May 2009 - KICTANet

Open Source Software Awards ceremony, , , your invitation
by Gakuru Alex 28 May '09

28 May '09

Have a good day. You are invited to the Open Source Software Awards. Entry is free. Your electronic invitation card is attached to this email. Hon. James Rege is our Chief Guest flanked by Dr. Bitange Ndemo of Information and Communications, Njeri Rionge of Ignite Consulting <http://www.igniteconsulting.co.ke/> will lead the awards ceremony. The front row seats are reserved for awards nominees, invited guests, and those that reserved places in advance. Occupy the seats only at the risk of ending-up 'seatless' later on...We welcome all those banners and publicity material, but only of event partners. We look for hosting you. Alex Gakuru, On behalf of, Event Organising Committee [Apologies if you received this message in duplicate for being subscribed to both lists.]

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Re: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo
by Walubengo J 26 May '09

26 May '09

Thanx all for your comments. More so for those organizations that did the actual voting in Egypt where I was an "absentee" candidate. I feel deeply honored for the opportunity to serve at a regional level on the Afrinic Board. God bless, walu. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Eng. Thomas Senaji <tasenaji(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Eng. Thomas Senaji <tasenaji(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo > To: nicholas(a)tespok.co.ke, jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 12:16 PM > Good morning, > > May I join you all in congratutulating Bw. John > Walubengo on his electgion to the Board of AfriNIC and on > his achievement. This is indeed a great honour to our > country and the region at large. Let us give him all the > necessary support > > > Best regards > > > Thomas Senaji > > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:26 AM, > nick wambugu <nicholas(a)tespok.co.ke> > wrote: > > > Congrats Walu..... thisia great achievement for the ICT > community in Kenya > at large live long in the board and God bless. > > > Nick. > > > > > > > > Congratulations Walu ! This is a great achievement not > only for you but > > for > > this country and the region. > > > > Evelyn > > > > _____ > > > > From: kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On > > > Behalf Of John K. Njoroge > > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:39 AM > > To: evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo > > > > > > > I salute and congratulate John Walubengo for being > elected as a Primary > > Director to join the AfriNic Board representing the > East African region. > > This is very good news for Kenya and ofcourse the East > African region as a > > > whole. > > > > > > All the best to AfriNic and especially to Walu. > > > > > > -- > > John Njoroge > > Directorate of e-Government > > Tel: 020-2227411 (Ext 22098) > > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: nicholas(a)tespok.co.ke > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nicholas%40tespok.co.ke > > > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: tasenaji(a)gmail.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/tasenaji%40gmail.com > > > >

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Salute to John Walubengo
by melissa makokha 26 May '09

26 May '09

Congratulations. I am sure you will do a fabulous job. ________________________________ From: "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Melissa Denga <mmakokha(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:00:01 PM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 24, Issue 55 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Congrats to John Walubengo (Evans Kahuthu) 2. Re: Congrats to John Walubengo (nick wambugu) 3. Re: Congrats to John Walubengo (Eng. Thomas Senaji) 4. Re: Congrats to John Walubengo (Walubengo J) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 00:28:01 -0700 From: Evans Kahuthu <ifani.kinos(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo To: Evelyn Rono <evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke>, Evans Kahuthu <ifani.kinos(a)gmail.com> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <4a1b9a02.1b068e0a.5951.1ad4(a)mx.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Walu, Congratulations! Evans -----Original Message----- From: Evelyn Rono <evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 11:57 PM To: Evans Kahuthu <ifani.kinos(a)gmail.com> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo Congratulations?Walu ! This is a great achievement not only for you but for this country and the region. ? Evelyn From: kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke@lists.kicta [The entire original message is not included]

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Re: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo
by Evans Kahuthu 26 May '09

26 May '09

Walu, Congratulations! Evans -----Original Message----- From: Evelyn Rono <evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 11:57 PM To: Evans Kahuthu <ifani.kinos(a)gmail.com> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Congrats to John Walubengo Congratulations Walu ! This is a great achievement not only for you but for this country and the region. Evelyn From: kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke@lists.kicta [The entire original message is not included]

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Fw: [AfrICANN-discuss] Application Round Opens for Seoul MeetingFellowships
by alice munyua 24 May '09

