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Meeting Invitation / EURALO Bylaws Taskforce Call on Monday, 18 April 2016 at 17:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 13, 2016

April 13, 2016

Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the next EURALO Bylaws Taskforce Call is scheduled for Monday, 18 April 2016 at 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/Iz_AAw Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo>http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Bylaws Taskforce Workspace: <https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi>https://community.icann.org/x/iAZ1Aw If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] From: <euralo-tf-bylaws-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:euralo-tf-bylaws-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> on behalf of EURALO TF Bylaws <euralo-tf-bylaws(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:euralo-tf-bylaws@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Reply-To: Gisella Gruber <gisella.gruber(a)icann.org<mailto:gisella.gruber@icann.org>> Date: Thursday, 7 April 2016 17:16 To: EURALO TF Bylaws <euralo-tf-bylaws(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:euralo-tf-bylaws@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Subject: [Euralo-tf-bylaws] DOODLE / EURALO Bylaws Taskforce Dear All, Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule a call for the EURALO Bylaws Taskforce. http://doodle.com/poll/bwuf87eg6wdz5hz2 Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella

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Meeting Invitation / EURALO Monthly Call on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 12, 2016

April 12, 2016

Dear All, The next EURALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Tuesday, 19 April 2016 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/6jSAAw Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo>http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: <https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi>https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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EMEA Newsletter I ENGLISH I APRIL 2016
by ICANN April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1118638566701&ca=b381694f-… Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in ICANN. Don't forget to add emea.communications(a)communications.icann.org to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe if you no longer want to receive our emails. You may unsubscribe http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%3… if you no longer wish to receive our emails. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IANA Stewardship Transition Update On 10 March 2016, the ICANN Board transmitted the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Stewardship Transition Package to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Since then, NTIA has been reviewing the proposals [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] to ensure that they meet the criteria of their 14 March 2014 announcement [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] This review period is expected to last 90 days, and will be guided by recommendations from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In addition, the U.S. Congress has a strong interest in the proposals; it is expected that they will closely monitor and review the proposal as a part of NTIA's evaluation. The current contract with ICANN expires on 30 September 2016, but NTIA has the authority to extend the contract if needed. While the community was working to finalize the IANA Stewardship Transition Package, ICANN's implementation team has been diligently preparing for the "implementation phase" of the IANA Stewardship Transition. Significant preplanning for implementing changes to the Root Zone Management System [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] elements proposed in the ICG Proposal, as well as the Post-Transition IANA and Customer Standing Committee, are underway. These activities will continue to develop over the coming weeks and months. ICANN's legal team is coordinating with the two external law firms that have provided support to the CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship to prepare proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws to implement the changes outlined in the IANA Stewardship Transition Package. The draft Bylaws will be put out for public comment prior to Board approval, and once adopted, ICANN will notify NTIA of the adoption. NTIA has stated that the Bylaws must be adopted before NTIA can issue a report on the transition proposal. For updates on all implementation work, visit: https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Once the Bylaws work is complete, the CCWG-Accountability will turn its focus to its inventory of Work Stream 2 items (outlined in Annex 12 of the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] * Considering improvements to ICANN's standards for diversity * Focusing efforts to enhance ICANN's transparency * Improving and clarifying expectations of ICANN staff accountability * Enhancing the accountability of ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees * Addressing jurisdiction-related questions, focused on applicable law for contracts and dispute settlements * Developing a Framework of Interpretation for ICANN's Human Rights commitment and proposed draft Bylaw (more information in Annex 6 of the Work Stream 1 Report) * Considering enhancements to the Ombudsman's role and function The CCWG-Accountability is open to anyone who wishes to join, and the group has issued a Call for Volunteers [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] for anyone interested in the Work Stream 2 