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FW: Contractual Compliance Monthly Update -- March 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 19, 2013

April 19, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> March 2013 Contractual Compliance Monthly Update Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/ March 2013 ________________________________ Table of Contents 1<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/update/update-mar13-en.htm#foo…> * General Update<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/update/update-mar13-en.htm#1> * Audit Program Update<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/update/update-mar13-en.htm#2> * Complaints Handling and Enforcement Summary<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/update/update-mar13-en.htm#3> General Update Consolidated Complaint Management System Launched As communicated in the 2013 February Update<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/update/update-feb13-en.htm>, the Whois Data Problem Report System successfully migrated to the new and enhanced complaint management system on 25 March 2013. The improved user experience included easier navigation, frequently asked questions and guidance, improved email correspondence and a follow-up continuous improvement pulse survey to the reporter and the contracted party. The frequently asked questions and the guidance will be available in all six UN languages. Link to the new complaint submission on the ICANN.ORG page http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/complaints. Readers may find this "how to" video interesting http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/01/video-how-to-submit-an-invalid-whois-c…. Domain Name Wire presented the information well. Next Steps for the Consolidated Complaint Management System By ICANN 47, the plan is to complete the migration of the remaining contractual compliance complaint types, add multiple complaint submission and gradually rollout the process and approach for bulk Whois Inaccuracy complaint submission. Audit Program Update ICANN continued document reviews and generation of individual Audit Reports to each participant in the Year One Audit Program. The Audit Phase runs from 7 January 2013 until 12 April 2013. By end of March 2013, ICANN issued 192 total individual Audit Reports; 187 sent to registrars and five Registries. The report highlights a "No Deficiencies" audit report, which will require no further action, or "Deficiencies" audit report, which will require further action (including an action plan with expected dates of remediation and/or evidence to immediately cure the issue). [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/audit-year-1-650x387-19apr1…] Documents provided in over 22 languages, encompassing 35 different countries. Year-1 Audit Program Milestone Dates Request for Info Audit Phase Reporting Phase Remediation 1st Notice 2nd Notice 3rd Notice Begin End Begin End 26 Nov. 2012 17 Dec. 2012 28 Dec. 2012 7 Jan. 2013 12 Apr. 2013 15 April 2013 19 April 2013 22 April 2013 Please refer to http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/audits to learn more about this program. Complaints Handling and Enforcement Summary [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/notification-process-compla…] ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY for MARCH 2013 SENT DATE DUE DATE IANA ID REGISTRAR NOTICE TYPE STATUS FAILURE NOTICE BASIS 1-Mar-13 404 C I Host, Inc. Termination Registrar becomes bankrupt or insolvent (RAA 5.3.7) ENFORCEMENT UPDATES from PRIOR MONTHS 18-Jan-13 8-Feb-13 1039 Cheapies.com Inc. Breach Data and Documents under Review by ICANN Provide communication records (RAA 3.4.3) 1039 Cheapies.com Inc. Breach Data and Documents under Review by ICANN Provide a reasonable opportunity to unlock the domain name (IRTP 3) 1039 Cheapies.com Inc. Breach Data and Documents under Review by ICANN Provide AuthInfo code (IRTP 5) 5-Feb-13 26-Feb-13 1017 Black Ice Domains, Inc. Breach Cured Provide documents within 15 days (RAA 5.9.2) [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/performance-results-650x460…] Please refer to http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/notices for up-to-date information. ________________________________ 1<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/update/update-mar13-en.htm#not…> This update is provided for information purposes only. Please do not rely on the information contained within this update to make conclusions or business decisions. This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91…>

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows Announced for Durban, South Africa Meeting
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 19, 2013

