[Npoc-discuss] A Tribute to Olevié Kouami

Sat Oct 21 13:33:53 UTC 2023

Bonjour à tout le monde,

Toutes nos sincères condoléances au nom du Chapitre Sénégalais d'Internet
Society.
Olivier KOUAME a été un membre très actif au sein de notre Communauté et
nous lui en serons toujours très reconnaissants et perpétuerons son œuvre
dans la commune de Popenguine.

Sincères salutations,
Edem

Le ven. 20 oct. 2023 à 12:28, Poncelet Ileleji via Npoc-discuss <
npoc-discuss at icann.org> a écrit :

> Good day NPOC Colleagues,
>
>
>
> How do I start this write up,  with flashes of the early days of NPOC
> popping back into my memory. It was a shock to me to read this morning  on
> our African IGF WhatsApp group on a post by Emmanuel Vitus on the demise of
> Olevié Kouami  who died of a heart attack in the early hours of Thursday
> 19 October 2023 in Lomé, Togo.
>
>
>
> I got to know Olevié Kouami   in the early days of NPOC over a decade
> ago,  we were the only two Africans that our organisations were part of
> NPOC then.  He was jovial, fun and we always agreed to disagree.  Olevié
> Kouami  was very active in NPOC in the early days, we worked tirelessly
> together with our Late Chair then, Alain Berranger of blessed memory who we
> lost some years back, God Bless Alain soul. .
>
>
>
> I last met Olevié Kouami  in person some 3 years ago at the Pullman Hotel
> in Dakar, still his usual self, he only sent a message to me some days
> after the global IGF in Kyoto on Facebook.  To hear of his sudden demise
> is sad and shocking.
>
>
>
> Olevié Kouami in his own way he contributed to NPOC early development, we
> co authored with other NPOC Executives  colleagues then (Klaus Stoll,
> Alain Berranger, Marie-Laure Lemineur, Cintra Sooknanan, Poncelet Ileleji
> and Olévié Kouami ) the Non--‐Commercial Stakeholder Group: Not--‐for--‐Profit
> Operational Concerns Outreach Plan 2013.  A Plan 10 years plus old ,  am
> attached again which I believe is still relevant to NPOC even today.
>
>
>
> Olevié Kouami he is now with our dearest amiable chair Alain Berranger in
> the heavens, am sure they will talk about NPOC as those early days where
> heated in our dialogues and exchanges either at ICANN Meetings or Global
> IGFs where NPOC used to have sessions then or our numerous online meetings
> via  skype or  Adobe Connect back then.
>
>
>
> To his close friend in NPOC Professor Emeritus Sam LanFranco who he
> developed a strong bond with I also send my big condolences.  NPOC has
> now lost two individuals who in the early years of NPOC formation fought
> for its identity within ICANN.  Our collective shared responsibility
> moving forward  is to see NPOC carry out its mandate within the ICANN
> community in an honest and transparent way where equity counts even though
> we agree to disagree our NPOC membership binds us as we share the same
> objectives hence, we joined NPOC.
>
>
> As ICANN celebrates 25 years of existence in Hamburg starting tomorrow 21
> st October.  NPOC birth to the be the  second Non-Commercial Stakeholder
> Group constituency  within ICANN is also important to mention what we
> have done to address issues of Not for Profits within the DNS space, no
> matter how little some might see our contributions.
>
>
> To our current NPOC  leadership, may God guide you to strengthen NPOC
> better than before, even though disagreements will happen, but we should
> not lose sight of why NPOC became a necessary constituency in ICANN.
>
>
>
> May the soul of Olevié Kouami     rest in perfect peace. Adieu Mr Jovial
> rest in the heavens brother, you ran your race our God knows best why you
> left us soon.
>
>
>
> Peace Always
>
>
>
> Poncelet
>
>
>
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