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New European Commission
by Christopher Wilkinson June 20, 2016

June 20, 2016

Good afternoon: Allow me to draw your attention to the announcement of the composition and portfolios of the new European Commission from the point of view of Digital Economy and Society, the Internet and Internet Governance. http://ec.europa.eu/about/juncker-commission/commissioners-designate/index_… The Vice President of the Commission for the Digital Single Market will be Andrus Ansip (EE) The Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society will be Günther Oettinger (DE). In particular his responsibilities include: "Working with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President to develop the relationship with strategic partners in order to build a global governance architecture for the Internet which is legitimate, transparent, accountable, sustainable and inclusive. This includes ensuring the Internet remains open, a driving force for innovation and an international resource that benefits the European economy and citizens." I am sure that more detailed reporting and analysis will emerge in the next few days. Meanwhile, I thought that you might welcome a 'heads up' as to these developments.. Regards Christopher Wilkinson

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EURALO candidates for the BMSPC and BCEC
by Wolf Ludwig Oct. 20, 2015

Oct. 20, 2015

Dear all, as discussed this week at our monthly and the following Board call, our region needs to nominate two candidates for the BMSPC (Board member selection process committee) and the BCEC (Board candidates selection committee) each until today. At our Board call we selected some experienced and fresh members who could join one of these important committees and asked them for approval. I have the pleasure to announce that EURALO will be represented with the following members: For the BMSPC – Rudi Vansnick (ISOC-Belgium) and Oksana Prykhodko (European Media Platform, Ukraine). For the BCEC – Veronica Cretu (ind. member, Moldavia) and Jordi Iparraguirre (ISOC-Catalonia). Roberto Gaetano (ind. member, Austria) was selected as Chair of the BCEC already. This composition is well balanced from a gender and regional POV. I would like to thank all our candidates for their interest and willingness to serve on the two committees which are charged with proceedings and selection of the next At-Large member on the ICANN Board (Seat No. 15, currently held by Sébastien Bachollet). Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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EURALO Face-to-Face General Assembly to be held at ICANN54 in Dublin
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 17, 2015

Oct. 17, 2015

Dear All, We are very pleased to inform you that EURALO's FY16 Special Request<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY16+Special+Budget+Re…> for a holding a face-to-face General Assembly during the ICANN 54 Meeting scheduled to take place 18-22 October in Dublin, Ireland, has been approved. The approved FY16 Special request was for one General Assembly either for EURALO or NARALO. NARALO has agreed that EURALO may use the General Assembly funding in FY16. The approved funding includes travel support, accommodation and a stipend for one representative from each EURALO ALS. The exact dates will be determined shortly. At-Large staff look forward to working closely with EURALO as you plan your General Assembly. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Now Open - Re-Started EURALO Selection for ALAC Member and NomCom Delegate
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

Dear All, On behalf of Wolf Ludwig, Chair of EURALO, as announced on the EURALO monthly call on Tuesday, 26 May, the EURALO selection for the available positons of ALAC Member and ALAC Delegate to the NomCom from Europe will be re-started. Positions Open: Please refer to the EURALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2015 wiki page<https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+Elections%2C+Selections+a…> for the list of available positions and whether current holders of the positions are eligible for re-selection. Terms: * ALAC: Terms for the ALAC will run from the end of the 2015 AGM to the end of the 2017 AGM. * ALAC Delegate to the NomCom: Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting at the close of the 2015 AGM and ending at the close of the 2016 AGM and may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN Bylaws<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#XI-2.4e>. EURALO Re-Started Selection Schedule for ALAC Members and ALAC Delegates to the NomCom: * 27 May - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement. * 27 May - 10 June - Nomination period. * 15 June - Deadline for nomination acceptances. * 16 June - 22 June 2015 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline). * 2015 AGM [ ICANN 54 ] - The newly selected ALAC representative shall be seated on the ALAC at the close of the 2015 AGM on Thursday, 22nd October 2015. The newly selected NomCom Delegate will begin their term at the end of the AGM on Thursday, 22 October 2015. Process for Nominations: All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate to At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. All nominees must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace>). Nominations, including self-nominations, may be made directly on the EURALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2015 wiki page<https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+Elections%2C+Selections+a…> or by sending a note to At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Nomination for EURALO delegate to 2016 NomCom
by Yrjö Länsipuro May 29, 2015

May 29, 2015

Hi all, I accept the nomination by Wolf Ludwig for a second term as the EURALO delegate to the Nominating Committee Best, Yrjö