April 19, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19apr13-en.htm ________________________________ Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows Announced for Durban, South Africa Meeting 19 April 2013 30 fellows from 24 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 47th Public Meeting in Durban, South Africa, 14-18 July 2013. Nine of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past 18 programs, 14 are first-time attendees to an ICANN meeting, 7 have attended meetings in past but are fellows for the first time. The fellows represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia, business, not-for-profit and user groups. The country code supporting groups also are represented. Here is the list of selected fellows: * Alejandro Jacobo Acosta Alamo – Argentina – Academic and LACNIC member * Farzaneh Badiei – Iran - Internet Governance Forum Secretariat * Ulkar Bayramova – Azerbaijan – Academic and At Large * Artak Barseghyan – Armenia – Government * Andrew Rarumae – Solomon Islands – Business – member ccNSO * Kadian Davis – Jamaica – Academic – member NCSG and NCUC * Patricia Marie Thérèse Gnilane Senghor – Senegal - End User * Adrian Quesada Rodriguez – Costa Rica – Academic * Mwendwa Kivuva – Kenya – Civil Society and Business, Registrar * Sourakatou Ramanou Biaou – Benin – Business, Academic and At Large * Oleg Demidov – Russia – Not For Profit * Etuate Cocker – Tonga - Academic * Dejan Djukic – Serbia – Not For Profit * Eddy Kayihura Mabano – Rwanda – Business * João Caribé – Brazil – Not For Profit * Mamadou LO – Senegal – End User and Afrinic member * Heba Sayed – Egypt – Civil Society * Maritza Yesenia Aguero Miñano – Peru – Government * Karel Douglas – Trinidad and Tobago – Government * Gul-e Rana – Pakistan – Academic * Amir Qayyum – Pakistan – Academic * Mohamed Awad Elshaikh – Sudan – Academic * Paul Muchene – Kenya – Business * Sarah Kiden – Uganda – Academic * Tuhaise Robert – Uganda – Academic * Asteway Shoarega Negash – Ethiopia – Academic * Olevie Kouami – Togo – Not For Profit – NPOC * Adela Elena Danciu – Romania – At Large * Claudine Sugira – Rwanda – Not For Profit * Mona Melhem El Achkar – Lebanon – Academic ICANN received 97 fellowship applications for the Durban meeting. Applications for each meeting are assessed by an independent selection committee. Priority is given to applicants who meet minimum program requirements, are current residents of developing and least developed nations in the five ICANN regions, and who are interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, advisory committees or stakeholder groups. Click here to find out more about the fellowship program and how to apply: http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91…>

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ICANN News Alert -- Webinar: WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations - Implementation Update
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 17, 2013

April 17, 2013

<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16apr13-en.htm _____ Webinar: WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations - Implementation Update 16 April 2013 Join ICANN Staff for an update on ICANN's ongoing and planned activities to fully enforce the existing WHOIS policy for generic top-level domains. Webinar Details Date: Wednesday, 24 April Time: 15:00-16:30 UTC Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/whois/ You are invited to an update on ICANN's ongoing and planned activities to fully enforce the existing WHOIS policy and contractual conditions for gTLDs. These activities address ICANN's obligations to support access to accurate gTLD WHOIS data and are consistent with objectives included in the WHOIS Policy Review Team's recommendations. ICANN Staff will walk you through, and respond to questions on, the following projects: WHOIS as a strategic priority; RAA amendments; data accuracy/access; compliance and automated tools; internationalized registration data; WHOIS information portal; and outreach and communication efforts. Staff also will provide an overview of the efforts undertaken by the Expert Working Group to develop a proposed blueprint for gTLD directory services. Please join this webinar on Wednesday, 24 April at 15:00 UTC (duration 90 minutes). The meeting will be run in an Adobe Connect room with a slide presentation. The session will be conducted in English. Participants will have the opportunity to offer comments and ask questions during the Q&A section. During the course of the webinar, these may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you cannot join the live session, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. Please register via email to alice.jansen(a)icann.org by Tuesday, 23 April – 23:59 UTC to receive the dial-in details. We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with login and dial-in details. Background documents: * Blog post on <http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/whois-whats-to-come/> WHOIS & What's to Come * WHOIS policies and provisions <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/whois-policies-provisions> * Board Resolution on WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-08nov12-en.htm> * WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations <http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.44 MB] This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> iContact - Try It Free! <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91…> Manage Your Subscription <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/track.php?msgid=910079&act=BCA3&r=24564788&c=…>

