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ICANN News Alert -- Experts to Discuss Benefits of Open Internet
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 21, 2013

Nov. 21, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-20nov13-en.htm ________________________________ Experts to Discuss Benefits of Open Internet ICANN to Host Panel on Internet Governance and Opportunities for Careers, Innovation and Entrepreneurship on a Free, Unrestricted Internet 20 November 2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina… ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé, ICANN Board Member Olga Madruga-Forti and LACNIC President Oscar Messano will participate in a panel focused on the business opportunities that are only possible on a free and open Internet. The event, titled "Public Responsibility Session – Entrepreneurship & DNS," will take place on Thursday, 21 November, during ICANN's 48th public meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Internet Governance debate has become a hot topic in Latin America. The panel, moderated by professor Celia Lerman of Universidad Torcuato di Tella, will explore the benefits of an unrestricted Internet and the economic opportunities it fosters. "This is an excellent opportunity to engage with local academics and youth and to share with them the expertise of our community members," said Nora Abusitta, ICANN Vice President for Public Responsibility Programs. "We are very grateful to the Universidad Torcuato di Tella for hosting what we believe is going to be a fascinating dialogue with the community." ### People who wish to participate in the session are asked to RSVP at the following link: http://www.utdt.edu/inscripcion.php?id_evento=1096 Here are the details of the session: WHAT: Public Responsibility Pilot Session – Entrepreneurship & DNS WHO: Fadi Chehadé<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/chehade-en.htm>, ICANN President and CEO; Solana Ximena de Aspiazu, Senior International Negotiator and Lawyer at the National Communications Commission of the Argentine government; Olga Madruga-Forti<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/madruga-forti.htm>, ICANN Board Member; Oscar Messano<http://www.lacnic.net/web/lacnic/messano>, President of LACNIC; Fátima Cambronero<http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/igf-ambassador-2012-ambassador-al…>, LACRALO/ISOC; Celia Lerman<http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Celia_Lerman>, Professor at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Santiago Rodriguez Ortiz<http://santiago.com.co/me>, Internet entrepreneur. WHEN: Thursday, 21 November 8:30 AM-10:30 AM, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1130 - 1330 UTC). WHERE: Room SV4, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 7350 Universidad Torcuato di Tella Media Contacts James Cole ICANN Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 (202) 570 7139 james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> Alexandra Dans Communications Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean Montevideo, Uruguay Tel. +598 95 831 442 alexandra.dans(a)icann.org<mailto:alexandra.dans@icann.org>

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At-Large meetings - Thursday 21 November - Buenos Aires
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013

Dear all, Please find the At-Large meetings schedule for Thursday 21 November https://community.icann.org/x/pVl-Ag * 0900-1230 : ALAC and Regional Leadership Wrap-Up meeting Room: Golden Horn https://community.icann.org/x/jByfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/wxafAg> * 1230–1330: ALAC meeting with the NCSG Room: Golden Horn https://community.icann.org/x/fhyfAg Informal meetings: https://community.icann.org/x/mxKfAg 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: BUENOS AIRES MEETING
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013

Dear All, Please note that votes on the following Statements are expected to be held on Thursday, 21 November, 2013 during the ALAC and Regional Leadership Wrap-Up Meeting<https://community.icann.org/x/jByfAg>, taking place from 9:00-12:00 ART in the Golden Horn meeting room: * ALAC Statement on the Policy & Implementation Working Group<https://community.icann.org/x/-hSMAg> * ALAC Statement on the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Draft Report & Recommendations<https://community.icann.org/x/7RGfAg> * ALAC Statement on the Thick Whois Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration<https://community.icann.org/x/6B2fAg> In accordance with the ALAC Rules of Procedure Section 12.3<https://community.icann.org/x/kIYi>: * 12.3.1 If an ALAC Member is unable to participate in a decision of the ALAC, another ALAC Member (Proxy Holder) may hold a proxy to cast that vote on behalf of the first ALAC Member (Proxy Giver). As such, if you are an ALAC member that is unable to attend the vote, please inform Staff if you have assigned a Proxy and, if so, if it is a Directed Proxy. Alternatively, if you wish to send your vote on these Statements directly to Staff, you may do so as well. It is asked that you inform Staff of your proxy or vote before Thursday, 21 November, 2013 09:00 ART. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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ICANN News Alert -- New ICANN 48 Session Added
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19nov13-en.htm ________________________________ New ICANN 48 Session Added 19 November 2013 Another session has been added to Wednesday's meeting schedule. At 07:00 ART (10:00 UTC) tomorrow, the ICANN community is invited to attend a session discussing the multistakeholder meeting in Brazil. Scheduled for an hour and a half, the session will include a continental breakfast and will be held in the Sheraton Buenos Aires Convention Center, room Libertador AB. Remote participation is available through ICANN's meeting website at http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-multistakeholder-community. For those who cannot attend the meeting, a live audio stream will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Transcripts, in all seven languages, will be provided after the meeting.

