August 2025 - Middle-East - lists.icann.org

ICANN Introduces Members of the New UA Expert Working Group
by Fahd Batayneh Aug. 27, 2025

Aug. 27, 2025

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-introduces-members-of-… Congratulations to Abdalmonem, Nabil, and Sami for their nominations! The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is pleased to announce the members of the newly formed Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group (EWG), tasked with proposing guidelines for ICANN's work on UA adoption. Additional information regarding the group's purpose and scope of work can be found in the UA EWG charter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ua-ewg-18aug25-en.pdf>. UA EWG members include appointees from several ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/ACs), as well individuals invited by ICANN President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist. The required qualifications for participants included demonstrated knowledge of UA and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), experience in multilingual Internet, and related expertise. ICANN welcomes the members of the UA EWG and appreciates their willingness to provide advice on this important topic. SO/AC-nominated representatives: * Abdalmonem Tharwat Galila, Governmental Advisory Committee * Edmon Chung, At-large Advisory Committee * Nabil Benamar, Security and Stability Advisory Committee * Nitin Walia, Generic Names Supporting Organization * Sami Mohamed Ali, Country Code Names Supporting Organization ICANN President and CEO-appointed representatives: * Cathy Wissink, Unicode Consortium * Guilherme Canela, UNESCO * Jiankang Yao, China Internet Network Information Center * Richard Ishida, Worldwide Web Consortium * Sean Bedford, Meta * Thomas Mullaney, Stanford University Edmon Chung of DotAsia and Sarmad Hussain, Senior Director of ICANN's IDN and UA programs, will serve as co-chairs, while James Galvin will be the ICANN Board Liaison to the UA EWG.

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Call for Applications: NextGen@ICANN85
by Fahd Batayneh Aug. 26, 2025

Aug. 26, 2025

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/call-for-applications-nextge… The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is calling for applications<https://webportalapp.com/sp/login_saml/nextgen_prod> for NextGen@ICANN Program<https://www.icann.org/public-responsibility-support/nextgen> participants to attend the ICANN85 Community Forum in Mumbai, India, from 7–12 March 2026. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the Asia Pacific region who are interested in the future of the Internet and participating in the Public Meeting. If ICANN85 is held virtually, the NextGen@ICANN Program will also be held virtually.

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Join Us for a Web Meeting on 8th September to Discuss ME Space matters and plan for ME Space session in ICANN84
by Amin Hacha Aug. 18, 2025

Aug. 18, 2025

Dear ME Space Community, We’d like to invite you to a web meeting on *8th September 2025 at 16:00 UTC*. This meeting will serve as a refresher for the ME Space and provide an opportunity to collaboratively plan for our *ME Space session* during *ICANN84* - Dublin on *Wednesday, 29th October 2025*. Your insights and participation in this web meeting will be valuable, as we come together to discuss ME Space matters and plan for ME space session at ICANN84. We look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions *during this meeting* as we continue our work within the ME Space. *We’ll share the meeting link two days before the meeting date.* Looking forward to seeing you there! Best regards, *ME Space Co-Chairs* <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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[Webinar] How Time Zones are Coordinated
by Fahd Batayneh Aug. 11, 2025

Aug. 11, 2025

Dear all, On 27 August, the Webinar series for Europe if kicking off again with a talk on How Time Zones are Coordinated. 12.00 – 12.30 UTC. More information + registration: https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/icann-webinar-series-f… Thank you, Fahd [cid:image001.png@01DC0AD6.C5BD5130]

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Policy Development Accelerator Term
by Fahd Batayneh Aug. 6, 2025

Aug. 6, 2025

Friends and Colleagues, Registration is open for the Next Policy Development Accelerator Term The next term of the Accelerator will focus on the history of New gTLD Applicant Support. First meeting is on 28 August 2025 at 13:00 UTC This material is best suited to newcomers. Sign up now to learn more about policy development! Contact devan.reed(a)icann.org<mailto:devan.reed@icann.org> for sign up information. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN

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