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Meeting Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: 'Understanding and distinguishing among cyber activities'
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 9, 2015

April 9, 2015

Dear All, This is an invitation to attend the fifth Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of 'Understanding and distinguishing among cyber activities'. The presenter will be Steve Conte, Training Coordination Senior Manager ICANN. This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 15 April 2015 from 21:00 - 22:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/mgey8mr The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/3CEnAw 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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Update 2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 06-10 April 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

Hello All, Thursday added: 03:00 UTC: APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar - What are IDNs and what does it mean to you? 14:00 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Friday added: 17:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT WP1 Meeting Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 06-10 April 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 06 April 2015 17:00 UTC AFRALO Task force: Outreach for more African representation in ICANN leadership positions https://community.icann.org/x/uh8nAw Tuesday 07 April 2015 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 Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 08 April 2015 11:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT Stress Test WG https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-Hoc ICANN Accessibility Working https://community.icann.org/x/LBwnAw 19:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag 21:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT WP1 Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/TwQdAw Thursday 09 April 2015 03:00 UTC: APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar - What are IDNs and what does it mean to you? https://icann.adobeconnect.com/apacmtgrm<http://icann.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id…> 13:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 14:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/YSEnAw Friday 10 April 2015 17:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT WP1 Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/TwQdAw 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(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- WSIS Project Prizes 2015 Nomination
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-07-en ________________________________ WSIS Project Prizes 2015 Nomination 7 April 2015 Two ICANN projects, the DNS Entrepreneurship Center and Investigating DNS Abuse/Misuse for Public Safety Community have been nominated for the Online Voting Phase of the WSIS Project Prizes 2015 contest. Information on the nominated projects can be found here<http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISProjectPrizes.aspx#nominated-projects>. The deadline for submitting your votes is 1 May 2015 (23:00 Geneva time). Click here<http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISProjectPrizes.aspx#vote> to cast your vote today! PROJECTS' BACKGROUND INFORMATION DNS Entrepreneurship Center The establishment of a regional DNS Entrepreneurship Centre (DNS-EC) in Cairo announced<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2-2014-06-23-en> last year was established to serve communities in Africa and the Middle East. The Centre aims to contribute to the evolution of the domain name sector in Africa and the Middle East by developing and providing expertise in DNS technical, policy and entrepreneurial areas, as well as providing resources to support the implementation of initiatives and projects in this field. The project will be implemented in three phases - Foundation (1 July 2014-30 June 2015), Launch (1 July 2015-30 June 2017) and Operation (On-going). The aim is for the DNS-EC to become an independent entity serving Africa and the Middle East by the end of Phase I - 30 June 2015. Investigating DNS Abuse/Misuse for Public Safety Community At the request of Public Safety Communities who participate in ICANN policy development, ICANN in the past few years began developing a capability building program designed to assist investigators in understanding how criminals use the domain name system (DNS) and registration services in malicious or illegal activities, and how to gather information/evidence of these abuses. This workshop exposes attendees to strategies, techniques and tools that information security professionals use to identify abuses of the Domain Name System (DNS), malicious registrations of domain names, addresses or hosting. Through a combination of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on exercises, attendees will learn how to collect information that will be needed to further investigate criminal activity. Additional information about the WSIS Project Prizes can be found here<http://groups.itu.int/stocktaking/WSISProjectPrizes.aspx#about>.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 3 April 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 3 April 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week ICANN FY14 Form 990 Announcement<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-03-en> ICANN's FY14 Form 990 is now posted and is available to the community. 3 April 2015 Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 54<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en> Today, launches our latest application round where participants will join us at ICANN 54 in Dublin, Ireland this coming October. 3 April 2015 ICANN Successfully Completes Two Independently Conducted Service Organization Control Audits<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-02-en> 2 April 2015 - ICANN today announced that it has achieved the Service Organization Control (SOC) 3 certification, formerly known as Systrust, of its Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Root Key Signing Key systems for the fifth consecutive year. 2 April 2015 Release of Country and Territory Names within the .HONDA, .AXA, .EPSON, .HSBC, .XYZ and .COLLEGE TLDs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-31-en> Five (5) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the release of country and territory names for the below TLDs. In total, the requests concern 6 New gTLDs. 31 March 2015 Proposed Implementation of GNSO PDP Recommendations on Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-30-en> The public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the proposed implementation of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy Development Process (PDP) recommendations on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C. 30 March 2015 CWG-Stewardship Chairs' Statement | Summary of Istanbul Face-to-Face Meeting<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-29-en> The Cross Community Working Group on Naming Related Functions (CWG or CWG-Stewardship) held a face-to-face meeting in Istanbul on 26-27 March 2015. 30 March 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Buenos Aires Logo]21-25 June 2015: 53rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en> 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 FY15 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICG Announces Fourteenth and Fifteenth Conference Calls
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 6, 2015

