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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Long-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Long-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Reviews<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Workspace%3A+Lon…> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/kB0FBQ. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will close on 03 August 2018 23:59 UTC. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Short-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Short-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews<https://community.icann.org/x/ix0FBQ> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/ix0FBQ. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will close on 03 August 2018 23:58 UTC. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names in all gTLDs – Policy Amendment Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names in all gTLDs – Policy Amendment Process<https://community.icann.org/x/GoRHBQ> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/GoRHBQ. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will close on 03 August 2018 23:56 UTC. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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New Public Comment: Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Workspace%3A+Dra…> is live. Public comment will end on 10 September 2018 23:59 UTC. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. The At-Large website page on this Statement is https://atlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/12277. The wiki workspace for this public comment is https://community.icann.org/x/zglpBQ. All pertinent resources can also be found there. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-30-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0 30 July 2018 Open Date: 30 July 2018 Close Date: 10 September 2018 Originating Organization: Global Stakeholder Engagement Categories/Tags: Strategy Brief Overview: ICANN organization (org.) is seeking public comments on the draft reviewed ICANN - Africa Strategy FY16-FY20 Ver3.0 Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-strategic-plan-2018-07-30-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2…>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Announces Participants NextGen@ICANN63
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-07-30-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ ICANN Announces Participants NextGen@ICANN63 30 July 2018 LOS ANGELES – 30 July 2018 – Today, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the names of the selected candidates for the NextGen program at ICANN63. This meeting will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 20 to 25 October 2018. The 12 participants are currently engaged in studies related to the fields of data protection, law, and computer engineering in European universities. Three additional participants who attended previous ICANN public meetings with the NextGen program will now serve as ambassadors for these newcomers. An independent selection committee assessed the applicants and selected the successful candidates based on their current studies and interest in the Internet ecosystem, global policy, and Internet governance. The candidates selected as ICANN63 NextGen participants are: Anastasia Sendrea College of Europe, Bruges Austin David Ruckstuhl United Nations University CRIS Christina Kalogeropoulou National Kapodistrian University of Athens Jan Dohnal Masaryk University Jana Misic University of Leipzig João Pedro Damas Martins University of Coimbra Maria Korniiets Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Natalia Dulkowska University of Warsaw Sabrina Wilkinson Goldsmiths, University of London Stefan Filipovic University of Belgrade Teresa Quintel Uppsala University and University of Luxembourg Ualan Campbell-Smith Oxford Internet Institute The participants selected as ICANN63 ambassadors are: Desara Dushi ICANN58 Razoana Moslam ICANN60 Sarah Ingle ICANN61 Click here for more information about the NextGen program. [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2…> About ICANN ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must 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 with a community of participants from all over the world.

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on Draft Proposal of the New Fellowship Program Approach
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Draft Proposal of the New Fellowship Program Approach<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Workspace%3A+Dra…> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/FYMpBQ. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will close on 02 August 2018 23:59 UTC. Kind Regards, 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D42802.E89324F0]

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALS Application (287) Cyber Peace Foundation
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

Dear All, The regional advice from APRALO regarding the ALS Application (287) Cyber Peace Foundation has been received. The following question has been posed to the ALAC: ***** Question: Does the ALAC wish to accredit the ALS Application (287) Cyber Peace Foundation? The regional advice was to accept the application. ***** Please note that this vote will close Monday, 06 August 2018 23:59 UTC. Kind Regards, 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D42804.A0DE7220]

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ICANN News Alert -- Proposals for Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and Gujarati Scripts' Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-27-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Proposals for Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and Gujarati Scripts' Root Zone Label Generation Rules 27 July 2018 Open Date: 27 July 2018 Close Date: 10 September 2018 Originating Organization: Global Domains Division Categories/Tags: Top-Level Domains Brief Overview: The Neo-Brahmi Script Generation Panel (NBGP) was formed by nine communities that use scripts derived from the Brahmi script. NBGP is developing Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) for Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu scripts. The GP intends to publish the proposals for the LGRs of these nine scripts in three sets, releasing proposals for the scripts which share cross-script variant code points together to the extent possible. The first set includes the following: (1) Proposal for the Devanagari Script Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone, (2) Proposal for the Gurmukhi Script Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone, and (3) Proposal for the Gujarati Script Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone. As per the LGR Procedure [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_syste…>, these proposals are being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the NBGP to make their views known. Based on the feedback, the NBGP will finalize each proposal for its evaluation and integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone. Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/devanagari-gurmukhi-gujarati-scripts-… [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2…>

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ICANN Newsletter -- 27 July 2018
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> Week ending 27 July 2018 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Proposals for Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and Gujarati Scripts' Root Zone Label Generation Rules [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 27 July 2018 Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant Top-Level Domains [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 25 July 2018 ICANN Announces Calls-to-Action for Community Participation in ICANN Reviews [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 23 July 2018 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [CANN63 | Barcelona] 20 – 25 October 2018: ICANN63 | Annual General – Barcelona, Spain<https://meetings.icann.org/en/barcelona63> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> 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 [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…>. Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020 [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_planni…> ICANN FY19 Operating Plan and Budget [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>

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