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Fwd: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Register for ICANN68 Prep Sessions (Update)
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020, 2:04 am Subject: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Register for ICANN68 Prep Sessions (Update) To: ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [image: ICANN Announcement Alerts] *Register for ICANN68 Prep Sessions (Update) <https://newsalerts.icann.org/B100dC2EN00000vR08jPg2d>* 02 June 2020 *This Announcement is an update to a previous Announcement published on 28 May 2020. <https://newsalerts.icann.org/u0N0008R0P0d0W02xg2CE10>* LOS ANGELES – 2 June 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced live interpretation for multiple ICANN68 Prep Sessions. *To attend any of the webinars, please register here <https://newsalerts.icann.org/CRg00e0kP0vC0Nd82201E00> by Friday 5 June 2020* to receive instructions on how to join. You may also submit questions during the registration process. The ICANN Open Data Program Update scheduled for Tuesday 16 June 2020 has been cancelled. Q&A with ICANN Org Executive Team on Thursday 18 June 2020 has been moved from 18:00 UTC to 19:00 UTC. The revised schedule is as follows: *Date / Time* *Title* *Language* *Monday, 8 June 2020* 12:00-13:00 and 22:00-23:00 UTC Interpretation Platform Kick-off Webinar Six U.N. languages *Tuesday, 9 June 2020* 16:00-17:00 UTC ICANN Org Operations Planning Team Update English *Thursday, 11 June 2020* 16:00-17:00 UTC Universal Acceptance Annual Strategic Action Plan Webinar English *Monday, 15 June 2020* 16:00-17:00 UTC Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps Six U.N. languages *Tuesday, 16 June 2020* 07:00-08:30 UTC ICANN Policy Development (PDP) Working Group Roleplay for Fellows (for ICANN68 Fellows only) English *Wednesday, 17 June 2020* 12:00-13:30 UTC Pre-ICANN68 GNSO Webinar English *Wednesday, 17 June 2020* 16:00-17:00 UTC NomCom Review: Implementation Milestones English *Thursday, 18 June 2020* 16:00-17:00 UTC Policy Webinar Six U.N. languages *Thursday 18 June 2020* 19:00-20:00 UTC Q&A with ICANN Org Executive Team Six U.N. languages (The U.N. six languages includes the following: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.) We recommend that community members attend one of the Interpretation Platform Kick-off Webinars. This will allow participants to familiarize themselves with the remote simultaneous interpretation platform that will be used during ICANN68. Instructions on how to use the interpretation service and access to recordings, presentation materials, and a pre-recorded webinar from the Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) team will be posted *here* <https://newsalerts.icann.org/NR00lC2d0001gvE0fN0082P>. If you have trouble accessing the registration link <https://newsalerts.icann.org/CRg00e0kP0vC0Nd82201E00> and you are using Chrome, try the following: 1. Clear your browser cookies and caches. 2. Enable third-party cookies. 3. If issues still persist, please try using a different browser, such as Safari. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. 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by Mwende Njiraini 02 Jun '20

02 Jun '20

https://www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/webdebate-gendered-impact-covid-19-towar…

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Fw: UNESCO/UNOCT Webinar - Youth and Digital Spaces: Countering the exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic using Media and ICTs in Eastern Africa
by Grace Githaiga 02 Jun '20