efforts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save the Date: ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Call ICANN will hold its next Quarterly Stakeholder Call on 27 April at 15:00 UTC. Learn more about ICANN's activities, progress and financials for the quarter ending 31 March 2016. The call is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Register here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interested in ICANN Reviews? Do you know what ICANN reviews are and why they are important? Reviews are crucial to evaluating what happens when ICANN processes and policies from the multistakeholder model meet the real world. Reviews enable us to assess ICANN's performance toward our commitments, much like a report card. This process is a tool for continuous improvement - it helps us look at the past so we can do better in the future. We have several new reviews planned for this year. Now is a great time to learn more about them and get involved! Sign up here. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Cohosts Prague Conference on Digital Economy: Chances and Challenges On 17-18 March 2016, a conference was held in Prague to explore the topic of "Digital Economy: Chances and Challenges" [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ICANN and the Czech Telecommunication Office co-organized the event, and sought participation from across the Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia). Representatives from several other countries were also present. In total, over 200 people attended the event, with many governmental authorities represented. Participants discussed issues ranging from Internet innovations and regulations to cybersecurity and Internet governance. Another hot topic was the "Internet of Things." Jean-Jacques Sahel, ICANN's VP of Stakeholder Engagement for Europe, gave an overview of multistakeholder governance and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Stewardship Transition. This event was the first of its kind in the Czech Republic. The hope is for yearly follow-up events, which could develop into a local Internet governance forum. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Supports Two Recent Internet Governance Forums in Serbia By Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) Foundation This year's Serbian Internet Domains Day conference was held from 15-16 March in Belgrade, under the slogan "Living the Internet... Globally - Securely - Locally." The seventh annual conference welcomed more than 370 attendees, 1300 online viewers and 50 domestic and foreign speakers. DIDS 2016 was organized by the RNIDS Foundation. Stressing the importance of multistakeholderism in Internet governance initiatives, the sessions explored how to engage the local community in ICANN's policymaking processes. Speakers were: Mike Silber, Member of the ICANN Board; Gabriella Schittek, Manager of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Central and Eastern Europe at ICANN; Wolf Ludwig, Chair of the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO); and Marília Maciel of the Getulio Vargas Foundation. Read more and watch video coverage. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] The second Regional Internet Forum (RIF 2016) was held on 16 March as part of the DIDS 2016 conference. Attendees included about 50 representatives of national Internet registries from Southeastern Europe, state bodies, local Internet communities and legal experts. ICANN's Gabriella Schittek explained how the multistakeholder model was a way to become involved in Internet governance. For more information, visit the RIF 2016 website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Growing Interest in ICANN from Stakeholders in the Region March and February were busy for the ICANN team in the region. Alexandra Kulikova and Michael Yakushev participated in many important Internet-related events in Moscow, Russia. They offered ICANN's expertise in discussions of different aspects of Internet development, both locally and regionally. Key events included: * Cyber Security Forum 2016 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] hosted by the Russian Association of Electronic Communications as part of the Safer Internet Week in Russia (9 February) * Workshop on the Legislative Regulation of the Russian Internet, organized by Mr. Dmitry Marinichev, Internet Ombudsman of the Russian Federation (16 February) * Round table discussion of recent developments in global Internet governance, held at the Russian Diplomatic Academy (18 February) * Workshop on new legal problems in the theory and practice of Internet law, held at the Moscow State Judicial Academy (20 February) * Conference on the Trust and Security in the Use of Telecommunications [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Russian Association of Networks and Services (2-3 March) The events reflect how stakeholders in the region, particularly in Russia, are increasingly interested in ICANN, and in our efforts to keep the global Internet infrastructure stable and secure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DNS Entrepreneurship Center Showcased at ICANN55 By Hadia El Miniawi, Director, DNS Entrepreneurship Center ICANN55 marked the first time that the DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC) was present at an ICANN Public Meeting. Our involvement in Marrakech featured a booth, brochures, giveaways and a video. I introduced the DNS-EC and its activities in a session entitled "The DNS Industry in the Middle East." To date, the DNS-EC has conducted nine workshops in various locations. Topics have included: DNS business development, registry best practices, "train the trainer" sessions, Domain Name System (DNS) operation and DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP). DNS-EC has also conducted SWOT (strengths, weaknesses,opportunities, threats) analysis workshops for local DNS markets in Tunis, Doha, Muscat and Dubai. More than 150 trainees - coming from more than 15 countries in the region - have attended the workshops. Looking ahead, we are developing an outreach program, targeting university students and new graduates, with the purpose of educating and raising awareness among youngsters. We are also facilitating a networking day for top-level domain (TLD) operators. Operators from the region will have a chance to share their challenges and success stories and work on topics of common interest. In addition to the current slate of workshops, we have added online courses and marketing workshops to our training agenda. DNS-EC is attracting more participants and partners - we are looking forward to getting closer to the Internet community in the region and exploring new opportunities. For the latest news and information about workshops, visit the DNS-EC website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Africa Strategy Session Held at ICANN55 ICANN55 was a huge success. Of the 2273 attendees, nearly 1000 were from Africa. The high participation numbers from Africa validate the effectiveness of the African engagement strategy. This high level of interest was evident in two overcrowded sessions: a joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7… and an an update on ICANN's Africa strategy. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] The Africa strategy session briefed the community on ICANN's work and strategy on the continent. ICANN global leaders Tarek Kamel and Sally Costerton participated in the session. Attendees reacted positively to the announcement of a new engagement center in Nairobi, Kenya - ICANN's first engagement center in Africa. The Africa strategy meeting had two special moments: * Announcement of the Youth Comm (Youth Community) program, developed by ICANN's Development and Public Responsibility Department and the Global Stakeholder Engagement Team in Africa. Youth Comm will provide youth with learning opportunities and will build capacity by holding two-day country workshops around the region. * Recognition of outgoing President and CEO Fadi Chehadé by members of the community. Highlights were a farewell speech and the presentation of gifts. Finally, in this session, the community was encouraged to cooperate with the South African Communications Forum [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] the organization commissioned to develop the study of the African DNS market [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] The final report presenting the study's findings is expected by June 2016. If you are interested in the session "Africa Strategy and Looking Ahead," review the audio, video and presentation materials [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] * AFRALO - African Regional At-Large Community AfrICANN - African ICANN Community ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Participates in Africa DNS Forum 2016 ICANN was the platinum sponsor and an active participant at the fourth Africa DNS Forum 2016 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] held in Marrakech, Morocco from 4-6. The forum presented key DNS topics affecting Africa - and the North African region, following successful events held previously in other regions: South Africa (Southern Africa) in 2013, Nigeria (West Africa) in 2014, and Kenya (East Africa) in 2015. The event was well attended both in person and through remote participation. View recorded sessions [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Major recommendations emerged from the forum: * Establishing a common payment gateway, thereby allowing registrars and resellers to buy domains from different African country code TLDs (ccTLDs) * Creating a registrar accreditation framework - led by the African TLD Organization (AfTLD) - to accredit African registrars once to sell domains across all African ccTLDs * Localizing similar DNS forums at national levels to increase the reach and impact to local stakeholders * Fostering closer partnerships with different industry stakeholders, including financial sector players, to help them understand the DNS business and how their actions affect the industry (e.g., costs for sending money across countries) The event was hosted by Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications, which also runs the .ma ccTLD. ICANN organized the event in collaboration with the Internet Society and AfTLD. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEE 5: Registration Now Open South East Europe (SEE) / RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) Regional Meetings gather network operators from across the region to discuss issues unique to them and to share knowledge and expertise. SEE 5 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] will be held from 12-20 April in Tirana, Albania. The meeting is free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Register now! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Draft Framework of Principles for Cross-Community Working Groups The Cross-Community Working Group on Principles for Cross-Community Work seeks community feedback on a draft framework of uniform principles to guide the initiation and operations of future cross-community working groups. The public comment period closes 16 April 2016. Submit your comments today! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At-Large Begins Series of Capacity-Building Webinars To continuously improve At-Large members' knowledge of ICANN, the At-Large community launched a series of capacity-building webinars. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Under the leadership of Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice Chair of the ALAC, the At-Large Working Group on Capacity Building selected topics ranging from best practices for participating in ICANN and At-Large to specific policy issues, such as the Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review; country code top-level domain (ccTLD) delegation and relegation; and registrar responsibilities toward new generic top-level domain (gTLD) development. The webinars incorporate interactive learning elements. Review the webinar schedule and participation details [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call for Volunteers to Review All gTLD Rights Protection Mechanisms The GNSO Council seeks volunteers for a new working group [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] This Policy Development Process Working Group will review all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs in two phases, as defined in the approved charter [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Phase One will focus on a review of all the RPMs developed for the New gTLD Program (e.g., Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure). Phase Two will focus on a review of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy.Join online [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] or complete the form and send to gnso-secs(a)icann.org [mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Participation%20in%20PDP%20WG%20to%20Review%20all%20RPMs%20in%20all%20gTLDs%20]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ccNSO Prepares for Potential IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation As part of the IANA Stewardship Transition process, the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) community expects to appoint members to new committees and groups. The ccNSO Guideline Review Committee (GRC) will propose procedures and processes to implement these provisions before ICANN56. Learn more about the ccNSO GRC [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Watch an interview [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] with new ccNSO Council Chair, Katrina Sataki, who describes the upcoming work of the ccNSO. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Successful High-Level Government Meeting Concludes Nearly 100 government and 22 international government organization delegations attended the High-Level Governmental Meeting [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] on 7 March 2016, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. The meeting was held during ICANN55 - ministers, senior government officials, and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and ICANN leadership offered remarks and presentations throughout the day. The GAC also welcomed six new members and one new observer during ICANN55. Listen to audio recordings [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] or watch the meeting [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stay Current on PDP Efforts Get updates about ongoing PDPs [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DNSSEC Root Zone KSK Rollover Recommendations Published A design team consisting of seven independent DNS experts along with representatives from ICANN, Verisign, and NTIA has completed a report with recommendations for changing, also known as rolling, the DNSSEC root zone Key Signing Key (KSK). Rolling the root zone KSK means generating a new cryptographic public and private key pair and distributing the new public component to parties, including Internet service providers, DNS resolver operators, DNS resolver software developers, integrators and distributors. Read the report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Open for Public Comment: Safeguards to Mitigate DNS Abuse In March, ICANN published a report that explores how to measure the effectiveness of safeguards against DNS abuse. These protections are part of the New gTLD Program. The report defines the activities that constitute DNS abuse, and assesses indicators of the rate of abuse in new gTLDs and the DNS as a whole. The report's findings are based on analytics and user feedback. The comment period closes 25 April 2016. Read the report and comment now. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Twenty nine New gTLDs delegated in March 2016 BAREFOOT GALLO ALLY EXTRASPACE BCG GMBH For the full list of new gTLDs delegated in February 2016, click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us at these upcoming events in the EMEA region: 14-15 April 2016 DNS Business Workshop, Dakar, Senegal 13-15 April 2016 Russian Internet Forum [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Moscow, Russia 19-21 April 2016 Innovation Africa Digital (IAD) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Summit, Abuja, Nigeria 19 April-10 May 2016 Internet Academy [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Warsaw, Poland 22 April 2016 South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Belgrade, Serbia 2-4 May 2016 10th Edition of re:publica [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Berlin, Germany 4-5 May 2016 Middle East DNS Forum 2016 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Tunis, Tunisia 9-10 May 2016 Topical Workshop, [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Harare, Zimbabwe 27-28 May 2016 Moldova ICT Summit 2016 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] Kishinev, Moldova Look at complete list of ICANN engagements [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7…] here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=nj88a9rab&m=1118638566701&ea=… This email was sent to euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org by emea.communications(a)communications.icann.org. 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CALL FOR MEMBERS: At-Large Public Interest Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2016

