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Deadline tomorrow! Final Reminder: Ethos Award Nomination Period Extended - please share
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org March 16, 2016

March 16, 2016

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en Nomination Period Extended For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 17 March 2016 <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en#> ICANN is pleased to announce that the nomination period for ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award is extended until 17 March 2016. This award program, launched in June 2014 in London, seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANNworking groups or committees, and demonstrated collaboration with different Supporting Organizationsand/or Advisory Committees. The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, acknowledging the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community. The nomination period for community nominees closes on 17 March 2016. Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email toethosaward2016(a)icann.org <mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20 Nomination> including: * Name of nominee. * Community of nominee. * Reasons for nomination. Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. A panel of community members will review all community nominations and determine the best candidate(s) for the award(s). The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria: 1. Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees. 2. Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building. 3. Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner. 4. Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness. Please submit your nominations via email to ethosaward2016(a)icann.org <mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20 Nomination> . Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2016 at ICANN56. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki <https://community.icann.org/x/qCDxAg> .

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ICANN News Alert -- Moroccan Minister of Industry & Digital Economy Stresses Importance of IANA Stewardship Transition During ICANN55
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 10, 2016

March 10, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-03-07-en ________________________________ Moroccan Minister of Industry & Digital Economy Stresses Importance of IANA Stewardship Transition During ICANN55 7 March 2016 Marrakech, Morocco… Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, expressed Morocco's support of the IANA Stewardship Transition today, during the Opening Ceremony of ICANN's 55th Public Meeting, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco from 5-10 March. The meeting is being held under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. "This great meeting in Marrakech coincides with the last leg, the final leg, of the process in order to get to a transition plan of the governance model of the world system of Internet resources, in order to increase transparency as well as accountability," said Elalamy. "This initiative is, without any doubt, the illustration of opening up the Internet." ICANN55 is taking place during a critical moment in the history of the Internet governance, as members of the global Internet community have come together in Marrakech to finalize a set of proposals which will transfer stewardship of key elements of the Internet's system of unique identifiers<https://www.iana.org/about> – the IANA functions – from the United States Government over to the multistakeholder community. Director General of Morocco's National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency, Azdine El Mountassir Billah, spoke to the importance of the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, stating, "The great challenge - we know it all and we are working on it - consists of inventing a governance model for the Internet: a multistakeholder, inclusive, fair and balanced one, involving all stakeholders: governments, civil society, and businesses, in order to increase the exchange of opportunities, to reconcile points of view and to create the necessary synergies." ICANN Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker remarked on the historic nature of ICANN55, but also to the work that still lies ahead, stating, "These proposals will usher in a new era of independence and global accountability of ICANN. Let me emphasize that we're not done yet. This will be an extremely important juncture at this meeting, and then we still have quite a lot of time and work that will go on in multiple quarters, including, of course, within the U.S. Government." "I wish to pay tribute to Mr. Fadi Chehadé, President of ICANN, and his team for the work done to make this organization what it is today," added Billah. "And for supporting, with enthusiasm and confidence, the holding of the 55th meeting in my country, Morocco." Those unable to attend ICANN55 in person are highly encouraged to participate remotely. Details for doing so can be found for any of the sessions listed at https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full. Members of the press are also invited to attend a press conference being held today, at 14:30 UTC. Details for joining are provided below. ________________________________ Press Conference Details: WHO: Fadi Chehadé<https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/chehade-en.htm>, President and CEO, Dr. Stephen Crocker<https://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm>, Board Chair, and Pierre Dandjinou<https://www.icann.org/profiles/sagbo-pierre-dandjinou>, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement, Africa WHEN: Monday, 7 March, 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. WET (14:30 – 15:30 UTC) WHERE: Roseraie, Palmeraie Conference Center<http://www.palmeraiemarrakech.com/en/conferences-events/> OFF-SITE ACCESS: Journalists from around the world can participate in the press conference via remote access. * A live webcast may be accessed at https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icann55-press/. * Journalists who wish to pose questions remotely must do so in this Adobe Connect room. * The press conference will be held in English, but simultaneously interpreted into French, Arabic and Spanish, via the Adobe Connect room. * Telephone access (English) may be obtained by dialling an international access number obtained from this list https://goo.gl/nvLx4o. * The toll free access number in the U.S. is +1 (719) 457-6209. Once you have reached the conferencing center, dial 834 210 0020. * The telephone feed is listen-only and can not be used to ask questions. # # # To learn more about ICANN55 in Marrakech, please visit: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55 To download high-resolution photos of the meeting, please visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/icann Media Contacts Luna Madi Communications Director, EMEA London, U.K. Tel: +44 7780947574 Email: luna.madi(a)icann.org<mailto:luna.madi@icann.org> James Cole Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel: +1 202 733 7598 Email: james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. 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 Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>.

