fatimata:I q, very sorry
Silvia Vivanco:so I will just note that as an idea once the list is complete, some leaders can be invited to speak and share their experiencce
Barrack Otieno:yes
Fatimata:I am in a meeting
Barrack Otieno:ok Fatimata we are winding up
Barrack Otieno:i think we should move to any other business
Barrack Otieno:Members can make comments on the Wiki
Barrack Otieno:We will also continue with the discussion on email
Barrack Otieno:Alan
Barrack Otieno:Tijani?
Barrack Otieno:closing comments
Barrack Otieno:Mercy?
Mercy:None
Mercy:Bye
Barrack Otieno:bye all
Silvia Vivanco:Bye all
Silvia Vivanco:I will post the AIs shortly
Gisella Gruber:Thank you all - meeting next week on Tuesday at 1300 UTC
Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi:Hi staff, in future, please send an email stating the meeting is about to start, maybe an hour before, as you always do in the ALAC and Afralo meetings. Probably you sent and it missed me
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