April 8, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Wolf Ludwig, Chair of the At-Large Public Interest Working Group, this is a call for members for this new group. The mission of the At-Large Public Interest Working Group is to discuss issues related to the public interest in the context of ICANN and the manner in which end users are impacted. This Working Group is open to interested members of the At-Large community. If you are interested in joining, please either leave a comment on the At-Large Public Interest Working Group Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Public+Interest+Workin…> or write to At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Friday, 15 April 2016. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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EURALO flyer
by Oksana Prykhodko April 1, 2016

April 1, 2016

Dear all, Could you please update information on actual positions of Olivier and Wolf? Thank you very much in advance, Best regards, Oksana

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CALL ON NOW: Meeting Invitation / EURALO Monthly Meeting on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

**CALL ON NOW If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 March 2016 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/5iiAAw 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 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / EURALO Monthly Meeting on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 March 2016 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/5iiAAw Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo>http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: <https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi>https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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REMINDER submit your requests for FY 16 At-Large Captioning Pilot Project- Captioning calls for April
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO's Secretary, this is a reminder to submit your request for captioning facilities for calls to be held in April 2016. The implementation of this project will be structured as follows: * Three calls to include captioning each month for a total of 9 teleconferences, not exceeding 60 minutes per call (with the exception of the ALAC Monthly Meeting) * The calls shall be held between January - first week June 2016. * During the first pilot phase of this captioning project the language used will be English. * In order to select the calls the captioning team has developed a set of criteria to evaluate and rate the requests. The request for captioning must meet at least one of these criteria to be put on the list. Criteria for Captioning: 1) Are there persons with disabilities or with limited bandwidth participating? 2) Are there webinars of general interest to the ICANN community that would increase the engagement of non-native English speakers? 3) Are the meetings or discussions about accessible tools or software? If you would like to have a teleconference captioned during this pilot phase please submit your request to At-Large Staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> by March 30th . * The At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group, in collaboration with At-Large Staff, will select the calls that will have captioning based on the criteria noted above. * A short poll will be made at the end of each call where captioning is used to ask for feedback on the captioning program during that call. See further details Wiki: At-Large Captioning Pilot Project<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Captioning+Pilot+Proje…>. Thank you for your support in the planning and implementation of this exciting project. Kind regards Judith Hellerstein At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO Secretary Thank you! Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim' Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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Meeting Invitation / EURALO Monthly Meeting on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 18, 2016

March 18, 2016

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 March 2016 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/5iiAAw Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo>http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: <https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi>https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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EMEA Newsletter I ENGLISH I MARCH 2016
by ICANN March 14, 2016