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NomCom Report Card, April-May 2015
by Yrjö Länsipuro May 28, 2015

May 28, 2015

Hi all, Attached please find the Report Card of the Nominating Committee for April-May 2015. Best, Yrjö

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REMINDER - EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 26 May 2015 at 1800 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 26, 2015

May 26, 2015

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 26 May 2015 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST). The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/GSonAw Adobe Connect room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Translation of CWG IANA 2nd Draft Proposal, Input Template & Public Comment Extension
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

Dear All, Kindly note that the CWG IANA 2nd Draft Proposal and its input template have been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The translated documents are currently posted in the At-Large Wiki Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/XConAw Please also note the following Extension Notice for submitting comments: EN: Due to the late availability of the translated versions of the proposal, those who are reliant on these translated versions to provide input will have the ability to submit their comments until 26 May at 23:59 UTC. For these submissions, CWG-Stewardship requires a covering note explaining that the comments were dependent on the translated versions. For any other submissions the existing deadline of 20 May at 23:59 UTC applies. For any questions, please email grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org<mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org>. AR: [cid:F162746B-753A-49B4-ACFB-90DAF584F10E] ES: Debido a la demora en la disponibilidad de las traducciones de la propuesta, quienes necesiten recurrir a las traducciones para presentar sus comentarios tienen tiempo hasta el 26 de mayo a las 23:59 UTC. En estos casos, el CWG sobre la Transición requiere la presentación de una nota aclaratoria, en la cual se explique que fue necesario recurrir a las traducciones para presentar los comentarios correspondientes. El plazo de presentación de todos los demás comentarios continua siendo el 20 de mayo a las 23:59 UTC. Ante cualquier consulta, se solicita enviar un correo electrónico a grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org<mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org>. FR: En raison de la mise à disposition tardive des versions traduites de la proposition, le délai pour la présentation de commentaires pour ceux qui dépendent de ces versions traduites est prolongé jusqu'au 26 mai à 23h59 UTC. Le CWG-Transition demande à ce que ces contributions soient accompagnées d'une note explicative précisant que les commentaires dépendaient de la disponibilité des versions traduites de la proposition. Pour toutes les autres contributions, l'échéance du 20 mai à 23h59 UTC reste toujours valable. Pour toute question, merci d'envoyer un mél à grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org<mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org>. RU: Из-за позднего завершения перевода предложений, сторонам, нуждающимся для составления отзывов в переводе, предоставляется возможность направить из до 23:59 26 мая (время универсальное координированное). В этих случаях группе CWG-Координирующая роль будет необходимо направить объяснительную записку и в ней указать, что для составления комментариев был необходим перевод. Во всех остальных случаях срок подачи комментариев сохраняется -- 23:59 20 мая (время универсальное координированное). С вопросами просим обращаться по адресу grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org ZH: 鉴于本提案的译文版本发布较晚，则需要阅读译文才可提交意见的社群的评论截止时间为世界协调时 5 月 26 日 23:59 时。“CWG——管理权”要求提交这类评论的社群需要附上一份解释文件，表明本评论根据译文版而提出。其他评论的提交截止时间仍旧为世界协调时 5 月 20 日 23:59 时。如有其他疑问，请发送电子邮件至：grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org<mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org>。 Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN EMEA Newsletter #4
by ICANN May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