24 May '09

-----Original Message----- From: Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 12:31:29 To: <africann(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Application Round Opens for Seoul Meeting Fellowships Application Round Opens for Seoul Meeting Fellowships Program ensures global representation at ICANN’s International Public Meetings 22 May 2009 MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched the eighth round of fellowship program applications for its 36th International Public Meeting to be held in Seoul, Korea from 25-30 October 2009. For this meeting, the National Internet Development Agency of Korea ( NIDA) is partnering with ICANN to support the fellowship program and increase participation from the Asia Pacific region. "Just like the Internet, ICANN is global in scope in its operations," said Theresa Swinehart , ICANN's Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships. "Our fellowship program has had a lot of success at our last six meetings in making sure global voices are heard in the wide variety of public forums that it holds." For the Sydney Meeting, there are 33 fellows from 28 countries, chosen from 97 applications received. 15 of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past six programmes; 12 fellows are first-time attendees to any ICANN meeting and 6 have attended past meetings, but are first time fellows. Priority is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, such as the Governmental Advisory Committee, the Country Code Names Supporting Organization, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization. The fellowship will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes. As always, registration for ICANN’s meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in Seoul will be accepted from now until 1200 PDT ( UTC -7) on 6 July 2009. More information, as well as a link to the application for a fellowship, is available online at: http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ About ICANN: ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers such as domain names (.org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security, stability, and interoperability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. Media Contacts: Brad White Director of Media Affairs Tel: +1 202 429 2710 Email: brad.white(a)icann.org International: Andrew Robertson Edelman (London) Ph: +44 7921 588 770 E: andrew.robertson(a)edelman.com _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi
by Brian Munyao Longwe 23 May '09

23 May '09

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vika Mpisane <vika(a)zadna.org.za> Date: 2009/5/22 Subject: FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi To: excom(a)lists.aftld.org Cc: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>, "Katundu , Michael" < Katundu(a)cck.go.ke>, michuki(a)swiftkenya.com, Rebecca Wanjiku < rebecca.wanjiku(a)gmail.com> News is in: NAIROBI HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE MARCH 2010 ICANN AFRICA MEETING!!!!! Congratulations to you all Kenyan mates! We look forward to see you in Nairobi – it should be a great jol! And if I may (Vincent knows this any way), during AfTLD Tanzania in April, we agreed with .ke and .ng that whoever will win the ICANN bid will also host the 2010 AfTLD Annual conference (the week before ICANN)! Vincent, I assume the agreement still stands, and can we now announce the 2010 AfTLD Nairobi meeting then? Once again, I’m so happy for you guys! And I hope you do congratulate .ng for also putting in a very competitive bid. Your competition with them (as far as I’m aware) was carried out with dignity, respect and comradeship that we need to see more in Africa. Let’s hope .ng gets the 2012 Africa round. Regards, *Vika Mpisane* .za Domain Name Authority Tel: +27 11 275 0082 Fax:+27 11 234 5022 ------------------------------ *From:* africann-bounces(a)afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] *On Behalf Of *Brian Munyao Longwe *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2009 4:13 PM *To:* africann(a)afrinic.net *Subject:* [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <amugambi(a)jambo.co.ke> Date: Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:37 AM Subject: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi To: blongwe(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Hello all, The ICANN Board of Directors has approved Nairobi as the site of the 7-12 March 2010 ICANN Meeting. Thank you very much for the support and we look forward. Anthony K Mugambi KENIC Chairman -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.36/2125 - Release Date: 05/20/09 18:03:00 -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Fwd: [Excom] FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi
by Brian Munyao Longwe 23 May '09

23 May '09

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Abibu Ntahigiye <antahigiye(a)tznic.or.tz> Date: 2009/5/23 Subject: RE: [Excom] FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi To: vika(a)zadna.org.za, excom(a)lists.aftld.org Cc: "Katundu , Michael" <Katundu(a)cck.go.ke>, Rebecca Wanjiku < rebecca.wanjiku(a)gmail.com>, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Congrats to Kenya. Eng. Ntahigiye Abibu Manager, tzNIC Tel: +255 22 2 772 659 Cel: +255 784 279 511 *From:* excom-bounces(a)aftld.org [mailto:excom-bounces@aftld.org] *On Behalf Of *Vika Mpisane *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2009 5:43 PM *To:* excom(a)lists.aftld.org *Cc:* 'Katundu , Michael'; 'Rebecca Wanjiku'; 'Brian Munyao Longwe' *Subject:* [Excom] FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi News is in: NAIROBI HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE MARCH 2010 ICANN AFRICA MEETING!!!!! Congratulations to you all Kenyan mates! We look forward to see you in Nairobi – it should be a great jol! And if I may (Vincent knows this any way), during AfTLD Tanzania in April, we agreed with .ke and .ng that whoever will win the ICANN bid will also host the 2010 AfTLD Annual conference (the week before ICANN)! Vincent, I assume the agreement still stands, and can we now announce the 2010 AfTLD Nairobi meeting then? Once again, I’m so happy for you guys! And I hope you do congratulate .ng for also putting in a very competitive bid. Your competition with them (as far as I’m aware) was carried out with dignity, respect and comradeship that we need to see more in Africa. Let’s hope .ng gets the 2012 Africa round. Regards, *Vika Mpisane* .za Domain Name Authority Tel: +27 11 275 0082 Fax:+27 11 234 5022 ------------------------------ *From:* africann-bounces(a)afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] *On Behalf Of *Brian Munyao Longwe *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2009 4:13 PM *To:* africann(a)afrinic.net *Subject:* [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <amugambi(a)jambo.co.ke> Date: Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:37 AM Subject: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi To: blongwe(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Hello all, The ICANN Board of Directors has approved Nairobi as the site of the 7-12 March 2010 ICANN Meeting. Thank you very much for the support and we look forward. Anthony K Mugambi KENIC Chairman -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.36/2125 - Release Date: 05/20/09 18:03:00 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is believed to be clean. -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi
by melissa makokha 23 May '09

