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Announcement - 2026 At-Large Leadership call for nominations - Nomination Period opens Monday 13 April 2026
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

Dear All, On behalf of Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair, we would like to announce that the 2026 call for nominations for At-Large leadership positions is now open. Positions Open: Please refer to the 2026 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections, and Appointments Workspace [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/space…>for a comprehensive list of all available positions, their criteria and job descriptions, and whether current holders of the positions are eligible for re-selection. Selection Schedule for ALAC Members, RALO Leadership, and ALAC Delegates to the NomCom: * 13 April 2026 - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.* (Except for NARALO that requires a call for nominations of 30 days before the start of elections on 11 May - NARALO’s call for nominations begins on 10 April 2026) * 13 April - 24 April 2026 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days). * 1 May 2026 - Deadline for nomination acceptances. Candidate statements should be submitted no later than 5 May 2025. * 4 May 2016 - 7 May 2026- Calls with the candidates if desired by the RALOs. * 11 May 2026 - 15 May 2026 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline). * 2026 AGM [ ICANN87] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALO Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2026 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 22 October 2026. Process for Nominations: Nominations including self-nominations, must be made directly to the relevant RALO mailing list and by sending a note to At-Large Staff [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/staff@atlarge.icann.org__;!!PtGJab4!-BqZP…>. All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate to At-Large Staff [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/staff@atlarge.icann.org__;!!PtGJab4!-BqZP…>. All nominees must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/space…>). IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates Please note: RALOs may recommend one or more candidates to the ALAC. The appointment of NomCom delegates is carried out by the ALAC. Therefore, RALO recommendations are not binding Specific criteria and requirements regarding the NomCom composition and NomCom delegates are outlined in the ICANN Bylaws in Article 8<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article8>. Also, the 2026 Job Description for NomCom Delegates will be posted shortly. Many thanks for your attention to this call for nominations for At-Large leadership positions. Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!5gAHGt41z…>

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Technical Webinar: Phishing and DNS Abuse: Operational Blindspots
by Heidi Ullrich April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Dear All, Please find below information regarding an upcoming webinar on Phishing and DNS Abuse: Operational Blind Spots scheduled to take place on 29 April between 12:-00-13:00 UTC. If interested, please register for the webinar. Kind regards, Heidi From: Gabriella Schittek via Nordics <nordics(a)icann.org> Reply to: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 19:48 To: "nordics(a)icann.org" <nordics(a)icann.org> Subject: [Nordics] Technical Webinar: Phishing and DNS Abuse: Operational Blindspots Dear all, Our next Technical Webinar will be held on 29 April, on Phishing and DNS Abuse: Operational Blindspots. More info + registration: https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/icann-technical-webina… Event Description: This presentation examines phishing and DNS abuse through real-world attack cases — tracing how actors exploit registration patterns, subdomain infrastructure, and DNS monitoring blind spots to extend the operational life of phishing campaigns. It draws on attacks targeting both legacy TLDs and emerging namespaces, with practical implications for registrars, DNS operators, and combatting threat actors. Speaker: Alexander Urbelis, General Counsel & CISO, ENS Labs, Ltd. Event Format: Virtual Only Please, share this invitation with whoever you think might be interested. Gabi [cid:image001.png@01DCCDAD.E77DCD50]

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APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet: Webinar #3: Universal Acceptance of All Domain Names and Email Addresses on Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

[95DPtCAAAABklEQVQDAP2XBkAatO13AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC] The APRALO Policy Forum is delighted to present the third of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. You are invited to Webinar #3: Universal Acceptance of All Domain Names and Email Addresses on 23 April 2026 at 06:00 UTC for 75 minutes, where Edmon Chung will host Sarmad Hussain, Senior Director, IDN & UA Programs, ICANN in an introduction to Universal Acceptance (UA), current issues and how these are being addressed in collaboration with the community. If you are unfamiliar with the ICANN IDN Program, IDN related policies and wonder how these and you can contribute to making the Internet truly multilingual, then join us and get your answers! Don't forget to pre-register your participation! And if you have any, please let us have your questions on this topic by posting them as comments to this wiki page below; or if you prefer, submit them by emailing staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For other times: https://tinyurl.com/4tyjp9vu The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/IoDPOw Zoom Registration Link: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/WXIrgP-1SDyAgFG6xtFH-A (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.) APRALO Policy Forum Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOrdBg [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOr…> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!5YNro8f8u…>