Click here (http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id=be36c57009…) to view this email in your browser Forward to a friend (http://us3.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id=be3…) | Unsubscribe from this list (http://icann.us3.list-manage2.com/unsubscribe?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&i…) Jump To: Event Highlights (#highlights) | Further Events (#contentfurther) | Global News (#global) | We Need You (#need) | Upcoming Events (#upcoming) | Feedback (#feedback) ** Event Highlights Q4 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------ EMEA Hub Highlights By David Olive, VP Policy Development, GM Istanbul, Regional HQ Hub It’s been another busy period at the EMEA hub in Istanbul, hosting a number of special ICANN consultations, meeting with Turkish stakeholders and celebrating the 22^nd year of the Internet in Turkey. ICANN cross community groups (CWG-Stewardship (https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN…) ) (CCWG-Accountability (https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+A…) ) held face-to-face meetings in Istanbul, Turkey towards the end of March. A reception was held for ICANN Community members and the Turkish stakeholder community to raise awareness about these important issues. Internet Week in Turkey, 6-19 April 2015 This was quite the informative week! One of the highlights was the Chairman of Turkey’s Internet Improvement Board and some of its members paying a visit to the ICANN offices and presenting to the staff the Board’s work and strategy on encouraging the use of the Internet across Turkey. Another key event during this week was the ISOC Turkey conference where key topics were discussed, such as how globally, the digital economy is soaring past the offline economy; leading to countries assess how best to ensure their nation’s policies are capable of supporting the Internet growth in their countries to fully take advantage of the economic benefits. Specific to Turkey, was how Internet users have grown substantially to nearly 40 million subscribers today with mobile Internet users leading the way. This is particularly noteworthy, when one considers the Turkish Presidency of the Group of 20 is also focusing on inclusive and robust growth strategies, and the digital economy can play an important role to support job creation and trade. Finally, Internet Week in Turkey reminded us that the Internet has prospered tremendously due to the multistakeholder model, were diverse stakeholder groups, such as governments, businesses, academics, private users and others can convene to determine what the future of the Internet will look like. For it is only by working together, that we can ensure the Internet will continue to grow and provide tangible, positive effects for users in Turkey and those around the world. WSIS Project Prizes 2015 Nomination Happy to announce two ICANN projects, the DNS Entrepreneurship Centre and Investigating DNS Abuse/Misuse for Public Safety Community were nominated for the Online Voting Phase of the WSIS Project Prizes 2015 contest. Information on the nominated projects can be found here (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-07-en) . Europe IANA Information Sessions In late January on the back of the transition CWG Stewardship meeting in Frankfurt, we held information sessions in Brussels with business associations, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU), Digital Europe and CCIA, as well as with the Permanent Representatives of Governments to the EU. During the same period, with the participation of stakeholders involved in the transition, we also organised an in-person workshop in Brussels coupled with a webinar aimed at the civil society community. After the ICANN Meeting in Singapore, we continued with a series of outreach events. Although some of them were around the transition of IANA functions, such as our joint session with AFNIC in Paris on 12 March, we also intervened on general Internet Governance and ICANN aspects, with for instance a keynote talk by Jean-Jacques Sahel at Dublin’s Institute of International and European Affairs on 24 February (an early occasion to promote ICANN54 to the local community!) and a panel at the annual Brussels Forum of the International Institute of Communications, together with the likes of ISOC and the European Commission. We were also involved as co-organizers and speakers in a number of events covering more technical or economic matters, from a meeting on the DNS organized with the local community and Parliament in Bucharest to gTLD discussions in Portugal and Spain. BCG Updated Report launch in Barcelona On the 3^rd March, ICANN and Boston Consulting Group launched (http://www.bcg.com/media/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=tcm:12-183326%C2%A0.) the updated Report “Which Wheels to Grease? Reducing Friction in the Internet Economy” at a Breakfast event on the fringes of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with attendees from the government, businesses and Internet Community. The update furthers the objectives of the report commissioned by ICANN last year (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/bcg-internet-economy-27jan14-en…) by looking at major causes of e-friction and how countries can learn from those that face similar challenges but have managed to move up the e-friction ladder by addressing the most significant impediments. The BCG Report helps to emphasize the opportunities for advancement that come from making the most of the ever expanding, globally interoperable Internet, which is good for individuals, business and national economies. As part of the our EMEA strategy, we work on holding roundtable discussions in individual countries of the EMEA, to enable dialogue between the various stakeholders to