Dear community members FYI ,Please finds attached the ICANN Board Reply letter to ICANN 73 statement in the AFRALO-AFRICANN on "DNS Abuse: Capacity building Development for End Users". Sincèrement ---------- Forwarded message --------- De : Wendy Profit <wendy.profit@icann.org> Date: mar. 19 juil. 2022 à 15:42 Subject: FW: [CORRESPONDENCE] Maarten Botterman to Seun Ojedeji Re: ICANN 73 AFRALO-AFRICANN statement " DNS Abuse: Capacity building Development for End Users" To: ICANN Board <icann-board@icann.org> Cc: Russ Weinstein <russ.weinstein@icann.org>, Aziz Hilali < hilaliaziz@yahoo.fr>, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>, Pierre Dandjinou <pierre.dandjinou@icann.org>, Yaovi Atohoun < yaovi.atohoun@icann.org>, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong < abdeldjalil.bachar@gmail.com>, Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team@icann.org> FYI sent today… *From: *Wendy Profit <wendy.profit@icann.org> *Date: *Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 10:41 AM *To: *Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco@icann.org>, Seun Ojedeji < seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> *Cc: *Maarten Botterman <maarten.botterman@board.icann.org>, Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org>, Secretary <secretary@icann.org>, ICANN Board Ops <board-ops-team@icann.org> *Subject: *[CORRESPONDENCE] Maarten Botterman to Seun Ojedeji Re: ICANN 73 AFRALO-AFRICANN statement " DNS Abuse: Capacity building Development for End Users" Dear Silvia, Please find the attached letter from ICANN Chair Maarten Botterman to AFRALO Chair Seun Ojedeji in response to the 21 April 2022 ICANN 73 AFRALO-AFRICANN statement on "DNS Abuse: Capacity building Development for End Users". If you would please be so kind as to ensure transmission to Seun Ojedeji, we would appreciate it. Thank you and best regards, Wendy Profit ICANN Board Operations Senior Manager 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094 *From: *Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco@icann.org> *Date: *Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 6:45 PM *To: *Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org>, Secretary < secretary@icann.org>, ICANN Board Ops <board-ops-team@icann.org> *Cc: *Wendy Profit <wendy.profit@icann.org>, David Olive < david.olive@icann.org>, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>, Pierre Dandjinou <pierre.dandjinou@icann.org>, Sally Costerton < sally.costerton@icann.org>, Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun@icann.org>, John Crain <john.crain@icann.org>, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com>, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong <abdeldjalil.bachar@gmail.com>, Aziz Hilali < hilaliaziz@yahoo.fr> *Subject: *ICANN 73 AFRALO-AFRICANN statement " DNS Abuse: Capacity building Development for End Users" for Board information Dear Board colleagues, kindly forward the final ICANN 73 AFRALO-AFRICANN statement to the ICANN Board for information. ******************************************************************************************************** Dear ICANN Board of Directors, On behalf of AFRALO’s Chair, Seun Ojedeji, kindly find attached the joint AFRALO-AFRICANN Statement entitled “ DNS Abuse: Capacity Development for end Users” , which was discussed and approved at the ICANN 73 Virtual meeting. The statement includes a series of recommendations to ICANN org, the ICANN community, and the Internet end users, as follows: In order to educate end users and raise their awareness the AFRALO community sees that ICANN needs to: ● Have the best understanding and data about DNS abuse as it relates to end users. ● Provide reliable DNS abuse information to the community and ensure Internet users have access to information that could benefit them, through different types of dissemination, which could include Sharing information through social media and ICANN’s website, ICANN Learn courses , awareness sessions and webinars, summarizing findings in reports for the community, presenting at different relevant avenue and Publishing awareness material in relevant venues. ● Create material required for end user DNS abuse education ● Help create specialized training courses that could be provided by community members ● Help create a pool of capable relevant community members and stakeholders that could provide DNS abuse awareness and education sessions to the wider Internet community. ● Listen to end users’ experiences Recommendations for At-Large and the wider ICANN community to contribute to the initiative as follows: ● Put together a framework for the purpose of organizing the community and defining roles ● Collaborate with relevant parties ● Help create educational and awareness material ● Find innovative means that could help ordinary Internet users report DNS abuse incidents Thank you very much ! Kindest regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Senior Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>