Dear All,

This is a warm invitation to participate in the next edition of the ccTLD News Sessions, held on Wednesday, 2 March (13 UTC) and Thursday, 3 March 2022 (9 UTC).

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, themed “Meet the members” and “Capacity Building by ccTLDs” respectively. After each session, there will be an opportunity to further explore the topic areas in Zoom Breakout rooms, or have an informal conversation with your peers. To join any of the sessions, go to https://community.icann.org/x/EYP3Cg. Recordings will become available here as well.

ccTLD News: Meet the members
Wednesday, 2 March 2022 | 13:00-14:30 UTC

Session Chair: Everton Rodrigues (.br)

• A Hebrew IDN ccTLD for Israel, Yoram Hacohen (.il and .ישראל.)
• Accountable WHOIS in the usTLD Namespace, Crystal Peterson (.us)
• The journey to the launch of .bh, Sami Mohamed Ali (.bh and .البحرين)
• Building a vibrant .za namespace, Molehe Wesi (.za)
• ccTLD reform and results, Sophie Khidasheli (.ge)
• The conversation continues: Join the speakers in a breakout room for an additional 15 minutes.

ccTLD News: Capacity building by ccTLDs
Thursday, 3 March 2022 | 09:00-10:30 UTC

Session Chair: Biyi Oladipo (.ng)

• Internet Governance for journalists, Lianna Galstyan (.am)
• KISA's Internet Governance Capacity building program, Boyoung Kim (.kr)
• The .it strategy to digitize italian SMEs, Gino Silvatici (.it)
• Youth-oriented initiatives in .RU/.РФ, Andrey Aleinikov (.ru)
• Training of the technical community in Brazil by NIC.br, Antonio Moreiras (.br)
• The conversation continues: Join the speakers in a breakout room for an additional 15 minutes.

Participate in ccTLD News

To join any of the sessions, go to https://community.icann.org/x/EYP3Cg. Recordings will become available here as well.

Participation links will become available 24 hours prior to the start of the session.

The conversation continues

After each session, there will be an opportunity to further explore the topic areas that each speaker will cover, or have an informal conversation with your peers in Zoom breakout rooms.  You are warmly invited to continue the conversation and meet the presenters.  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.  Here are the instructions on how to join or leave the breakout room of your preference. 

About ccTLD News

ccTLD News Sessions have an excellent collection of case studies, statistics, new developments, trends and more. The ccTLD News Sessions have been a part of the ccNSO Members Meetings for several years and has provided a global platform for both experienced and new people to meet, share experiences and discuss ccTLD-related aspects. The sessions are organised by the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC).  The ccTLD News Sessions are open to all.  

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

joke.braeken@icann.org