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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Reinforces Globalization Commitment in Asia Pacific
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 8, 2015

Oct. 8, 2015

[ICANN]<https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-10-07-en ________________________________ ICANN Reinforces Globalization Commitment in Asia Pacific ICANN's APAC Hub moves to a larger, permanent facility as it expands its regional presence 7 October 2015 [ICANN staff cut ribbon at office in Singapore] Singapore... Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that it has moved its APAC hub to a new office, located in the South Beach Tower in the Esplanade area. The move is in line with ICANN's expanded presence in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. At the official opening ceremony today, ICANN's Chief Operating Officer Susanna Wong Bennett said, "Expanding our APAC Hub is key to ICANN's strategic focus and commitment to globalization. This positions ICANN for long-term stability as we continue our work of maintaining a secure, stable and interoperable Internet and cements the vision of having three global hubs to serve the global community." The ICANN APAC Hub was established in Singapore in August 2013 to better serve the stakeholders in this region and recently celebrated its second anniversary. "We knew from the start that the APAC Hub had to play catch-up with the fast-evolving Internet user demographic in the region. To address the needs of the region, we quintupled our staff headcount over the past two years so that we are now able to provide a wide range of services," said Kuek Yu-Chuang, Vice President and Managing Director for ICANN Asia Pacific. ICANN currently has a 30-strong staff team in the region, providing services such as registry and registrar support, stakeholder engagement, contractual compliance, security capacity building, communications and customer service, as well as support functions such as operations, IT, legal, finance and human resources. The new Singapore office also houses facilities to conduct community meetings and trainings. # # # Media Contacts Liana Teo Head of Communications, Asia Pacific Singapore Tel: +65 6816 1259 Email: liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@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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TODAY REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: Topic of Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. ****** Dear All, Welcome to the second part of the At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015. This is an invitation to attend the ninth Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)". The presenters will be: · Heidi Ullrich<https://www.icann.org/profiles/heidi-ullrich> - Senior Director for At-Large · Marika Konings<https://www.icann.org/profiles/marika-konings> - Senior Policy Director This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 7 October 2015 from 20:00 - 21:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qgo3xqa The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/KZ9YAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/0DrxAg> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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> One World, One Internet

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UPDATE 2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 05 October - 09 October 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

Hello All, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 05 October - 09 October 2015 Update 2: Wednesday added: 21:30 UTC ICANN Accessibility Taskforce Meeting Thursday added: 16:00 UTC At-Large Ad-Hoc New Meeting Strategy Working Party Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 05 October 2015 06:30 UTC: (GNSO) Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as TLDs: https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg 09:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 13:00 UTC: CCWG-IG call https://community.icann.org/x/kyWfAg 14:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/FJdYAw 18:30 UTC: At-Large ATLAS II Implementation Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/1J5YAw 20:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 06 October 2015 06:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 13:00 UTC: What to expect ICANN54 https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-28-en (RSVP required - see form on link) 14:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 21:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag 22:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP4 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 07 October 2015 11:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 13:00 UTC: Webinar on New gTLD Auction Proceed Discussion Paper https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-21-en (RSVP required to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>) 18:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:30 UTC: At-Large AFRALO Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/MYlYAw 20:00 UTC: At-Large Ninth Webinar on the Topic: "Working with Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs) https://community.icann.org/x/KZ9YAw 20:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 21:30 UTC ICANN Accessibility Taskforce Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/eKVYAw Thursday 08 October 2015 05:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:30 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 16:00 UTC At-Large Ad-Hoc New Meeting Strategy Working Party https://community.icann.org/x/ZqVYAw 18:00 UTC: GNSO Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting (SCI) https://community.icann.org/x/5ILT 21:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP4 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 21:30 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team call https://community.icann.org/x/W6FYAw Friday 09 October 2015 None Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG renate.dewulf(a)icann.org<mailto:renate.dewulf@icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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>

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New Public Comment: Phase 1 Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the New gTLD Program
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Phase 1 Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the New gTLD Program has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/competitive-effects-assessment-2015-0…. The dates of the Public Comment will be 28 September 2015 - 7 November 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-competitive-effects-28sep15(a)icann.org. 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. 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. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/g6VYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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>

