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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">EN: Please READ the attached ICANN70 Meeting Virtual Participation Guide. You have to be REGISTERED to participate:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/70.schedule.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!o_V-2dCxC9MWwAHHgtN6zYyE8sBKLkSNwEfwiZBTrKC2ZqhA1tfkKrCjOTkt50dagPiJwI4x7w$"><b><span lang="EN-US">https://70.schedule.icann.org/</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span>[70.schedule.icann.org]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">AFRALO</span>-AfrICANN<span style="color:black"> </span>
Virtual Meeting </b><span style="color:black">is scheduled for<span class="apple-converted-space"><b>
</b></span></span><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Wednesday 24 March 2021 from 17:30-19:00 UTC.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The agenda is available here<span style="color:black">:</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Agenda:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Welcome Address- Seun Ojedeji, AFRALO Chair (17:30 UTC - 17:33 UTC)<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/Joint+AFRALO-AfrICANN+Statements+Workspace">Recognizing the 25th AFRALO/AfrICANN Meeting</a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Opening Remarks- Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair (17:33 UTC - 17:38 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Guest speakers:<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/goran-marby-2016-02-08-en">Göran Marby</a>, ICANN President and CEO (17:38 UTC - 17:43 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors">León Sánchez</a>, ICANN Board Vice-Chair and Board Director selected by At-Large (17:43 UTC - 17:48 UTC) <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors">Mandla Msimang</a>, Board Director,  ICANN (17:48 UTC - 17:53 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors">Ihab Osman</a>, Board Director, ICANN (17:53 UTC - 17:58 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/182">Pierre Dandijinou</a>-Vice President for Africa (17:58 UTC - 18:03 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">A summary of the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+webinar+series+2021">AFRALO webina</a>r on "ICANN on ICANN multi-stakeholder model & increase in national legislations and regulations-Bram
 Fudzulani, AFRALO Regional Liaison on the ALAC Sub-Committee on Outreach and Engagement (18:03 UTC - 18:10 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Introduction of the Topic- Hadia El Miniawi, ALAC Delegate to the NomCom from the African Region (18:10 UTC - 18:15 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Presentation of the statement "ICANN multi-stakeholder model and the increase in national legislation and regulations"- Abdeldjalil Bacher, AFRALO Secretary, Sarah Kiden, ALAC Member, Barrack Otieno, At-Large
 Liaison to the ccNSO - Drafting Team <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/158139318/Joint%20AFRALO%20statement%20EN.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1615964817000&api=v2">EN version</a> & <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/158139318/Joint%20AFRALO%20statement-FR.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1615964904000&api=v2">FR
 version</a> (18:15 UTC - 18:25 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Discussion, modification and adoption of the statement -Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, AFRALO Secretariat -  All (18:25 UTC - 18:50 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7">Closing address- Seun Ojedeji, AFRALO Chair (18:50 UTC - 19:00 UTC)<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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