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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR AFRALO Newsletter - Volume 7 - June 2021
by Remmy Nweke (via Google Docs) Dec. 13, 2021

Dec. 13, 2021

Attached: AFRALO Newsletter - Volume 7 - June 2021.pdf Sent using Google Docs https://docs.google.com/ Very sure we are safe and keeping safety protocols. As promised during the last monthly call, here is our call for your reminder to submit articles, reports of activities from your At-Large Structures (ALSes) for the Volume 7 of our AFRALO Newsletter. If you and your At-Large Structure (ALS) have organised any events in the months of March, April, May & June, please submit your reports and pictures to the editorial team (remmyn(a)gmail.com, olivierkouami(a)gmail.com and abdeldjalil.bachar(a)gmail.com) or to the AFRALO Newsletter mailing list afralo-newsletter(a)icann.org with our ATTENTION. Here is our timelines: 30th May 2021 Call for articles and contributions (Co-Chairs, Secretariat) 14 June 2021 First draft ready for comments (Editorial Team, Newsletter Team) 28 June 2021 Second draft ready 07 July 2021 Final draft sent to ICANN Staff for final edits and distribution Please see our previous newsletters here https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+Newsletter+Archives.

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Few hours to go: Nigeria IGF 2021
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele Sept. 30, 2021

Sept. 30, 2021

*Dear Internet Stakeholder,* The 10th edition of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum *(NIGF)* 2021 which will be held virtually is just a few hours away! *Theme:* *Internet that Works for All.*Date: September 30, 2021 Time: 11 am *Zoom Link to the Event below: * Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86772740103?pwd=eVkrdHpZTVd0anNIRUhaSnBxUnpUQT09 Meeting ID: 867 7274 0103 Passcode: 790559 Meet our Keynote Speaker! The Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy *Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim [Pantami] **FNCS, FBCS, FIIM* will deliver the keynote address on September 30, 2021 at the Opening Ceremony of the vNIGF2021. This will be followed by a High-Level Panel engagement on the overarching thematic focus with various speakers from the Industry, Government, Civil Society, and the Judiciary. *Registration here: * *https://2021.igf.ng/register* <https://gmail.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61b583c2f902dfce259750bbe&i…> *MEET OUR SPEAKERS* *Opening Ceremony * *HIGH-LEVEL PANEL SESSION : THEME- "INTERNET THAT WORKS FOR ALL"* *PANEL SESSION 1: SUB-THEME- "ACCESSIBILITY"* *PANEL SESSION 2: SUB-THEME- "INFRASTRUCTURE"* *PANEL SESSION 3: SUB-THEME- "POLICY & REGULATION"* *PANEL SESSION 4: SUB-THEME- "CAPACITY BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT"* *Create your Own Personalized #NIGF2021 Display Picture* Create your Personalized Display Picture for vNIGF please follow the steps below first by going to getdp.co/nigf2021 or click HERE <https://gmail.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61b583c2f902dfce259750bbe&i…> 1. Tap the avatar to upload your photo (Square photos are recommended to avoid clipping) 2. Enter your name in the text field 3. Once the image is uploaded and you are satisfied with the preview, click "Generate my DP" Don't forget to share online with the hashtags #NIGF2021, #vNIGF2021 2021.igf.ng/register Please tell your friends and network that you're attending virtual #NIGF2021 and Follow us on Social media via Facebook: www.facebook.com/nigeriaigf Instagram: www.instagram.com/igfnigeria You may wish to go to the agenda page to see what event you will be interested in. https://2021.igf.ng/

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Webinar Invitation
by Innocent Adriko Sept. 24, 2021

Sept. 24, 2021

Dear colleagues, Join us for the last part of our Universal Acceptance Webinar Series on Thursday, 30th September. Topic: Email Address Internationalization Configuration and UA Readiness of Programming Languages (Java). Time: 15:00 (UTC) / 18:00(EAT) Register here; https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlfuqpqTItGN3O3d9dXDsn7u2Qkb-qhZ… For more information about the webinar series, kindly visit our website; https://ua4u.tech/ Looking forward to having you all. Kind regards, Innocent.

