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Fw: IBM Connect 2017 Call for Speakers is now open!
by Daniel Otieno Omondi 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

FYI.... ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: IBM Marketing <marketing(a)emm.ibmmail.com> To: dottocomp(a)yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 8:43 PM Subject: IBM Connect 2017 Call for Speakers is now open! IBM Connect 2017#yiv8885272757 #yiv8885272757 body, #yiv8885272757 table, #yiv8885272757 td, #yiv8885272757 a {}#yiv8885272757 table, #yiv8885272757 td {}#yiv8885272757 img {}#yiv8885272757 #yiv8885272757 img {border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:none;text-decoration:none;}#yiv8885272757 table {border-collapse:collapse;}#yiv8885272757 body {height:100% !important;margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;width:100% !important;}#yiv8885272757 #yiv8885272757 a .filtered99999 {color:inherit;text-decoration:none;font-size:inherit !important;font-family:inherit !important;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit !important;}#yiv8885272757 .yiv8885272757masthead {font-size:24px;line-height:26px;}#yiv8885272757 @media screen and (max-width:600px){#yiv8885272757 .yiv8885272757masthead {font-size:16px;line-height:20px;padding-left:20px;}#yiv8885272757 .yiv8885272757img-max {width:100% !important;max-width:100% !important;height:auto !important;}#yiv8885272757 .yiv8885272757max-width {max-width:100% !important;}#yiv8885272757 .yiv8885272757mobile-wrapper {width:85% !important;max-width:85% !important;}#yiv8885272757 .yiv8885272757mobile-padding {padding-left:5% !important;padding-right:5% !important;}}#yiv8885272757 #yiv8885272757 | | | | | | | | | | Call for speakers is open! IBM Connect 2017 is moving to beautiful San Francisco, the city by the Bay and the center of the tech world! We invite you to submit a speaker proposal—share your story with over 4,000 business and IT leaders and developers. Tell us about the emerging technologies, strategies and solutions that build collaboration and deepen engagement between customers, prospects, employees and partners. We are looking for proposals on strategy, architecture, implementation, technical expertise and more. Be an integral part of the conference community, while raising your profile! If you are selected as a speaker, you may be eligible to receive a complimentary pass valued at $1,895. | | | | | | Submit your proposal now > | | | | | | Tell us about your best practices, implementation insights, or successes. Your proposal should focus on one of these topics: | | Digital workplace Enterprise email Unified communications Enterprise content management | Enterprise and team collaboration Compliance Individual productivity | | | | Helpful tips Proposals should include a presentation title and a well-written abstract of approximately 100 words that reflects an organized description of your presentation. Select from the topics listed above. | | | Timeline Call for Speakers closes: November 4, 2016 Speakers notified: Early December 2016 Presentations due: Mid-January 2017 | | | | | | | Submit your proposal now > | | | | | | | | | | ibm.com/connect | #ibmconnect | View this email in your browser | | © IBM Corp. 2016. IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of IBM Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the web at "Copyright and trademark information" at ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml I have received this e-mail because you have opted in to receive e-mail from IBM and our partners. If you'd like IBM to refrain from sending you similar e-mails in the future, please click the link below: http://www.ibm.com/services/forms/signup.do? IBM may gather clickstream information about online users to offer relevant and easily accessible content. To review IBM's privacy policy, click on the following link: www.ibm.com/privacy/za IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com, Let's Build A Smarter Planet, Smarter Planet and the planet icons are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml IBM website in your country: www.ibm.com/za/office You may also send a written request to: IBM East Africa The Atrium, Chaka Road P.O Box 35475 00200, Nairobi, Kenya | | | | |