02 Jun '20

Listers Calling on our youth to see if they can attend. @Keth, mpo? Rgds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: Okande, John Otieno <jo.okande(a)unesco.org> Sent: 02 June 2020 12:29 PM To: Okande, John Otieno <jo.okande(a)unesco.org>; Onyango, David <d.onyango(a)unesco.org> Subject: UNESCO/UNOCT Webinar - Youth and Digital Spaces: Countering the exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic using Media and ICTs in Eastern Africa Dear Colleagues, I trust that you are all fine and keeping safe. UNESCO in partnership with UNOCT wishes to invite you to a regional Expert Webinar on Youth and Digital Spaces: Addressing and Countering the exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic using Media and ICTs in Eastern Africa on Tuesday, 02 June 2020 from 14.30pm to 18.00pm (EAT). The webinar aims at identifying and discussing issues, challenges and opportunities for good practices related to countering and preventing online hate speech, cyber bullying, racism, and violent extremism arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, using Media and ICTs, and to identify effective measures that can be adopted by young people to prevent and combat these issues. Find attached the final Concept and programme for todays Webinar. Please use link below on this email to join the webinar. We look forward to your participation. Best, John ________________________________________________________________________________ Join Microsoft Teams Meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmE0NWE4ODEtY2U1MS00…> Learn more about Teams<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=77233194-0829-48d3-…> [https://teamsnet.unesco.org/sites/S4B/Documents/Teams-Logo.png] You could join Teams meeting using either Teams application, Google Chrome or Edge Chromium, on a mobile, tablet, computer. Follow the below “Help” link Help<https://teamsnet.unesco.org/sites/S4B/Documents/How%20to%20join%20a%20Micro…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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Website Resource guide for SMEs By Botlab and Legibra
by Mercy Njue 02 Jun '20

02 Jun '20

Dear All, Botlab and Legibra have put together a website guide for SMEs. This guide is for those who are coming up with one, have one but it’s inactive, or those looking at improving their websites during this period. We have attached it below, you can also view it here <https://botlab.biz/the-ultimate-website-guide-for-smes/> Feel free to share with others. Regards -- Mercy Njue Founder and CEO Botlab *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] At-Large ICANN68 Highlights Webinar
by Barrack Otieno 02 Jun '20

02 Jun '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICANN Policy Calendar <PolicyCalendar(a)icann.org> Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 11:10 PM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] At-Large ICANN68 Highlights Webinar To: Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org>, Silvia Vivanco < silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org>, Gisella Gruber <Gisella.Gruber(a)icann.org>, Evin Erdogdu <evin.erdogdu(a)icann.org>, Claudia Ruiz <claudia.ruiz(a)icann.org>, Michelle DeSmyter <michelle.desmyter(a)icann.org>, Alperen Eken < alperen.eken(a)icann.org>, Yesim Nazlar <yesim.nazlar(a)icann.org>, TEL ES-Teleconf-Interpretation <ES-Teleconf-Interpretation(a)icann.org>, TEL FR-Teleconf-Interpretation <FR-Teleconf-Interpretation(a)icann.org>, Sabrina Mosquera <sabrina.mosquera(a)icann.org>, Maria Vilardo < maria.vilardo(a)icann.org>, ALAC Announce < alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> ***If you require a dial-out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at **staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>* *with your preferred number.*** Dear All, In advance of the virtual ICANN68, the At-Large @ICANN68 Highlights Webinar will provide an overview of the At-Large policy sessions that will be taking place. Hear directly from the moderators of these sessions on the topics of DNS Abuse, Public Interest Commitments, Subsequent Procedures and new gTLDs, and Universal Acceptance with a specific focus on the importance to Internet end users. *At-Large ICANN68 Highlights Webinar *is scheduled for *Thursday, 04 June 2020 at 16:00 UTC for 60 minutes.* For other times: *https://tinyurl.com/y7pwpusd <https://tinyurl.com/y7pwpusd>* The agenda and call details can be found at: *https://community.icann.org/x/ZwcdC <https://community.icann.org/x/ZwcdC>* ICANN68 wiki workspace: *https://community.icann.org/x/OieJBw <https://community.icann.org/x/OieJBw>* ADIGO Conf. Bridge: English Conf. ID: 1638 Spanish Conf. ID: 1738 French Conf. ID: 1838 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: *http://adigo.com/icann/ <http://adigo.com/icann/>* *Zoom Room*: *https://icann.zoom.us/j/91305034081?pwd=eVd3M0ZjQWRlK1FxNk43bUxrOEF2dz09 <https://icann.zoom.us/j/91305034081?pwd=eVd3M0ZjQWRlK1FxNk43bUxrOEF2dz09> */ Meeting ID: 913 0503 4081 (no password needed) Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Building a versatile Career in Tech Webinar By Botlab
by Mercy Njue 01 Jun '20