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Meeting invitation: AFRALO Monthly Call on Wednesday, 06 October 2021 at 18:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 23, 2021

Sept. 23, 2021

***Please note, if you are sending an apology or dial-out request, please ONLY send to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> (do NOT reply to all) **** Dear All, The next AFRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 06 October 2021 at 18:30 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/3bctuc79 The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at : https://community.icann.org/x/dgGHCg Conference ID: EN 1638 FR 1838 ZOOM LINK: https://icann.zoom.us/j/98351606264?pwd=SnNzL0FOM0krOWVLUkxVc3Fsa05WQT09 / Password: AFRA06OCT* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN AFRALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/25Mi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/PolicyCalendar@icann.org/?offline=disabled> Thank you. Kind Regards, ***************************** Chers Membres de l?AFRALO, Le prochain appel AFRALO mensuel est pr?vu le mercredi 06 October? 18h30 UTC. L?ordre du jour (en attente de mise ? jour) et les d?tails de l?appel sont disponibles ?: https://community.icann.org/x/dgGHCg Conf?rence ID: EN: 1638 FR: 1838 Zoom Room link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/98351606264?pwd=SnNzL0FOM0krOWVLUkxVc3Fsa05WQT09 / Password: AFRA06OCT* Espace de travail wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/YYIEC Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out (si necessaire) aini que votre num?ro d?appel ? staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Merci. Cordialement, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/PolicyCalendar@icann.org/?offline=disabled> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/PolicyCalendar@icann.org/?offline=disabled> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<https://owa.icann.org/owa/PolicyCalendar@icann.org/?offline=disabled> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<https://owa.icann.org/owa/PolicyCalendar@icann.org/?offline=disabled>

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Identifying Cyberthreats and Risks in SSA
by Liz Orembo Sept. 22, 2021

Sept. 22, 2021

Good morning listers, For those interested in cybersecurity in the region, the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa(C3SA) will be hosting a webinar on identifying cyber threats in Sub Saharan Africa. Here's the link for registration: https://icts.evlink9.net/servlet/link/75037/639812/133822303/2492927 [image: GetAttachmentThumbnail.png] -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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REGISTER! / TODAY - Monthly Roundtable 7 (by EURALO) on 21 September 2021 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 21, 2021

