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Thank You for Participating in ICANN76
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By Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO
On behalf of the ICANN organization (org), I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this Community Forum in person and online. More than 1,100 participants
are attending in person, and nearly 800 participants have joined online.
Members of the ICANN community, Board, and org have advanced the discussion of and policymaking around the most pressing issues that we face today, including Domain
Name System (DNS) abuse, the next round of new generic top-level domain (gTLD) applications, and the future of multistakeholder Internet governance.
We should all be proud of holding another productive and inclusive ICANN Public Meeting. My team and I look forward to seeing you again soon at ICANN77 in June.
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By Naela Sarras, VP, Stakeholder Engagement – North America
Please join us for the next ICANN Public Meeting, taking place 12–15 June in Washington, D.C.
I’m pleased to invite you to the first hybrid ICANN meeting in North America since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the
creation of ICANN, and the seventh anniversary of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) stewardship transition, and this meeting will be an opportunity to celebrate these important milestones.
The ICANN77 Policy Forum will focus on the work of the Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations to advance policy discussions. As a hybrid meeting, ICANN77
will allow both in-person and remote participation.
Meeting details will be posted on the ICANN
meetings
page [r20.rs6.net] as they become available. We look forward to seeing you at ICANN77!
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Select ICANN76 sessions will be livestreamed on YouTube as part of ICANN's efforts to increase accessibility. These view-only livestreams provide a low-bandwidth
alternative for participants. All times are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
16 March, 15:30–17:00 UTC
16 March, 20:00–21:00 UTC
16 March, 21:30–22:30 UTC
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There Is Still Time to Apply for ICANN, PTI Leadership Positions
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The ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) is accepting applications for leadership positions in ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, the ICANN
Board of Directors, and the Public Technical Identifiers Board of Directors. The deadline to submit applications is
23 March at 23:59 UTC.
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Apply Now for the ICANN78 Fellowship Program
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ICANN is accepting applications for the
ICANN
Fellowship Program [r20.rs6.net] for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting, which will take place 21–26 October in Hamburg, Germany. If ICANN78 is held virtually,
the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually. The application deadline is
31 March at 23:59 UTC.
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ICANN Public Forums are a long-standing tradition during ICANN Public Meetings. Open to everyone in the community, these sessions offer the chance for attendees
to express their views about the key issues of concern to ICANN.
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The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council and members will discuss several issues affecting a cross section of the world’s country codes. Additionally,
there will be updates on developments and best practices from various country code top-level domain (ccTLD) managers. The session is open to the ccTLD community and anyone interested in ccTLD-related topics. View the
agenda
[r20.rs6.net].
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Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments
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This recurring session aims to continue to improve the flow of information to the ICANN community about Internet-related public policy issues, including legislative
and regulatory proposals that may impact ICANN’s technical mission, policies, and processes. At ICANN76, the session will include an overview of trends in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
To make the session as interactive as possible, participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance to the session facilitator at
rebecca.mcgilley@icann.org.
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Joint Session: GAC and GNSO
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This session took place on Wednesday, 15 March. If you missed it or want to review, visit the session
page [r20.rs6.net] for the available session materials and recording.
The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) held a bilateral session to discuss future rounds of new gTLDs, DNS abuse
mitigation, the Registration Data Request System, registration data accuracy, and intergovernmental organization protections. The groups also discussed the possibility of the GNSO Council responding to Issues of Importance identified in the GAC Communiqué
in the future, as well as the role and limitations of GNSO Statements of Interest.
In response to questions from the GAC, the GNSO Council provided updates on its work, including:
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Describing some of the potential key indicators of success for the Applicant Support Program that have emerged from discussions in the GNSO Guidance Process.
These include the level of awareness about the program among target populations and the ability of applicants to access pro bono services.
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Noting its consideration of using a Council small team to triage recommendations from the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Policy Development Process
Working Group that the Board places in “pending status.”
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Providing an update on its work with respect to DNS abuse and noting that it will continue to monitor negotiations on contractual amendments related to
DNS abuse and take into account other relevant input to determine whether tightly scoped policy development efforts may be appropriate in the future.
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Providing an update on discussions about how to encourage broad adoption of the Registration Data Request System, which the GNSO Council understands is
key to the success of the pilot.
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Providing an update on the currently paused Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team. The GNSO conducted a survey among team members, which will inform
instructions to the team for future work as well as the search for a new Chair when the team reconvenes.
The GAC and GNSO will continue to engage on issues of mutual interest following ICANN76. In particular, the GNSO will remain in touch with the GAC about next steps
for addressing Board concerns about SubPro recommendations placed in “pending status” and any steps following the Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics.