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN55 Marrakech GAC Communiqué
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 10, 2016

March 10, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-09-en ________________________________ ICANN55 Marrakech GAC Communiqué 9 March 2016 The Governmental Advisory Committee meeting at ICANN55 in Marrakech has issued its Marrakech Communiqué. It is available for review at GAC Marrakech 55 Communiqué<https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?pre…> [PDF, 567 KB].

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Marrakech Schedule / Thursday 10 March 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 9, 2016

March 9, 2016

***Special Event: ICANN 55 Wrap-Up Cocktails https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-icann55-wrap-up Dear All, Please find hereafter information, including the At-Large sessions, on Thursday 10 March 2016. Reminder to submit your meeting reports on all other sessions you attend: <https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw> https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw ICANN 55 Full Schedule – see sessions of interest at the bottom of this email! https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full At-Large Meetings – please note these pages will always be updated with the latest information for At-Large sessions https://community.icann.org/x/ZbdYAw Wednesday: https://community.icann.org/x/crdYAw Shuttles: See attached Please find hereafter the At-Large schedule for Thursday 10 March 2016: * 07:00-08:30: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Meeting in Oliveraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-alt General Sessions: * 09:00-12:00: CCWG Accountability Work Stream 2 Working Session in Oliveraie Meeting Room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-alt https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-oliveraie * 09:00-10:15: Internet Governance Public Session in Atlas Meeting Room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-ig https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas * 12:00-13:30: Civil Society Engagement in Amétyste Meeting Room ( in Palmeraie Palace, please allow some time for walking) Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-civil-society-strate… https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-ametyste * 16:30-18:00: ICANN Public Board Meeting in Atlas Meeting Room Meeting Details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-board https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas Meeting Reports: https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw Please don’t forget to post your reports here!! REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: If you wish to speak during the meeting, please dial into the audio bridge. Details are available hereafter: Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 1638 If you ONLY wish to LISTEN to the meeting, please follow either via: * audio streaming: Example: click on the session on the main schedule<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full> Click on Audio Stream live in your language * Or Join the Adobe Connect room - AC audio in English If you require a dial-out, please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact Staff. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] One World, One Internet

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Announces Availability of DNSSEC Root Zone KSK Recommendations
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 9, 2016

March 9, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-08-en ________________________________ ICANN Announces Availability of DNSSEC Root Zone KSK Recommendations 8 March 2016 A design team consisting of seven independent DNS experts along with representatives from ICANN, Verisign, and NTIA has completed a report with recommendations for changing, also known as rolling, the DNSSEC root zone Key Signing Key (KSK). Rolling the KSK means generating a new cryptographic public and private key pair and distributing the new public component to parties including Internet service and other DNS resolver operators, DNS resolver software developers, integrators, and distributors. The KSK is used to cryptographically sign the Zone Signing Key which is used by Verisign as the Root Zone Maintainer to sign the root zone of the Internet's DNS. Obtaining the new key is essential to ensuring DNSSEC-signed domain names continue to validate following the rollover. The report is published here<https://www.iana.org/reports/2016/root-ksk-rollover-design-20160307.pdf> [PDF, 1 MB]. The KSK rollover operation is being planned by ICANN, in its role as the IANA Functions Operator, in cooperation with the other Root Zone Management (RZM) partners and will incorporate the design team recommendations in developing the operational KSK rollover plan. The RZM partners are Verisign as the Root Zone Maintainer and the US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as the Root Zone Administrator. The design team was composed of the following community volunteers: * Joe Abley, Snake Hill Labs/DyN, CA * Jaap Akkerhuis, NLNetLabs, NL * John Dickinson, Sinodun Internet Technologies, UK * Geoff Huston, APNIC, AU * Ondrej Sury, CZ.NIC, CZ * Paul Wouters, No Hats/Red Hat, NL * Yoshiro Yoneya, JPRS, JP ICANN wishes to thank the design team for their efforts. The operational KSK rollover plan is anticipated to be completed by 1 July 2016. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. 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 helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 4 March 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 9, 2016

