<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hello Kolubahzizi</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Welcome board and great to have you with us. We encourage all our members to be active through discussions on the list as well as joining our conference calls we normally hold every Monday. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Since we are just ending an ICANN meeting it will be a couple of weeks before the conference calls resumes. A lot of the participants are heading back home and settling back into the swing of things. Since you are already subscribed to the list you will receive notifications of upcoming meetings. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Please feel free to share anything you feel will be of benefit to the group anytime !!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Cheers and thanks for reaching out</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Beran <br><br>"The best of you are those who are best to the women" Mohammad SAW <div><br><div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div></div><div><br>On 15 Mar 2016, at 23:59, Kolubahzizi T. Howard <<a href="mailto:kolubahzizi@yahoo.com">kolubahzizi@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div>Dear All:</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'm a new member of the TTF and I want to be an active member. Are there any pointers that any of you can give me?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458080852304_7455" dir="ltr">Kind regards.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458080852304_7457"><span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458080852304_7459"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458080852304_7462" class="signature"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458080852304_7461">Kolubahzizi T. Howard <br>President <br>ISOC Liberia Chapter &<br>Director of Strategy<br>Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) <br>+231-776200000/+231880539961/+231-555660001</div></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:54 PM, Beran Dondeh via ttf <<a href="mailto:ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv2421567388"><div><div>Dear all,</div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature">I believe this concern for AFRALO was brought up in the TTF meeting in Dublin and I believe the discussion finally leaned towards trying out the software for LACRALO first, clear any teething problems and then move unto AFRALO. </div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature">Nevertheless, I don't believe being active or inactive in a working group should be a determining factor for raising genuine issues regarding a RALO. I was am active member of the TTF but due to my new move to a different country, the timing has been a bit off for me. </div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature">Regards</div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv2421567388AppleMailSignature">Beran <br clear="none"><br clear="none">"The best of you are those who are best to the women" Mohammad SAW <div><br clear="none"><div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div></div><div class="yiv2421567388yqt4320904842" id="yiv2421567388yqt98468"><div><br clear="none">On 22 Jan 2016, at 21:08, Seun Ojedeji <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Glenn,</div>
<div dir="ltr">I am AFRALO member and I believe this was raised in most physical meetings we've had, including during the last meeting in Dublin. I understand I may not have been participating as much in TTF, I apologise for that but it's also as a result my participation in other avenues.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Regards</div>
<div class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote">On 22 Jan 2016 8:59 p.m., "Glenn McKnight" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr">Hi Seun <div>I haven't heard of any complaints from AFRALO. Mind you AFRALO is not active in the TFF Working group. Perhaps Aziz or someone else that is French speaking can step up and provide insights</div><div>G</div></div><div class="yiv2421567388gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">skype gmcknight<br clear="none">twitter gmcknight<br clear="none">.</div></div></div>
<br clear="none"><div class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:admin@ttcsweb.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:admin@ttcsweb.org">admin@ttcsweb.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi Seun, thanks for the question. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>It is very straightforward to implement for other regions like AFRALO for any two language lists. I'll suggest that AFRALO through the FBSC express support for the proposal so that the tool can be used in AFRALO. Because the existing new code is not ready for use (currently HTML mail works, but plain text email doesn't)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Once the bugs have been fixed, I've even proposed an alternative approach that would scale for multiple language groups in regions. <br clear="none">See page 11 of the TTF abridged presentation done at ICANN53 on the <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/discussion-of-LACRALO-mailing-list-issues">https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/discussion-of-LACRALO-mailing-list-issues</a> wiki page. But, (sigh) all things in time.<span><font color="#888888"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"></font></span><div>Dev Anand <br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div><div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="yiv2421567388gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote">On 22 January 2016 at 10:17, Seun Ojedeji <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello,<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>While no cost is indicated in the proposal, i expect that it should not have been too expensive to fund at ICANN level and wonder why this did not happen. I support this as well, however i think perhaps it could be done as a joint proposal to address that of AFRALO as well. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>I note that the proposal indicated that the tool could be used by AFRALO (English <> French) but its not clear whether a new set of code development will not be required. So it may be be good if that part is updated to include the AFRALO region. Although i understand this is normally a regional thing, if what i suggest is not possible, perhaps AFRALO could also submit something similar and then it gets combined at a later time? I am available to take that up if required<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Regards<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv2421567388gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote"><div><div>On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:devtee@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:devtee@gmail.com">devtee@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"></div></div><blockquote class="yiv2421567388gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div>Dear All,<br clear="none">
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Today is the deadline for budget proposals to be submitted to the<br clear="none">
At-Large Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC).<br clear="none">
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One longstanding technology issue is the machine translation used on<br clear="none">
the LACRALO mailing list.<br clear="none">
This has been documented extensively by the TTF at<br clear="none">
<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/discussion-of-LACRALO-mailing-list-issues">https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/discussion-of-LACRALO-mailing-list-issues</a><br clear="none">
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Currently, the key issue is that ICANN doesn't have any dedicated<br clear="none">
persons to fix this software tool. There is only one person from ICANN<br clear="none">
IT staff who attempts to work on a new version of the translation tool<br clear="none">
in his spare time, outside of ICANN hours. As this ICANN IT person is<br clear="none">
very busy at ICANN and his volunteer efforts are appreciated, he has<br clear="none">
little to no spare time to work on fixing the outstanding bugs in the<br clear="none">
software. It is clear that a person is critically needed at ICANN with<br clear="none">
a mandate to fixing this software.<br clear="none">
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Hence this budget request is for funding to be made available to ICANN<br clear="none">
IT staff for ICANN to hire a programmer to work on ICANN’s new machine<br clear="none">
translation tool and fix the remaining bugs so that the new software<br clear="none">
tool can be installed and ease the communication difficulties faced by<br clear="none">
LACRALO, the At-Large Community and ICANN Staff over the past 6 years.<br clear="none">
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Although this proposal was submitted to LACRALO earlier in the week,<br clear="none">
it appears that LACRALO will not be considering any proposals for<br clear="none">
submission.<br clear="none">
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Hence, the TTF will be submitting the attached proposal to the FBSC<br clear="none">
for their review.<br clear="none">
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Kind Regards,<br clear="none">
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Dev Anand Teelucksingh,<br clear="none">
TTF chair<br clear="none">
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