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This session took place on Wednesday, 15 March. If you missed it or want to review, visit the session
page [r20.rs6.net] for the available session materials and recording.
The ICANN76 plenary session started with an introduction of the main goals of the upcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) review process from Nigel
Hickson. Moderator Sébastien Bachollet introduced himself and outlined the program of explaining the history and landscape of WSIS, discussing the WSIS+20 review process, and sharing stakeholder views.
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Carlos Afonso discussed the original WSIS assemblies and the goals and achievements that arose from them.
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Wolfgang Kleinwächter expanded on the relationship between stakeholders and the importance of multistakeholder governance.
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Anriette Esterhuysen discussed the value of WSIS and the WSIS+20 review process.
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Desiree Miloshevic expressed concern that the WSIS+20 review process will take place under the framework set by the United Nations General Assembly, which
may not be as open as a multistakeholder approach.
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Emily Taylor emphasized the successes of the multistakeholder model, as shown by the IANA stewardship transition.
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Raúl Echeberría expressed concern that one possible result of WSIS+20 is that the Internet Governance Forum mandate will not be renewed, emphasizing the
importance of being innovative.
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Olga Cavalli said that ICANN has the foundation to become a strong voice and relevant stakeholder in Internet governance.
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Jordan Carter stressed the importance of evolving the multistakeholder model to remain relevant and encourage ICANN to take the lead in Internet governance
discussions.
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Lynn St. Amour said that fostering collaborative information sharing efforts across the Internet community can help ICANN to stay innovative and impactful.
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Barbara Wanner provided a four-step plan to help ensure that government organizations hear stakeholder opinions.
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Lori Schulman suggested using the technical community to advise public policymakers.
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Marita Moll reiterated the importance of empowering end users on how to be involved in governmental efforts.
Throughout the plenary session, moderator Bachollet welcomed questions from an active audience. The commenters called for ICANN to participate in WSIS+20 and to
consider how it can be a more effective advocate for multistakeholder Internet governance.
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ICANN76 in Photos: Participants gathered for a group photo after the DNS Women session on Wednesday.
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Local University Students Participate in ICANN76 for an Introduction to ICANN
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More than 30 students focused on information technology and related areas, from six universities across three Mexican states, participated in the Welcome Ceremony
and other ICANN76 sessions on Monday, 13 March.
“Thanks to our partners in the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions, the Commission for Collaboration in the Ecosystem and Development
of the Internet in Higher Education Institutions, and the Internet Exchange Point Yucatan, we were able to make this formidable and unique experience possible” said Rodrigo de la Parra, ICANN’s Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
“My special gratitude goes to Carmen Denis, Director of Internet Exchange Services Yucatan; Eunice Alejandra Pérez Coeallo, a professor at the National Technological
Institute of Mexico and coordinator of the LAC Digital Academy; and my regional team for their support and collaboration, and for providing guidance to these students that brought a vibrant energy to our meeting,” he said.
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Shanelle McPherson is committed to empowering the next generation of tech-savvy leaders. She is pursuing a B.S. in Networking and Cybersecurity at the University
of the Commonwealth Caribbean in Jamaica as a National Commercial Bank Foundation Dr. Rickert Allen Scholar. She founded CodeED in partnership with the Jamaica Ex-Servicemen and Women Foundation. CodeED is a youth initiative that fosters cutting-edge learning
delivery systems.
McPherson is a member of the Internet Society (ISOC). As a NextGen@ICANN participant, her goal is to foster a secure cyberspace in the Jamaican and Caribbean regions.
She wants to learn about ICANN’s involvement in cybersecurity and how to deploy (DNSSEC) in her region.
“The Caribbean has been a victim of cyberattacks, and I believe DNSSEC is a great system that will help us mitigate the number of attacks that we have had to endure,”
she said.
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“The Internet has an impact on every aspect of society, and therefore we should all be active in the creation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of
Internet policies. A stable, secure, and unified global Internet is within everyone's reach. And I look forward to being a mentor with ICANN.”
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Bendjedid Rachad Sanoussi
Bendjedid Rachad Sanoussi is a young digital champion from Benin, currently based in Ghana, with a background in computer science and telecommunications.
He was selected as an ISOC Internet Governance Youth Ambassador in 2019. Rachad currently serves as Secretary-General of the organization’s Benin chapter and provides
technical support for Digital Grassroots, a youth network to increase digital citizenship at the local level.
He first participated in an ICANN meeting in 2020 as an ICANN fellow, an experience that gave him a better understanding about how the ICANN community works. Rachad
is currently involved with the African Regional At-Large Organization and the GNSO. He is also a fellow and mentor of the Ghana School on Internet Governance and a member of the Benin Domain Name System Forum’s steering committee.
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