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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
gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org