AFRALO
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| Industry: | Internet governance |
| Website: | AFRALO Community Page |
| Key People | |
| Fatimata Seye Sylla, Chair Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice-Chair Aziz Hilali, Secretariat Mohamed El Bashir, ALAC Rep Dave Kissoondoyal, ALAC Rep Tijani Ben Jemaa, ALAC Rep Yaovi Atohoun, NomCom Rep | |
The African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) is one of the five RALOs that make up the ALAC constituency within ICANN. It provides news, resources, and information for individuals and end-user groups in the African region who are interested in ICANN.[1]
AFRALO Board
| Board Members[2] | Location | ALS | Term |
| Fatimata Seye Sylla, Chair | Senegal | Bokk Jang Bokk Jef | 2009 - 2011 |
| Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice-Chair | Tunisia | FMAI | 2009 - 2011 |
| Aziz Hilali, Secretariat | Morocco | MISOC | 2010 - 2012 |
| ALAC Representative | Location | Term |
| Mohamed El Bashir | Sudan | 2007 - 2009 |
| Dave Kissoondoyal | Mauritius | 2009 - 2011 |
| Tijani Ben Jemaa | Tunisia | 2010 - 2012 |
| ALAC NomCom Representative | Location | Term |
| Yaovi Atohoun | Benin | 2010 - 2011 |
AFRALO & ICANN 42
In 2009, an AFRALO Working Group created a document that outlined the capacity building needs of AFRALO to inform and educate its representatives on ICANN activities and to establish a communication policy well-suited for the African region.[3]
AFRALO held a series of capacity building sessions at ICANN 42 in Dakar, Senegal in October 2011. More than 20 representatives from each of the African At-Large Structures attended the meetings, which were well-attended with participation from about 300 people. The five-day program, conducted by ICANN officers and staff, aimed to provide representatives briefs on key policies, issues, and facets of ICANN.
According to AFRALO's own metrics, the participation of At-Large Structure representatives increased by 30 percent in the two months following the conference. The organization also expects greater participation from ALS representatives in the At-Large policy development process and in At-Large Working Groups.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ AFRALO
- ↑ AFRALO Regional Officers
- ↑ ICANN POLICY UPDATE | Volume 12, Issue 1 — January 2012, ICANN.org. Published 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ ICANN POLICY UPDATE | Volume 12, Issue 1 — January 2012, ICANN.org. Published 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.