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Meeting Invitation: EURALO Monthly Call on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

*** Please note that Adobe Connect will NOT be used for this meeting as per Göran Marby’s blog<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/issues-with-adobe-connect-at-icann61> & more recently received blog<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/more-information-on-the-adobe-connect-issue> from Ashwin Rangan, SVP Engineering & Chief Information Officer. *** Dear All, The next EURALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Tuesday, 27 March 2018 at 18:00 UTC for 60 minutes. The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/5i68B Conference ID: English: 1638 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__adigo.com_icann_&d=DwMG…> 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. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D3C20B.7101AB80]

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ALAC Meeting next week
by Alan Greenberg March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018

The main focus of the ALAC meeting on Tuesday, 27 March at 21:00 UTC will be to come to closure on: - KSK Rollover Statement (https://community.icann.org/x/dw28B) - Issues to raise in the GDPR statement (https://community.icann.org/x/Ay68B) - Fellowship statement (https://community.icann.org/x/vS28B) PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS/THOUGHTS TO THE APPROPRIATE WIKI SPACE BY THE END OF SUNDAY so they can be summarized for discussion on Tuesday. Alan

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Important - Available Travel Slots for ICANN62 in Panama
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2018

March 21, 2018

Dear All, The ALAC has several travel slots available for the ICANN62 meeting in Panama, 25-28 June 2018. There are two or more travel slots that will be allocated to At-Large participants who are ACTIVELY involved in some ICANN policy activity, or those with a strong history of such involvement in the past and an interest to restart. Those include gNSO or ccNSO PDPs, CCWGs, ALAC support Working Groups and the At-Large Review (with a lesser emphasis on the latter). Other slots may be opened due to other travellers not being able to attend or not requiring full funding. If you are interested in being considered for one of these travel slots, please complete the following survey: https://goo.gl/forms/E5iDK174rW2k9j3t1 We have a very short time in which to finalize our traveler list, so replies are due no later than 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 27 March 2018. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff 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[atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…> [nown.png]

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] PLEASE READ - NEW SESSION INFORMATION ICANN61
by Olawale Bakare March 14, 2018

March 14, 2018

Dear all, FYI, With regards, Wale ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 11:40 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] PLEASE READ - NEW SESSION INFORMATION ICANN61 To: ICANN61 At-Large Travelers <travelers(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear all, Due to security difficulties, (see Goran’s blog here[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…>) the Adobe Connect room facilities will no longer be available to ICANN61 participants. In order to minimize disruption, we have the following steps we encourage you to follow: 1. *TO JOIN THE AUDIO* - Audio streaming will be available for all open, public meetings. Links can be find on the ICANN61 schedule meeting pages: https://61.schedule.icann.org/[61.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> - The audio bridge is available for those who would like to ask questions or comment over the telephone. *Dial in details for the At-Large sessions are:* - *ADIGO Dial-in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann <http://www.adigo.com/icann>* - *Conference ID: 1638* 1. *TO ACCESS THE PRESENTATIONS* - *All presentations will be on our At-Large ICANN61 wiki pages. For today, Wednesday 14 March: https://community.icann.org/x/bAm8B <https://community.icann.org/x/bAm8B>* - *Presentations and documents will also be circulated via email on demand* - All presentations and documents which were to be shown in the AC room will be uploaded to the corresponding page on the ICANN61 schedule meeting pages: https://61.schedule.icann.org/[61.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> 1. *ASKING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTING IN WRITTEN FORMAT* These will be handed *via live management of email* comments and questions by the Remote Participation Manager. Please see list of meeting room email addresses here: - https://61.schedule.icann.org/pages/2350[61.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We encourage participants who have not already done so to download the ICANN61 mobile app by searching for “ICANN61” in your app stores. Please do not hesitate to email us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you need a dial out specifying which meeting you would like to join and your preferred contact number. Thank you Kind regards, Gisella —————— Gisella Gruber Manager, Operations Support, ALAC-At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: gisella.gruber(a)icann.org Tel: +44 7545 334 360 <+44%207545%20334360> Skype ID: gisella.gw[gisella.gw] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gisella.gw&d=DwMFaQ&c=F…> *One World, One Internet* _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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NEW DATE / EURALO Monthly Call
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