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ICANN News Alert -- Process for Considering Comments for Two-Character Letter/Letter Labels Launched
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-06-en ________________________________ Process for Considering Comments for Two-Character Letter/Letter Labels Launched 6 October 2015 ICANN today announced that it will begin the first phase of the process for considering comments on two-character letter/letter domain name labels. During this phase, ICANN will request that governments and others who commented on these labels prior to today clarify their reasons for commenting. It will then solicit a response from those registry operators whose requests for labels have received comments. All clarifications of previously submitted comments must be received by ICANN by 5 December 2015. Comment clarifications will be reviewed and considered by ICANN in determining whether to authorize the release of requested Letter/Letter Two-Character ASCII Labels<https://www.icann.org/forms/two-character-comments> that were previously withheld from authorization. ICANN will evaluate comments in light of the standard in the registry agreement, which states, "The Registry Operator may also propose the release of these reservations based on its implementation of measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes, subject to approval by ICANN." As a result, comments not pertaining to confusion might be directed to recourse mechanisms, such as the Abuse Point of Contact, outside of the Authorization Process for the Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels<https://www.icann.org/forms/two-character-comments>. >From both governments' and registries' inputs, ICANN plans to draft criteria for evaluating whether measures identified by a registry operator successfully mitigate concerns raised which relate to confusion with a related government's corresponding country code. These criteria will be available for public comment prior to final adoption. More details regarding the comments consideration process can be found in the blog post, "Resolving the Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels with Comments<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/resolving-the-release-of-two-character-asci…>." Important Dates * 6 October 2015: Updated comment web form<https://www.icann.org/forms/two-character-comments> launched. Updated comment web form available for both previously submitted comments clarifications, and for all new comments. All new comments on two-character letter/letter labels submitted on, or after, this date must use this form. * 5 December 2015: Final date for commenters to submit clarifications regarding previously submitted comments. * 7 December 2015: ICANN to contact Registry Operators whose requests previously received comments and solicit response. Registry Operator's responses to comment clarifications should include a mitigation plan with measures to avoid confusion between the two-character ASCII label(s) and the related government's corresponding country code(s) within the allotted timeframe. Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at globalsupport(a)icann.org<mailto:globalsupport@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 -- Thai Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2015

Oct. 6, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-06-en ________________________________ Thai Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) 6 October 2015 ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the Generation Panel to develop Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone for Thai script. Following the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en>, on 9 September 2015 the Thai script community submitted to ICANN the Proposal for the Generation Panel for the Thai Script Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/thai-script-lgr-proposal-25sep1…> [PDF, 730 KB]. ICANN staff has reviewed the proposal including panel composition and scope, to ensure that requirements set forth in the LGR Procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 772 KB], and in particular the criteria set forth in the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en>, are fulfilled. "On behalf of ICANN we thank the Thai script community for volunteering to develop the Thai LGR proposal for the Root Zone," said Sarmad Hussain from the IDN Program at ICANN, "and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency of Thailand for organizing and hosting this panel." With composition and work plan approved, the Thai Generation Panel will start its work on the label generation rules. According to the LGR Procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 772 KB], the starting point of any Generation Panel's work is the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR), with its second version (MSR-2<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-27-en>) released on 27 April 2015. The full specification of Generation Panel's tasks can be found in the LGR Procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 772 KB] in particular, Section B.3 "Variant Rule Generation Procedure". ICANN will be providing a central public workspace on the project website where Thai Generation Panel composition, work plan updates, public reports, contact details, and any other relevant information will be included. As a reminder, and to highlight the importance of script community involvement required in the development of the IDN Root Zone LGR, we would like to reiterate the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en>. A successful development of the Root Zone LGR depends on having Generation Panels for each script represented in the Root Zone. In addition to ongoing efforts with the Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Japanese, Khmer, Neo-Brahmi and Thai, Generation Panel formation is expected to cover other scripts including Cyrillic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Korean, Latin, Myanmar, Sinhala and Tibetan. For further information on how to form a Generation Panel, please refer to the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en> and to the additional supporting documentation provided on the Root Zone LGR Project website<https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Root+Zone+LGR+Proje…>. Individual interests may be emailed to idntlds(a)icann.org<mailto:idntlds@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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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: Topic of ³Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)²
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2015

Oct. 6, 2015

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Dear All, Welcome to the second part of the At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015. This is an invitation to attend the ninth Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)". The presenters will be: · Heidi Ullrich<https://www.icann.org/profiles/heidi-ullrich> - Senior Director for At-Large · Marika Konings<https://www.icann.org/profiles/marika-konings> - Senior Policy Director This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 7 October 2015 from 20:00 - 21:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qgo3xqa The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/KZ9YAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/0DrxAg> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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> One World, One Internet

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New Public Comment: IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2015