March 9, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 4 March 2016 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Save the Date: Press Conference with ICANN President - CEO and Board Chair During ICANN55 in Marrakech<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/advisory-2016-03-04-en> 4 March 2016 Launch of Registration Authentication Platform for .MOI TLD<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-03-02-en> 2 March 2016 First Version of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Released<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-02-en> 2 March 2016 IDN ccTLD Request from Bulgaria Successfully Passes String Evaluation<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-01-en> 1 March 2016 Request for Quotation (RFQ) - Routers Refresh<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-02-29-en> 29 February 2016 Nomination Period Extended For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 17 March 2016<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en> 29 February 2016 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [ICANN 55 | Marrakech Logo]5-10 March 2016: 55th International Public ICANN Meeting - Marrakech<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm> Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org<http://www.icann.org/>. Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/opplan.htm>

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Marrakech Schedule / Wednesday 9 March 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 8, 2016

March 8, 2016

***Special Event: GALA Dinner at the Menara Gardens <https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-gala>https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-gala Kind Reminder: Please don’t forget to get your Gala tickets from ICANN Booth and also bring your badges with you as well. Dear All, Please find hereafter information, including the At-Large sessions, on Wednesday 9 March 2016. Reminder to submit your meeting reports on all other sessions you attend: <https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw> https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw ICANN 55 Full Schedule – see sessions of interest at the bottom of this email! https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full At-Large Meetings – please note these pages will always be updated with the latest information for At-Large sessions https://community.icann.org/x/ZbdYAw Tuesday: https://community.icann.org/x/b7dYAw Shuttles: See attached Please find hereafter the At-Large schedule for Wednesday 9 March 2016: * 07:30-09:00: AFRALO Program for African NGOs in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-afralo-african-ngo * 09:15-10:15: At-Large Capacity Building Working Group in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-atlarge-capacity * 10:45-12:00: ICANN Cross-Community Committee on Accessibility in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-accessibility * 13:30-14:30: ALAC & ICANN Board Meeting in 1. Atlas Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-board-atlarge * 14:45-17:15: ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-Up Session in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-alac-regional-wrap-up * 17:30-18:30: At-Large Regional Leadership Meeting in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-atlarge-regional-lea… General Sessions: * 08:30-10:00: GAC & ICANN Board Meeting in Cristal Meeting Room (in Palace Hotel, please allow some time for walking) Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-gac-board https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-cristal * 10:45-12:00: CCWG-IG F2F Meeting in Opale Meeting Room (across the convention centre in the middle) Meeting details: <https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-ccwg-ig> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-ccwg-ig https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-opale<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-ccwg-ig> * 10:45-12:00: 2016 NomCom Public Meeting in Toubkal Meeting Room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-nomcom https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-toubkal/ * 15:45-17:00: Africa Strategy and Looking Ahead in 1. Atlas Meeting Room Meeting Details: <https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-africa-strategy> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-africa-strategy https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas Meeting Reports: https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw Please don’t forget to post your reports here!! REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: If you wish to speak during the meeting, please dial into the audio bridge. Details are available hereafter: Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 1638 If you ONLY wish to LISTEN to the meeting, please follow either via: * audio streaming: Example: click on the session on the main schedule<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full> Click on Audio Stream live in your language * Or Join the Adobe Connect room - AC audio in English If you require a dial-out, please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact Staff. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] One World, One Internet

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Marrakech Schedule / Tuesday 8 March 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

Dear All, Please find hereafter information, including the At-Large sessions, on Tuesday 8 March 2016. Reminder to submit your meeting reports on all other sessions you attend: https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw ICANN 55 Full Schedule – see sessions of interest at the bottom of this email! https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full At-Large Meetings – please note these pages will always be updated with the latest information for At-Large sessions https://community.icann.org/x/ZbdYAw Tuesday: https://community.icann.org/x/b7dYAw Shuttles: See attached Please find hereafter the At-Large schedule for Tuesday 8 March 2016: * 08:00-09:00: AFRALO Program for African NGOs in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-afralo-african-ngo * 09:30-10:30: ALAC & GAC Meeting in Cristal Meeting Room (at Palace Hotel, please allow some time for walking) https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-morning * 11:00-12:00: NARALO Monthly Meeting in Couple Meeting Room (across the convention centre in the middle) https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-naralo * 11:00-12:30: Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN Meeting in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-afralo-africann * 14:00-16:00: ALAC Work - Part I in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-alac-work-part1 * 16:30-18:30: ALAC Work - Part II in Roseraie Meeting Room https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-alac-work-part2 Meeting Reports: https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw Please don’t forget to post your reports here!! REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: If you wish to speak during the meeting, please dial into the audio bridge. Details are available hereafter: Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 1638 If you ONLY wish to LISTEN to the meeting, please follow either via: * audio streaming: Example: click on the session on the main schedule<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full> Click on Audio Stream live in your language * Or Join the Adobe Connect room - AC audio in English If you require a dial-out, please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact Staff. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] One World, One Internet

