ICANN announced that its third meeting of 2011 is scheduled for Africa and will take place in Dakar,Senegal.ICANN's 42nd Public Meeting is scheduled on October 24-28,2011 .
"We are grateful for the assistance of the government of Senegal and of our hosts, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, in organizing this important international event, which will also be designated as ICANN’s 2011 Annual Meeting," said Barbara Ann Clay,in a blog post on ICANN's Blog.
Due to security reasons,the last meeting ICANN held in Africa had few attendees.However,ICANN wanted to hold its 42nd meeting in Africa and reassure everybody that they will closely monitor the situation.
"We are aware of concerns within the community regarding the recent demonstration that took place in Senegal. In keeping with our normal procedures and our obligation to provide a safe and secure environment for ICANN meetings, we will continue to closely monitor the situation as we prepare for the meeting."
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