<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> #ICANN72 Newsletter 25 October 2021 MEETING SCHEDULE <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> TOP STORY Welcome to ICANN72! Welcome to the ICANN72 Virtual Annual General Meeting, the final ICANN meeting of 2021. Sally Newell Cohen, Senior Vice President of Global Communications, spoke with ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby and ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman about their priorities for ICANN72. Listen to the interview on ICANN's podcast via Soundcloud. Listen Now! <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 2021 DR. TAREK KAMEL AWARD Satish Babu Receives the 2021 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is honored to announce that the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building is Satish Babu. The award recognizes Satish for his outstanding efforts in promoting the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and building capacities on a local and regional scale. In particular, his pioneering leadership for local and regional schools of Internet governance were greatly appreciated by the ICANN Board. You can read the full announcement here. <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> PLENARY SESSIONS AND YOUTUBE LIVESTREAMS Selected ICANN72 sessions will be livestreamed on YouTube as part of ICANN's continuing efforts to increase accessibility. These view-only livestreams provide a low-bandwidth alternative for attendees. Q&A with ICANN Org Executive Team 26 October 2021 14:30-15:30 PDT (21:30-22:30 UTC) Session details: https://go.icann.org/3mR8z0z YouTube livestream: https://youtu.be/OFDwlJHSVs0 <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> Designing Hybrid ICANN Public Meetings to Equalize In-Person & Remote Participation 27 October 2021 10:30-12:00 PDT (17:30-19:00 UTC) Session details: https://go.icann.org/3oWC0B2 YouTube livestream: https://youtu.be/nJ_kjG3VfZU <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> ICANN Public Forum 28 October 2021 14:30-16:00 PDT (21:30-23:00 UTC) Session details: https://go.icann.org/3aAL9H6 YouTube livestream: https://youtu.be/T8dscBvx3Vo <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> ICANN 23rd Annual General Meeting 28 October 2021 16:30-18:00 PDT (23:30-01:00 UTC) Session details: https://go.icann.org/3oYTGMl YouTube livestream: https://youtu.be/Cv4pwl6_xPI <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> [image: ICANN69 icon graphic ig] ICANN72 sessions will be held in the Seattle, United States, time zone, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (UTC -7). TODAY'S NOTABLE SESSIONS Community Sessions GNSO: RrSG Membership Meeting <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 09:00-10:00 PDT 16:00-17:00 UTC Zoom 3 GNSO: RySG Membership Meeting <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 09:00-10:00 PDT 16:00-17:00 UTC Zoom 4 GNSO: ISPCP Membership Meeting <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 09:00-10:00 PDT 16:00-17:00 UTC Zoom 5 GAC Discussions: IGO Protection Matters and DNS Abuse Mitigation <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 14:30-16:00 PDT 21:30-23:00 UTC Zoom 3 Joint Sessions ICANN Board and NCSG <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 09:00-10:00 PDT 16:00-17:00 UTC Zoom 6 ICANN Board and ALAC <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 12:30-13:30 PDT 19:30-20:30 UTC Zoom 6 ICANN Board and CSG <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 14:30-16:00 PDT 21:30-23:00 UTC Zoom 6 ICANN Board and RSSAC <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 16:30-17:30 PDT 23:30-00:30 UTC Zoom 6 HIGH-INTEREST SESSIONS Join ICANN's Technical Community for Tech Day Today is ICANN72 Tech Day, which features a series of sessions aimed at ICANN's technical community. The three sessions include presentations on the Domain Name System (DNS) Core Census and the DNS in Automatic Allocation of Telecommunication Network Identifier Devices. Additionally, Tech Day will feature a presentation on ICANN’s new Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) conformance tool. The full agenda can be found here <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> . Tech Day brings together ICANN’s technical community, and is open to anyone interested in technical or security-related topics. Tech Day continues to grow and has been part of ICANN Public Meetings since 2006. It provides a forum to discuss technical topics related to registry and DNS work and security. Session 1: <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 09:00-10:00 PDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) Session 2: <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 10:30-12:00 PDT (17:30-19:00 UTC) Session 3: <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 12:30-14:00 PDT (19:30-21:00 UTC) RSSAC Meeting In this regular monthly meeting, the RSSAC will discuss administrative and work items. In addition, outgoing and incoming RSSAC liaisons will provide their reports. RSSAC Caucus members are welcome to participate, and the meeting is open to observers. The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) consists of root server operators and root zone managers who provide advice and information to the ICANN Board and community on topics that are broadly related to the root server system of the internet. RSSAC Meeting <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> 14:30-16:00 PDT (21:30-23:00 UTC) View the ICANN72 schedule here <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> . Reminder: You must be registered for ICANN72 and signed in to the ICANN72 meeting site to view the full schedule. ICANN72 TOOLS Read the ICANN72 Participation Guide <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> for all the information you need to use our remote and language support tools. ICANN72 RESOURCES Check out these ICANN72 meeting materials to help you prepare. <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013oKMJDhemOlg1Vt8Bb02QBAFbx5Z7DRgWJST5yej55cT...> NETWORKING AT ICANN72