November 2017 - Ccnso-council

Council meetings in 2018
by Katrina Sataki Dec. 9, 2017

Dec. 9, 2017

Dear Colleagues, Here's the proposal for the Council meetings in 2018: 18 January - 17:00 UTC 15 February - 11:00 UTC 14 March - face to face, San Juan 26 April - 18:00 UTC 24 May - 12:00 UTC 27 June - face to face, Panama City - 23 August - 12:00 UTC (July and Aug combined) 20 September 18:00 UTC October - face to face, Barcelona (date tbd) 15 November - 11:00 UTC 13 December - 17:00 UTC How does it look? Any conflicts we need to resolve? Any suggestions? Thank you ! Kindest regards, ]{atrina

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Fwd: [ccnso-members] new .nz Group CE
by Debbie Monahan Nov. 30, 2017

Nov. 30, 2017

Hi all You would have seen this email I sent out re changes in .nz. I spoke to Katrina about this in Abu Dhabi when I told her I wouldn’t be applying for the new role created. I do have support from InternetNZ to continue my work on Council and will be doing work for DNCL right up to the meeting in Puerto Rico and possibly beyond but that is yet to be decided. I will continue to contribute to Council at this time while I am still involved with .nz. Cheers Debbie > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Debbie Monahan <dnc(a)dnc.org.nz> > Subject: [ccnso-members] new .nz Group CE > Date: 30 November 2017 at 15:31:22 NZDT > To: ccNSO Members <ccnso-members(a)icann.org> > > Hi all > > As many of you are aware, .nz has been undergoing an Organisation Review. This has resulted in some changes including disestablishing the three current CE positions and creating a new role of Group CE. Jordan Carter has just been appointed to this new role. > > As a result of the changes, Jay Daley and I will be leaving .nz with our last formal day in the office being 12 January 2018. Both of us are hoping to be in Puerto Rico to say proper farewells so won’t say goodbye just yet! > > The media release on this is at https://internetnz.nz/news/internetnz-group-chief-executive-appointment > > Cheers > Debbie > > > > > Debbie Monahan > Domain Name Commissioner > +64 21 891 620 > www.dnc.org.nz > > _______________________________________________ > Ccnso-members mailing list > Ccnso-members(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ccnso-members

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FW: [soac-chairs] Notification re CWG-UCTN termination
by Katrina Sataki Nov. 28, 2017

Nov. 28, 2017

FYI From: soac-chairs [mailto:soac-chairs-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Heather Forrest Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 5:49 AM To: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby(a)board.icann.org>; SO-AC Chairs List <soac-chairs(a)icann.org> Cc: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org>; Annebeth Lange <annebeth.lange(a)uninett.no>; Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org>; Carlos Raul Gutierrez <crg(a)isoc-cr.org> Subject: [soac-chairs] Notification re CWG-UCTN termination Dear colleagues, Please find attached a notification regarding the completion of the work of the Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs. Many thanks and kind regards, Heather Forrest

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reminder Board Seat 12 elections: voting closes Thursday 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC).
by Joke Braeken Nov. 28, 2017