01 Jun '20

Technology in itself is very Versatile. Knowing how to build your career in technology is a soft skill. Botlab in partnership with Adrian Kenya <https://adriankenya.com/> will be hosting Caroline Muthamburi <https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-muthambiri/?originalSubdomain=ch>, Corporate Operations Engineer at Google- Switzerland. She will talk more on - How to create a career vision board every three years, - How to build required skillsets over time in a particular specialisation and - How to increase individual visibility. To Register, click here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-versatile-career-in-tech-tickets-10…> -- Mercy Njue Founder and CEO Botlab *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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What is happening? Time to reflect
by David Indeje 31 May '20

31 May '20

Dear Listers, The weekend is still long, (Kenyans love holidays, I know we are still Working From Home though). Below is what is happening to: Kisumu County which has resorted to the recruitment of more revenue collectors months after abandoning digitisation of major revenue streams as it seeks to shore up its annual target. https://bit.ly/2Ak9DW9 As we reflect, it is worth revisiting "*Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Fintech Ecosystem in Kenya - Current outlook, challenges and policy options for the sector"* by Peter M. Mwencha (PhD.), Ali Hussein and Grace Githaiga. Click to download <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?page_id=40115#> *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 Website: Khusoko <https://khusoko.com/>

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Fwd: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect
by Barrack Otieno 30 May '20

