<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Such a well done job, everyone. I was sick for the past few days so was not able to go to work. I am now catching up. My apologies for having been silent on this effort. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 11 Sep 2018, at 09:47, Farell FOLLY <<a href="mailto:farell@benin2point0.org">farell@benin2point0.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Well done Rafik and thanks.<br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 11 Sep 2018, at 01:08, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Hi all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">in absence of objection, I submitted the comment on Africa Strategy (draft attached).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rafik<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="">Le lun. 10 sept. 2018 à 07:59, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="m_3932433533585784726gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Thanks for the review and support.</div><div class="">there was a team of volunteers and Farell was the penholder and coordinator for the effort.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rafik</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="">Le lun. 10 sept. 2018 à 05:00, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank" class="">icann@ferdeline.com</a>> a écrit :<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="">Hi all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m sorry that I did not get around to reviewing this document sooner.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have just reviewed the proposed comment, and I think it is great. My sincere thanks to the drafters for their time taken preparing it. I support its submission.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ayden Férdeline<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 9 Sep 2018, at 05:34, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Hi all,</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Reminder about reviewing the public comment <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGTNxgct2a01Z4lAKdt5m-pxx3Lyemc8lZ0sgAoA65E/edit" target="_blank" style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGTNxgct2a01Z4lAKdt5m-pxx3Lyemc8lZ0sgAoA65E/edit</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Best,</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Rafik <br class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Farell FOLLY</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:farell@benin2point0.org" target="_blank" class="">farell@benin2point0.org</a>></span><br class="">Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 3:26 AM<br class="">Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [Public Comments] Call for Volunteers for Comment on Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0<br class="">To: <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank" class="">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a>><br class=""></div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">As a reminder, the link to the PC is: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGTNxgct2a01Z4lAKdt5m-pxx3Lyemc8lZ0sgAoA65E/edit" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGTNxgct2a01Z4lAKdt5m-pxx3Lyemc8lZ0sgAoA65E/edit</a> <div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 4 Sep 2018, at 19:19, Farell FOLLY <<a href="mailto:farell@BENIN2POINT0.ORG" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">farell@BENIN2POINT0.ORG</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Following this message from Rafik regarding the Public Comment on ICANN Strategy for Africa, many volunteers and I drafted our comment as NCSG. I, therefore, invite everybody to take a look and make some suggestions and or comments.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">May people have already provided some inputs but I haven’t resolved any. I prefer to not alter them and let the list check first.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">I would also like to remind us that the deadline is set on 10th of September, let’s say in one week.</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for your usual cooperation.<br class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113Apple-interchange-newline">@__f_f__<br class=""><br class="">Best Regards<br class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class="">____________________________________</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class="">(Ekue) Farell FOLLY</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class="">NCUC Rep. to the NCSG Policy Committee</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span class="m_3932433533585784726TSRSpan" id="m_3932433533585784726TSRSpan_16"><img class="m_3932433533585784726TSRWebRatingIcon" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;" src="cid:"></span><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/farellf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(184, 234, 184);" class="">linkedin.com/in/farellf</a> <br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 31 Jul 2018, at 02:23, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113gmail-m_-3345439865267098327gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi all,</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">ICANN published a new public comment, this time on the ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020. Regional strategies started few year ago, in Prague meeting 2012 in ad-hoc way and the first strategy was for Africa.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This public comment is an opportunity for NCSG as stakeholder group to give input in the draft strategy and to see there is any area of concern or improvement. It is also an opportunity for our members from Africa to influence it and draft a comment. You can find more details about the background of this public comment and the report here .<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113TSRSpan" id="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113TSRSpan_142"><img class="m_3932433533585784726m_3942376915562623715m_1070426954059666113TSRWebRatingIcon" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;" src="cid:"></span><span class="m_3932433533585784726TSRSpan" id="m_3932433533585784726TSRSpan_17"><img class="m_3932433533585784726TSRWebRatingIcon" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;" src="cid:"></span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-strategic-plan-2018-07-30-en" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(184, 234, 184);" class="">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-strategic-plan-2018-07-30-en </a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">To kick-off the discussion I created this google doc to be used during the drafting by the volunteers to populate it: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGTNxgct2a01Z4lAKdt5m-pxx3Lyemc8lZ0sgAoA65E/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGTNxgct2a01Z4lAKdt5m-pxx3Lyemc8lZ0sgAoA65E/edit?usp=sharing</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please let me know offlist if you want to volunteer for the drafting. It is good to have several people to volunteer together and work as team so they can share the tasks such as analyzing the report, conducting some research, find previous work, proofreading and so on. I will support you during the drafting if you need any help during the whole process. <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can find previous public comment submitted by NCSG here<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="m_3932433533585784726TSRSpan" id="m_3932433533585784726TSRSpan_18"><img class="m_3932433533585784726TSRWebRatingIcon" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;" src="cid:"></span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2018" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(184, 234, 184);" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2018</a> and listing those who drafted them. We submitted 3 responses to 3 public comments last Friday and I want to thank all the drafters and reviewers for the work done there in such short time to ensure that NCSG gives input on those consultations.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best Regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rafik Dammak</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">NCSG Policy Committee Chair </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><span id="cid:f_jlwyhphd0"><Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0 - NCSG Comment.pdf></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">NCSG-PC mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="mailto:NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NCSG-PC mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is">NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc">https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>