[council] African Union Commissioner to Address ICANN's Durban Public Meeting

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

African Union Commissioner to Address ICANN's Durban Public Meeting
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2 July 2013
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African Union Commissioner to Address ICANN's Durban Public Meeting
2 July 2013

Dr. Elham Ibrahim, the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and 
Energy, will address the welcoming session of ICANN47 on 15 July in Durban, 
South Africa.

The participation of the honorable Commissioner in the opening session of 
ICANN47 reflects the partnership between the African Union and ICANN that began 
at ICANN42 in Dakar, Senegal. This partnership has continued to grow and 
strengthen since it began in 2011, especially over the past year. The African 
Union has been one of the strongest supporters of ICANN's African strategy, and 
the results of this strategy's implementation will be shared during our Durban 
meeting.

Dr. Ibrahim has over thirty years of experience in electrical interconnection, 
energy strategy, network design and renewable energy. Prior to her position 
with the African Union, she served as the First Under Secretary of State in the 
Ministry of Electricity and Energy in Egypt, as well as the General Manager for 
training and promotion in Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA).

We are honored to have Dr. Ibrahim address the global ICANN community as it 
gathers in Africa.

To read more about Dr. Ibrahim, you can go to 
http://ie.au.int/en/commissioner/biography.

For more information about ICANN's upcoming meeting in Durban, South Africa, 
please visit http://durban47.icann.org.


Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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