Dear All, Due to ICANN61, interpretation services are unavailable between 05-25 March 2018. Please note new date for March EURALO Monthly Call as Tuesday, 27 March 2018 at 18:00 UTC. Meeting invite will be sent closer to the call date. Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D3B627.5DB74CF0]

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Prepare for ICANN61 and read about our latest EMEA activities!
by ICANN March 4, 2018

March 4, 2018

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1118638566701&ca=d4d52ab7-… 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 https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%… if you no longer wish to receive our emails. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prepare for ICANN61! San Juan, Puerto Rico, 10-15 March 2018 ICANN61 kicks off in just five days. The meeting website is now available in both English and Spanish, and features the final schedule, mobile phone app, and pre-meeting reports. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN61 website English [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] | Spanish [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ICANN mobile app [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] (online or in app stores) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-ICANN Policy Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Pre-ICANN61 GNSO Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn About Open Data at ICANN Wednesday, 14 March, 10:30-12:00 Join us at the ICANN61 cross-community session, Open Data at ICANN: Developing Avenues Forward for Transparency. Team members from the Open Data Initiative (ODI) and the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) will discuss the goals of their respective projects, answer questions, and solicit feedback from the community. Please check the schedule for updated meeting room information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Training Launches to Help Registrars Become Engaged in ICANN On 21 February, a pilot training themed "Get Engaged in ICANN - Seminar for Registrars" was held in Munich, Germany, in conjunction with Domain Pulse. Registrars who participated in the day-long session included those who are already ICANN-accredited and those who are interested in becoming accredited. Registrars from other regions participated remotely. Read more in the blog [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] by ICANN's Gabriella Schittek, Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement for Central and Eastern Europe, and Mukesh Chulani, Registrar Services Senior Manager. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Participates Remotely at the Armenian School on Internet Governance On 3 February, ICANN's Alexandra Kulikova, ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, was a remote presenter at the Armenian School on Internet Governance (ArmSIG [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Her lecture introduced the ICANN ecosystem and the system of unique identifiers. This second edition, held at the American University of Armenia, began in mid-January and involves weekly three-hour courses over a five-month period. About 40 participants from various local universities are learning from local and international experts from ICANN, Internet Society (ISOC), Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and Diplo Foundation. In December 2017, during the global IGF in Geneva, ICANN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Armenian Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technologies. Our participation at the second ArmSIG reinforces our commitment to cooperating with the Armenian community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Middle East Domain Name System (DNS) Forum Turns Five in April This year's Middle East DNS Forum will be held in Ankara, Turkey, on 25-26 April. The event brings together members of the regional community and world experts to share experiences and learn the latest about the domain name industry. Interested in the forum? Please keep an eye on the forum's website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] or email us at meac.swg(a)icann.org [mailto:meac.swg@icann.org]. We look forward to seeing you there! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN's Africa Supports Smart Africa Efforts On 8-9 February, the Steering Committee Meeting of the Smart Africa initiative met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Meeting co-chairs were Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at the African Union Commission (AUC), and Dr. Senlin Tu of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). ICANN is a founding member of Smart Africa, which is championing the creation of a One Network Area in Africa. This project aims to boost the digital economies in member states of the AUC through the removal of voice roaming charges. Read the Smart Africa Manifesto [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Participates in the Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Forum The third Forum on Africa Science, Technology and Innovation [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] (STI 2018), organized by the Africa Development Bank and the Government of Egypt, took place from 10-12 February in Cairo. The forum discussions centered around the role of science, technology, and innovation in fostering private sector competitiveness and economic transformation in Africa. Over 600 participants attended, including members of the ICANN organization. Recommendations coming out of the forum included the need for holistic approaches and strategies on STI. A special fund for STI was set up, with participants pledging contributions on the spot. A ministerial declaration on STI in Africa was issued at the end of the forum. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN to Cohost IETF 101 in London Along with Google, ICANN is hosting this year's meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), to take place in London from 18-23 March. Be sure to read the new blog [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] by ICANN's Adiel Akplogan, VP, Technical Engagement, where he describes ICANN's important role supporting the standards that ensure an open and interoperable Internet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GNSO Council Decision Underscores Commitment to Empowered Community The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council recently adopted modifications to the GNSO Operating Procedures that add GNSO voting thresholds for certain Empowered Community-related decisions. The changes are effective immediately, and aim to ensure the GNSO can fulfill its roles and responsibilities as a Decisional Participant in the Empowered Community. In a related action, the GNSO Council proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws, which are currently under ICANN Board consideration. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GAC Highlights at ICANN61 The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) will start ICANN61 with a capacity-building workshop on Domain Name System (DNS) resiliency and recovery in the context of natural disasters. During the meeting, the GAC will review topics such as: * Two-character and country and territory codes at the second level * Protections for international governmental organizations * Independent Review Process Panel * Policy development process and cross-community working groups * General Data Protection Regulation * New generic top-level domain subsequent proceduresThe GAC will meet with the Generic Names Supporting Organization, At-Large Advisory Committee, Country Code Names Supporting Organization, and the ICANN Board. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At-Large News Proposed Changes to ICANN Meetings The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) ratified a policy advice statement on the Proposed Incremental Changes to the ICANN Meetings Strategy [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] that recommends: * Community Forum: no changes * Policy Forum: at least five days for outreach * Annual General Meeting: six days plus an additional day for wrap-up activities At-Large Review The leadership of the At-Large Review Working Party continues to prepare the response to the ICANN Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee mapping exercise of the At-Large Review. Next steps will be determined at ICANN61. NARALO at ICANN61 The North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) will celebrate its 10-year anniversary at ICANN61 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Immediately before the meeting, NARALO will hold the first North American School of Internet Governance (NASIG). Learn more about NASIG. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reviews: How to Get Involved Learn about the draft recommendations of the NomCom Review at ICANN61. Join the independent examiner at the ICANN61 session [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] covering the draft recommendations of the Nominating Committee (NomCom) Review. There, you'll have the opportunity to engage directly with the independent examiner. Give feedback on the RSSAC Review Assessment Report. The independent examiner has published its assessment repor [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk… [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk… the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and invites your input by 23 March. Learn about their findings, ask questions, and share your input at the ICANN61 session [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Get the status of all active Specific and Organizational Reviews. Visit our Review Status Update page [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call for Experts - Study the Application of Root Zone Label Generation Rules ICANN is forming a technical group to study how to apply the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (RZ-LGR) for Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and IDN generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The study group will be composed of technical subject matter experts from various groups, organizations and committees. See announcement for details. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) - Microsoft Announces New Expanded Support Universal Acceptance (UA) is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet. Email Address Internationalization (EAI), which allows email addresses to use local scripts, is an important part of this process and a core component of the UASG's work. The UASG created resources, including the Quick Guide to EAI [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] to help companies with EAI efforts. Recently, UASG member company Microsoft [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] made another step forward in EAI when it announced support for email addresses in 15 Indian languages across its email apps and services, including Office 365, Outlook 2016, Outlook.com, Exchange Online and Exchange Online Protection (EOP). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us at these upcoming events in the EMEA region: * 10-16 March, WHD Global [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Rust, Germany * 15-16 March, WACREN Conference [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Lomé, Togo * 17-23 March, IETF 101 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] London, UK * 19-23 March, WSIS Forum [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Geneva, Switzerland * 6 April, RIGF [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] St. Petersburg, Russia * 25-26 April, The Middle East DNS Forum [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Ankara, Turkey * 29 April-11 May, Africa Internet Summit [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] Dakar, Senegal Learn more about how ICANN will be participating in regional events near you [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i-9yK_Ux60uW1tHmyw8yf-T0K7LHvYxsXrb0NEWyWk…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Should EURALO sign a petition? Should you?
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond March 3, 2018