March 14, 2016

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1118638566701&ca=b26ddf08-… Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in ICANN. Don't forget to add emea.communications(a)communications.icann.org to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%3… if you no longer wish to receive our emails. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Culmination of a Two-Year Effort by the Global Internet Community Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Board Chair Dr. Stephen D. Crocker submitted to the U.S. Government a plan developed by the international Internet community that, if approved, will lead to global stewardship of some key technical Internet functions. "This plan is a testament to the hard work of the global Internet community and the strength of the multistakeholder model," said Crocker, who transmitted the plan on behalf of the global community. "The plan has now been sent to the U.S. Government for its review, and assuming it meets the necessary criteria, we will have reached an historic moment in the history of the Internet." The plan provides a comprehensive package to transition the U.S. Government's stewardship of these technical functions, called the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which are critical to the Internet's smooth operation. It also proposes ways to enhance ICANN's accountability as a fully independent organization. The transition is the final step in the long-anticipated privatization of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), first outlined when ICANN was incorporated in 1998. The ICANN Board received the package from the community during its 55th public meeting in Morocco, and transmitted it to the U.S. National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA). Click here to read more. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN's Luna Madi sat down with interim ICANN President & CEO Akram Atallah and ICANN Board Chair Steve Crocker to talk about ICANN's historic week. They discussed the community's extraordinary effort in developing the plan to Transition Stewardship of Key Internet Functions that was sent to the U.S. Government. They also discussed plans for the transition to the new CEO Göran Marby, the new gTLD program and IDNs. Click the picture or visit ICANN's YouTube Channel [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] to watch the interview. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Exploring the Potential of the Digital Economy in Africa On the periphery of the GMSA Mobile World Congress held last month in Barcelona, Spain, ICANN hosted a successful breakfast roundtable on the topic of "Digital Opportunities for African Economies." Africa's population will make up a quarter of the next four billion people to be connected globally. The interactive discussion focused on the economic and social aspects of Africa's digital opportunities - and the hurdles that Africa needs to overcome to meet its digital potential. Session participants also heard success stories from the region. The event was hosted by Pierre Dandjinou, VP of Stakeholder Engagement in Africa for ICANN, and included a presentation by Dr. David Dean from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and an interactive discussion moderated by Alan Marcus from the World Economic Forum (WEF). Read David Dean's article on the digital opportunities in Africa [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Middle East DNS Report Is Available Last month, ICANN published the final report on the Domain Name System (DNS) for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC), called the "Middle East DNS [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] Study [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…]" The report was also the subject of the ICANN55 session "DNS Industry in the Middle East." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Us this Month in Istanbul The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) will host its 16th meeting in Istanbul from 19-24 March 2016. The six-day event will consist of four days of training (two workshops running in parallel) and a two-day plenary. The workshop on DNS Operations and DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) will be led by ICANN's Rick Lamb, with Kadir Erdogan of NIC.tr as a co-trainer. During the plenary, ICANN will share the findings of the MEAC DNS Study. ICANN is a Training Sponsor of this event. Learn more about MENOG 16 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN to Open Office in Africa ICANN was pleased to announce at ICANN55 that later this year, it will open an engagement office in Nairobi, Kenya. The Nairobi office will act as the main engagement center for Africa and will give ICANN a physical presence on the continent. The office will support three staff members, and will be the focal point for engagement in the region in the region. The location and opening date will be announced soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates The Nominating Committee invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for key leadership positions: three members of the ICANN Board of Directors, two At-Large Advisory Committee representatives (one each from the European and North American regions), one member of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council, and one member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council. Apply for these positions by completing the online application [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] or by emailing nomcom2016(a)icann.org [mailto:nomcom2016@icann.org]. All applications are confidential and should be received by 20 March 2016 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2016. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit the New At-Large Website! The new At-Large Community website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] is now live. Over the past year, the At-Large Community and ICANN staff have worked to create a more engaging website for both newcomers and experienced members. The new website features simple navigation, dynamic features and accessible content. You can search policy advice statements, follow news and events, find regional activities and participate in the At-Large Community. Start exploring now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SSAC Publishes Two Advisories The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published SAC079 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] "SSAC Advisory on the Changing Nature of IPv4 Address Semantics." In this advisory, the SSAC considers the changing role of IPv4 addresses caused by the increasing scarcity, and subsequent exhaustion, of IPv4 addresses. The SSAC also published SAC078 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] "SSAC Advisory on Uses of the Shared Global Domain Name Space." This advisory informs the ICANN Board and community that SSAC has formed a work party to study the security and stability issues associated with multiple uses of the domain name space. