[bc-gnso] Nairobi developments -- ICANN Board to meet to review the situation tomorrow

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all,

just a quick note to update those of you who are planning to go to Nairobi.  
the security situation in Nairobi may be deteriorating.  here's the lede from a 
Reuters story that hit a few hours ago;

> NAIROBI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Somalia's hardline al Shabaab rebels threatened 
> on Thursday to attack neighbouring Kenya following a crackdown on Somalis in 
> the capital Nairobi, according to a recording posted on an al Shabaab Web 
> site. Islamist al Shabaab have threatened to attack Kenya before, although 
> anger has been rising over the past week among the Somali community after 
> Kenyan security forces detained hundreds of Somalis living in a Nairobi 
> suburb.

here's a link to the story;

        http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE60K1XM.htm

ICANN just sent out an alert that the Board is holding a special meeting 
tomorrow to review the situation.  here's a link to the announcement;

        http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jan10-en.htm

mikey


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