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APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet: Webinar #3: Universal Acceptance of All Domain Names and Email Addresses
by Jessica Benitez April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

The APRALO Policy Forum is delighted to present the third of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. You are invited to Webinar #3: Universal Acceptance of All Domain Names and Email Addresses on 23 April 2026 at 06:00 UTC for 75 minutes, where Edmon Chung will host Sarmad Hussain, Senior Director, IDN & UA Programs, ICANN in an introduction to Universal Acceptance (UA), current issues and how these are being addressed in collaboration with the community. If you are unfamiliar with the ICANN IDN Program, IDN related policies and wonder how these and you can contribute to making the Internet truly multilingual, then join us and get your answers! Don't forget to pre-register your participation! And if you have any, please let us have your questions on this topic by posting them as comments to this wiki page below; or if you prefer, submit them by emailing staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For other times: https://tinyurl.com/4tyjp9vu The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/IoDPOw Zoom Registration Link: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/WXIrgP-1SDyAgFG6xtFH-A (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.) APRALO Policy Forum Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOrdBg [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOr…> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!5YNro8f8u…>

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*Register* At-Large Webinar: An Overview of DNS Abuse Mitigation on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 13:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

[cid:image001.png@01DCCB49.B00019C0] Dear All, You are invited to participate in this At-Large Webinar: Overview on DNS Abuse Mitigation on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 13:00 UTC for 75 mins, to discuss and help shape the At-Large agenda in its combat against DNS Abuse. DNS Abuse mitigation remains as a key focus area for the ALAC and At-Large community. It is generally accepted that DNS Abuse cannot be eliminated. However, it is also clear that it can be mitigated and such mitigation efforts may take many forms and are often driven by various parties either working collaboratively or complementarily to bring about impact to protect end users against harm perpetrated by malicious domain name registrations. This webinar aims to establish a common understanding of existing roles and processes in support of DNS Abuse mitigation, to inform a discussion on what efforts the ALAC and At-Large community should focus on in this area. Join us to learn more and to offer your input to our agenda on DNS Abuse mitigation! This webinar is also preceded by several prior OCTO-SSR webinars – * The 26 February 2026 At-Large Meets OCTO-SSR Webinar: ICANN83 ALAC-OCTO Joint Session Recap<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgD-Mw> on an introduction to OCTO-SSR and its work; * The 11 March 2026 ALAC-OCTO Session at ICANN85, Mumbai<https://icann85.sched.com/event/2Gwml/joint-session-alac-and-octo> to further understand the work of OCTO-SSR, including some new initiatives; and – all of which form part of the DNS Abuse Mitigation Capacity Development Track in the FY2026 At-Large Capacity Development Initiatives<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hnv5EnPAOu99Narg13yTc1kOjozDArg_m6g_KQy…> Interpretation in English, French and Spanish. Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EoBZP Zoom registration: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/3UYvm6qDRo6IJiGUW8v9qA <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/3UYvm6qDRo6IJiGUW8v9qA> Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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*Register* At-Large Webinar: An Overview of DNS Abuse Mitigation on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 13:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

[cid:image001.png@01DCC860.761B79C0] Dear All, You are invited to participate in this At-Large Webinar: Overview on DNS Abuse Mitigation on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 13:00 UTC for 75 mins, to discuss and help shape the At-Large agenda in its combat against DNS Abuse. DNS Abuse mitigation remains as a key focus area for the ALAC and At-Large community. It is generally accepted that DNS Abuse cannot be eliminated. However, it is also clear that it can be mitigated and such mitigation efforts may take many forms and are often driven by various parties either working collaboratively or complementarily to bring about impact to protect end users against harm perpetrated by malicious domain name registrations. This webinar aims to establish a common understanding of existing roles and processes in support of DNS Abuse mitigation, to inform a discussion on what efforts the ALAC and At-Large community should focus on in this area. Join us to learn more and to offer your input to our agenda on DNS Abuse mitigation! This webinar is also preceded by several prior OCTO-SSR webinars – * The 26 February 2026 At-Large Meets OCTO-SSR Webinar: ICANN83 ALAC-OCTO Joint Session Recap<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgD-Mw> on an introduction to OCTO-SSR and its work; * The 11 March 2026 ALAC-OCTO Session at ICANN85, Mumbai<https://icann85.sched.com/event/2Gwml/joint-session-alac-and-octo> to further understand the work of OCTO-SSR, including some new initiatives; and – all of which form part of the DNS Abuse Mitigation Capacity Development Track in the FY2026 At-Large Capacity Development Initiatives<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hnv5EnPAOu99Narg13yTc1kOjozDArg_m6g_KQy…> Interpretation in English, French and Spanish. Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EoBZP Zoom registration: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/3UYvm6qDRo6IJiGUW8v9qA <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/3UYvm6qDRo6IJiGUW8v9qA> Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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In 30 Minutes **REMINDER** Register - APRALO ICANN85 Read-out on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