Sept. 21, 2021

Interpretation English, Français, Español, Русский INVITATION REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF (please register!) Dear All, The monthly roundtable 7 (by EURALO): “DNS Abuse and intermediary liability of non-hosting providers” is scheduled on Tuesday 21 September at 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes. The EURALO Roundtable will focus on recent ICANN responses to the DSA package and welcome input from leading European academics, who had reported on Internet governance, the DNA package and intermediary liability to the European Comission. It will be a part of the EURALO DNS Abuse end user information campaign<https://community.icann.org/x/SwQNCQ>, giving the European end user community an opportunity to discuss DNS Abuse related European legislative developments in an attempt to identify and best represent European end user interests within ICANN policy development and capacity building processes. We will also explore opportunities to expand the end user network to work with local NGOs, governments, and academia to ensure a good representation of ICANN core values in European polices. Moderator: Sébastien Bachollet Registration: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rr…> (please register!) Guest Speakers: * Tobias Mahler, University of Oslo, Tobias Mahler is a law professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo, where he is deputy director of the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL). He specializes in information and communications technology law and is the legal research leader of the VIROS project (Vulnerability in the Robot Society). His research is highly interdisciplinary, primarily combining legal research with computer science. His research interests cover a broad range of legal issues arising in the context of (i) robots, particularly with artificial intelligence capabilities, (ii) Internet governance (especially the domain name system), as well as (iii) cybersecurity and privacy. This focus on legal issues is complemented with research on legal technology to facilitate novel approaches such as legal risk management and visual representations of legal reasoning. He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo, an LLM degree in legal informatics from the University of Hannover, and a German law degree (first state exam). He has practised law in Norway as a corporate lawyer in the automotive industry, primarily working with international commercial contracts. Prof. Mahler is the Director of the Master of Laws Programme in Information and Communication Technology Law at the University of Oslo. He teaches robot regulation, cybersecurity regulation, legal technology and artificial intelligence. Mahler has been a visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and Criminal Law in Freiburg, Germany, and the Stanford Centre for Internet and Society. In 2020 he acted as an expert advisor to the European Commission on drafting the upcoming Digital Services Act. * Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Københavns Universitet Sebastian is Associate Professor at the Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) at the University of Copenhagen and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Oslo's Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law(NRCCL). Sebastian is interested in the regulation of & by technology. * Elena Plexida, VP, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN Elena joined ICANN staff in April 2018. She currently holds the position of Government and IGOs Engagement Sr Director. Agenda: 1. Introduction and welcome, Sebastien Bachollet, EURALO Chair, (18:00 - 18:10 UTC) (10 mins) 2. DNS Abuse and intermediary liability of non-hosting providers – where does the ICANN community fit in?, Tobias Mahler, UiO; Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Københavns Universitet (18:10 - 18:30 UTC) (20 mins) 3. DNS Abuse and the EC DSA package – crossing the picket fence of content control? Elena Plexida, VP, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN, (18:30 - 18:45 UTC) (15 mins) 4. Q&A, moderated by Joanna Kulesza, ALAC EURALO (18:45 - 19:15 UTC) (30 mins) 5. Summary and wrap up (19:15 - 19:30 UTC) (15 mins) Background documents and references: Elena Plexida, European Commission Unveils Important Initiatives Relevant to the DNS and DNS Service Providers, https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/european-commission-unveils-importan… Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler and Håkon Styri, Liability exemptions of non-hosting intermediaries: Sideshow in the Digital Services Act? https://www.idunn.no/oslo_law_review/2021/01/liability_exemptions_of_non-ho… [idunn.no]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.idunn.no/oslo_law_review/2021/01/lia…> Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler and Håkon Styri, Legal analysis of the intermediary service providers of non-hosting nature: Final report prepared for European Commission, 2020 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/3931eed8-3e88-11eb… [op.europa.eu]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/pub…> The agenda can be found at:https://community.icann.org/x/0gdyCg ZOOM REGISTRATION required REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rr…> Important: Please keep note of the zoom room as you will be sent an unique link! EURALO Main Wiki Portal: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi where all our EURALO calls are posted. Please BOOKMARK this! EURALO Web Page: https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos/euralo [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/ralos/euralo__;!!PtGJa…> ADIGO Conf. IDs: EN: 1638, ES: 1738, FR: 1838, RU: 2138 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ [adigo.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/adigo.com/icann/__;!!PtGJab4!qpdT6wPlznu1…> **If you require a dial-out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff ONLY at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number.** Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!tsy02psFe…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!tsy…>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!tsy…>

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REMINDER | REGISTER! / Monthly Roundtable 7 (by EURALO) on 21 September 2021 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 20, 2021