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] ICANN57 under way in Hyderabad – Remote Participation info
by Barrack Otieno 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Dear Listers, This is for your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 2:01 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] ICANN57 under way in Hyderabad – Remote Participation info To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> As noted in the welcome video linked below, this is the first ICANN AGM under the new meeting structure, the first post IANA transition meeting, and the first one in Hyderabad. It should have been in Puerto Rico, but that's another story. It goes a full 7 days. While the opening ceremony is on Saturday, there are plenty of meaty sessions before then. if calculations are correct, the first public forum <http://sched.co/8cyb> is at 6:30am Saturday NYC time, and the actual AGM <http://sched.co/8cyr> begins at 10pm Monday night NYC time, and the 2nd public forum <http://sched.co/8cyo> is at 12:30am Tuesday NYC time... joly posted: "The 57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN 57) is taking place November 3-9 2016 in Hyderabad, India. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of" [image: icann57] <https://meetings.icann.org/en/Hyderabad57>The 57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <https://meetings.icann.org/en/Hyderabad57> (ICANN 57) is taking place *November 3-9 2016* in *Hyderabad, India*. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of audio streams are also available. There will be livestreams of certain sessions. Find a session on the schedule for details. Hyderabad, India is on IST, 9.5 hours ahead of NYC until Saturday, then 10.5 hours ahead (UTC+5.5) * What: ICANN 57 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/Hyderabad57> Where: Hyderabad, India When: November 3-9 2016 Full Schedule: https://icann572016.sched.org/ <https://icann572016.sched.org/> Plenary sessions: https://icann572016.sched.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary <https://icann572016.sched.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary> ICANN Livestream channel: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting> ICANN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos <https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57> Facebook: https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57> Welcome video:*: *https://youtu.be/29NhCIk-J60* <https://youtu.be/29NhCIk-J60> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8762#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8762#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8762 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Kenya School of Internet Governance: KICTANet Calls for Applications
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Dear Listers, KICTANet in partnership with HIVOS East Africa and Facebook is pleased to announce an open call for participants of the first Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG). We are interested in getting citizens from all sectors: government, academia, tech community, civil society, bloggers and journalists who are new to Internet Governance issues. KeSIG is an introductory course covering technical, economic, legal and contemporary social issues brought about by the Internet. The main topics to be covered include: 1. Introduction to Internet Governance 2. Main issues in Internet Governance in Kenya 3. Kenya’s Internet Governance policy /legal framework(s) 4. Internet Governance processes and how to engage in them The training will use a participatory approach and will have faculty sourced from all stakeholder groups. It will take place at Strathmore University from 16th to 18th November 2016. For more information and application procedure please see the flyer attached. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with Liz Orembo (lizorembo(a)gmail.com) who is coordinating this project. Kind Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Re: [isoc_ke] [ISOC Kenya] : Disputes Receipt Period and Next Steps
by WANGARI KABIRU 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Blessed Monday! Thank you for the update, the fresh air is up in the air! Great great job, thumbs up: Davis M Onsakia - Elections Committee Chairman, Mercy Nkatha - member, Antony Njoroge - member, Rapudo Hawi - member. (IEBC vacancies being announced soon....) Karibu Martin and the new team of officials! You have taken to serve at the best time for this society! Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Monday, 3 October 2016, 8:49, Davis Onsakia via Internet Society <Mail(a)ConnectedCommunity.org> wrote: Dear all, This is an update on the the dispute phase of this election cycle. As we'd informed the membership on 24th September 2016, the...#yiv3990760318 a {color:#199EC9;}#yiv3990760318 a:link {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3990760318 a:visited {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3990760318 a:hover {color:#199EC9;text-decoration:none;}#yiv3990760318 a:active {text-decoration:none;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318buttons a:link {text-decoration:none;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318buttons a:visited {text-decoration:none;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318buttons a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318buttons a:active {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318msglink a {color:#FFFFFF;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318remove-embedded-content {max-height:0;font-size:0;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318uconBody a {color:blue;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318uconBody a:link {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318uconBody a:visited {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318bquote {background:#fafafa;border-left:5px solid #ebebeb;margin:1.5em 10px 1.5em 20px;padding:0.5em 10px;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318bquote:before {color:#ccc;font-size:4em;line-height:0.1em;vertical-align:-0.4em;margin-right:5px;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318bquote p {display:inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:300;line-height:1.25;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318bqFooter {text-align:right;font-size:80%;margin-top:5px;}#yiv3990760318 .yiv3990760318bqFooter:after {color:#ccc;font-size:5em;line-height:0;vertical-align:-0.4em;margin-left:5px;} | | | == Please, reply above this line == | | Kenya Chapter Rejuvenation | | Disputes Receipt Period and Next Steps | | | | | Oct 3, 2016 1:49 AM | | Davis Onsakia | | | | | Dear all,This is an update on the the dispute phase of this election cycle.As we'd informed the membership on 24th September 2016, the disputes receipt period started on 24th September 2016 and ended on 1st October 2016 at 11.59 pm - seven days period. As a Committee, we were required to handle all disputes, if any, within fourteen days. This is as per the requirements of the new Chapter bylaws.We would like to inform the membership that by the closure of this period (disputes receipt period), that is by 1st October 2016 at 11.59 pm (GMT+3), we'd NOT received ANY complaint in regard to this particular election. And hence none to be handled.In view of this, as the Elections Committee, we wish to confirm to the membership that the duly elected officials of the Chapter from 24th September 2016 for the next two years (up to 25th September 2018) are as follows: | No | Position | Name | | 1 | Chairman | Eng. Martin Obuya | | 2 | Vice Chairman | Athena Morgan | | 3 | Secretary | Antony Otieno | | 4 | Treasurer | Joe Okomoli | | 5 | Board of Trustees | Mr. Ernest Kirui | | Mr. Peter Omollo | | Mr. Wainaina Mungai | We wish to take this opportunity to thank the membership for participating in this election, the incoming officials, the candidates who did not make it and everybody else, who in one way or another contributed to make this exercise a success. We appreciate each and every contribution.We wish the incoming leadership the very best in their endeavour to make the Chapter great. And we believe that our Chapter will scale the heights in Internet matters in Kenya and beyond. We have, as a Chapter, the capacity, the resources and wherewithal to make the change we want. We can, together, soar to the skies - and set the benchmark on the standards in Internet matters, in Africa and beyond.From here, we hand over all the communication to the new incoming Executive Council. We will hand over our report during the to-be announced General Assembly.Wish you the very best and blessed week ahead.Regards,Davis M Onsakia - Elections Committee ChairmanMercy Nkatha - memberAntony Njoroge - memberRapudo Hawi - member------------------------------ Regards, Davis M Onsakia - Twitter: @MDOnsakia ------------------------------ | | | Reply to Sender Online View Thread Flag as Inappropriate | | | | You are subscribed to "Kenya Chapter Rejuvenation" as wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe. | | |