23 May '09

This is exciting....giddy up Kenya to prepare for guests. ________________________________ From: "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Melissa Denga <mmakokha(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:27:02 AM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 24, Issue 49 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: kictanet Digest, Vol 24, Issue 48 (Harry Delano) 2. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (Brian Munyao Longwe) 3. The Vatican's online initiatives reaching out during the 43rd World Communications Day (Peter Ojiambo) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 16:32:15 +0300 From: "Harry Delano" <harry(a)inds.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 24, Issue 48 To: <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <20090522132216.0868B22B65(a)smtp.inds.co.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello... This sounds good.. 2010,is just but around the corner. Any measures/planning in place to get ready for the hosting...? And what deliberations will the meeting cover, and who will/can get involved.. Harry -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+harry=inds.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=inds.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:07 PM To: Harry Delano Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 24, Issue 48 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (Catherine Adeya) 2. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (njeri.rionge(a)igniteconsulting.co.ke) 3. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (James Rege) 4. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (Sammy Buruchara) 5. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (alice munyua) 6. Re: It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi (Eng. Thomas Senaji) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 03:14:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi To: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <248795.7743.qm(a)web33906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Walu!!!!!!! :-) I guess all we have to do is ensure that the reason why they did not come in 2008 does not recur. Nyaki ________________________________ From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com Cc: skunk <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 8:19:01 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi Agreed...but weren't they the same ones who had planned to come in 2008? This time if they fail to show up - "tutangoa reli" ;-) walu. --- On Fri, 5/22/09, Paul W Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > From: Paul W Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 9:49 AM > This is absolutely fantastic news. > > Paul Kukubo > CEO Kenya ICT Board > Sent from my BlackBerry? smartphone provided by Celtel Kenya > > -----Original Message----- > From: amugambi(a)jambo.co.ke > > Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 08:37:53 > To: <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi > > > > Hello all, > > The ICANN Board of Directors has approved Nairobi as the > site of the 7-12 > March 2010 ICANN Meeting. > > > Thank you very much for the support and we look forward. > > Anthony K Mugambi > KENIC Chairman > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkukubo%40ict.go.ke > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com

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The Vatican's online initiatives reaching out during the 43rd World Communications Day
by Peter Ojiambo 23 May '09

23 May '09

Hi avid readers, Thought this maybe of interest. Pope2You: Vatican Launches IPhone and Facebook Apps - By Frederic Lardinois The Catholic Church isn't exactly know for its speedy adoption of new technologies, but today the Vatican launched <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR200905220 0949.html> a new web portal <http://www.pope2you.net> , as well as a Facebook app to coincide with the upcoming 43rd World Communications Day. In addition, the Vatican also announced an iPhone application. The iPhone application has not been approved by Apple yet, (even the Vatican's apps gets scoured for porn and profanities, we assume), but the Facebook app <http://apps.facebook.com/popetoyou/> is available now. None of these apps look to be groundbreaking in either design or functionality. The iPhone/iPod touch app, once approved, will give users the ability to watch videos and hear speeches by Pope Benedict XVI, as well as other content from Catholic events worldwide. The Facebook app, which is currently loading very slowly, is also not exactly the most groundbreaking app either. Facebook users will be able to send and receive 20 different virtual postcards of the pope, with texts available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (with Latin being conspicuously absent here). According to the app's description, installing it will allow you to "Spread friendship with the Pope and become a witness of Christ in the world through the web." In January this year, the Vatican also launched <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/pope_in_a_box_the_vatican_on_youtube.p hp> its YouTube channel <http://www.youtube.com/user/vatican> , though so far, none of the videos posted there have gone viral yet. For now, however, users who were hoping to get a chance to poke the pope or even just friend him on Facebook are out of luck, as the pope does not have an official Facebook profile, yet. Looking forward to Kenyan IT developers and enthusiasts following suite in and using social media and the internet applications in the same way. What do you guys think?

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It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi
by amugambi＠jambo.co.ke 22 May '09

22 May '09

Hello all, The ICANN Board of Directors has approved Nairobi as the site of the 7-12 March 2010 ICANN Meeting. Thank you very much for the support and we look forward. Anthony K Mugambi KENIC Chairman ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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