September 2019 - Middle-East

FW: UNDESA Internship in the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
by Fahd Batayneh Sept. 3, 2019

Sept. 3, 2019

The below internship with the Global IGF Secretariat in Geneva might be of interest to some. Fahd Date: Monday, September 2, 2019 at 5:51 PM Subject: [Wg-oe] UNDESA Internship in the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) This is a kind reminder that there is an open internship position of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. Interested stakeholders are invited to review the internship requirements at the IGF website: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/undesa-internship-in-the-s… and submit their applications as soon as possible. Best regards, IGF Secretariat

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Call for volunteers to the drafting team at ME Space @ICANN66
by Nadira Alaraj Sept. 2, 2019

Sept. 2, 2019

Dear ICANN MEAC community, As per the discussion on the mailing list, the ME Space leading team is pleased to announce that the selected topic for the ME Space at ICANN 66 in Montreal will be “*Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model*” and call for for members to form the drafting team. The call for Drafting Team members opens today 2 September at 12:00 UTC and closes on 13 September at 12:00 UTC By Sept. 13, the volunteers will select their pen-holder to lead the work. Hence, I call upon the community members to respond to this email or they can write directly offlist to Mr. Tijani and me. We encourage all those interested in this topic to get into the experience of development the Middle East position to be submitted to the right channel and posted to the public comments below. If you wish you can browse through the background documents that you can find in the link below before deciding to volunteer. *Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model.* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/multistakeholder-model-next-steps-201… The kick-off in drafting will be starting with all at equal level, as we believe that each one of us are able to contribute with substantial input even with one value added comment. However, we will keep track to those who volunteered and didn't contribute and we will list them as observers. Will be waiting eagerly for the coming volunteers. Best wishes, Nadira > On Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 10:16 Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Preparing for the ME Space in Montreal, the leading team Tijani Ben >>> Jemaa, and Nadira Al-Araj would like to propose to the MEAC community the >>> following timeline: >>> >>> >>> *Date* >>> >>> *Days* >>> >>> *Action* >>> >>> August 19 - 30 >>> >>> 12 >>> >>> Call for topics >>> >>> September 2 >>> >>> >>> >>> Announcement of the selected Topic >>> >>> September 2 - 13 >>> >>> 11 >>> >>> Call for volunteers for the drafting team >>> >>> September 16 >>> >>> >>> >>> Announcement of the drafting team composition >>> >>> September 16 - 30 >>> >>> 14 >>> >>> Drafting of the statement (1st draft) >>> >>> September 30 >>> >>> >>> >>> Publishing of the 1st draft for comments >>> >>> Sept. 30 to October 10 >>> >>> 10 >>> >>> Comment period for the 1st draft of the statement >>> >>> October 11 - 18 >>> >>> 8 >>> >>> Drafting of the final version >>> >>> October 21 >>> >>> >>> >>> Final draft published >>> >>> >>> We therefore call on you to propose your preferred topic to be addressed >>> at ICANN 66 in Montreal. >>> >>> The chosen topics should be current and of high interest at ICANN. >>> >>> Please provide your choice before Friday 30th August 2019 at 23:59 UTC. >>> Best regards >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> *Tijani BENJEMAA* >>> Executive Director >>> Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (*FMAI*) >>> Telephone: +216 52 385 114 >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>

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[Webinar Invitation] ICANN65 Online Readout Session for the Middle East | Tuesday 3 September 2019 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM UTC
by Fahd Batayneh Sept. 2, 2019

Sept. 2, 2019

Dear All, We will be holding a webinar to provide an update on key discussions that took place during ICANN65 in Marrakech. Where: Online on Zoom. Link to access the readout at https://icann.zoom.us/j/359753507 When: Tuesday 3 September 2019 at 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM UTC (time zone converter here<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html>) Agenda: * Welcome Note | Baher Esmat [1 minute] * GAC Update and the Africa Capacity Development Workshop | Manal Ismail [8 minutes] * EPDP 2.0 | Rafik Dammak [8 minutes] * SubPro | Julie Hedlund [8 minutes] * Universal Acceptance of TLDs | Sarmad Hussain [8 minutes] * Registry Data Access Protocol (RDAP) | Mert Saka and Aysegul Tekce [8 minutes] * ATLAS III in Montreal | Nadira Alaraj [4 minutes] * Q&A | All [14 minutes] * Closing Remarks | Baher Esmat [1 minute] We look forward to seeing you online. Thank you, Baher Esmat and Fahd Batayneh ICANN

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