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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hello Fahd, <br>
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I think it would be a great idea to link the two events. I agree
that it would enrich the program of both and it would save folks
some travel. I do acknowledge and support that MENOG is a
technical forum but we had a very successful MENOG when it was
held adjacent to an Arab IGF open consultation meeting (dealing
more with governance and public policy) and a peering forum which
is centered more around interconnections from a business
perspective as we ll as technical. The event, in my opinion, was
very successful.<br>
<br>
MENOG does rotate, but one meeting is in Dubai as this seems to be
a city that people claim is easy to travel to and attracts numbers
from various Arabic countries. The Technical community in the
Arabaic countries (as a community) is still very young and ways to
pull them together probably a good idea. I have experienced that
rotating events in the Middle East is a positive initative for the
region but I have noted that in some Arabic countries you can
expect to see mainly or only participants from that particular
country. This may be a feature in some cases but difficult when
you want to see views shared by individuals across the region -
together. <br>
<br>
As for the comment on N. African coverage. AFNOG covers this part
of the Arab world and I see no reason why this forum cannot team
up with AFNOG there. I think this is only a question of
coordination and believe we can find a positive way forward. <br>
<br>
Cheers, <br>
Paul<br>
<br>
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On 4/16/14 4:20 PM, Fahd Batayneh wrote:<br>
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style="color:#1F497D">BTW, another thing I forgot to mention
is that MENOG covers West Asia as well as Egypt and Sudan
(no sure of Sudan), while the ME DNS Forum covers not only
West Asia, but North Africa as well. If we are to have the
ME DNS Forum around MENOG, folks in North Africa would not
have the chance to host such a forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Fouad Bajwa [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com">mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com</a>] <br>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:16 PM<br>
To: Bill Woodcock<br>
Cc: Fahd Batayneh; menog@menog. net; Tom Paseka<br>
Subject: Re: [menog] Middle East DNS Forum Program Committee
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<p class="MsoPlainText">I think there would be a need to have
some kind of coordination. The ME DNS Forum has to be rotated
around the region instead of sticking to one country, for
example Dubai. I know the MENOG does rotate but the trouble I
had this year with MENOG was that it was right after the ICANN
Meeting or even during it. Thats a bit of a pain but then all
these organizations and events are independent to organize and
schedule on their respective programs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">I wonder how much the MENOG rotates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Bill
Woodcock <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">> On Apr 16, 2014, at 4:40 AM, Fahd
Batayneh <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:fahd.batayneh@icann.org"><span
style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">fahd.batayneh@icann.org</span></a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">>> As a couple of side notes, the
1st ME DNS Forum took place in Dubai early February. On the
other hand, MENOG holds 2 annual meetings with the first being
in Dubai sometime in March. This year’s MENOG took place right
after the ICANN meeting in Singapore. If we are to have the ME
DNS Forum around MENOG, the forum ends up being in Dubai every
year, and this does not satisfy the idea of rotating it around
the region. Another concern would be to have the forum right
after an ICANN meeting (which would be very challenging for
various logistical reasons).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">> So, perhaps back-to-back with the
fall MENOG meeting, so you rotate, and aren’t right up against
an ICANN meeting? I agree that putting it back-to-back with
MENOG would very much enhance attendance, and facilitate
travel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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-Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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