discuss the issues highlighted in the report. Serbian Internet Domain Days – (DIDS) Left to Right: Martin Boyle, Jean-Jacques Sahel, Leonod Todrov in the ‘Masters of the Internet’ panel One of the most impressive events we have been involved with in this quarter was the Serbian Domain Days (DIDS). Now in its fifth year, DIDS is run by the Serbian ccTLD registry RNIDS for two days, covering a huge range of topics, from an overview of Internet Governance and the IANA functions transition, to IDNs and the growth of the local e-commerce sector, and many more. RNIDS received over 500 requests for attendance, and so the room was packed on the day, and over 3000 people online watched our live stream! The enthusiasm of the audience was palpable –a testimony both to RNIDS’ excellent organization, and to this region’s dynamism and taste for the Internet. We will be witnessing more of this heartening passion for our Internet early June in Sofia at EuroDIG (http://www.eurodig.org/eurodig-2015/) and the first South Eastern Europe [SEE] Roundtable on Internet Governance, one of the first major initiations by the new ‘ICANN SEE’. The group was created over the summer of 2014, and continues to grow almost daily bringing together various players in the Internet community from across the SEE region. You will read more below about DIDS in a guest blog by one of ICANN-SEE’s most active members, and chair of RNDIS, Dusan Stojicevic. By Jean-Jacques Sahel, VP Europe Guest Blog ** Positive Outcomes from the SEE region by Dušan Stojičević @DusanStojicevic. RNIDS - @rnids ------------------------------------------------------------ Belgrade, Serbia Days of Internet Domains in Serbia (DIDS 2015) Held in the Serbian capital Belgrade on March 10.-11, was an event supported by ICANN (http://www.icann.org) , as well as a EuroDIG (http://www.eurodig.org) kick off event. Was it a successful event in Belgrade? With around 300 participants, and more remotely, I leave you to be the judge: {videos from all three sessions from the first day} * http://www.livetv.rs/Video/12417/Prvi-blok-konferencije-DIDS-2015.shtml * http://www.livetv.rs/Video/12417/Drugi-blok-konferencije-DIDS-2015.shtml * http://www.livetv.rs/Video/12419/Treci-blok-konferencije-DIDS-2015.shtml Regional Internet Forum (RIF) Held on 11th March, and as part of the DIDS conference, the RIF was a resounding success, with three round tables covering regional activities in the Internet arena, IDNs, and the application of the Multistakeholder model in the administration of Internet organisations in the region. Leonid Todorov was the special guest talking about the RIGF experience (http://rigf.ru/en/) with similar topics on the agenda as RIF. The three workshops organized had around 30 participants; 7 countries from the SEE region - Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and participation from the EuroDIG and ICANN. >From the first day, the discussion on IDNs was the hot topic of interest. The overall experience was very interesting – no major issues, yet the majority think that this is a hot topic. So, the real question from this round table was - why is that? Is it culture or something else? The multistakeholder process provided a heated discussion for the end of the day, with queries on the practicality of implementation to representativeness, accountability and how to safeguard the use of the multistakeholder model. Bucharest, Romania Held on the 13th March 2015, the Workshop on domain names and the Internet. What does the future behold? Was quite interesting. Organized in two sessions, first one was covering New gTLD world, and second was about MS model. First session covered topics like IDN, successful business cases... But second was a killer: it was open dialogue on Romanian problems when it comes to organization model and policies in Romanian ccTLD registry. It felt like things are finally being discussed out in the open. >From my point of view, this was a fruitful event, with good discussions and plenty raised domestic questions. It was very concrete, and you can find here the agenda of this event: http://www.apti.ro/workshop-nume-de-domenii-si-Internet I would like to say that it was my pleasure to be in Bucharest and to be one of the panelists on this very useful workshop. International Communications Data and Digital Forensics (ICDDF) March 17-21 ICANN’s Dave Piscitello and John Crain participated in the International Communications Data and Digital Forensics (ICDDF) (https://www.ctg.com/europe/news-and-events/2014/international-communication…) in London (16-20 March 2015), an annual event attended by ~3000 UK Home Office, police, secret services, IT and ICT suppliers. Both provided four days of capability training programs on investigating DNS abuse, Dave gave an invited talk on DNS and Identifier Systems Security, Stability and Resiliency, and both John and Dave attended side meetings with UK ministry and services to discuss opportunities for future engagement and capability building. “Very animated crew. These folks are among the most appreciative students I’ve had the pleasure of training.” - Dave Piscitello A European week in the life of the ICANN CEO spreading the awareness: 13-17 April 15 By Jean-Jacques Sahel, VP Europe Fadi left LAX to reach Rome on the evening of April 13^th. He woke up to interviews with Wired and others, before heading off to meet with Mr Giacomelli, Italian Minister in charge of digital affairs. Together they opened a special event hosted at the Italian Parliament on Internet Governance and the IANA stewardship transition. Immediately after, Fadi was off to Paris. After a short night’s sleep, he started again with some strong coffee, more interviews, and some stakeholder meetings. All this before giving a keynote lecture at IFRI, the French Institute of International Affairs, to discuss