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Call for RALO Volunteers for ccNSO Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories
by ICANN At-Large Staff 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chair, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, ALAC ccNSO Liaison, a call for volunteers from the RALOs to join a new ccNSO Study Group on the Use of Names for Countries and Territories is being made through 4 March 2011. This Study Group will work on the use of names for countries and territories. One representative per RALO is needed. The first meeting of the Study Group will be held during the 40th ICANN Meeting in San Francisco, so At-Large representatives who will be participating in this Meeting are preferred. This Study Group was established at the 39th ICANN Meeting in Cartagena in December 2010 in response to the note of the chair of this working group that some of the issues that are raised are considered outside the scope of the PDP (for example how to deal with meaningful representations of country or territory names that do not contain a non-ASCII character or are not in a designated language). The purpose of this Study Group is to provide the ccNSO Council, ccTLD community and other interested stakeholders, including the GAC and GNSO Council, an overview of the scope and issues associated with the use of Country and Territory names as TLD strings and the scope and impact of alternative action paths on IDN ccTLD and new gTLD processes. The statement of purpose for the study group can be found at http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/unctwg.htm. If you are interested in volunteering for this Study Group, please contact At-Large staff ( <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Friday, 4 March at 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Updated: ICANN Meeting 41 Fellowship Application Round Extended One Week
by ICANN At-Large Staff 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

*La version française est ci-dessous *La versión española está abajo Dear All, The Fellowship application round for the 41st ICANN Meeting in Singapore has been extended one week. The new deadline for applications is 6 March at 00:00 UTC. See details below. Regards, ** Bonjour à tous, LICANN a prolongé dune semaine la période dapplication pour le programme de bourse (Fellowship) pour la 41ème réunion de lICANN à Singapour. Le nouveau date limite pour toutes les application cest le 6 mars à 00:00 UTC. Vous trouvez les détails du processus ci-joint. Cordialement, ** Estimados, Se prorrogó una semana el periodo de aplicación para las becas de Fellow para asistir a la 41ª reunión de la ICANN en Singapur. La nueva fecha limite para todas las aplicaciones es el 6 de marzo a las 00:00 UTC. Puede encontrar detalles sobre el proceso en el archivo adjunto. Cordialmente, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff From: africann-bounces(a)afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Anne-Rachel Inné Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 9:56 PM To: africann(a)afrinic.net Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Updated: ICANN Meeting 41 Fellowship Application Round Extended One Week Updated: ICANN Meeting 41 Fellowship Application Round Extended One Week Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings Updated: 28 February 2011 14 January 2011 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is extending the deadline for accepting applications to the June ICANN 41 meeting until 6 March 00:00 UTC due to a venue location change. _____ MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is launching the 13th round of the Fellowship program applications for its 41st Public Meeting to be held in Singapore on 19-24 June 2011. Priority in selection is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations and constituencies, or are representatives in the Business, Academic and Private sector looking to find support and gain information on how to have their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email at fellowships(a)icann.org regarding any questions about this process or program. The Fellowship program will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend for those individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANNs meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. What Is ICANN? To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internets unique identifiers. ICANN doesnt control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesnt deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internets naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.

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