Sept. 20, 2021

Interpretation English, Français, Español, Русский INVITATION REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rr…> (please register!) Dear All, The monthly roundtable 7 (by EURALO): “DNS Abuse and intermediary liability of non-hosting providers” is scheduled on Tuesday 21 September at 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes. The EURALO Roundtable will focus on recent ICANN responses to the DSA package and welcome input from leading European academics, who had reported on Internet governance, the DNA package and intermediary liability to the European Comission. It will be a part of the EURALO DNS Abuse end user information campaign<https://community.icann.org/x/SwQNCQ>, giving the European end user community an opportunity to discuss DNS Abuse related European legislative developments in an attempt to identify and best represent European end user interests within ICANN policy development and capacity building processes. We will also explore opportunities to expand the end user network to work with local NGOs, governments, and academia to ensure a good representation of ICANN core values in European polices. Moderator: Sébastien Bachollet Registration: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rr…> (please register!) Guest Speakers: * Tobias Mahler, University of Oslo, Tobias Mahler is a law professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo, where he is deputy director of the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL). He specializes in information and communications technology law and is the legal research leader of the VIROS project (Vulnerability in the Robot Society). His research is highly interdisciplinary, primarily combining legal research with computer science. His research interests cover a broad range of legal issues arising in the context of (i) robots, particularly with artificial intelligence capabilities, (ii) Internet governance (especially the domain name system), as well as (iii) cybersecurity and privacy. This focus on legal issues is complemented with research on legal technology to facilitate novel approaches such as legal risk management and visual representations of legal reasoning. He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo, an LLM degree in legal informatics from the University of Hannover, and a German law degree (first state exam). He has practised law in Norway as a corporate lawyer in the automotive industry, primarily working with international commercial contracts. Prof. Mahler is the Director of the Master of Laws Programme in Information and Communication Technology Law at the University of Oslo. He teaches robot regulation, cybersecurity regulation, legal technology and artificial intelligence. Mahler has been a visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and Criminal Law in Freiburg, Germany, and the Stanford Centre for Internet and Society. In 2020 he acted as an expert advisor to the European Commission on drafting the upcoming Digital Services Act. * Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Københavns Universitet Sebastian is Associate Professor at the Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) at the University of Copenhagen and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Oslo's Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law(NRCCL). Sebastian is interested in the regulation of & by technology. * Elena Plexida, VP, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN Elena joined ICANN staff in April 2018. She currently holds the position of Government and IGOs Engagement Sr Director. Agenda: 1. Introduction and welcome, Sebastien Bachollet, EURALO Chair, (18:00 - 18:10 UTC) (10 mins) 2. DNS Abuse and intermediary liability of non-hosting providers – where does the ICANN community fit in?, Tobias Mahler, UiO; Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Københavns Universitet (18:10 - 18:30 UTC) (20 mins) 3. DNS Abuse and the EC DSA package – crossing the picket fence of content control? Elena Plexida, VP, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN, (18:30 - 18:45 UTC) (15 mins) 4. Q&A, moderated by Joanna Kulesza, ALAC EURALO (18:45 - 19:15 UTC) (30 mins) 5. Summary and wrap up (19:15 - 19:30 UTC) (15 mins) Background documents and references: Elena Plexida, European Commission Unveils Important Initiatives Relevant to the DNS and DNS Service Providers, https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/european-commission-unveils-importan… Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler and Håkon Styri, Liability exemptions of non-hosting intermediaries: Sideshow in the Digital Services Act? https://www.idunn.no/oslo_law_review/2021/01/liability_exemptions_of_non-ho… [idunn.no]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.idunn.no/oslo_law_review/2021/01/lia…> Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler and Håkon Styri, Legal analysis of the intermediary service providers of non-hosting nature: Final report prepared for European Commission, 2020 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/3931eed8-3e88-11eb… [op.europa.eu]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/pub…> The agenda can be found at:https://community.icann.org/x/0gdyCg ZOOM REGISTRATION required REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rr…> Important: Please keep note of the zoom room as you will be sent an unique link! EURALO Main Wiki Portal: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi where all our EURALO calls are posted. Please BOOKMARK this! EURALO Web Page: https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos/euralo [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/ralos/euralo__;!!PtGJa…> ADIGO Conf. IDs: EN: 1638, ES: 1738, FR: 1838, RU: 2138 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ [adigo.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/adigo.com/icann/__;!!PtGJab4!qpdT6wPlznu1…> **If you require a dial-out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff ONLY at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number.** Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!tsy02psFe…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!tsy…>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!tsy…>

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REGISTER! / Monthly Roundtable 7 (by EURALO) on 21 September 2021 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 17, 2021