Dear All, On behalf of Amrita Choudhury, APRALO Chair, please join us for the ICANN85 Read-out by APRALO, scheduled on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 from 06:00 – 07:15 UTC. This interactive read-out will feature At-Large, GAC, GNSO, ccNSO and ICANN85 Fellow & NextGen panelists from the APAC region. Panelists will discuss their respective key takeaways from ICANN85 and participants are welcomed to join in the conversation aimed at identifying where and how end-users may play a role in any next steps to each of those takeaways. For other times: Click Here<https://tinyurl.com/3hbrnk8f> The full agenda with panelists and moderator profiles will shortly be available at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYBROg APRALO Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AoDdBg *Registration* for Zoom: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tosE6K4rQ6K26CGE4p7big Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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**REMINDER** Register - APRALO ICANN85 Read-out on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

Dear All, On behalf of Amrita Choudhury, APRALO Chair, please join us for the ICANN85 Read-out by APRALO, scheduled on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 from 06:00 – 07:15 UTC. This interactive read-out will feature At-Large, GAC, GNSO, ccNSO and ICANN85 Fellow & NextGen panelists from the APAC region. Panelists will discuss their respective key takeaways from ICANN85 and participants are welcomed to join in the conversation aimed at identifying where and how end-users may play a role in any next steps to each of those takeaways. For other times: Click Here<https://tinyurl.com/3hbrnk8f> The full agenda with panelists and moderator profiles will shortly be available at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYBROg APRALO Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AoDdBg *Registration* for Zoom: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tosE6K4rQ6K26CGE4p7big Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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** REGISTER ** | EURALO Round Table: EURALO Round Table: A new round of gTLD | Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 29, 2026

March 29, 2026

[cid:image001.jpg@01DCBD17.63F4FE50] Interpretation provided in English, Spanish & French. ** Please register and share this invitation ** Zoom registration required: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/vl71I3CEQoq9ktQy4zsOMQ Dear All, On behalf of Frederic Taes, EURALO Chair and Natalia Filina, EURALO Secretary, please join us for an EURALO Round Table on A new round of gTLDs: End User’s Perspectives on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes. The roundtable discussion will address the following topics related to the new round, which has a direct impact on updating the domain space for end users: intellectual property and its specifics; improvements in the user experience; business approach and influence to the TLD market, readiness of infrastructure, how the expanded matrix of domain zones will be integrated with the accessibility and security of domain names for users, as well as for small and medium-sized businesses. The agenda and call details are available at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYA_Og Interpretation provided in English, Spanish & French. Zoom registration required: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/vl71I3CEQoq9ktQy4zsOMQ Important: please keep note of the zoom room as you will be sent an unique link. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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STARTING in 15 mins / REGISTER - APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet: Webinar #2: "Multilingual Domain Names" on Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

[95DPtCAAAABklEQVQDAP2XBkAatO13AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC] The APRALO Policy Forum is delighted to present the second of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. You are invited to Webinar #2: Multilingual Domain Names on 26 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC for 75 minutes, where Satish Babu will host Pitinan Kooarmornpatana, IDN Programs Director, ICANN in an introduction to IDN related policies and their implementation for enabling secure and stable use of IDNs under both gTLDs and ccTLDs. If you are unfamiliar with the ICANN IDN Program, IDN related policies and wonder how these and you can contribute to making the Internet truly multilingual, then join us and get your answers! Don't forget to pre-register your participation! And if you have any, please let us have your questions on this topic by posting them as comments to this wiki page below; or if you prefer, submit them by emailing staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For other times: https://tinyurl.com/5y7jywyb [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/5y7jywyb__;!!PtGJab4!5YNro8f…> The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GAChO [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GAC…> Zoom Registration Link: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/_y89VstfQmChbVRzXMFxmA [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/_y89VstfQ…> (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.) APRALO Policy Forum Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOrdBg [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOr…> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!5YNro8f8u…>

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