in particular the multi-stakeholder model of governance – and how it could possibly be a useful concept to implement in other spheres of international relations, beyond the Internet. Then we dashed off on the Paris Metro to catch the last fast train to the Netherlands for the annual Global Conference on Cyber Space in the Hague. The kick off panel for the conference had Fadi share the stage with Vint Cerf, Nnenna Nwakanma of WWW Foundation, the Dutch Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, amongst others. Over 1000 people from across continents and governments, business, the technical community, academia and civil society discussed the ‘cyber’ issues of the day, including Internet Governance and its evolution. After another panel and a dozen or more bilateral meetings with stakeholders, it was off to the airport again for Fadi. Another normal ‘week in the office’ for ICANN’s CEO. Middle East Two years later: The Domain Industry in the Middle East https://www.icann.org/news/blog/two-years-later-the-domain-industry-in-the-… Left to Right: Baher Esmat, Giovanni Sepia, Fadi Chehade, Marc Van Wesemael, Pierre Dandjinou, Tarek Kamel ICANN Signs MOU with EURid to Develop Local Expertise in the Domain Names System (DNS) Sector in Africa and the Middle East. MOU Signed During the ICANN 52 Meeting. Announcement can be read here (https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-10-en) . The Second Middle East DNS Forum, 9-10 March, Amman, Jordan The two-day event covered topics on ccTLDs, new gTLDs, IDNs, the Domain Name Industry in underserved regions, as well as provided a brief and update on the IANA Stewardship Transition. More on the details of the event http://amman2015.mednsf.org/en/ ICANN in Pakistan Our outreach efforts this year began in Islamabad, Pakistan where we joined APNIC and ISOC and participated in a workshop organized by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication on Internet Governance and roles of stakeholders. This was our first trip and we conducted a successful initial series of meetings and roundtables with government officials, industry leaders, academic and technical community. By Baher Esmat, VP Middle East DNS Entrepreneurship Center Workshops Kick Off The DNS Entrepreneurship Center launched its activities on March 29^th with two successful workshops on DNS Business Development and Registry Best Practices. The two workshops were held in Cairo, Egypt, in partnership with the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, the Information Technology Institute, EnCirca and EURid. The two workshops were designed to help participants better understand the fundamentals of how to run registries and registrars, as well as the potential business opportunities in this industry. Africa Successful Africa Sessions #ICANN 52 First and foremost, we would like to start by congratulating you all, colleagues and community, for a very successful meeting in Singapore. It was your strong support and resilience that enabled us put up two very successful sessions during ICANN 52, a meeting that had over 300 meetings scheduled! The attendance and level of participation witnessed was very impressive. Indeed, day one was a full house (Fig 1) and we still managed to attract over 35 participants on day two during the “The Road to Marrakesh (http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-africa-engagement) ” Session. Whether you joined us in-situ or remotely, please receive our sincere appreciation. Engagement Mission in Rabat, Morocco Fadi Chehade and Pierre Dandjanou visited Rabat in early March, as part of the ongoing engagement enhancement in Africa aimed at strengthening African engagement in preparation for the Marrakech meeting, ICANN 55, next year. Fadi was invited to speak to students of the Moroccan Academy of Diplomatic Studies on "the future of Internet governance in the world"; as well as to the National Institute of Post and Telecommunications on "ICANN and the Internet Governance". Outreach Dakar, Senegal On March 5th, Pierre Dandjinou, VP Africa, gave a public conference, with over 50 participants, on the transition of the IANA functions in Dakar, Senegal. Mouhamet Diop, a former ICANN Board member and Fatimata Sylla Seye, former chair of AFRALO and currently a member of the NomCom, chaired the conference. Mamadou Lo, one of our Senegalese ICANN fellows took care of communication and overall organization. The conference was a success with two main outcomes; the formation of a steering group to organize a national forum on the transition of the IANA functions and ICANN's accountability and Senegal’s commitment to increase outreach amongst local stakeholders on the issue and hopefully contribute to the ICG Proposal on the transition before June 2015. DNSSEC Roadshow events in Cote d’Ivoire and Congo Three days workshops were organized respectively in Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire from February 24-26, 2015) and Brazzaville (Congo from March 11-13, 2015). Our lead consultant, Alain Aina, conducted both workshops with the following format: * Day 1: General awareness on DNSSEC * Day 2: Technical workshop with hands- on sessions * Day 3: Working session and assessment with the ccTLD Pierre gave a remote update on IANA Stewardship transition and ICANN accountability process. More information on the Roadshow events at www.dnssec-africa.org APRIL: AFRICA’s Month on the IANA Stewardship Transition & Enhancing ICANN Accountability By Pierre Dandjinou, VP Africa It has been one year since the National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition…) that tasked ICANN to convene an inclusive and global discussion to determine a process for transitioning the stewardship of IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community. Indeed since then, the global community