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Stewardship of IANA Functions Transitions to Global Internet Community as Contract with U.S. Government Ends
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '16

01 Oct '16

Dear Listers, This is for your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 08:13:44 +0000 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Stewardship of IANA Functions Transitions to Global Internet Community as Contract with U.S. Government Ends To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all. Please read more on the subject at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-01-en Thanks - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager Africa ICANN www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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State of Internet Freedom in Kenya - Presentation by KICTANET at the Forum for Internet Freedom in Africa 2016 27 - 29 September , 2016 Kampala , Uganda
by Barrack Otieno 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Listers, We would like to share the following presentation/report for your comments and feedback. Thank you Best Regards

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Fwd: [IANA-issues] House OKs legislation to avert federal shutdown
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Listers, This is for your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:44:19 +0200 Subject: [IANA-issues] House OKs legislation to avert federal shutdown To: "iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Deal-averts-federal-shutdown-ign… The House passed the bill funding the government through Dec. 9 late Wednesday in a 342-85 vote after the Senate easily approved it earlier that afternoon. The bill contained no references to the IANA oversight transition. It increasingly looks like the NTIA contract will end in 48H and the IANA Stewardship Transition will be complete. Kindest regards, Olivier _______________________________________________ Iana-issues mailing list Iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/iana-issues -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Open Application
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Applications Open for World Bank Big Data Innovation Challenge: Addressing Global Climate Issues September 26, 2016 By ReenaDeadline: 9 November 2016The World Bank is inviting academics, entrepreneurs, innovators, businesses, universities and nonprofits to apply for its Big Data Innovation Challenge with an aim to identify and recognize innovative big data solutions that leverage new sources of data such as government-released open data, satellite imagery, mobile network data, anonymized private sector data, social media data and surveys among others.Objectives - Address one or more of the issues defined in the Program’s Challenge Statements. - Enable the World Bank Group and its clients to utilize big data innovations to support specific challenges in its operational and research work. - Improve the ability of the World Bank Group in understanding, forecasting or raising awareness on one of the defined issue areas. Challenge Areas - Food: food security and nutrition - Landscapes: forestry and watersheds Award Information - Food Challenge: Food Security or Nutrition – Best big data solution: 10,000 USD - Landscapes Challenge: Forestry or Watersheds – Best big data solution: 10,000 USD - Honorable mentions (Most innovative big data solution and other recognition awards to be announced) Eligibility Criteria - The Big Data Innovation Challenge is open to Applicants from member countries of the World Bank. - Applicants may be individuals, legally established entities (profit or non-profit, academic) and public sector agencies/organizations. - Applicants are responsible for compliance with legal requirements of their country. - Individuals must be of age of majority in their country at the time of entry. Individuals may form teams and submit entries on behalf of teams. Individuals who join teams must meet the eligibility requirements for Individual Applicants. - Organizations must be legally established entities (profit, non-profit, academic) or public sector agencies/organizations in their respective countries. How to ApplyInterested applicants must apply online via given website.For more information, please visit World Bank Big Data Innovation Challenge.