Nov. 28, 2017

Dear all, This is a kind reminder, that the elections for the position of ICANN Board seat 12, Fiscal Year 2018, will close later this week, Thursday 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). The ballots have been sent from tally(a)icann.org<mailto:tally@icann.org> to the e-mail address of the primary contact of each ccNSO Member, as listed in the ccNSO Members database. Contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)> if you have questions or concerns regarding the e-mail address of the primary contact for your ccTLD. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org From: Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 09:37 To: "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org> Cc: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: Election Notice: ICANN Board Seat 12 FY18. Dear ccNSO Members, This is to inform you about the elections for the position of ICANN Board seat 12, Fiscal Year 2018. In accordance to the applicable rules, two candidates were nominated, seconded and have accepted their nomination. Consequently, an election will be held according to the timeline previously agreed upon by the ccNSO Council. The elections will start tomorrow, Thursday 16 November 2017 (00:01 UTC), and close on Thursday 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). This announcement has been published here as well: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcement-14nov17-en.htm 1. Candidates * Pierre Ouedraogo * Nigel Roberts In accordance to the applicable rules, two candidates were nominated, seconded and have accepted their nomination. The two candidates were invited to submit candidate statements to the ccNSO members. They interacted with the ccNSO members and broader ccTLD community at a Q&A session, held during the ccNSO Members Meeting at ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi. 1. Election opening and closing Voting starts on Thursday, 16 November 2017 (00:01 UTC), and closes on Thursday, 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). 1. Election procedure The vote will be by confidential email. Voting ballots will be sent out today, Wednesday 15 November 2017, to the e-mail address of the primary contact of each ccNSO Member, as listed in the ccNSO Members database. The ballots will be distributed from the e-mail address tally(a)icann.org<mailto:tally@icann.org>. Voting is possible as of tomorrow, Thursday 16 November 2017 (00:01 UTC). Since the election is for one seat, each ccNSO member will be entitled to vote for up to one candidate. Contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)> if you have questions or concerns regarding the e-mail address of the primary contact for your ccTLD. Please note: * Voting ballots will be sent by the e-mail address tally(a)icann.org, to the e-mail address of the primary contact of each ccNSO Member, as listed in the ccNSO Members database. If you are unable to locate the ballot, consider checking your spam folder. * Contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)> if you have questions or concerns regarding the e-mail address of the primary contact for your ccTLD. * For each ballot, a maximum of 1 candidate can be selected. * There is a possibility to submit your vote without selecting any of the candidates. * Each primary contact will receive 1 ballot only. You can vote an unlimited number of times. At the close of the elections, only the last vote submitted will be counted. 1. Next Steps The election closes on Thursday, 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). The Nomination Manager will announce the voting results on Monday, 4 December 2017. If there is a tied vote, a run-off election will be held, according to the following timeline: Start run-off elections, if any: 13 December 2017 (00:01 UTC); close run-off elections, if any: 20 December 2017 (23:59 UTC). The Nomination Report, which includes the results of the election, will be sent latest 21 December 2017 to the ccNSO Council for adoption. The Candidate that receives the majority of the votes cast (note that there is no quorum rule) by the ccNSO members, shall be the Candidate who is elected to be nominated by a majority vote of the ccNSO Council. 1. Links * Announcement opening call for nominations: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19sep17-en.htm * Announcement closure call for nominations: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcement-20oct17-en.htm * Election Notice: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcement-14nov17-en.htm * Nominations and secondments archive: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccnso-boardnominations/ * Timeline agreed upon by the ccNSO Council: https://community.icann.org/display/ccNSOCWS/24+August+2017?preview=/692747… * Applicable ccNSO guideline: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2016-12/… * Recordings Q&A session, ccNSO Members meeting ICANN60, Abu Dhabi: * Audio http://audio.icann.org/meetings/abu60/abu60-OPEN-2017-11-01-T0416-hallaa-3T… * Audio (continued) http://audio.icann.org/meetings/abu60/abu60-OPEN-2017-11-01-T1022-hallaa-F8… * Adobe Connect https://participate.icann.org/p1afp4snnu3/ * Adobe Connect (continued) https://participate.icann.org/p3stqimao8v/ Best regards, The Nomination Manager. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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public comments on the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 (WS2) draft recommendations
by Joke Braeken Nov. 24, 2017

Nov. 24, 2017

Dear all, There are 3 public comments where community input is currently being sought on the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 (WS2) draft recommendations: * Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Office of Ombudsman (IOO) https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-10-en Deadline: 22 December 2017 * Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Staff Accountability https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-13-en Deadline: 05 January 2017 * Recommendations on ICANN Jurisdiction https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-14-en Deadline: 05 January 2017 Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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FW: Response to Joint ccNSO and SSAC Response to ICANN Board on EPSRP ref:_00D1aY7OU._5001aNDz13:ref
by Katrina Sataki Nov. 22, 2017