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ICANN Policy Update -- November 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

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Announcement of new meeting in BA on Brazil Meeting on Wednesday morning
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

Dear All, Please see the message below from David Olive, VP for Policy Development Support, on a newly scheduled meeting that will seek to gather ICANN community input into the preparation for the multi-stakeholder meeting in Brazil: ** Dear SO-AC Leaders: You are invited to join Fadi in a session on Wednesday, 20 November from 7:00-8:30 am in Libertador AB. The purpose of the meeting is to coalesce the ICANN Community in preparations for the multi-stakeholder meeting in Brazil. Please share this invitation with your groups. Regards, David ** 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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ICANN News Alert -- Internet Governance Takes Center Stage at ICANN's Buenos Aires Meeting
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-18nov13-en ________________________________ Internet Governance Takes Center Stage at ICANN's Buenos Aires Meeting 18 November 2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina… The future of Internet governance took on a new priority at the opening of ICANN's 48th Public Meeting, ahead of an April conference on Internet governance in Brazil. More than 1,700 people from around the world are attending the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires. "ICANN is part of an ecosystem, and the environment around us affects us" said ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé. "We have to be engaged. It doesn't mean we leave behind our responsibilities. It doesn't mean we increase our responsibilities, but we have to also be active participants in the ecosystem, this is central to the multistakeholder success on a global level." Communications Secretary and Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina, Juan Manuel Abal Medina, Jr., stressed the importance of keeping up with a rapidly growing network. "We have a human resource deficit. We must design public policies that will help us overcome these obstacles in terms of growth." During the Annual General Meeting, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker remarked on the groundbreaking work of the community of Internet organizations in bringing the issue of governance to the forefront through the Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation. "We have to have a more inclusive framework. We have to have the participation from everybody – civil society, academia, business, et cetera," said Crocker. "And if we don't preserve that and we don't preserve that inclusiveness, then we will redefine – which is a very polite word for 'do enormous damage to' – the most inclusive communications system that man has ever devised." During the Buenos Aires Meeting, which is also ICANN's Annual General Meeting, Chehadé outlined the organization's accomplishments over the past year and also praised the success of the New generic Top-Level Domain (gTLDs) Program. So far, 24 new top-level domains have been delegated into the Domain Name System (DNS). "Today, we can celebrate the success. The gTLD program is off the ground," remarked Chehadé. "In fact, we have added more new gTLDs to the root today than all the gTLDs in the history of ICANN." ICANN also announced that Lesley Cowley, the CEO at the U.K. registry Nominet, is the winner of the first Leadership Award. The organization also announced plans to create a new award to honor community members called the Multistakeholder Ethos Award. The first Ethos award will be presented at the next ICANN meeting in Singapore. Also during the Buenos Aires meeting, the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) and ICANN announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Under the memorandum, ICANN and KISA will closely collaborate on engagement efforts in Korea and implement a pilot project to promote language localization efforts in the region. ICANN's 48th Public Meeting in Buenos Aires will continue through Thursday. ### To watch a video about Internet pioneers in Latin America, go here: http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/video/lac-internet-adventure-18nov13-en To download high-resolution photos from the ICANN's opening session, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/sets/72157637803837583/ To review the schedule for the ICANN meeting, go here: http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule-full To read the Montevideo Statement, go here: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07oct13-en.htm MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White ICANN Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118 brad.white(a)icann.org<mailto:brad.white@icann.org> Alexandra Dans Communications Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean Montevideo, Uruguay Tel. +598 95 831 442 alexandra.dans(a)icann.org<mailto:alexandra.dans@icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Draft Report & Recommendations
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Draft Report & Recommendations<https://community.icann.org/x/7RGfAg>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft can be found on the At-Large Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Draft Report & Recommendations Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/7RGfAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21-Nov-2013 23:59 UTC. A vote is to commence after comments have been collected. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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At-Large meetings - Monday 18 November - Buenos Aires
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