Sept. 17, 2021

Interpretation English, Français, Español, Русский INVITATION REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF (please register!) Dear All, The monthly roundtable 7 (by EURALO): “DNS Abuse and intermediary liability of non-hosting providers” is scheduled on Tuesday 21 September at 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes. The EURALO Roundtable will focus on recent ICANN responses to the DSA package and welcome input from leading European academics, who had reported on Internet governance, the DNA package and intermediary liability to the European Comission. It will be a part of the EURALO DNS Abuse end user information campaign<https://community.icann.org/x/SwQNCQ>, giving the European end user community an opportunity to discuss DNS Abuse related European legislative developments in an attempt to identify and best represent European end user interests within ICANN policy development and capacity building processes. We will also explore opportunities to expand the end user network to work with local NGOs, governments, and academia to ensure a good representation of ICANN core values in European polices. Moderator: Sébastien Bachollet Registration: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF (please register!) Guest Speakers: * Tobias Mahler, University of Oslo, Tobias Mahler is a law professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo, where he is deputy director of the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL). He specializes in information and communications technology law and is the legal research leader of the VIROS project (Vulnerability in the Robot Society). His research is highly interdisciplinary, primarily combining legal research with computer science. His research interests cover a broad range of legal issues arising in the context of (i) robots, particularly with artificial intelligence capabilities, (ii) Internet governance (especially the domain name system), as well as (iii) cybersecurity and privacy. This focus on legal issues is complemented with research on legal technology to facilitate novel approaches such as legal risk management and visual representations of legal reasoning. He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo, an LLM degree in legal informatics from the University of Hannover, and a German law degree (first state exam). He has practised law in Norway as a corporate lawyer in the automotive industry, primarily working with international commercial contracts. Prof. Mahler is the Director of the Master of Laws Programme in Information and Communication Technology Law at the University of Oslo. He teaches robot regulation, cybersecurity regulation, legal technology and artificial intelligence. Mahler has been a visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and Criminal Law in Freiburg, Germany, and the Stanford Centre for Internet and Society. In 2020 he acted as an expert advisor to the European Commission on drafting the upcoming Digital Services Act. * Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Københavns Universitet Sebastian is Associate Professor at the Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) at the University of Copenhagen and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Oslo's Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law(NRCCL). Sebastian is interested in the regulation of & by technology. * Elena Plexida, VP, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN Elena joined ICANN staff in April 2018. She currently holds the position of Government and IGOs Engagement Sr Director. Agenda: 1. Introduction and welcome, Sebastien Bachollet, EURALO Chair, (18:00 - 18:10 UTC) (10 mins) 2. DNS Abuse and intermediary liability of non-hosting providers – where does the ICANN community fit in?, Tobias Mahler, UiO; Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Københavns Universitet (18:10 - 18:30 UTC) (20 mins) 3. DNS Abuse and the EC DSA package – crossing the picket fence of content control? Elena Plexida, VP, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN, (18:30 - 18:45 UTC) (15 mins) 4. Q&A, moderated by Joanna Kulesza, ALAC EURALO (18:45 - 19:15 UTC) (30 mins) Summary and wrap up (19:15 - 19:30 UTC 1. ) (15 mins) Background documents and references: Elena Plexida, European Commission Unveils Important Initiatives Relevant to the DNS and DNS Service Providers, https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/european-commission-unveils-importan… Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler and Håkon Styri, Liability exemptions of non-hosting intermediaries: Sideshow in the Digital Services Act? https://www.idunn.no/oslo_law_review/2021/01/liability_exemptions_of_non-ho… [idunn.no]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.idunn.no/oslo_law_review/2021/01/lia…> Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler and Håkon Styri, Legal analysis of the intermediary service providers of non-hosting nature: Final report prepared for European Commission, 2020 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/3931eed8-3e88-11eb… [op.europa.eu]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/pub…> The agenda can be found at:https://community.icann.org/x/0gdyCg ZOOM REGISTRATION required REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rrz8uGdG8za7nkkjDd2SHc7RpSxTF [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcO-rr…> Important: Please keep note of the zoom room as you will be sent an unique link! EURALO Main Wiki Portal: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi where all our EURALO calls are posted. Please BOOKMARK this! EURALO Web Page: https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos/euralo [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/ralos/euralo__;!!PtGJa…> ADIGO Conf. IDs: EN: 1638, ES: 1738, FR: 1838, RU: 2138 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ [adigo.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/adigo.com/icann/__;!!PtGJab4!qpdT6wPlznu1…> **If you require a dial-out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff ONLY at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number.** Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!tsy02psFe…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!tsy…>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!tsy…>

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ICANN72 Call for Topic: Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting - ICANN72 (Virtual) / appel à proposition de thèmes pour la Réunion Conjointe AFRALO-AfrICANN - ICANN72 Réunion Générale Annuelle de l’ICANN (Virtuel)
by Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong Sept. 15, 2021