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Marrakech Schedule / Monday 7 March 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 6, 2016

March 6, 2016

Dear All, Please find hereafter information, including the At-Large sessions, on Monday 7 March 2016. Reminder to submit your meeting reports on all other sessions you attend: https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw ICANN 55 Full Schedule – see sessions of interest at the bottom of this email! https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full Important EVENTS: * 19:00-20:30 Tribute to Fadi Chehadé and AFRALO Showcase / Orion Tent At-Large Meetings – please note these pages will always be updated with the latest information for At-Large sessions https://community.icann.org/x/ZbdYAw Monday: https://community.icann.org/x/bbdYAw Shuttles: See attached Please find hereafter the At-Large schedule for Sunday 6 March 2016: * 15:45-16:45: At-Large Technology Taskforce Working Group in Roseraie Meeting Room Remote Participation: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ttf Meeting Reports: https://community.icann.org/x/i7dYAw Please don’t forget to post your reports here!! REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: If you wish to speak during the meeting, please dial into the audio bridge. Details are available hereafter: Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 1638 If you ONLY wish to LISTEN to the meeting, please follow either via: * audio streaming: Example: click on the session on the main schedule<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full> Click on Audio Stream live in your language * Or Join the Adobe Connect room: Virtual Meeting Room Stream Live<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-roseraie> (Roseraie) - AC audio in English If you require a dial-out, please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. General Sessions: * 08:30-09:45 Welcome Ceremony & Presidents Opening Session / ATLAS Meeting room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-welcome https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas * 10:30-11:45 IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation / ATLAS Meeting room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-iana-stewardship-imp… https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas * 13:30-15:00 CCWG Accountability Engagement Session / ATLAS Meeting room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ccwg-accountability https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas * 14:00-16:00 Middle East Strategy Update Session and the Way Forward Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-middle-east-strategy https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-palmeraie * 15:15 – 16:45 Exploring the Public Interest within ICANN’s remit / ATLAS meeting room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-public-interest-remit https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas * Public Forum 1 / ATLAS Meeting room Meeting details: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-public-forum https://icann.adobeconnect.com/rak55-atlas Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact Staff. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] One World, One Internet

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Temporarily Stopped from Delegating .AFRICA Pending Federal Court Hearing on 4 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 6, 2016

March 6, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-03-05-en ________________________________ ICANN Temporarily Stopped from Delegating .AFRICA Pending Federal Court Hearing on 4 April 2016 5 March 2016 The Court in the DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA) v. ICANN matter granted DCA's request for an emergency order (aka Temporary Restraining Order or TRO). The order issued by a United States Federal District Court located in Los Angeles directed ICANN to not "issue" the .AFRICA top level domain until following a ruling on the hearing to be held on the matter on 4 April 2016. DCA has asked the Court to order ICANN not to delegate .AFRICA until its lawsuit is resolved in its entirety. In doing so, DCA asked for an emergency order to stop ICANN for a short period of time until the Court could fully evaluate whether stopping the delegation of .AFRICA during the pendency of the lawsuit is appropriate. DCA has already presented its facts in writing to the Court, and ICANN will do so on 14 March 2016. The parties will present oral arguments to the Court on 4 April 2016, after which the Court will make a decision about whether or not ICANN can proceed to delegation, even though the lawsuit is still proceeding. In its temporary order, the Court did not make a ruling as to the "merits" of DCA's claims but ruled specifically on the "irreparable harm" standard. In taking the step of temporarily preserving the status quo, the Court considered that there is only one .AFRICA, and if ICANN delegates it to some other entity, DCA would not be able to get use of the TLD if DCA won the lawsuit. ICANN has not had the chance to present facts to show why delegation at this point is appropriate. ICANN will have that chance in the next few weeks.

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