Dear all, Please find the At-Large meetings schedule for Monday 18 November https://community.icann.org/x/oll-Ag * 1200-1300 : Future Challenges Working Group Room: Golden Horn http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-future-challenges<https://community.icann.org/x/cRafAg> * 1300–1400: At-Large Regulatory Issues Group Room: Golden Horn http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-regulatory-issues *1600-1700: NARALO Monthly Room: Golden Horn http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-naralo *1830-2000: LACRALO Showcase Room: Golden Horn http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-lacralo-showcase 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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ICANN News Alert -- High-Level Panel Organizes to Address Future of Internet Governance
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2013

Nov. 18, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-17nov13-en ________________________________ High-Level Panel Organizes to Address Future of Internet Governance 17 November 2013 For Release November 17, 2013 (22:00 UTC) LOS ANGELES – A diverse global group of stakeholders from government, civil society, the private sector, the technical community and international organizations has formed a Panel on the Future of Global Internet Cooperation. The Panel's first meeting is scheduled for December 12 – 13 in London. Focusing on the pressing issue of Internet governance, and committed to a multistakeholder approach, the Panel plans to release a high-level report in early 2014 for public comment. The report will include principles for global Internet cooperation, proposed frameworks for such cooperation and a roadmap for future Internet governance challenges. Recognizing the importance of the initiative, President Toomas Ilves of Estonia has agreed to serve as the group's Chairman. President Ilves is a longtime public supporter of an open, secure and accessible Internet. Vint Cerf, often cited as one of the founders of the Internet, will serve as a vice-chair of the Panel. ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, was an early catalyst for the Panel and recognized the need for a globally diverse group to independently address broad, complex issues. It will organize the secretariat and provide logistical support for the Panel. ICANN cited growing pressures to address issues outside its sphere of responsibility as a motivating factor in forming a high-level panel. In the coming year, several key events will address Internet governance topics, including the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a recently announced conference to be hosted by Brazil in Spring 2014.The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands will also be a substantive partner in the work of the Panel and host a meeting at the historic Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage, California in early 2014. ICANN consulted with a number of organizations to develop the Panel. Members were chosen to ensure that a regionally diverse cross-section of stakeholders would be represented. Panel members' activities will be independent of their organizations. Panel members include: * Mohamed al Ghanem, Founder and Director General of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority; former Vice-Chair, UAE Information and Communications Technology Fund * Virgilio Fernandes Almeida, Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Chair of Internet Steering Committee; National Secretary for Information Technology Policies * Dorothy Attwood, Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy, Walt Disney Company * Mitchell Baker, Chair, Mozilla Foundation; Chair and former CEO, Mozilla Corporation * Francesco Caio, CEO of Avio; former CEO, Cable and Wireless and Vodafone Italia; Founder of Netscalibur; broadband advisor in UK and Italy * Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google; former Chairman, ICANN; Co-Founder of the Internet Society * Fadi Chehade, CEO and President of ICANN; Founder of Rosetta Net; technology executive * Nitin Desai, Indian economist and diplomat; former UN Undersecretary General; convener of Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) * Toomas Ilves, President of Estonia; former diplomat and journalist; former Minister of Foreign Affairs; former Member of the European Parliament * Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society and Administration, Macedonia; Commissioner to the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development * Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe; former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Norway; Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee * Olaf Kolkman, Director of NLnet Labs; "Evangineer" of the Open Internet; former Chair of the Internet Architecture Board * Frank La Rue, labor and human rights lawyer; UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression; Founder, Center for Legal Action for Human Rights (CALDH) * Robert M. McDowell, former U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner; Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute's Center for Economics of the Internet * Andile Ngcaba, Chairman, Convergence Partners; Executive Chairman, Dimension Data Middle East and Africa; former South African Government Director General of Communications * Liu Qingfeng, CEO and President of iFLYTEK; Director of National Speech & Language Engineering Laboratory of China; Member of Interactive Technology Standards working group * Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet Society; telecoms and IT executive * Jimmy Wales, Founder and Promoter of Wikipedia; Member of the Board of Trustees of Wikimedia Foundation * Won-Pyo Hong, President, Media Solution Center, Samsung Electronics Additional members to be confirmed. For more information on the Panel, please contact: David Almacy at David.Almacy(a)edelman.com<mailto:David.Almacy@edelman.com> or (202) 591-9486.

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