Sept. 15, 2021

*English* *En français en bas* Dear Community members, We hope this email finds you well and in good health. The ICANN72 Meeting is scheduled for *23-28 October 2021.* This meeting will be also virtual as announced by ICANN board https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann72-to-be-virtual-annual… We plan to hold the Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting and we would like to invite you to submit topics for this session. For your information our previous statements have focused on issues like: *Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse, Universal Acceptance, evolving the ICANN Multistakeholder model, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), New gTLD Subsequent Procedures, enhancing ICANN accountabili*ty, etc. Please see our previous statements here https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/Joint+AFRALO-AfrICANN+Statements… Please see our proposed timeline: · 10th August - 3rd September 2021: *Call for topics and drafting team* · 6th September 2021: *Announcement of Selected topic & drafting team* · 7th September - 18th September 2021: *First Draft of Statement* · 18th - 30 September 2021: *Second Draft of Statement * · 30 September 2021: *Send Statement to Staff for translation * These wide ranges of topics mentioned above are given as examples. Of course, you may suggest other topics. As is the norm, the topic that receives the most support will be selected. Kindly send your suggested topics and volunteer for drafting by *3rd September 2021*, after which the drafting team will be constituted to prepare a draft statement that will be shared with the rest of the members. If you would like to join the drafting team, kindly notify us off list. Looking forward to your contributions. *Kind regards,* *Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong* *AFRALO Secretariat* *(On behalf of AFRALO Leadership Team)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *FRENCH* Chers membres de la communauté, Nous espérons que cet e-mail vous trouvera en bonne santé. La réunion virtuelle publique de l'ICANN 72 est prévue du *23 au 28 Octobre 2021*. Cette réunion sera également virtuelle comme annoncée par le Conseil d'Administration de l'ICANN https://www.icann.org/fr/announcements/details/icann72-to-be-virtual-annual… Nous prévoyons de tenir notre réunion conjointe *AFRALO-AfrICANN* et nous aimerions vous inviter à travers cet appel à soumettre vos thèmes/sujets. Pour votre information, les déclarations précédentes se sont concentrées sur des sujets tels que: l'abus du Système de Noms de Domaine (DNS), l'Acceptation Universelle (AU), l'évolution du modèle multipartite de l'ICANN, le RGPD, les procédures ultérieures des nouveaux gTLD, le Processus Accéléré de développement de politiques (EPDP) ,l'amélioration de la responsabilité de l'ICANN, etc. Veuillez consulter les déclarations précédentes sur ce lien https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/Joint+AFRALO-AfrICANN+Statements… Veuillez consulter le calendrier proposé: *• 10 Août - 3 Septembre 2021* : *Appel à proposition des sujets/thèmes et de l’équipe de rédaction* • *6 Septembre 2021* : annonce du sujet sélectionné et constitution de l'équipe de rédaction • *7 - 18 Septembre 2021 :* Premier projet (brouillon) de déclaration publiée • *18 - 30 Septembre 2021* : Deuxième ébauche de déclaration • *30 Septembre 2021* : Envoi de la déclaration au personnel de l’ICANN pour traduction Ce large éventail de thèmes mentionnés ci-dessus est donné à titre d'exemple. Vous pouvez bien entendu suggérer d'autres sujets. Comme c'est la norme, le sujet qui recevra le plus de soutien sera sélectionné. Veuillez envoyer vos suggestions de sujets et vous porter volontaire pour la rédaction d'ici le *Vendredi 3 Septembre 2021*, après quoi l'équipe de rédaction sera constituée pour préparer un projet de déclaration qui sera partagé avec le reste des membres. Si vous souhaitez rejoindre l'équipe de rédaction, veuillez nous en informer hors liste. Dans l'attente de vos contributions. Sincères amitiés, *Secrétariat d’AFRALO* *Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong* *(Au nom du Bureau d'AFRALO)*

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REMINDER / AFRALO Webinar on the Topic of “Data Security”
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 7, 2021

Sept. 7, 2021

INVITATION TO ATTEND ZOOM REGISTRATION required REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYodeiuqjwsHNcUrhi-P63F0ufahsl1mAxl Dear all, Preparing for the ICANN72 AFRALO-AfrICAN statement drafting, the AFRALO Virtual Activities Group will Organize a Webinar to Build Capacity of the Community Members on the Topic of “Data Security” You are all invited to participate in this Webinar that will take place on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 at 18:30 UTC for 60 mins. Webinar Speakers: Yazid Akanho<https://www.icann.org/profiles/173837> : Technical Engagement Specialist for Middle East and Africa (MEA) Paul Muchene<https://www.icann.org/profiles/169823> - Technical Engagement Specialist for Africa and the Middle East (MEA) Agenda & Speaker Profiles: https://community.icann.org/x/RQByCg Languages: English, French For other times: https://tinyurl.com/vcfk2nc9 ADIGO Conference ID: EN 1638 FR 1838 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: REGISTER: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYodeiuqjwsHNcUrhi-P63F0ufahsl1mAxl Please join us and share this invitation widely. All welcome! If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/PolicyCalendar@icann.org/?offline=disabled> Thank you. Kind regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>

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