has worked tirelessly and with great resilience and determination to ensure a successful and sustainable transition. As a neutral convener of the dialogue, ICANN has an important responsibility of raising awareness about the processes as they evolve and to support the community's engagement, working hard to ensure the Internet’s diverse stakeholders have a voice shaping the new oversight structure. That said there is concern in the low level of meaningful participation witnessed so far from Africa. In 2014, ICANN participated in 11 events and five webinars/ teleconferences to raise awareness on this issue in Africa. From the response we have garnered so far, we find that a lot of groundwork still needs to be done to further stimulate the African community to participate more effectively in the process. It is based on this background and analysis that the ICANN Africa team resolved to launch an IANA Stewardship Transition & Enhancing ICANN Accountability revival month in April 2015. To achieve this, we are aiming to organize 1-2 hour webinars and teleconferences or face-to-face meetings in various countries in Africa at different times and dates led by local community leaders and stakeholders in the Internet ecosystem at the National level. ICANN staff will be available to support and reinforce the meetings either by contributing on presentations or online meeting resources as appropriate. We look forward to your involvement and working together in this crucial junction. Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? LEARN MORE (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability) . STAY UPDATED (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status) . FOLLOW (https://twitter.com/icann) . ENGAGE (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved) . Eastern Europe, Russia And Central Asia Update by Michael Yakushev, VP Two main events on the Internet Governance were held in the Eastern Europe/Central Asian region at the beginning of this year, with the participation and support of ICANN and its experts. Kiev, Ukraine -Round Table on ‘Reforming ICANN and changing Internet Governance ecosystem: what it means for Ukraine’ - January 28th The event was organized by the local TLD community and government agency on Innovation and E-government. Among 60+ participants present were heads of the government agencies on E-government, Special Communications and Information, and on Intellectual Property. The Ukrainian GAC member Alexander Tsaruk moderated the Round table. Participants discussed the hottest topics of the global Internet Governance, including IANA stewardship transition, NETmundial Initiative, WSIS process, global IGFs and the role if ICANN, as well as the role of the local stakeholders in each of the developing processes. Big interest was also expressed on ICANN’s interaction with UN agencies, ITU and WIPO, and to the UDRP experience that can be used for Ukrainian domains. Overall the Roundtable discussions confirmed the adherence of all Ukrainian participants to the multi-stakeholders model, and their interest to the EU/CoE position on the Internet Governance. Moscow, Russia -Workshop on ‘Internet Governance in Year 2015’ - March 18th The organizers of the Workshop (the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Center for Political Studies in Russia) invited 40+ experts from different federal institutions, think tanks, Internet business community, academia and mass media. The discussion was very open and frank, and allowed stakeholders to present their position on the current issues on Internet governance. The government bodies (Foreign Ministry and ICT Ministry) stressed the importance of BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as WSIS process, for discussing Internet Governance matters. The IANA Stewardship transition was cited as one of the most important projects that should be successfully implemented by the end of this year. All participants confirmed that the accountability and transparency of ICANN is of great importance for the success of the Transition process. Moreover, some experts confirmed, to understanding and acknowledging the fact that though ICANN is a technical and not a political organization, it has become a real opinion-leader on many items on the agenda of Internet Governance. Moscow, Russia -Russian Internet Governance Forum– April 7th The 6^th Russian IGF was held in Moscow, organized by the Coordination Center of .RU (ICANN supported this event as a Silver Partner). The Forum attracted 300+ registered participants, both from Russia and former Soviet states, as well as from .VN, .CN, .RS, BRICS countries gTLDs. There was also a visible presence of ISOC headed by Raul Echeberria and Jari Arkko (IETF). The RIGF this year was an opportune meeting point where the main topics of discussion focused on the Internet of Things, Cyber security and Cyrillic IDNs (see agenda http://rigf.ru/en/prog/?p=prog) Some interesting side sessions organized by ISOC also took place, focusing on the recent Russian initiatives on localization of data with experts expressing deep concerns on this topic, and a follow-up working meeting of the Moscow-based telecom experts on Net Neutrality. Michael Yakushev made a short presentation on the current issues of the Internet Governance at the Opening Plenary, and participated in a panel discussion on interaction between governmental and business stakeholders. ** Further events ICANN was involved in ------------------------------------------------------------ Dates Events Location March 13 Domain Name System Workshop in association with Romanian parliament and local community Romania March 19 Domain Name System workshop Portugal March 17-19 ArabNet 2015 Beirut, Lebanon March 24 – 25 Commonwealth E-Governance Forum 2015 Kigali Rwanda March 30 – April 2 Connected East