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FW: ICANN Newsletter -- 12 April 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 16, 2013

April 16, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 12 April 2013 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Seasoned International Executive Named to Lead ICANN Communications Team<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-10apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 202 KB] Beijing, China... The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that Duncan Burns has been named as the organization’s Vice President of Global Communications. 10 April 2013 ICANN Engagement Center to Open in Beijing<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-08apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 200 KB] Beijing, China... ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé announced today that the organization will open its first new global engagement office in Beijing. 8 April 2013 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [http://durban47.icann.org/files/meetings/durban2013/icann47-durban-logo-220…]<http://durban47.icann.org/> 14 - 18 July 2013: 47th International Public ICANN Meeting - Durban<http://durban47.icann.org/> 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, 2012 - 2015<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY13 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm> This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=90…>

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Beijing Schedule / Tuesday 9 April 2013
by At-Large Staff April 10, 2013

April 10, 2013

Dear All, Please find hereafter the At-Large schedule for Tuesday 9 April 2013 with all remote participation details listed on the ICANN Schedule: Wiki Agenda page: https://community.icann.org/x/YYU3Ag ICANN Schedule:http://beijing46.icann.org/full-schedule Meeting Room Map: http://beijing46.icann.org/files/meetings/beijing2013/BIH-venue-map-mar13.pn g <http://beijing46.icann.org/files/meetings/beijing2013/BIH-venue-map-mar13.p ng> Please refer to the At-Large Wiki agenda pages <https://community.icann.org/x/T4U3Ag> for ALL the At-Large meetings as this will be the most up to date. * 07:00 - 08:30 Joint Fellows/APRALO ALSes Meeting 2 Auditorium http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37071 * 07:30 - 08:30 NARALO Meeting Function Room 6 http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37073 * 08:30 - 09:30 ALAC Meeting with the ICANN Board Grand Hall A http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37075 * 09:30 - 10:30 At-Large New gTLD Working Group Outreach Evaluation Meeting Function Room 6 http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37089 * 11:00 - 13:00 ALAC: Policy Discussion - Part 1 Function Room 6 http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37095 * 14:00 - 16:00 ALAC: Policy Discussion - Part 2 Function Room 6 http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37107 * 16:00 - 18:00 APRALO General Assembly Function Room 6 http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37115 * 18:00 - 19:00 At-Large & Board Reception Foyer, 2nd Floor, near Board room * 20:30 Music Night Grand Ballroom: http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37121 General Meetings: Please refer to full Schedule:http://beijing46.icann.org/full-schedule Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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ICANN Taps Senior Exec as new Communications VP
by At-Large Staff April 10, 2013

