So, nobody from this community was included on the panel or was even consulted on the topics. (At least I didn’t see any) How is this panel even related to the Middle East? I thought these sessions are going to talk about the pressing Middle East issues and we are not even giving a chance to the community to actually bring about their challenges?We don’t want to hear from Palestine on how they operated the past few years and what they need to recover? We don’t want to hear from Syria what support they need? Or Yemen? What happened to our friends in Afghanistan? Did we solve all their problems with AI?Farzaneh_______________________________________________On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM Abdalmonem Galila via Middle-East <middle-east@icann.org> wrote:_______________________________________________Dear Colleagues,
I hope this message finds you in great health and high spirits.
On behalf of the ME Space Co-Chairs, it is our pleasure to cordially invite you to attend the ICANN84 Middle East Space (ME Space) session, which will take place as follows:
🗓 Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:00 GMT
🎯 Session Title: Harnessing AI to Strengthen DNS Abuse MitigationThis session brings together experts and community members to explore the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in combating DNS abuse—an issue of growing relevance for our global and regional Internet ecosystem.
We encourage your participation in this timely and insightful discussion. Your engagement will help enrich the dialogue and guide future collaborative efforts in the Middle East and beyond.
Session Agenda:
- Opening & Welcome [5 min]
Abdalmonem Galila & Amin Hacha, ME Space Co-Chairs- ICANN Middle East Updates [5 min]
Seher Sağıroğlu Ayhan, GSE Middle East Manager, ICANN- Introduction of Topic: Policy and Technical Perspective [5 min]
Abdalmonem Galila & Amin Hacha, ME Space Co-Chairs- Using AI for DNS Abuse Mitigation [10 min]
Christian Hesselman, Research Director, SIDN- The AI Shift in Cybersecurity and DNS Abuse [15 min]
Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob, Director, Security Stability and Research, ICANN- Next Steps for the Space [3 min]
Abdalmonem Galila & Amin Hacha, ME Space Co-Chairs- Introduction of ICANN84 Fellows – Middle East Region [4 min]
- Q&A Session [10 min]
- Closure & Acknowledgements [3 min]
We sincerely hope you will be able to join us and contribute to this important conversation. Should you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out to me directly at any time.
Looking forward to your valued presence.
Warm regards,
Thanks a lot.
All the Best,
Abdalmonem Galila
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