Africa conference Mombasa Kenya April 14 IANA and Accountability Event Italian Parliament, Rome, Italy April 14-16 'A Regional Consultation Meeting on "WSIS+10 and Beyond: Outcomes and Perspectives for Africa" Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 15 Institute Francais des Relations Internationales – Debate “Internet: Governance in Motion” Paris, France April 17 Global Internet Platform -Global Conference on Cyber-Space. Hague, Netherlands April 18-22 Moscow State University Conference on Information Security Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany April 22-24 Russian Internet Forum Moscow, Russia April 23-25 Domaining Europe Valencia, Spain April 25-26 Lennart Meri Conference Talliin Estonia April 20-30 Moldovan ICT Summit Chisinau, Moldova ** Global News ------------------------------------------------------------ IANA Stewardship Transition Discussions IANA Stewardship Transition Discussions: * Blog: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-5-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-disc… * Live page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-03-3… Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? LEARN MORE (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability) . STAY UPDATED (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status) . FOLLOW (https://twitter.com/icann) . ENGAGE (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved) . ICANN Globalization - Building Confidence in ICANN's Operations You have heard us reiterate our commitment to our global, diverse and ever-expanding community. Our President and CEO Fadi Chehadé previewed our globalization plans at the ICANN 50 London meeting in June last year. The objective of globalizing ICANN is to allow for broader, more inclusive participation and engagement by our community. Last month, we took a step forward with several operational improvements to the way we provide additional global services. These include: (1) additional global customer service capabilities, (2) new venues for arbitration in L-Root Hosting Agreements, and (3) options for payments in additional currencies. Read Susanna's blog (https://www.icann.org/news/blog/building-confidence-in-icann-s-operations) for more details on these improvements and look out for more to come on this topic. ICANN Demonstrates High Standards in its Execution of the IANA Functions ICANN successfully completed two independent Service Organization Control (SOC) audits of the systems and processes it uses to execute the IANA functions for 2014. SOC audits, using a methodology developed jointly by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, help ensure that ICANN has the appropriate internal controls in place to meet availability, processing integrity and security service levels for the IANA functions. 2014 marked the fifth consecutive year that ICANN received SOC 3 certification of its DNSSEC Root Key Signing Key systems. It also successfully completed the SOC 2 report, which evaluates key systems used to support IANA transaction processing functions. International accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted the SOC audits. ICANN is dedicated to advancing operational excellence and audits are just one way it is demonstrating its commitment to high standards. Read more about achievements related to ICANN’s execution of the IANA functions: http://goo.gl/JEftIK ** We Need You ------------------------------------------------------------ ICANN Community to Lead Universal Acceptance Initiative Some applications and services that we use everyday may not fully understand domain names in non-ASCII scripts, such as Chinese, Korean or Neo-Brahmi, or new top-level domains, like .taobao, .世界 or संगठन. This is problematic because the Internet is a global resource, as well as a cultural and economic driver. Universal Acceptance is the vision for how the Internet of the future should function. It means that top-level domains, internationalized domain names and internationalized emails work seamlessly in all applications and services. During ICANN 52 in Singapore, members of the community representing various constituencies rallied around the Universal Acceptance Initiative and formed a Universal Acceptance Steering Group to guide the identification of top line issues and development of outreach strategies, as well as propose solutions to improve the situation. Read more (http://icann.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id…) and get involved. Public Comment Opportunities Public Comment is an opportunity for all stakeholders to provide input and feedback on all facets of ICANN’s work. Find and participate in Open community discussions, review past work and browse upcoming topics. For participating, please go to: https://www.icann.org/public-comments ** Highlight Key Upcoming Events – May - July ------------------------------------------------------------ Dates Events Location May 6-8 DNSSEC Roadshow Antananarivo, Madagascar May 24 – June 5 Africa Internet Summit 2015 Tunis Tunisia June 4-5 EuroDig 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria June 16 “Internet Governance & its regional dimension”, lecture at IBEI Summer School on Development new technologies and creative innovation Barcelona, Spain July 3 Cyber 2015, Chatham House London, UK July 6-8 Africa DNS Forum 2015 Nairobi, Kenya You can find all upcoming EMEA events near you here (https://features.icann.org/events-near-you) . ** Feedback ------------------------------------------------------------ We would love to hear your feedback, queries, thoughts and ideas. emea.newsletter(a)icann.org (mailto:emea.newsletter@icann.org) One world. 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Opportunity to serve as Remote Hub at ICANN53
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