Nov. 22, 2017

FYI From: ICANN Correspondence [mailto:correspondence@icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:37 PM To: katrina(a)nic.lv; paf(a)frobbit.se Cc: board-ops-team(a)icann.org; cherine.chalaby(a)board.icann.org; secretary(a)icann.org; cyrus.namazi(a)icann.org; correspondence(a)icann.org Subject: Response to Joint ccNSO and SSAC Response to ICANN Board on EPSRP ref:_00D1aY7OU._5001aNDz13:ref Dear Katrina Sataki and Patrik Fältström, Thank you for your letter of 19 September 2017. Please find attached a response to your letter from Cherine Chalaby, Chairman, ICANN Board of Directors. This response will be posted shortly to the ICANN Correspondence page (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence) Please submit any questions you may have about this message to correspondence(a)icann.org. Regards, Correspondence Team Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) correspondence(a)icann.org www.icann.org ref:_00D1aY7OU._5001aNDz13:ref

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proposed triage recommendations [56, 57, 58, 59 - 2017].
by Joke Braeken Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

Dear ccNSO council members, Please find below the proposed triage recommendations [56, 57, 58, 59 - 2017]. Kindly provide me with your input by the end of 23 November 2017, 23:59 UTC, in case you do not agree with the proposed recommendations. Thank you Topic: 56-2017: ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program Accepts Applications Summary of request: announced the opening of applications for the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program. Two Indigenous Ambassadors will be selected from underrepresented indigenous communities to attend ICANN61. Applicants must be members of unserved or underserved tribal or native communities and meet the ICANN Fellowship Program criteria[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_fellowsh…>. Selected participants will receive travel, hotel, and per diem for the ICANN61 Conference in Puerto Rico, to be held 10-15 March 2018. Read more: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-08-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Date received: 9 November 2017 Last day for comments/input/response, if any: 17 November 2017 Recommended action, if any: share with ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>; ccnso-members(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org>; ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org<mailto:ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org> and on the ccNSO social media accounts (done) Expertise needed, if any: fellowship, underrepresented indigenous communities Date of submission to Triage Committee: 17 November 2017 Recommendation received by Triage Committee: 21 November 2017 Date of submission to Council: 21 November 2017 Deadline Council decision: 23 November 2017, 23:59 UTC Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: low = = = = Topic: 57-2017: Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Office of Ombudsman (IOO) Summary of request: This Public Comment seeks community input on the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 (WS2) draft recommendations on the ICANN Ombuds Office (IOO). These draft recommendations were developed by the CCWG-Accountability as required by Annex 12 of the final report of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability, Work Stream 1 (CCWG-Accountability, WS1). Read more: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-10-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Date received: 13 November 2017 Last day for comments/input/response, if any: 22 December 2017 Recommended action, if any: share with ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>; ccnso-members(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org>; ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org<mailto:ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org> and on the ccNSO social media accounts Expertise needed, if any: ombuds, accountability Date of submission to Triage Committee: 17 November 2017 Recommendation received by Triage Committee: 21 November 2017 Date of submission to Council: 21 November 2017 Deadline Council decision: 23 November 2017, 23:59 UTC Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: low = = = = Topic: 58-2017: Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Staff Accountability Summary of request: This Public Comment seeks community input on the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 (WS2) draft recommendations on ICANN Staff Accountability. These draft recommendations were developed by the CCWG-Accountability as required by Annex 12 of the final report of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability, Work Stream 1 (CCWG-Accountability, WS1). Read more: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-13-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Date received: 15 November 2017 Last day for comments/input/response, if any: 05 January 2017 Recommended action, if any: share with ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>; ccnso-members(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org>; ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org<mailto:ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org> and on the ccNSO social media accounts Expertise needed, if any: staff accountability, accountability Date of submission to Triage Committee: 17 November 2017 Recommendation received by Triage Committee: 21 November 2017 Date of submission to Council: 21 November 2017 Deadline Council decision: 23 November 2017, 23:59 UTC Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: low = = = = Topic: 59-2017: Recommendations on ICANN Jurisdiction Summary of request: This public comment proceeding seeks community input on the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability), Work Stream 2 (WS2) draft recommendations on jurisdiction. These draft recommendations were developed by the CCWG-Accountability, WS2 as required by Annex 12 of the final report of the CCWG-Accountability, Work Stream 1 (WS1). Read more: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-14-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Date received: 15 November 2017 Last day for comments/input/response, if any: 05 January 2017 Recommended action, if any: share with ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>; ccnso-members(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org>; ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org<mailto:ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org> and on the ccNSO social media accounts Expertise needed, if any: jurisdiction, accountability Date of submission to Triage Committee: 17 November 2017 Recommendation received by Triage Committee: 21 November 2017 Date of submission to Council: 21 November 2017 Deadline Council decision: 23 November 2017, 23:59 UTC Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: low Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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reminder - FW: Election Notice: ICANN Board Seat 12 FY18.
by Joke Braeken Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

