February 2023 - Npoc-discuss

Questions to ICANN board
by Raoul Plommer March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023

Dear members, The ICANN board wants some questions from us. Can you think of some relevant ones? I think 2-3 questions would suffice. If we can only come up with a couple of NPOC relevant questions, I think I might include a question about ICANN becoming carbon neutral. It would be great if I could receive these suggestions by Friday. -Raoul

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ICANN Webinar Training Series : Who holds the keys to the Internet?
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele Feb. 20, 2023

Feb. 20, 2023

Dear NPOC Members, Please find below an interesting webinar learning series organized by ICANN on the topic *Who holds the keys to the Internet? * This will be interesting to our members, especially folks who are new to some internal workings of ICANN. David Huberman will be sharing information about the purpose of these keys, the responsibilities of key holders, and more. For more information and to register >> https://go.icann.org/3XLOQjp Title: ICANN Training Series - Central Europe and the Baltics: Meet an Internet Key Holder! Date (Time is in UTC): Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00 Where: Zoom Event by Group: ICANN Organization You might have heard of some people who "hold the keys to the Internet". This sounds very exciting - but is it really correct? In our webinar series for the Central European and Baltic region, David Huberman (Technical Engagement Manager, ICANN) will explain what this really is about and why it’s critical to Internet security. He will describe the purpose of these keys, the responsibilities of the key holders, and he’ll take us through what a key signing ceremony looks like. You will also have a chance to meet and ask questions to a key holder from the region: Ondrej Filip (Czech Republic), who will tell us about his experience being a keyholder and how he serves the global Internet in this role. *Speakers:* David Huberman, Technical Engagement Manager, ICANN Ondrej Filip, CEO CZ.NIC *Registration: * https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J5JKOjpNSfWeRlhoSxdEYg -- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com

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ICANN's Internet Access Reimbursement Program
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele Feb. 6, 2023

Feb. 6, 2023

Dear NPOC Members, ICANN continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program to assist volunteers in our community to continue to engage actively. Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN76, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application process opens Monday, 30 January 2023. The application deadline is Friday, 24 February 2023 at 23:59 UTC. Further information can be gotten on this link here <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/internet-access-reimbursement-program…> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/internet-access-reimbursement-program… Eligibility Requirements To qualify for Internet service reimbursement: - Applicants must require additional bandwidth at home to facilitate their active participation in the ICANN Public Meeting. Applicants must have a valid personal bank account for ICANN org to wire the reimbursement funds. - If you are not a previously funded traveler, you have the opportunity to request a nomination from a community leader. Applicants can be nominated by a community leader from one of the three Supporting Organizations, four Advisory Committees, four Stakeholder Groups and five Constituencies from the Generic Names Supporting Organization, and five Regional At-Large Organizations from the At Large community. Community leaders will have the opportunity to nominate a limited number of recipients by the program deadline. *OR* Applicants must be active members of an ICANN community Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee and have been an ICANN funded traveler between ICANN61 to present. *OR* Applicants must be selected to participate in the current ICANN Public Meeting Fellowship or the NextGen programs. - Applicants must be registered to attend and participate for a minimum of 4 sessions. Please track the sessions you have attended and submit a list with your receipts. Participation will be validated by the support staff of the primary membership group of applicants. - Applicants must apply for this program in advance of the meeting. Please see below for the deadline and application form link. - In addition to the above qualifications, eligibility for participation is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. - Applicants that are in-person attendees to ICANN76 are not eligible for this program. Note: Family members of ICANN org personnel and Board members are not eligible for this program. Ineligibility Requirements - Applicants that are in-person attendees to ICANN76 are not eligible for this program. - Family members of ICANN org personnel and Board members are not eligible for this program. -- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com

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