Dear All, We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming pre-ICANN74 Virtual ccTLD News Sessions. ccTLD News is a global platform for both experienced and new people to meet, share experiences and discuss ccTLD-related aspects. The next edition of ccTLD News consists of two 90-minute sessions and will be held Thursday, 19 May (13 UTC) and Tuesday, 24 May (6 UTC). Please feel free to share this invite with all interested. Join Meeting To attend any of the sessions, go to https://community.icann.org/x/sQh1Cw Session materials and recordings will be available here as well. Please make sure to register in advance for these meetings. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Agenda ccTLD News Sessions ccTLD News Session: The impact of the pandemic on ccTLDs Thursday, 19 May 2022 | 13:00-14:30 UTC Session Chair: Everton Rodrigues (.br) · COVID 19: a force majeure impacting the domain name environment, Marta Dias (.pt) · The Impact of the Pandemic on .GE ccTLD, Sophie Khidasheli (.ge) · New Registry-Registrar Business Practices in response to COVID-19: the .ng experience, Eyitayo Iyortim (.ng) · A study about the Impact of the pandemic on ccTLDs domain names registration in Africa – two ASCII ccTLDs and one IDN ccTLD, Hadia Elminiawi The conversation continues: Join the speakers in a breakout room for an additional 15 minutes. After conclusion of the presentations, you are warmly invited to continue the conversation and meet the presenters in breakout rooms. We recommend using the Zoom desktop or mobile app (version 5.3.0. or higher) to be able to join or leave the breakout room of your preference. ccTLD News Session: The link between ccTLDs and national CERTs or similar cybersecurity ecosystems Tuesday, 24 May 2022 | 06:00-07:30 UTC Session Chair: Annaliese Williams (.au) · Régis Masse (TLD-OPS Vice Chair) · Calvin Browne (RSP to .za) · Yasuhiro Morishita (.jp) · Luis Carlos Solano (.cr) · Pierre Bonis (.fr) The cybersecurity session is co-organised by the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC) and ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC). Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org