Dear all, Please find below an overview of the latest ICANN News Alerts: Global Domains Division (GDD) Industry Summit ICANN's second Global Domains Division (GDD) Industry Summit will be held 17-19 May 2016 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The three-day event is intended to provide contracted parties with the opportunity to meet and address issues of shared importance including operational issues, and emerging and ongoing challenges. It is not intended for discussion of policy. The GDD Summit also provides attendees with an opportunity for direct, one-on-one interaction with members of ICANN's GDD team. For more information visit. https://www.icann.org/gddsummit. News Alert: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-04-en Fellowship Program Brings Experienced Alumni to ICANN56 Policy Forum Twenty-five Alumni with previous Fellowship and ICANN Community experience have been selected to participate in ICANN's Policy Forum at the 56th Public Meeting in Helsinki, 27-30 June 2016. These individuals represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia, business, technical, security, end user groups and country code supporting groups. They are members of the GAC, ccNSO, gNSO Constituencies and Stakeholder Groups and At Large. For the ICANN56 Meeting, 54 Fellowship Alumni applications were received through the online process and assessed by an independent selection committee. The successful candidates were selected based on references from current Community leaders, Global Stakeholder Engagement and Policy policy members who have witnessed their commitment and engagement in the Internet ecosystem, their region and/or the ICANN community through one of its Multistakeholder Model groups. Click here to see the list of selected candidates and learn more about the Fellowship program: https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram News Alert: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-04-04-en Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@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