Dear All, This is a kind reminder, that the elections for the position of ICANN Board seat 12, Fiscal Year 2018, will close next week, Thursday 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). The ballots have been sent from tally(a)icann.org<mailto:tally@icann.org> to the e-mail address of the primary contact of each ccNSO Member, as listed in the ccNSO Members database. Contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)> if you have questions or concerns regarding the e-mail address of the primary contact for your ccTLD. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org From: Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 09:37 To: "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org> Cc: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: Election Notice: ICANN Board Seat 12 FY18. Dear ccNSO Members, This is to inform you about the elections for the position of ICANN Board seat 12, Fiscal Year 2018. In accordance to the applicable rules, two candidates were nominated, seconded and have accepted their nomination. Consequently, an election will be held according to the timeline previously agreed upon by the ccNSO Council. The elections will start tomorrow, Thursday 16 November 2017 (00:01 UTC), and close on Thursday 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). This announcement has been published here as well: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcement-14nov17-en.htm 1. Candidates * Pierre Ouedraogo * Nigel Roberts In accordance to the applicable rules, two candidates were nominated, seconded and have accepted their nomination. The two candidates were invited to submit candidate statements to the ccNSO members. They interacted with the ccNSO members and broader ccTLD community at a Q&A session, held during the ccNSO Members Meeting at ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi. 1. Election opening and closing Voting starts on Thursday, 16 November 2017 (00:01 UTC), and closes on Thursday, 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). 1. Election procedure The vote will be by confidential email. Voting ballots will be sent out today, Wednesday 15 November 2017, to the e-mail address of the primary contact of each ccNSO Member, as listed in the ccNSO Members database. The ballots will be distributed from the e-mail address tally(a)icann.org<mailto:tally@icann.org>. Voting is possible as of tomorrow, Thursday 16 November 2017 (00:01 UTC). Since the election is for one seat, each ccNSO member will be entitled to vote for up to one candidate. Contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)> if you have questions or concerns regarding the e-mail address of the primary contact for your ccTLD. Please note: * Voting ballots will be sent by the e-mail address tally(a)icann.org, to the e-mail address of the primary contact of each ccNSO Member, as listed in the ccNSO Members database. If you are unable to locate the ballot, consider checking your spam folder. * Contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)> if you have questions or concerns regarding the e-mail address of the primary contact for your ccTLD. * For each ballot, a maximum of 1 candidate can be selected. * There is a possibility to submit your vote without selecting any of the candidates. * Each primary contact will receive 1 ballot only. You can vote an unlimited number of times. At the close of the elections, only the last vote submitted will be counted. 1. Next Steps The election closes on Thursday, 30 November 2017 (23:59 UTC). The Nomination Manager will announce the voting results on Monday, 4 December 2017. If there is a tied vote, a run-off election will be held, according to the following timeline: Start run-off elections, if any: 13 December 2017 (00:01 UTC); close run-off elections, if any: 20 December 2017 (23:59 UTC). The Nomination Report, which includes the results of the election, will be sent latest 21 December 2017 to the ccNSO Council for adoption. The Candidate that receives the majority of the votes cast (note that there is no quorum rule) by the ccNSO members, shall be the Candidate who is elected to be nominated by a majority vote of the ccNSO Council. 1. Links * Announcement opening call for nominations: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19sep17-en.htm * Announcement closure call for nominations: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcement-20oct17-en.htm * Election Notice: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcement-14nov17-en.htm * Nominations and secondments archive: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccnso-boardnominations/ * Timeline agreed upon by the ccNSO Council: https://community.icann.org/display/ccNSOCWS/24+August+2017?preview=/692747… * Applicable ccNSO guideline: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2016-12/… * Recordings Q&A session, ccNSO Members meeting ICANN60, Abu Dhabi: * Audio http://audio.icann.org/meetings/abu60/abu60-OPEN-2017-11-01-T0416-hallaa-3T… * Audio (continued) http://audio.icann.org/meetings/abu60/abu60-OPEN-2017-11-01-T1022-hallaa-F8… * Adobe Connect https://participate.icann.org/p1afp4snnu3/ * Adobe Connect (continued) https://participate.icann.org/p3stqimao8v/ Best regards, The Nomination Manager. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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Post-ICANN60 Policy Report Now Available
by Joke Braeken Nov. 20, 2017