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Gender Balance vide Constitution(s): [ISOC Kenya] : Election Results
by WANGARI KABIRU 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Blessed Monday! Thank you Davis and team for the electoral updates! Commendations to all candidates on putting their best foot forth. Kindly you may enlighten us to be in the same context on what the ISOCKE constitution holds (or we say all the constitutions applicable to this election - there were comments on application of Kenyan law ) with respect to gender balance.Elective positions are the ones that were being voted on now. They are the only ones that matter in this discourse. I don't recall "filler affirmative action appointment roles" of Men Reps and Women Reps. Committees (subcommittees) and committee heads were/are not elective positions. Was this red-flag which was discussed by several candidates necessarily have been looked into? Does the constitution(s) speak into this or it is silent? Davis please, with thanks! Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". Show original message On Monday, 26 September 2016, 13:28, Victor Nasibi via Internet Society <Mail(a)ConnectedCommunity.org> wrote: Slight correction ladies and gentlemen:The total of 206 valid votes cast are not inclusive of the 94 spoiled votes... therefore, 94 spoiled votes... -posted to the "Kenya Chapter Rejuvenation" community#yiv2895377986 a {color:#199EC9;}#yiv2895377986 a:link {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2895377986 a:visited {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2895377986 a:hover {color:#199EC9;text-decoration:none;}#yiv2895377986 a:active {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986buttons a:link {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986buttons a:visited {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986buttons a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986buttons a:active {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986msglink a {color:#FFFFFF;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986remove-embedded-content {max-height:0;font-size:0;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986uconBody a {color:blue;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986uconBody a:link {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986uconBody a:visited {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986bquote {background:#fafafa;border-left:5px solid #ebebeb;margin:1.5em 10px 1.5em 20px;padding:0.5em 10px;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986bquote:before {color:#ccc;font-size:4em;line-height:0.1em;vertical-align:-0.4em;margin-right:5px;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986bquote p {display:inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:300;line-height:1.25;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986bqFooter {text-align:right;font-size:80%;margin-top:5px;}#yiv2895377986 .yiv2895377986bqFooter:after {color:#ccc;font-size:5em;line-height:0;vertical-align:-0.4em;margin-left:5px;} | | | == Please, reply above this line == | | Kenya Chapter Rejuvenation | | Re: Election Results | | | | | Sep 26, 2016 6:28 AM | | Victor Nasibi | | | | | Slight correction ladies and gentlemen:The total of 206 valid votes cast are not inclusive of the 94 spoiled votes... therefore, 94 spoiled votes is actually 31.3% of total votes cast.My 2 cents worth-Nasibi Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. ------Original Message------ Hi Samuel, Our Chapter is work in progress, we discussed this challenges in the member meetings and my humble opinion is we are making progress step by step, i personally prefer mlolongo system being a KANU member but we had to reach some rough consensus on this online voting. Next time we might try block chain however i voted. I hope team 2.0 has taken note of your issues though, i shared a couple of comments on the issue of global citizens among us (avoiding the term foreigners) i just shared by 2 cents :-) Regards On 9/26/16, Samuel Wetungu via Internet Society | | | Reply to Sender Online View Thread Flag as Inappropriate | | | | You are subscribed to "Kenya Chapter Rejuvenation" as wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe. | | |

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open
by Barrack Otieno 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:20:28 +0000 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DQMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-09-26-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open 26 September 2016 ICANN is looking for the next generation of individuals interested in becoming engaged in their regional communities and shaping the future of global Internet policy. Important work is happening every day at ICANN. If you're ready to start your ICANN journey, ICANN58 Copenhagen could be the place to begin! This application round will stay open until 4 November 2016. Successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, ICANN.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DQMFa…>, on 2 December 2016. Learn more about NextGen(a)ICANN![icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_developm…> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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