AFRALO: GETTING CLOSER TO THE LOCAL AFRICAN END-USER COMMUNITY
Monday, 15 July 2013 18:00 to 19:30 SAST
Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) Room 2AB, 45 Bram Fischer Road, Durban, South Africa
The African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) invites you to its event to be held at the ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa. One of the purposes of this Showcase is to highlight the activities of the At-Large Structures (ALSes) region, as well as to facilitate outreach activities for regional Internet user organizations attending the ICANN's Durban Meeting and to celebrate the AFRALO's achievements since its inception.
The Durban Showcase is part of a series of regional showcase events that started with the African Showcase at the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi in March 2010. Next came the EURALO Showcase in Brussels in June 2010, the LACRALO Showcase in Cartagena in December 2010, the NARALO Showcase in San Francisco in March 2011, the APRALO Showcase in Singapore in June 2011, the AFRALO Showcase in Dakar in October 2011, the LACRALO Showcase in San Jose in March 2012, the EURALO Showcase in June 2012, the Toronto Showcase in October 2012, and the Beijing Showcase in April 2013.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN
Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board of ICANN
Sebastien Bachollet, ICANN Board Member
Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC
Fatimata Seye Sylla, Chair of the AFRALO
Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice-Chair of AFRALO
Aziz Hilali, Secretariat of AFRALO
ALS INFORMATION
Additional details on the AFRALO ALSes can be found here.
VENUE AND TIME
Room 2AB
Durban International Convention Centre (ICC)
45 Bram Fischer Road, Durban, South Africa
Monday, 15 July 2013 18:00 to 19:30 SAST
AGENDA
- Arrival of Delegates and Invited Guests with music, dance, refreshments and entertainment (5 minutes)
- Welcome by the Moderator, Tijani Ben Jemaa (3 minutes)
- Welcome Address by AFRALO Chair - Fatimata Seye Sylla (5 minutes)
- Opening Address by the Chair of ALAC and Intruduction of the CEO - Olivier Crépin-LeBlond (3 minutes)
- Address from ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer, Fadi Chehadé (7 minutes)
- Address from the ICANN Board Chair, Steve Crocker (7 minutes)
- Introductory Speakers (5 minutes each)
- Sebastien Bachollet, Member of the ICANN Board selected by At-Large
- Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa
- Presentation of the AFRALO ALSes - Aziz Hilali, AFRALO Secretariat (5 minutes)
- Selected African speakers (10 minutes each)
- Kudzani Tenga - Student - University of South Africa - Durban
- James Njenga - Senior Lecturer - University of Western Cape - Cape Town
- Mercy Moyo - Assistant Program Officer - Information Training & Outreach (ITOCA) - Centurion
- Wrap-Up - Fatimata Seye Sylla,AFRALO Chair and Tijani Ben Jemaa, AFRALO ALAC representative and AFRALO Vice-Chair (5 minutes)
- Address by Titilayo Olujumoke, Google (3 minutes)
- Address by Adiel Akplogan, AFRINIC (3 minutes)
- Entertainment and Light Refreshments through 19:30
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Click here to find a compilation of pictures and videos from the APRALO Events.
Sponsors
For More Information
- Fatimata Seye Sylla, Chair of AFRALO: fsylla@gmail.com
- Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice-Chair of AFRALO: tijani.benjemaa@planet.tn
- Aziz Hilali, Secretariat of AFRALO: hilaliaziz@yahoo.fr