March 3, 2018

Dear colleagues, on yesterday's EURALO monthly call, the following Action Item was recorded. : > Olivier Crepin-Leblond > <https://community.icann.org/display/%7Eolivier.crepin-leblond> Olivier > to follow up on the EURALO mailing list on the suggestion from Oksana > for EURALO support the petition against reduction of the ICANN > fellowship as well as to write an EURALO statement against the CROP > elimination. As you know, the ICANN FY19 budget is undergoing to reduction. This will mean that some programmes are frozen, whilst others are actually reduced. The current draft of the program is showing drastic cuts in community engagement and policy. The Fellowship is being slashed, and so is the NextGen program. The Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROP) which was confirmed into the main budget as it was seen as being so helpful, is being cancelled altogether. It is a terrible state of affairs, as it appears that ICANN has targeted community initiatives for outreach and engagement to a much greater extent that other programmes and the cuts, as a percentage of the budget for outreach and engagement initiatives are way larger than for other programmes. You might has seen a petition out there, entitled "Stop the ICANN Budget Cuts and Save the Fellowship Program!" On last night's EURALO call, Oksana Prykhodko asked whether EURALO could be inclined to sign this petition: https://www.change.org/p/icann-stop-the-icann-budget-cuts-and-save-the-fell… The signing of a petition is highly unusual for a RALO. I can recall several occurrences of a RALO releasing its own Statement. I can also recall EURALO supporting EuroDIG as a partner - and this translates to the EURALO Chair (previously Wolf Ludwig and now yours truly) being active in the organisation of EuroDIG. If my memory serves me right, the only time EURALO has signed a Petition, might be the signature for support of NetMundial outcomes. Perhaps can Wolf help with other potential occurences? At the end of the day, there are no rules on whether EURALO may or may not sign this petition. So the decision is in your hands, the EURALO members. Should EURALO sign the petition? Should your ALS sign the petition? Kindest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond EURALO Chair

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ICANN Is Seeking Input on Proposed Interim Model for GDPR Compliance
by Olawale Bakare March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018

Dear all, Please, be kind to read the blog post by the ICANN President and CEO, Göran Marby on Data Protection and Privacy. The blog focuses on the *interim models for collecting registration data and implementing registration directory services to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)*, including ICANN's agreements with contracted organizations. ICANN organization is hereby requesting inputs from the community members, before the ICANN 61 Meeting in Puerto Rico, which is commencing next week. The blog link https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-privacy-update-seeking-inpu… . With regards, Wale

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Important: EN, ES, FR available/disponible - Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House: Thursday, 1 March 2018 at 10:00 and 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018

