October 2020 - Middle-East - lists.icann.org

[Blog] The Middle East Engagement Journey
by Fahd Batayneh Oct. 7, 2020

Oct. 7, 2020

Friends and Colleagues, I would like to share with you a new blog post by my colleague Baher Esmat sharing two things: A glimpse of our engagement efforts under the FY 2017-2020 regional strategy; and Results of our FY20 Engagement Satisfaction Survey report. You can access the blog here >> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-middle-east-engagement-journey. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN

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ME Space session at ICANN 69
by Tijani BEN JEMAA Oct. 6, 2020

Oct. 6, 2020

Dear members of the ME Space community, As you know, we planned a ME Space session at ICANN 69 Virtual meeting to discuss one of the hot topics in ICANN. We set a timeline and sent a call for topics to have the most preferred topic to be addressed and we gave 2 themes proposed by the co-chairs. The GSE staff for ME thankfully secured a slot for our planned session on Tuesday 20 OCTOBER 2020 from 10:30 to 11:45 UTC At the expiration of the deadline, we didn’t receive any proposal or comment (deep silence). We gave 2 other days for the community to comment on the co-chairs proposals but didn’t receive any response. We explained that by the community fatigue because we organized ME Space virtual sessions out of the the regular ICANN meetings that might be the source of the fatigue. But we didn’t exclude the eventuality of a lack of interest from the community about the ME Space future activities. Therefore, we propose to keep the slot booked for our session (Tuesday 20 OCTOBER 2020 from 10:30 to 11:45 UTC) during which we make an overall assessment of the ME Space activities so far and explore the way forward for the space. What do you think? We very much wish to read your feedback. Best regards The ME Space Co-Chairs -- Tijani BENJEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Telephone: +216 52 385 114

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FW: ICANN69 Prep Week
by Fahd Batayneh Oct. 6, 2020

Oct. 6, 2020

Friends and Colleagues, ICANN69 V prep-week has started today. If interested in learning more about what to expect during ICANN69, please read on and act accordingly. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 12:40 AM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN69 Prep Week Schedule Now Available ICANN69 Prep Week Schedule Now Available 15 September 2020 LOS ANGELES – 15 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN69 Prep Week schedule. These 12 webinars are intended to help prepare the community for the ICANN69 Virtual Annual General Meeting. To attend any of the webinars, please register for ICANN69 here. Upon registration, you will receive two emails: Registration confirmation An email with login information for the schedule Once you log into the schedule, you will be able to sign up for the Prep Week webinars. Please note that participation links will be posted 24 hours prior to the session start times for security purposes. The session schedule will display in your local time, based on the time set for your device where you view the website. Times on the schedule below are all in Central European Summer Time (CEST). ICANN69 Prep Week Schedule: Date / Time (CEST = UTC+2)Title Monday, 5 October 202013:30-15:00 CESTWhat to Expect at ICANN69: A Guide for Newcomers Monday, 5 October 202015:30-16:30 CESTAt-Large Social Media Webinar Monday, 5 October 202017:00-18:00 CESTNomCom ICANN69 Public Meeting Monday, 5 October 202018:30-19:30 CESTRegistrant Program Update Tuesday, 6 October 202015:30-16:45 CESTUpdate on ICANN's Reviews Tuesday, 6 October 202017:00-18:00 CESTInternationalized Domain Name (IDN) Program Update Tuesday, 6 October 202018:30-20:00 CESTPlanning at ICANN and FY22 Planning Process Wednesday, 7 October 202010:30-11:30 CESTAt-Large ICANN69 Introduction Webinar Wednesday, 7 October 202017:00-18:00 CESTSecond Security, Stability, and Resiliency Review (SSR2) Progress Update Wednesday, 7 October 202018:30-19:30 CESTContractual Compliance Update Thursday, 8 October 202018:30-19:30 CESTPre-ICANN69 Policy Webinar Thursday, 8 October 202020:00-21:00 CESTQ&A with ICANN Org Executive Team ICANN69 Prep Week webinar materials and recordings will be shared on the ICANN69 meeting schedule. Meeting registration is required to access this information. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must 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 with a community of participants from all over the world.

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Sad news
by Tijani BEN JEMAA Oct. 5, 2020

Oct. 5, 2020

Dear all, I’m sorry to inform you that Nadira Al Araj, the ME Space Co-Chair, lost this morning her Father. All my condolences to Nadira: May the deceased rest in peace and may God accept him with his immense mercy and provide Nadira and all her family with much patience and solace. Tijani BEN JEMAA

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[Paper] Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
by Fahd Batayneh Oct. 3, 2020

Oct. 3, 2020

Friends and Colleagues, The latest paper by ICANN’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) entitled “Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling” might be of interest to some. If interested, you can access the paper here >> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/octo-015-01oct20-en.pdf. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN

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