30 May '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, May 30, 2020 at 6:15 AM Subject: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect To: ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [image: ICANN Announcement Alerts] *Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect <https://newsalerts.icann.org/eN082E02000RCv0201WPg0d>* 29 May 2020 LOS ANGELES – 29 May 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization is seeking expressions of interest for the Chair and Chair-Elect of the 2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The NomCom Chair is responsible for organizing the NomCom in its activities to select certain ICANN Board members and individuals who will serve in key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws. The Chair is a non-voting member of the NomCom selected by ICANN's Board to serve until the conclusion of the next ICANN Annual Meeting. The Chair-Elect, a position created as a result of an independent review of the NomCom, is not intended to fill an advisory role. Rather, the Chair-Elect will receive the benefit of training while serving alongside the Chair, gaining skills and knowledge to be applied for the Chair-Elect's anticipated succession into the role of the Chair. Candidates for Chair-Elect should possess the same skills as candidates for the Chair. In September 2019, the ICANN Board appointed Jay Sudowski as the 2020 NomCom Chair and Ole Jacobsen as the 2020 NomCom Chair-Elect. ( https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-09-08-en#1.c <https://newsalerts.icann.org/XdP0gER0N000Ew082021CJ0>.) Article 8, section 8.3(d) of the Bylaws states, "It is anticipated that upon the conclusion of the term of the Chair-Elect, the Chair-Elect will be appointed by the Board to the position of Chair." While it is anticipated that the 2020 NomCom Chair-Elect will become the 2021 NomCom Chair, the NomCom will evaluate the performance of the current NomCom leadership in support of continuous improvement in its accountability and transparency. The results of that evaluation will be available to the Board Governance Committee (BGC) before it makes a recommendation to the full Board on the 2021 NomCom leadership. These reviews will be conducted by an independent third-party provider and will consist of interviewing other NomCom leadership, NomCom members, and designated NomCom staff. The BGC will utilize the outcomes of these reviews in their processes leading up to the Board's formal appointment of the 2021 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. Position Description The Chair position blends time management and negotiation skills with the practical aspects of conducting a worldwide search for individuals to fill various ICANN leadership positions. The NomCom Chair will be called on to schedule, organize and lead numerous in-person and telephonic meetings with a large committee of community members. The NomCom Chair is also responsible for managing the candidate identification and statement of interest process, with other committee members, and for managing the due diligence to be performed on nominated candidates, in cooperation with ICANN's General Counsel and any retained outside firm(s). Throughout all NomCom activities, the Chair is responsible for ensuring that all NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed, and that all required documentation and reports are prepared in a timely fashion and provided to the proper parties as necessary. Skills and Experience To properly serve as the NomCom Chair, the selected individual must have: 1. Adequate time available to undertake the role. 2. Excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage a committee of 20-21 members. 3. A clear understanding of the duties and responsibilities of each position for which the NomCom is selecting candidates. 4. Experience on or with a Board of Directors of organizations with similar scale, scope, and diversity as ICANN. 5. Strong organization and leadership skills. 6. Ability to remain unbiased. 7. No conflicts of interest. 8. A thorough understanding of and be able to satisfy all criteria set forth in ICANN Bylaws relating to the NomCom. (*See* http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#article8 <https://newsalerts.icann.org/Aw0F00CR20Nd1g200P0K08E>.) Specific Duties and Responsibilities 1. Plans and schedules NomCom meetings as required, including ensuring posting schedules for public review. 2. Appoints non-voting Associate Chair if so desired. 3. Reports to ICANN Board and the community on status of the NomCom. 4. Prepares and publishes the NomCom report. 5. Ensures that NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed. 6. Manages NomCom Selection Process, including: 1. Approves outreach and advertising methods for attracting candidates. 2. Conducts outreach with ICANN Stakeholder groups, Constituencies, Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations (with Chairs of those groups), ICANN Board, and others. 3. With other committee members, reviews and evaluates candidate Statements of Interest (SOIs) and references submitted during the NomCom process. 4. Coordinates due diligence on nominated candidates in cooperation with ICANN org General Counsel's office and any outside firm(s) retained to perform due diligence activities. 7. Approves posting of NomCom announcements and schedules on ICANN org's website. 8. Ensures NomCom records are properly established, maintained, and archived. Eligibility Exclusion No person who is an employee of or is a paid consultant to ICANN org (including the Ombudsman) shall simultaneously serve as a member of the NomCom, including the post of Chair or Chair-Elect. Expenses All reasonable travel expenses and administrative costs incurred as a result of performing the duties as NomCom Chair or Chair-Elect in accordance with ICANN org's policies will be reimbursed by ICANN org upon the Chair or Chair-Elect's submission to ICANN org of valid receipts and invoices. Expressions of Interest Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair2021(a)icann.org <https://newsalerts.icann.org/f00wd0P08L001R22CNEGg00> no later than 22 June 2020. A suggested form for submitting an Expression of Interest is available here <https://newsalerts.icann.org/JR2PC20M1E0NHw80dg00000>. For more information about the NomCom see http://nomcom.icann.org/ <https://newsalerts.icann.org/dd0Pg13Nv20E800R0X020C0>. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. 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Online violence in times of Covid-19
by David Indeje 29 May '20

29 May '20

Dear Listers, We hope everyone has had a great week, zooming, Facebooking, Googling, Skyping, Meeting among other great digital tools that have enabled us keep in touch with each other. However, how many of us are aware of the flip side of embracing all these useful tools which is online violence against women and girls? Ms. Cecilia Maundu, in our weekend read, describes: Online violence as "a global virus" "that is threatening the “digital citizenship” of women making it extremely hard towards efforts being made in closing the digital gender divide.." https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=41704 Happy Weekend, and Happy Madaraka Day!!!!

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Freedom Online Coalition issues Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom
by Victor Kapiyo 28 May '20

28 May '20

Dear Listers, The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) has issued a joint statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom. In the statement, FOC reaffirms its commitment to promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to working together to support Internet freedom for individuals worldwide – including the freedoms of expression, association, peaceful assembly, as well as privacy rights online. FOC expresses concern about the human rights implications of certain measures introduced by governments in response to the COVID-19 crisis, such as the use of arbitrary or unlawful surveillance practices, network shutdowns and censorship. FOC calls upon governments worldwide to refrain from adopting or implementing laws and policies that may negatively affect the enjoyment of human rights, to promote an enabling environment for free expression and access to information, and take appropriate action to address Internet shutdowns, digital divides and spread of disinformation online. You can read the full statement here <https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/FOC-Joint-Sta…> . *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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