Nov. 20, 2017

Dear All, The ICANN60 Annual General Meeting concluded in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 3 November. The Post-ICANN60 Policy Report contains updates from our Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, including the country code Name Supporting Organisation. The report is now available in English, and will soon be published in all six U.N. languages. [cid:image001.png@01D36221.0914B070][r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__r20.rs6.net_tn.jsp-3Ff-…> Download the report here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__r20.rs6.net_tn.jsp-3Ff-…> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__r20.rs6.net_tn.jsp-3Ff-…> Best regards,<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__r20.rs6.net_tn.jsp-3Ff-…> Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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deadline for applications of the ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program today
by Joke Braeken Nov. 17, 2017

Nov. 17, 2017

Dear all, The deadline for applications of the ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program is today, 17 November 2017. Read more in the news alert below. https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-08-en<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Best regards, Joke Braeken ________________________________ ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program Accepts Applications 8 November 2017 LOS ANGELES – 8 November 2017 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the opening of applications for the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program. Two Indigenous Ambassadors will be selected from underrepresented indigenous communities to attend ICANN61. Applicants must be members of unserved or underserved tribal or native communities and meet the ICANN Fellowship Program criteria[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_fellowsh…>. Selected participants will receive travel, hotel, and per diem for the ICANN61 Conference in Puerto Rico, to be held 10-15 March 2018. "ICANN will be better equipped to support the next generation of the global Internet community through the inclusion of a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable constituents." Said Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media, "This is an exciting opportunity for two Indigenous Ambassadors to learn about ICANN and the At-Large Community, representing the best interests of Internet end users." The deadline for submitting applications is 17 November 2017. * Access your application here: Global Indigenous Ambassador Application[docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_…> ICANN wants participants to learn as much as possible during ICANN61. As part of the program, Indigenous Ambassadors will: * Work with an indigenous mentor for the duration of the conference. * Attend the ICANN Newcomer meeting with a Public Responsibility Support team representative who will facilitate the session to ensure inclusion. * Participate in the Fellowship morning sessions for the duration of the conference to gain an understanding of and experience with ICANN and the multistakeholder community. * Participate in the newcomer Onboarding Program both prior to coming to ICANN61 and during ICANN61. * Submit a detailed report within 30 days after the conference – describing activities and assessing the Ambassador's experience. These reports help ICANN evaluate future Fellowship efforts. This round of the program will launch at around the ICANN60 Public Meeting in Abu Dhabi in October 2017. In the previous round, applications for ambassadors, which was expanded to global indigenous communities, were received from nearly all continents. The two ICANN60 Ambassadors are from the United States and Bolivia, and the Indigenous Mentor is from Brazil. ICANN encourages anyone who is qualified to apply for this special opportunity! About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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