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Launch of Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP Following the publication of the Final Issue Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] the GNSO Council unanimously voted to launch a Policy Development Process (PDP) to review all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This PDP will be a two-phased effort: the first phase will review the RPMs for the new gTLD program, including the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), and the second phase will focus on a review of the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy(UDRP). For more information, please visit the GNSO webpage [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] or email gnso-secs(a)icann.org [mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join TLD-OPS, the ccTLD Incident Response Community! The goal of the TLD-OPS community is to enable country code top-level domain (ccTLD) operators worldwide to collaboratively strengthen their incident response capabilities. The TLD-OPS mailing list serves as a contact repository for ccTLDs. Subscribers regularly receive an automated email that contains an overview of all subscribed ccTLDs (170 of 293 ccTLDs have joined) and their incident response contact information. ccTLD operators also use the list to share security alerts with their peers and receive alerts from the Internet Assigned Names Authority (IANA) and the ICANN security team. TLD-OPS is open to every ccTLD - find out how to join [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soufia Bellamkirab, Yaovi Atohoun, Gisella Gruber, Noura Znaidi, Heidi Ullrich and Alan Greenberg At-Large Outreach Activities Engage Africa The At-Large Community held a series of exciting outreach events at ICANN55 to engage African end users and NGOs. Invited by the African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO), representatives of African NGOs participated in the daily capacity building sessions [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] to deepen their understanding of ICANN and the At-Large Community. For the first time, sixty university students from Rabat immersed themselves in ICANN55 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] At-Large leaders also traveled to Université Cadi Ayyad to discuss the multistakeholder model with the students. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MENOG16: Registration Now Open The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) is a forum for network operators in the region to discuss core operational issues and share knowledge and expertise relating to growing the Internet in the region. MENOG16 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] will take place 23-24 March in Istanbul, Turkey. Registration is now open. There are also optional tutorials [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] before the start of the meeting, running on 22-23 March. Attendance at MENOG16 and the tutorials are free and anyone may attend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IPv4 Policy Proposals in AFRINIC Region Policy discussions in the AFRINIC region have focused on the management of the last /8 IPv4 address block. There are two proposals: 1) Soft Landing bis [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] revises the maximum and minimum allocation sizes during Phases 1 and 2 of IPv4 Exhaustion as defined in the current "IPv4 Soft Landing" policy. The proposal also introduces an IPv6 deployment prerequisite to members that will need to acquire IPv4 space during the exhaustion phases. Lastly, the proposal outlines provisions for reserving an IPv4 block for critical Internet infrastructure. 2) Soft Landing Overhaul [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] stipulates a reserve for new resource requestors and does not stipulate a minimum value. The intent of the proposal is to accelerate IPv4 consumption and consequently encourage IPv6 uptake and adoption. The two proposals have conflicting objectives on extending the lifetime of IPv4 space, with the former prolonging IPv4 lifetime, while the latter shortens it. Learn more about the AFRINIC policy development process here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Universal Acceptance Fact Sheet and Quick Guide Have you heard the term "Universal Acceptance" recently, but aren't quite sure what it's all about? The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) has published a fact sheet [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] that provides a high-level overview of Universal Acceptance, as well as a quick guide [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] for developers that includes definitions of key terms and recommended steps for becoming Universal Acceptance-Ready. Learn the basics with these handy documents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First Version Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Released On 2 March 2016, ICANN released the first version of Label Generation Rules (LGR-1) for the Root Zone, which has support for the Arabic script. This is a significant step to achieving a truly multilingual Internet. Find out [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] how the community achieved this exciting milestone and what it means for current and future Arabic script Internet users. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Twenty-seven new gTLDs and two ccTLDs delegated in February 2016 ею tunes song store chase yahoo flickr gallup pwc jpmorgan For the full list of new gTLDs delegated in February 2016, click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Conference Digital economy: chances and challenges [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] | 17 - 18 March 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic * DIDS 2016: Living the Internet... Globally - Securely - Locally [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] organized by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS) | 15 - 16 March 2016 | Belgrade, Serbia * ICANN as Training Sponsor at MENOG 16 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] | 19 - 24 March 2016 | Istanbul * Connected East Africa: Bridging the Service Gap [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] | 21 - 24 March 2016 | Mombasa, Kenya * RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] | 30 March - 1 April 2016 | San Francisco, California, USA * 7th Russian Internet Governance Forum [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] | 7 April 2016 | Moscow, Russia Look at complete list of ICANN engagements [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001aBIw14S1vWK_hqwxBBBkRL4dZjboG1a9W0G-D4BZliq1…] here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=nj88a9rab&m=1118638566701&ea=… This email was sent to euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org by emea.communications(a)communications.icann.org. 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