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A Look Ahead to ICANN61 in Puerto Rico
Christopher Mondini, VP, Stakeholder Engagement in North America, ICANN
ICANN60 has been a successful and productive meeting by all accounts. As many of you know, this was our Annual General Meeting - it is our longest meeting of the year and focuses on outreach and engagement, in addition to the development of policy that is the
hallmark of every ICANN meeting.
As we say goodbye to Abu Dhabi, we turn our eyes to ICANN61, which will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 10-15 March 2018. This marks the first time since 2014 that
an ICANN meeting is hosted in the North American region, and we can't wait to welcome everyone.
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Marrakech Identified as ICANN Meeting Site for 2019 Policy Forum
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Tell Us What You Thought About ICANN60
We need your feedback to help us improve future meetings. We've created a brief survey for you to evaluate your ICANN60 experience.
We invite you to rate your overall experience, sessions, networking opportunities, registration process, and venue.
You can access the surveys either by accessing the ICANN60 mobile app or by using the desktop version. On the mobile app home screen, click
ICANN60 Survey.
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Governmental Advisory Committee Issues ICANN60 Communiqué
The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Communiqué from ICANN60 is available for review
here[r20.rs6.net]. ICANN receives input from governments through the GAC. Its key role is to give advice to ICANN on issues of public policy, especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN activities
or policies and national laws or international agreements. The GAC meets three times a year at ICANN Public Meetings, where it discusses issues with the ICANN Board of Directors, Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and other groups.
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The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) elected Manal Ismail as its next Chair, with a term beginning on 1 November 2017. She is the director of the
International Technical Coordination Department at the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt and represents Egypt in the GAC. Prior to this role, Ismail served in several technical positions in the Egyptian government. She is an
active member of the global Internet community with engagements in the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), Internet Society, and Internet Governance Forum. Ismail is an alumna of the University of Louisville (Kentucky, USA) and the Faculty of Engineering
at Cairo University.
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SSAC Announces New Leadership
The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) has elected Rod Rasmussen as Chair and Julie Hammer as Vice Chair. They will serve three-year terms
beginning on 1 January 2018.
Rasmussen cofounded Internet Identity (IID) and was the company's lead technology development executive. IID was purchased by Infoblox in 2016, and Rasmussen
retired in early 2017. He is widely recognized as a leading expert on the abuse of the Domain Name System by criminals.
Hammer was an independent director on the Board of auDA, the Australian country code top-level domain (ccTLD), for nine years, ending in 2016. She was
appointed to the Board in 2007 after retiring from the Royal Australian Air Force in 2005 with the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. She was the first woman to achieve a one-star and two-star rank in the history of the Australian Defence Force.
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ICANN Contractual Compliance Publishes Data Protection/Privacy Statement
On 2 November, ICANN announced that it published a statement regarding the ability of registries and registrars to comply with their WHOIS and other contractual
requirements related to domain name registration data in light of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR[r20.rs6.net]).
Detailed guidance regarding the process and eligibility requirements will be provided shortly. View the statement
here[r20.rs6.net]. Additional information on the ICANN org's data protection/privacy activities is published
here[r20.rs6.net].
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Curative Rights: Proposed Final Recommendations
Ariel Liang, ICANN Policy Analyst, interviews Philip Corwin and Petter Rindforth, Co-Chairs of the PDP Working Group on the
IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms. They preview the proposed final recommendations of the working group and explain how the PDP addresses policy concerns raised by the GAC.
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Looking Forward: Future of
At-Large APRALO
Rinalia Abdul Rahim, former ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large Community, as well as leaders in the Asian, Australasian, and Pacific Islands
Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) talk about their visions of a vibrant APRALO, as well as what future priorities would be.
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ICANN Community Members Discuss the Importance of Email Address Internationalization
Several community members discuss why Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and Email Address Internationalization (EAI) are essential to enabling users
to communicate and navigate the Internet entirely in their local languages. Visit
www.uasg.tech[r20.rs6.net] to learn more or report a UA issue.
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Update on New gTLD Subsequent
Procedures Work Track 1
Ariel Liang, ICANN Policy Analyst, interviews Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey, Co-Leads of the PDP Working Group on the New
gTLD Subsequent Procedures Work Track 1. They reflect on the discussions at ICANN60 on applicant support and other pertinent topics related to the overall new gTLD application process.
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Click the links below to watch speeches from Steve Crocker's Tribute, and to watch Brad White's onstage talk with Steve Crocker. In that talk, you'll learn
what Crocker says about his time as ICANN Chair and what the future holds.
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Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General
(Video coming soon)
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