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===Continuous Promotional Campaign at ICANN Meetings===
===Continuous Promotional Campaign at ICANN Meetings===
DCA continued to campaign and promote its bid to sponsor and operate the DotAfrica gTLD particurly during ICANN Meetings. During the [[ICANN 38]] in Brussels, DCA served as one of the event sponsors. The organization also sponsored a delegation from Africa to become part of the policy debate that would help shape the position of the African community regarding the issue on the implementation of ICANN's new gTLD expansion program.<ref>[http://www.prlog.org/10803421-progress-towards-africa-at-icann-38-in-brussels-the-capital-of-europe.html Progress towards a ".africa" at ICANN 38, in Brussels the Capital of Europe]</ref>
DCA continued to campaign and promote its bid to sponsor and operate the DotAfrica gTLD particurly during ICANN Meetings. During the [[ICANN 38]] in Brussels, DCA served as one of the event sponsors. The organization also sponsored a delegation from Africa to become part of the policy debate that would help shape the position of the African community regarding the issue on the implementation of ICANN's new gTLD expansion program.<ref>[http://www.prlog.org/10803421-progress-towards-africa-at-icann-38-in-brussels-the-capital-of-europe.html Progress towards a ".africa" at ICANN 38, in Brussels the Capital of Europe]</ref>
During the [[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]] in Kenya on July 29, 2010, DCA urged the participants to support its application as the sponsor and registry operator for the DotAfrica gTLD. During the event, Bekele informed the attendees that DCA already submitted its EOI to ICANN. According to her,''"After the high level endorsments we received as per the application, we are now in the process of reaching out to the technical community to gain support based on the merit and the benefits of the initiative, and hoping that such forums as IGF would create a neutral platform for debate and raising issues with the .africa domain name and internet governance."'' She also said that the DCA governance model is based on the Kenya Network Information Center's (KeNIC) multi-stakeholder model.<ref>
During the [[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]] in Kenya on July 29, 2010, DCA urged the participants to support its application as the sponsor and registry operator for the DotAfrica gTLD. During the event, Bekele informed the attendees that DCA already submitted its EOI to ICANN. According to her,''"After the high level endorsments we received as per the application, we are now in the process of reaching out to the technical community to gain support based on the merit and the benefits of the initiative, and hoping that such forums as IGF would create a neutral platform for debate and raising issues with the .africa domain name and internet governance."'' She also said that the DCA governance model is based on the Kenya Network Information Center's (KeNIC) multi-stakeholder model.<ref>
[http://www.prlog.org/10810259-dotconnnectafrica-calls-for-support-of-africa-at-kenya-internet-governance-forum-igf.html DotConnnectAfrica calls for support of ".africa" at Kenya Internet Governance Forum (IGF)]</ref>
[http://www.prlog.org/10810259-dotconnnectafrica-calls-for-support-of-africa-at-kenya-internet-governance-forum-igf.html DotConnnectAfrica calls for support of ".africa" at Kenya Internet Governance Forum (IGF)]</ref>
On March 2011, during the [[ICANN 40]] Meeting in San Francisco, DCA and its delegation introduced its '''Yes to DotAfrica Campaign.''' During the event, Bekele spoke to registry vendors about DCA's EOI to apply for .africa. She claimed that majority of the ICANN community support her initiative. Bekele also said that DCA welcomes all African internet agencies and international partners that are willing to collaborate and provide guidance in the bid to apply for the DotAfrica TLD. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco, CA]</ref>
==DCA Preliminary Advisory Board & Team Members==
==DCA Preliminary Advisory Board & Team Members==