[English] Dear All, We are pleased to announce that for the ICANN 53 Meeting scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires between 22-25 June 2015, At-Large Structures (ALS), Internet Society (ISOC) Chapters and other established community entities will be able to apply to serve as Hubs for remote participants. Important points include: * Types of hubs: 1) Listen only hubs (no limit on numbers) and 2) Two-way hubs. * Multi-lingual technical assistance: Technical assistance will be available in English, French and Spanish to the approved hubs. * Date of Operation: Hubs will be in operation on Monday 22 June, Wednesday 24 June, and Thursday 25 June 2015. * Reimbursement considered after successful testing and participation; please keep all receipts (successful testing to occur 1-7 days prior to the actual “live” date, as coordinated with the ICANN Technical Team) If your organization is interested in applying to serve as a Hub, please follow the following steps: * Ensure your organization will be able to meet the technical requirements: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw * Complete the online survey by 01 June 2015, 23:59 UTC: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs Additional Information may be found on the At-Large Remote Hub for ICANN 53 Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw ** [FRANÇAISE] Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que, pour la réunion de l'ICANN 53 qui aura lieu à Buenos Aires entre 22-25 Juin 2015, Les Structures At-Large (ALS), l’Internet Society Chapitre (ISOC) et d’autres entités communautaires établis seront en mesure d’appliquer pour servir de plaques tournantes (hubs) pour les participants à distance. Les points importants sont les suivants: * Types de hubs - Il y aura deux types de plates-formes, 1) Hubs pour écouter seulement (pas de limite sur le nombre) et 2) Hubs à double sens (écouter et parler) * Support technique multilingue – le support technique sera disponible en anglais, français et espagnol dans les Hubs agréés. * Date de l'opération - Hubs sera en fonctionnement que le jeudi 22 Juin, 24 Juin et 25 Juin 2015. * Remboursement considéré après l’essai et participation réussie. Merci de garder tous les reçus (les essais réussis devront se produire 1-7 jours avant a date effective ‘en direct’, comme coordonné avec l’équipe technique de l’ICANN). Si votre organisation est intéressée à se présenter en tant que Hub, veuillez suivre les étapes suivantes ci-dessous: * Vérifiez que votre organisation est en mesure de répondre aux exigences techniques: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw * Remplissez le sondage en ligne avant le 01 Juin 2015 23:59 UTC: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs Des informations supplémentaires peuvent être trouvées sur l’espace de travail wiki pour At-Large hub a distance pour l'ICANN 53: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw ** [ESPAÑOL] Estimados todos, Estamos complacidos en anunciar que las estructuras de Alcance (ALS), Capítulos de Internet Society (ISOC) y otras comunidades establecidas podrán postular para servir como “Hubs” para facilitar la participación remota durante la reunión de ICANN 53 en Buenos Aires a llevarse a cabo entre el 22-25 Junio 2015. Los siguientes son detalles importantes: * Tipos de hubs – Habrán dos tipos de hubs, 1) Hubs para escuchar solamente (sin límites de números de Hubs ) y 2) Hubs de dos vías * Asistencia Multilingüe - Asistencia técnica será disponible en Inglés, Francés y Español para los Hubs aprobados. * Fechas de operación – Los Hubs estarán en operación solo un día, el 22 de Junio, 24 de Junio y 25 de Junio. * Reembolso considerado después de una prueba exitosa y participación; por favor mantener todas las facturas (la prueba exitosa deberá ocurrir entre 1- 7 días antes de la fecha actual “ en vivo”, coordinando con el equipo técnico de ICANN) Si su organización está interesada en presentarse para servir como Hub, por favor siga los siguientes pasos: * Asegurarse que su organización podrá cumplir con los requerimientos técnicos: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnA<https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw> * Complete la encuesta online hasta el 01 de Junio 2015, 23:59 UTC: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs Puede encontrar información adicional sobre los Hub Remotos At-Large de ICANN 53 en el siguiente WIKI: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw ** ［中文版］亲爱的朋友们, 我们高兴的宣布在布宜诺斯艾利斯举办的ICANN53届大会期间，网络普通用户组织（ALS）、互联网协会（ISOC）以及其他社群可以申请成为远程参与中心。要点如下： * 远程参与者中心有两种类型：1）收听中心（没有数量限制）和2）双向中心。 * 获批准的远程参与中心将会得到英语、法语和西班牙语的技术支持。 * 远程参与中心将在2015年6月22日，6月24日和6月25日投入运营。 * ICANN会考虑为成功测试和运营的远程参与中心报销；请保留发票收据（远程中心正式投入运营的1至7天前将进行测试，具体测试时间由ICANN技术小组协调）如果您的组织有兴趣成为远程参与者中心，请按以下步骤申请： * 确保您的组织能够达到技术要求： https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw * 在2015年6月1日以前提交申请表： https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs 其他信息请见普通用户群体ICANN53远程参与中心工作区： https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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