[ALAC-Announce] Internet Pioneer to Speak About Internet Growth in Africa

[At-Large Staff]

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> Internet Pioneer to Speak About Internet Growth in Africa
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> Nii Quaynor will join ICANN CEO and Board Chair in Answering Journalists¹
> Questions at Durban News Conference
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> Dr. Nii Quaynor, often referred to as the ³Father of the Internet in Africa,²
> will join ICANN CEO and President Fadi Chehadé, Board Chair Dr. Stephen
> Crocker, and Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement for Africa Pierre
> Dandjinou at a news conference on Monday, 15 July - the first day of ICANN¹s
> 47th public meeting in Durban, South Africa.
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> A recent inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Dr. Quaynor has spent two
> decades promoting the Internet¹s growth across the African continent. He will
> answer questions about the expansion of the Internet in Africa and how
> increased online access is expanding business potential and information access
> across the region.
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> The news conference will also address ICANN¹s role in Internet growth and its
> increased efforts to internationalize the organization.
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> In addition to taking questions on the global expansion of the Internet, the
> four will also answer questions on a variety of other ICANN related subjects,
> ranging from the new expansion of Domain Names to ICANN¹s plans to increase
> its presence in Africa.
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> Journalists are also encouraged to attend the Welcome Ceremony and President¹s
> Opening Session on Monday, 15 July at 0830.  Dr. Elham Ibrahim, the African
> Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy will be among the speakers.
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> Journalists who are unable to attend the Durban meeting are encouraged to
> remotely participate in the news conference via a live video web stream or an
> international toll-free telephone connection.
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> A recording of the news conference will be posted to the press page of the
> ICANN web site (http://www.icann.org/en/news/press) after the event.
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> A list of other newsworthy sessions during the ICANN meeting can be found
> here: 
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/durban47/events-schedule-10jul13-en.pd
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> Here are the details of the News Conference:
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> WHAT: News Conference
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> WHO: Nii Quaynor <http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/nii-quaynor> ,
> Internet Hall of Fame Inductee, Fadi Chehadé
> <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/chehade-en.htm> , President and CEO, Dr.
> Stephen Crocker <http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm> , Chair of Board of
> Directors and Pierre Dandjinou
> <http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/dandjinou.htm> , Vice President,
> Stakeholder Engagement - Africa.
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> WHEN: Monday, 15 July 2013, 1630-1730 Durban, South Africa (1430-1530 UTC).
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> WHERE: Hall 3B ­ Durban International Convention Center (Durban ICC)
> <http://www.icc.co.za/Home.aspx> , 90 M4 Durban, South Africa.
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> OFF-SITE ACCESS: Journalists from around the world can participate in the news
> conference via remote access.
> * A live video webcast may be accessed at
> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/dur47-press
> * Telephone access may be obtained by dialling an international access number
> obtained from this list www.adigo.com/icann <http://www.adigo.com/icann> . The
> toll free access number in the U.S. is +1.800.550.6865. Once you have reached
> the conferencing center, dial 25594.
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> Here are the details of the Welcome Ceremony:
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> WHAT: Welcome Ceremony and President¹s Opening Session
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> WHO: Dr. Elham Ibrahim <http://ie.au.int/en/commissioner/biography> , African
> Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Fadi Chehadé
> <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/chehade-en.htm> , President and CEO and
> Dr. Stephen Crocker <http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm> , Chair of
> Board of Directors.
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> WHEN: Monday, 15 July 2013, 0830 ­ 1000 Durban (0630 ­ 0800 UTC).
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> WHERE: Hall 6 ­ Durban International Convention Center (Durban ICC)
> <http://www.icc.co.za/Home.aspx>  90 M4 Durban, South Africa.
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> OFF-SITE ACCESS: Journalists from around the world can participate in the news
> conference via remote access.
> * A live video webcast may be accessed at
> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/dur47-hall6.
> * Telephone access may be obtained by dialling an international toll-free
> number obtained from this list www.adigo.com/icann
> <http://www.adigo.com/icann> . The toll free access number in the U.S. is
> +1.800.550.6865. Once you have reached the conferencing center, dial 25594.
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> MEDIA CONTACTS:      Brad White
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> ICANN Director of Global Media Affairs
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> Washington, D.C.
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> Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118
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> brad.white at icann.org
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> Andrew Robertson
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> Edelman Public Relations
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> London, U.K.
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> Tel. +44 (7811) 341 945
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> andrew.Robertson at edelman.com
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> James Cole
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> ICANN Global Media Coordinator
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> Washington, D.C.
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> Tel. +1 (202) 570 7139
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> James.cole at icann.org
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> About ICANN: ICANN¹s mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global
> Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address
> into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so
> computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique
> identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one
> global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit
> public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated
> to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes
> competition and develops policy on the Internet¹s unique identifiers. ICANN
> doesn¹t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn¹t
> deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the
> Internet¹s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion
> and evolution of the Internet.


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