PLEASE EMAIL STAFF IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE OR REGISTER AT: registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> ANNOUNCEMENT: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-08-en SI VOUS SOUHAITEZ PARTICIPER, MERCI D’ENVOYER UN COURIEL AU STAFF OU INSCRIVEZ VOUS ICI: registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> ANNONCE: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-22-fr POR FAVOR, ENVÍENOS UN CORREO ELECTRÓNICO SI DESEA PARTICIPAR O REGISTRARSE EN registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> ANUNCIO: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-22-es Dear All, The Policy Development Support Team is pleased to announce two sessions for an upcoming webinar: Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House Thursday, 1 March 2018 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) The webinar will run in English and will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Live interpretation in Spanish and French will be provided. Recordings of the sessions will be made available here<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en>. In this interactive 60-minute open house, the focus will be an active question and answer session with the Policy Development Support Team. To ensure that your questions about policy activities are addressed during the session, the Policy Team invites you to submit your questions through the registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> or email them to policyinfo(a)icann.org<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org>. To assist with your preparation for this webinar and for ICANN61, the "Pre-ICANN61 Policy Report<http://go.icann.org/pre61>" and "Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Briefing: ICANN61 Edition" will be published by Monday, 26 February 2018. Please be sure to download and review these materials beforehand for helpful background on policy activities and topics that the Policy Development Support Team will discuss during the open house, such as: 1. An overview of the cross-community discussions that will take place at ICANN61: * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): WHOIS Compliance Models * A Walk in the Shoes of a New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registry Operator * Name Collisions * Open Data at ICANN 2. Policy development processes underway in the Country Code Names Supporting Organization(ccNSO), the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Address Supporting Organization (ASO): * Retirement of Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) * Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs * Next-Generation Registration Directory Service to Replace WHOIS * International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations Access to Curative Rights Dispute Resolution Mechanisms * Protections for Red Cross National Society Names in the Domain Name System * New gTLD Subsequent Procedures * Regional Internet Registry policy development activities 3. Advisory Committee activities within the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC): * Organizational Review of the At-Large community * At-Large Summit (ATLAS) III * GAC discussion on the .amazon Independent Review Process * GAC discussion on evolving relationships with ICANN Board and ICANN Org * RSSAC statement on entries in DNS Root Sources * RSSAC & SSAC Response to the GNSO's New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group on Root Scaling * SSAC Response to the ICANN Internationalized Domain Name Guidelines Working Group * SSAC work concerning the use of emoji in domain names 4. Other topics of note: * Organizational Review of the ASO * ccNSO Rejection Action Procedure as a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community * Impact of ICANN's Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on ccTLDs The Policy Development Support Team looks forward to helping the ICANN community prepare for ICANN61! Kind Regards, 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [nature_1733270208]

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- GSMA and ICANN Sign Memorandum of Understanding at GSMA Mobile World Congress
by Olawale Bakare March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018

Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting the below message should you have previously read it. With regards, Wale ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 6:48 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- GSMA and ICANN Sign Memorandum of Understanding at GSMA Mobile World Congress To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [image: CANN][icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-02-28-en[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ------------------------------ GSMA and ICANN Sign Memorandum of Understanding at GSMA Mobile World Congress 28 February 2018 [image: SMA and ICANN Sign Memorandum of Understanding at GSMA Mobile World Con][icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_sites_de…> BARCELONA, Spain – 28 February 2018 – Today, the GSMA and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Mobile World Congress being held this week in Barcelona. The MoU aims to enhance collaboration and raise awareness about Internet governance issues that are of common interest to both organizations and their communities. The agreement was signed by GSMA Director General Mats Granryd and ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby. Over the years, mobile networks have evolved to become a critical infrastructure for Internet services, especially in developing countries. The goal of the MoU is to advance the organizations' shared objective of fostering the continuous expansion of interoperable networks and the deployment of information and communication technology. The document highlights cooperation on capacity building and policy exchanges. Joint activities include workshops, regional events, and ad hoc interactions on technical subject matter areas that will further intersect the GSMA and ICANN's respective missions. Read the full Memorandum of Understanding here[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_syste…> [PDF, 204 KB]. About the GSMA *The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of conferences.* *For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com[gsma.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gsma.com&d=DwMFaQ&c…>. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.* About ICANN *ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world.* Media Contacts: GSMA Press Office pressoffice(a)gsma.com *Luna Madi* Communications Director, EMEA Istanbul, Turkey *Tel:* +90 533 031 3505 <+90%20533%20031%2035%2005> *Email:* luna.madi(a)icann.org *Buket Coskuner* Global Communications Coordinator Istanbul, Turkey *Tel:* +90 533 487 6254 <+90%20533%20487%2062%2054> *Email:* buket.coskuner(a)icann.org <luna.madi(a)icann.org> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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