Oct. 6, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/iag-whois-conflicts-privacy-2015-10-0…. The dates of the Public Comment will be 5 October 2015 - 17 November 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-iag-whois-05oct15(a)icann.org. 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. 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. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/mKNYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Kicks Off With First DNS-Entrepreneurship Center Roadshow This Month
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2015

Oct. 6, 2015

[ICANN]<https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-10-06-en ________________________________ ICANN Kicks Off With First DNS-Entrepreneurship Center Roadshow This Month 6 October 2015 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<https://www.icann.org/> is pleased to announce the commencement of its Domain Name System (DNS) Roadshow, a series of workshops aimed to advance the DNS-Entrepreneurship Center's (DNS-EC)<http://dns-ec.eg/> objectives, now in its second year of operations. The DNS-EC, a partnership<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ntra-mou-23jun14-en.pdf> between ICANN and Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), aims to contribute to the evolution of the domain name sector in Africa and the Middle East through a series of workshops. Titled "SWOT Workshop for National DNS Markets," these seminars aim to develop expertise in the DNS business related areas, and provide resources to support the implementation of initiatives and projects in this field. The Domain Name System (DNS) helps users find their way around the Internet. The DNS matches domain names, which we use to access the Internet, with numeric addresses (IP addresses), which digital devices use to communicate with each other. It's very much like how a phone book matches names to phone numbers. Four workshops are planned from now until the end of the year, with the first two scheduled to start this month. One in Tunis, Tunisia, with the collaboration of our partners the Tunisie Internet (ATI)<http://www.ati.tn/en>, is taking place between 8-9 October 2015, followed by a second workshop, which will be hosted by the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA)<http://cra.gov.qa/en>, in Doha, Qatar between 11-12 October 2015. The objective of the workshops is to construct a Strategic Plan for ccTLD Registry based on a SWOT (Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) analysis of the country's DNS market. Potential attendees include ccTLD managers, IDN ccTLD manager, and the Registrars/Resellers in the respective countries. The two workshops will be conducted in partnership with EnCirca Domain Name Registrar<http://www.encirca.com> and Startingdot Registry<https://www.startingdot.com>. "We are very excited about this road show. It comes at just the right time, as the DNS-EC enters its second year and becomes more proactive in addressing the needs of the DNS community by expanding its outreach and building the necessary infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East." The DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC) announced in June of last year, during ICANN50 in London, is an important milestone, materializing the plans set out by the Middle East Strategy for ICANN, to serve communities in Africa and the Middle East. The project is a partnership with Egypt's NTRA<http://ntra.gov.eg/english/main.asp?>, and is being implemented in three phases - Foundation (1 July 2014-30 June 2015), Launch (1 July 2015-30 June 2017) and Operation (On-going). # # # To learn more about the Domain Name System (DNS), please go to https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/faqs-2014-01-21-en 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/>. For further information please contact: ICANN: Luna Madi Communications Director, EMEA London, UK Tel: +44 7780 947574 Email: luna.madi(a)icann.org<mailto:luna.madi@icann.org>

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UPDATE 1 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 05 October - 09 October 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2015

Oct. 6, 2015

Hello All, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 05 October - 09 October 2015 Update 1: Tuesday added: 22:00 UTC CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP4 Wednesday added: 20:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP2 Thursday added: 14:30 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP3 21:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP4 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 05 October 2015 06:30 UTC: (GNSO) Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as TLDs: https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg 09:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 13:00 UTC: CCWG-IG call https://community.icann.org/x/kyWfAg 14:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/FJdYAw 18:30 UTC: At-Large ATLAS II Implementation Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/1J5YAw 20:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 06 October 2015 06:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 13:00 UTC: What to expect ICANN54 https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-28-en (RSVP required - see form on link) 14:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 21:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag 22:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP4 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 07 October 2015 11:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 13:00 UTC: Webinar on New gTLD Auction Proceed Discussion Paper https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-21-en (RSVP required to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>) 18:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:30 UTC: At-Large AFRALO Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/MYlYAw 20:00 UTC: At-Large Ninth Webinar on the Topic: "Working with Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs) https://community.icann.org/x/KZ9YAw 20:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Thursday 08 October 2015 05:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:30 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: GNSO Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting (SCI) https://community.icann.org/x/5ILT 21:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP4 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 21:30 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team call https://community.icann.org/x/W6FYAw Friday 09 October 2015 None Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG renate.dewulf(a)icann.org<mailto:renate.dewulf@icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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>

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