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'''Barbara Ann Clay''' is the Vice President for Communications and Marketing at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/clay.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

'''Barbara Ann Clay''' is the Vice President for Communications and Marketing at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/clay.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

==ICANN Dakar PR Mishap==

===ICANN Dakar PR Mishap===

Following [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal, Ms. Clay sent a letter to local authorities complaining about the hotel that they had been recommended for their stay. She wrote to IT Minister [[Moustapha Guirassy]] that the poor accommodations at Hotel des Almadies compromised the reputation of [[ICANN]], not to mention the hotel and the whole country of Senegal. The letter, which can be seen [http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/clay-to-guirassy-23nov11-en.pdf here], was also cc'ed to [[ALAC]] members, [[GAC]] members, and the Senegalese GAC representative, [[Ndeye Maimouna Diop Diagne]]. The letter accompanied a larger [[ALAC]] survey and report that was undertaken by a number of members of that community, including work from [[Olivier Crepin-Leblond]], and [[Evan Leibovitch]], Chair and vice-Chair respectively. The ALAC report listed a number of problems, from seemingly minor to potentially harmful, with the hotel and its personnel. The report effectively closed by noting that, while ICANN certainly should hold its meetings around the world and in developing countries, that the proper authorities should be involved, and the sufficient research should be done, when selecting venue and accommodation location. The survey resolved that the ALAC chair should have the right to convene a vote should improper accommodation be provided, the vote would allow the ALAC members to leave immediately and require ICANN to pay any extra, necessary expenses. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/clay-to-guirassy-23nov11-en.pdf Clay to Guirassy, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>

Following [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal, Ms. Clay sent a letter to local authorities complaining about the hotel that they had been recommended for their stay. She wrote to IT Minister [[Moustapha Guirassy]] that the poor accommodations at Hotel des Almadies compromised the reputation of [[ICANN]], not to mention the hotel and the whole country of Senegal. The letter, which can be seen [http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/clay-to-guirassy-23nov11-en.pdf here], was also cc'ed to [[ALAC]] members, [[GAC]] members, and the Senegalese GAC representative, [[Ndeye Maimouna Diop Diagne]]. The letter accompanied a larger [[ALAC]] survey and report that was undertaken by a number of members of that community, including work from [[Olivier Crepin-Leblond]], and [[Evan Leibovitch]], Chair and vice-Chair respectively. The ALAC report listed a number of problems, from seemingly minor to potentially harmful, with the hotel and its personnel. The report effectively closed by noting that, while ICANN certainly should hold its meetings around the world and in developing countries, that the proper authorities should be involved, and the sufficient research should be done, when selecting venue and accommodation location. The survey resolved that the ALAC chair should have the right to convene a vote should improper accommodation be provided, the vote would allow the ALAC members to leave immediately and require ICANN to pay any extra, necessary expenses. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/clay-to-guirassy-23nov11-en.pdf Clay to Guirassy, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>