[Excom] Report ICANN 87 Annual General Meeting Bali, Indonesia

[barrack at aftld.org]

Dear EXCOM,

I just got back home after a productive ICANN 87 Annual General Meeting. 
Below please find a brief report on the meeting:

1. We had a successful meeting between Afrinic and African ccTLDs that 
are Resource members present at ICANN 87. There was no remote 
participation. However Antonio Godinho (.MZ) and EXCOM member joined the 
meeting as well. Notable discussions centered around the low uptake of 
Internet Protocol addresses with particular emphasis on IP Version 6, 
Resource Public Key Infrastructure and Domain Name System Services 
available to African ccTLDs. The meeting was graced by among others the 
AFRINIC Board Chairman Prof Wale, ICANN Vice President in Charge of 
Technical Engagement Adiel Akplogan, ICANN Global Stakeholder Engagement 
team Director of Operations for Africa Yaovi Atohoun and Wafa Dahmani 
Afrinic Stakeholder Engagement Manager.
2. On the sidelines of the ICANN AGM, i met with Felix Ndayirukiye 
Manager nic.bi who offered to host the Initial Registry Operator Course 
in Bujumbura Burundi in February 2027. NIC.BI will provide accommodation 
for at least 25 participants, conference package and Airport Transfers. 
The participants will cater for their Air Travel. If there is no 
objection from the EXCOM, i can make an official announcement on the 
AFTLD Website in good time.
3. On the sidelines of the ICANN AGM i met Jaromir Talir from CZ.NIC the 
Registry for Czech Republic. They have developed a new version of the 
Fred Registry system and are willing to sponsor a trainer to a session 
that will bring together all African ccTLDs using Fred. Currently .LS 
(Lesotho), .TZ(Tanzania) and .MW (Malawi) are using Fred. We will 
consider possibilities of having a quarter two training in July 2027 
which we can host at the AFTLD Office.
4. On the sidelines of the ICANN AGM, i had a meeting with the CENTR 
General Manager Peter Van Roste. CENTR will Sponsor a Cocktail for all 
the ccTLDs present at the Global IGF that will take place in Nairobi 
from 14th to 18th December. This has been approved by their board. We 
agreed that AFTLD will support CENTR in choosing a suitable location for 
the Cocktail. This has already started.
5. During the ICANN AGM i also had meetings with Fabrice from Togo (.TG) 
and the (.DJ) ccTLD with respect to regularisation of their membership 
which is ongoing.
6. I also had an opportunity to meet Rodriguez from Smart Africa. I 
conveyed to him feedback that AFTLD might not be in a position to 
participate in the Smart Africa Forum ahead of Africa IGF due to 
resource constraints. He indicated that he would explore  sponsorship 
possibilities for one delegate from AFTLD before the meeting. I am still 
following up on the same.

Attached please find a list of participants for the Afrinic AFTLD 
session. I will share photos via Whatsapp.

Thank you
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