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.
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.