January - March 2019
Updates
- ICANN Board approves delegation of 2 new Top Level Domains (TLDs): Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) موريتانيا for Mauritania and .SS for South Sudan
- 2019 ICANN Nominating Committee inviting applications and recommendations for: members of the ICANN Board of Directors, one member of the PTI Board of Directors, three regional representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), two members of the Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council, one member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council. Deadline extended from to .
- AFRALO Policy Hot Topics documents published. Hot Topics document available for download here.
- Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP): Abdulkarim Oleyede attended the African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) 29 meeting in Hammamet, Tunisia between 27 - 30 November 2018. Participation report available here.
- Additional Budget Request (ABR) proposals for FY20: Funding approved for DigitalSENSE (contact: Remmy Nweke) for $500 for printing of the AFRALO flyer in English and a local Nigerian language for event in June 2019. Total funds remaining for AFRALO: $1,000. Reminder: Send reports for funded events to AFRALO/ICANN At-Large Staff.
Recent and upcoming AFRALO Activities
| Activity | Description | At-Large Structure (ALS)/Team | Activity Date(s) | Reported by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN Meeting | Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting to take place during ICANN64. Topic: New gTLD Subsequent Procedure: Proposal of Neustar regarding the upcoming round of New gTLDs | AFRALO |
| - |
| 2 | Domain Name System (DNS) workshop | DNS abuse workshops for Law Enforcement:
| ICANN Staff / Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) team for Africa (Yaovi Atohoun and Bob Ochieng) and Champika Wijayatunga | January 2019 | Yaovi Atohoun |
| 3 | Safer Internet Day | Session on social media for young people and how to be safe online, under the theme "Together for a better Internet". 300 participants attended. | Internet Society Chad Chapter |
| Abdeljalil Bachar Bong |
| 4 | Safer Internet Day (SID) | Organised event to commemorate SID, in partnership with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) | Internet Society Uganda Chapter |
| Sarah Kiden |
| 5 | YouthCom | Capacity building activity for youth in Uganda. Target: 18 - 30 years. | Global Stakeholder Engagement office for Africa and Internet Society Uganda Chapter | June 2019 (exact date to be confirmed) | Yaovi Atohoun & Sarah Kiden |
| 6 | Safer Internet Day | Organised SID in collaboration with the Malawian regulator and youth organisations that fight for youth rights and freedom. Launched online portal for youth to report incidences of cyberbullying and harassment. Engaged 5 schools to build awareness on safety online | ICT Association of Malawi |
| Bram Fudzulani |
| 7 | International Internet Day | Organised social hub: Outreach and capacity building to raise awareness about ICANN to students | February 2019 | Olivier |
Applications
At-Large Structures
None in the first quarter of 2019
Individual Members
| Name | Profession/Job Title | Organisation | Country of Residence or Nationality | Application # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherkaoui Leghtis | Morocco | |||
| 2 | Adisa Timileyin Joshua | Student | Nigeria | ||
| 3 | Adisa Bolutife | Robotics Process Automation Developer | Nigeria | ||
| 4 | Oluwafemi Ayotunde Falobi | Entrepreneur | Nigeria | ||
| 5 | Ben Kyemba | Network Engineer | Research and Eduation Network for Uganda (RENU) | Uganda |
Monthly Meeting details
Please see Agenda, Transcripts and Action Items for January 2019 and February 2019 meetings. The March monthly call was cancelled due to travel for ICANN64 in Kobe, Japan.
Compiled by Sarah Kiden
(French translation to be provided soon)