April 6, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-06-en ________________________________ ICG Announces Fourteenth and Fifteenth Conference Calls 6 April 2015 The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its fourteenth and fifteenth conference calls: * ICG Call # 14 – Wednesday, 8 April at 04:00-05:00 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2314&iso…>) * ICG Call # 15 – Wednesday, 22 April at 13:00-14:00 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2315&iso…>) The community is welcome to attend by way of a listen-only mode Virtual Meeting Room<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icg/> through which audio of the call will be streamed. Translations will be available through relevant Adigo Bridge dial-in numbers and Conference ID codes. A list of country dial-in numbers can be found here<http://adigo.com/icann/>. Should there be no appropriate dial-in number for an interested participant, the ICG Secretariat in conjunction with ICANN will provide a dial-out service<mailto:admin@icgsec.asia?subject=Dial-out%20service%20for%20ICG%20call> to that individual. Correspondingly, language service Conference ID numbers are listed below: * Français – Conference ID: 75929475 * Español – Conference ID: 68385764 * 中文 – Conference ID: 825702 * Pусский – Conference ID: 345720 * العربية – Conference ID: 82855066 * Português – Conference ID: 759752 Participants who are interested in an English line but are unable to join by way of the Virtual Meeting Room may request<mailto:admin@icgsec.asia?subject=Dial-out%20service%20for%20ICG%20call> a dial-out service. For more information about the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition, please visit the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Website<https://www.ianacg.org/>.

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN FY14 Form 990 Announcement
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 4, 2015

April 4, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-03-en ________________________________ ICANN FY14 Form 990 Announcement 3 April 2015 ICANN filed its Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on March 31, 2015 in compliance with the extended due date of May 15, 2015. The Form 990 is the United States return for organizations exempt from income taxes under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. ICANN continues to provide accountability and transparency regarding its financial results and the filed Form 990 is available on the "Financial Information for ICANN<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/financials-en>" page of the ICANN.org site and is also included in this announcement. ICANN's FY14 Form 990<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/fy-2014-form-990-31mar15-en.pdf> [PDF, 428 KB] is now posted and is available to the community. The Community is invited to review ICANN's Form 990 and to provide commentaries and/or questions.

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ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 54
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 3, 2015

April 3, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en ________________________________ Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 54 3 April 2015 About the Fellowship Program: Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of individuals who are actively participating in all of the ICANN communities as well as various Internet Governance entities within the Internet Ecosystem. Their engagement ranges from writing articles and blogs, providing online or in-person public comment in regard to bottom up policy building, engaging in Internet conferences and panel discussions, lifting a pen in working groups, mentoring newcomers, assisting our regional leaders and becoming leaders themselves. The ICANN Fellowship<https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships> program seeks participants from developing countries of the world in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the Multistakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond. Today, launches our latest application round where participants will join us at ICANN 54 in Dublin, Ireland this coming October. This round remains open until 15 May 2015 and successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, 10 July 2015. Find out more about applying »<https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships>

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Update 1 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 06-10 April 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 3, 2015

April 3, 2015

Hello All, Monday added: 17:00 UTC AFRALO Task force: Outreach for more African representation in ICANN leadership positions Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 06-10 April 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 06 April 2015 17:00 UTC AFRALO Task force: Outreach for more African representation in ICANN leadership positions https://community.icann.org/x/uh8nAw Tuesday 07 April 2015 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 Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 08 April 2015 11:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT Stress Test WG https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-Hoc ICANN Accessibility Working https://community.icann.org/x/LBwnAw 19:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 09 April 2015 13:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 10 April 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(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 06-10 April 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 3, 2015

April 3, 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 06-10 April 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 06 April 2015 None Tuesday 07 April 2015 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 Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 08 April 2015 11:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT Stress Test WG https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-Hoc ICANN Accessibility Working https://community.icann.org/x/LBwnAw 19:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 09 April 2015 13:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 10 April 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(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Successfully Completes Two Independently Conducted Service Organization Control Audits
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 2, 2015

April 2, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-02-en ________________________________ ICANN Successfully Completes Two Independently Conducted Service Organization Control Audits 2 April 2015 ICANN today announced that it has achieved the Service Organization Control (SOC) 3 certification, formerly known as Systrust, of its Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Root Key Signing Key systems for the fifth consecutive year. The organization also successfully completed its second SOC 2 audit, which evaluates key systems used to support IANA transaction processing functions. International accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) conducted both audits. "Annual independent audits represent one of a number of ways ICANN is striving to measure business excellence and enhance accountability," said Elise Gerich, ICANN's vice president of IANA & technical services. "We are committed to delivering a high standard of work and a program of continuous improvement in all areas of operation." Read the blog post<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-s-high-standards-recognized-with-indu…> about ICANN's commitment to continuous improvement and enhancing accountability mechanisms in relation to the IANA functions. About SOC Audits SOC audits evaluate an organization's controls in relation to "trust services principles and criteria" developed and managed jointly by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). Learn more: http://iana.org/audits. 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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