April 10, 2013

10 April 2013 For Immediate Release Seasoned International Executive Named to Lead ICANN Communications Team Duncan Burns to Guide Rapidly Expanding Communications Efforts Beijing, China The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that Duncan Burns has been named as the organization¹s Vice President of Global Communications. Burns is leaving Hill+Knowlton Strategies in Washington, D.C. to lead ICANN¹s rapidly expanding global communications team. ³Duncan has the international experience and leadership skills we need ³ said Sally Costerton, ICANN¹s Senior Advisor to the President for Global Stakeholder Engagement. ³He understands both our unique bottom up model and community as well as having the experience to lead the rapid internationalization needed as our new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program translates to ramped-up demands for qualitative international communications. I can think of no one better suited to guide those efforts than Duncan.² Costerton announced the hiring of Burns during ICANN¹s on-going largest-ever public meeting in Beijing. Burns has been with Hill+Knowlton Strategies since September 2000, working in both London and Washington D.C. on a range of national and international programs across the technology, energy, finance and NGO sectors. In 2011, Burns was appointed H+K¹s first global energy practice director, responsible for driving the growth of the energy practice worldwide and delivering best practice across the company¹s roster of clients and network of experts. Burns was also the interim general manager of H+K¹s Washington DC and previously senior vice president in the technology practice. ³I am excited to be joining ICANN at such an important time in its history as it enables the Internet¹s evolution into new languages, markets and beyond. I was part of a team that a couple of years ago worked with ICANN in its efforts to expand awareness of the organization¹s new gTLD program,² said Burns. ³I was impressed by the people I met and the way in which transparency and engagement are the core around which ICANN and its communications efforts are built.² In the last few years Burns has led teams working with, among others, Qualcomm, eBay, the Nuclear Energy Institute, Statoil and Better Place. Burns, who was born in the United Kingdom, will be based in ICANN¹s Washington, D.C. office. He assumes his new position on May 20. Jim Trengrove, ICANN¹s Senior Director of Communications who has been leading the communications department since September 2012, will shift his focus to the expansion of ICANN¹s media platforms. ### To download a high-resolution photo of Duncan Burns, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/8635212039/sizes/z/ MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, DC, USA Tel. +1 202.570.7118 brad.white(a)icann.org Andrew Robertson Edelman Public Relations London, U.K. Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945 andrew.Robertson(a)edelman.com About ICANN: ICANN¹s 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 Internet¹s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn¹t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn¹t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet¹s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org> . If you would rather not receive future communications from ICANN, let us know by clicking here. <http://ICANN.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?523509x19831x93490x1x3785396x24000x6 &Email=david.olive%40icann.org> ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094 United States

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- Seasoned International Executive Named to Lead ICANN Communications Team
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 10, 2013

April 10, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-10apr13-en.pdf [PDF, 202 KB] ________________________________ Seasoned International Executive Named to Lead ICANN Communications Team Duncan Burns to Guide Rapidly Expanding Communications Efforts 10 April 2013 http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-10apr13-en.pdf [PDF, 202 KB] This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=90…>

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Fwd: NomCom - candidate profile information
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond April 9, 2013

April 9, 2013

Dear all, please be so kind to find below a follow-up to yesterday's great meeting with NomCom from NomCom Chair Assist Adam Peake. Only a few weeks until the end of the application period, so please look for good candidate in your local communities, bearing in mind the skillsets needed. Warmest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair -------- Original Message -------- Subject: NomCom - candidate profile information Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:09:06 +0900 From: Adam Peake <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> To: Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> CC: Yrjo Lansipuro <yrjo_lansipuro(a)hotmail.com>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> Dear Olivier, Please share the following with ALAC. And thank you for you comments and questions earlier today. These ideal "characteristics" evolve over time. Some come from the Board Governance Committee, and you can see their specific advice on the NomCom site, plus ccNSO and community: ccNSO Council - Requirements for NomCom Appointees <http://nomcom.icann.org/ccnso-council-requirements-18dec12-en.pdf> Advice from the ICANN Board on Board Skills to the 2012 Nominating Committee <http://nomcom.icann.org/board-skills-advice-2012.htm> Community Recommendations on Board Skills to the 2012 Nominating Committee <http://nomcom.icann.org/board-skills-recommendations-2012.htm> There is also the old "leadership positions" document <http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2013.htm> We would welcome ALAC's comments on all these documents and the text below. Text below lists a compilation of characteristics ("skill-sets") suggested as desirable in Director candidates. These criteria have come from a few years discussion with the community in general sense, and also more specific input follow the Accountability and Transparency Review team process (we where NomCom held workshops on the topic, ask for comments, had meetings with the Board Governance Committee, etc.) The management recruitment company use this list to guide their recruitment search. The list is not fixed in stone, we can and should add to it. Thanks, Adam Candidate Profile The ideal candidates will combine as many of the following elements as possible: 1. Professional Experience * Has held Board level position or equivalent in large corporation, academia, government, government agency or public body * Leadership in their particular field, career path of distinction * Rich international exposure, grounded in global issues * Conversant with the interaction of public policy and industry * Familiarity with how the Internet works, and with the key issues linked to it * Track record in synthesizing competing interests and points of view, arriving at compromises * Enjoys established network and reputation, in and around their specialized field * Business acumen and broad understanding of societal issues * Multi-stakeholder approach: experience working in multi-stakeholder organizations, understanding of the multi-stakeholder approach * Experience from organizations where policy development flows from bottom to the top, and understanding of bottom-up approach * Track record of effectiveness in complex organizations and "non-hierarchical" relationships 2. Personal Characteristics and Skills * Passion for the Internet * Commitment to ICANN's philosophy and values * Multicultural, has lived in several countries, linguistic skills * Exemplary personal integrity * Presentation competence, able to represent ICANN in the best way * Creative, original thinker * Charisma * Team player, knows when to compromise and move ahead * Convincing skills, practiced communicator * Ability to “culturally transpose him/herself i.e. to act effectively in a "cultural key" different from his/her original one, and still play his own melody 3. Professional/Personal Situation * Willing and able to devote the necessary time to ICANN * Free to travel as required * If choosing compensation, willing to accept the set level of fees for Board service * Free of any conflict of interest with ICANN's activities 4. Important background factors: * Most stakeholder groups are already represented on the Board (via separate appointment processes) * There should be at least one, but no more than five, Board members from each region * There is no regional "exclusion" from the search END

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ICANN Announces Establishment of Beijing Engagement Center
by At-Large Staff April 8, 2013

April 8, 2013

8 April 2013 For Immediate Release ICANN Engagement Center to Open In Beijing 46th Public Meeting in Beijing is Largest Ever Beijing, China ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé announced today that the organization will open its first new global engagement office in Beijing. ³Engagement with China is not merely an option, we simply must engage at every level or we will lose our legitimacy,² said Chehadé. ³This is part of our effort to embrace the world.² The ICANN leader made the announcement during the welcoming session at ICANN¹s 46th public meeting in Beijing - the largest meeting in the 15-year history of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. So far more than 2,100 people have so far show up for the Beijing meeting. ³We¹ve never seen anything like it,² said Nick Tomasso, ICANN¹s Senior Director of Meetings. ³Last year 1,821 showed up for our meeting in Prague in the Czech Republic which, until now, was our largest meeting. That record has now been broken and people are still arriving.² The announcement of ICANN¹s expanding presence in China was heralded by Chinese Internet leaders. ³Our Internet future will now be brilliant,² said Madam Hu Qiheng, the President of the Internet Society of China. ³This is bridge for ICANN and China and it will lead to greater expansion of Internet development.² ICANN Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker pointed out the dramatic growth of Internet users in China in the past decade. ³In the past decade, Internet use has increase ten fold,² said Crocker. ³There are now 564 million Internet users in China and that is expected to climb sharply in the future.² ICANN¹s public meeting in Beijing will continue through the week. ### To download high-resolution photos from the welcoming session of ICANN¹s public meeting in Beijing, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/sets/72157633193204460/ MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, DC, USA Tel. +1 202.570.7118 brad.white(a)icann.org Andrew Robertson Edelman Public Relations London, U.K. Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945 andrew.Robertson(a)edelman.com About ICANN: ICANN¹s 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 Internet¹s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn¹t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn¹t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet¹s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org> . If you would rather not receive future communications from ICANN, let us know by clicking here. <http://ICANN.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?523509x19831x93440x1x3785396x24000x6 &Email=david.olive%40icann.org> ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094 United States

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Engagement Center to Open in Beijing
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2013

April 8, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-08apr13-en.pdf [PDF, 200 KB] ________________________________ ICANN Engagement Center to Open in Beijing 46th Public Meeting in Beijing is Largest Ever 8 April 2013 http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-08apr13-en.pdf [PDF, 200 KB] This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=90…>

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