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*Join us for ICANN54 in Dublin from October 18 to 22*
/Jean-Jacques Sahel -//VP ICANN, Europe/

As I write this, the heat is increasing across much of Europe this
summer. Similarly, it also feels like the heat is on for ICANN54 in
Dublin. Advanced proposals by the ICG concerning the IANA functions
stewardship transition and the parallel CCWG Accountability promise
engaging discussions for the upcoming meeting, which many are already
billing as a key milestone in the history of the Internet.

This could indeed be the meeting, which marks approval, or at least the
firming up, for the set-up by which ICANN becomes independent, with the
Internet's global 'multistakeholder' community truly in charge of the
destiny of the Domain Name System and Associated Protocols and Numbers.

ICANN54 will also be eventful with important work ranging from covering
IDNs to privacy and proxy services, from Internet Governance to Human
Rights and Public Safety - and much, much more.

All that with the backdrop of charming glorious Dublin, one of Europe's
most successful 'mini Silicon Valleys' and home to the glorious Dubliners. 

Look forward to seeing you there!

*Bringing it All Back Home; ICANN Dublin 2015*
/By Maria Farrell, ICANN civil society (NCSG) and InterConnect
Communications/

The Irish Internet community is as vibrant and varied as they come, with
a mix of multinationals and home-grown talent
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of our educated population and rather convenient location, many global
tech firms have made Dublin their European HQ.

When the ICANN community touches down in Dublin this October, they will
be right across the river Liffey from Dublin's tech centre, 'Silicon
Docks', which houses operations from Google, Twitter, Facebook, and,
most recently, AirBnB. This roll call of big box names shows Ireland's
long-requited love affair with all things American, though some
economists worry that we spend too much time (and money) attracting
firms from abroad, and not enough building our own native tech sector
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But the tech community is busy ensuring that our current success lasts.
INEX, IP peering association and the host of the Dublin meeting, brings
together professionals from across the sector for regular and lively
meetings.
Digital Rights Ireland
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an all-volunteer organisation fighting to ensure a positive impact of
the Internet on individuals and our future. The*Irish Internet
Association
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together people from all over the sector and the country for training,
networking, lobbying and, of course, networking. It also works with the
.IE registry
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an annual 'Dot IE Net Visionary Award', won in 2014 by Blacknight
registrar founder, Michele Neylon.

Which brings us to Irish people in ICANN. A friend who works in the
European Commission says Irish people have never yet encountered an
international organisation they don't want to get involved in and also
pull in all their family and friends, too. From small beginnings, the
number of active ICANN community members from Ireland is growing. That
includes former Board Director Dennis Jennings, Registrar Constituency
Chair Michele Neylon of BlackNight, former staffer and GNSO NCSG
Councillor; yours truly, and rising NCUC star James Gannon. You can
expect to see us and a great Irish contingent at the Dublin meeting and
yes, the national stereotypes are pretty much all true; we will be the
ones at the bar talking to anyone and everyone, delighted to finally be
hosting our life-long ICANN friends.

*ICANN EMEA HUB ACTIVITIES & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS*

ISTANBUL HUB

*Global Support Team Expands - *
We're happy to welcome two new Global Support hires Seda Akbulut and
Koray Nicolas Namer to our hub in Istanbul. Languages now covered from
the Hub support will be English, French, German and Turkish.  Visit our
global support website here
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contact the team via email globalsupport at icann.org
<mailto:globalsupport at icann.org>.

*10th International Electronic Communications Regulators Conference: 
Future of Mobile: 4G and Beyond - *May 7-8
The event kick started with the Chairman of the Turkish Information and
Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA), Dr. Tayfun Acarer,
welcoming the attendees.David Olive was invited to be on a panel with
international experts, where he described the role of ICANN and shared
the results of two important studies conducted for ICANN by the Boston
Consulting Group on reducing friction
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the Internet economy and suggested policies to follow to harness the
Internet as a pervasive, growing economic force.

*Meeting with Law Students at Bahcesehir University *
On May 5, Professor Elif Kuzeci of the Faculty of Law of Bahcesehir
University in Istanbul invited David Olive as a guest lecturer to talk
about ICANN and Internet Governance to the ICT law students. 

TÜ*TED - Celebrating Information Technology & Telecommunications Day -*
May 29 - TÜTED, a leading Telecommunications Industry Association in
Turkey, invited ICANN VP and General Manager David Olive to be a keynote
speaker, where he noted Dr. Acarer's work with ICANN and the ICT
Community in Turkey since the hub offices opened two years ago.  More on
the event is here.
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*ISOC's InterCommunity 2015 Conference- July 7-8*

ICANN attended InterCommunity 2015, the *Internet Society's (ISOC)
*first virtual meeting of its entire community, where the 2015 Global
Internet Report
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released by ISOC. Key Takeaways from the report:

*   3 billion Internet users were likely by May 2015.

*   Mobile Internet penetration is forecasted to reach 71% by 2019.

*   Usage per device is forecasted to more than triple by 2019.

*   192 countries have active 3G mobile networks, which cover almost 50%
of the global population.

*    Smartphone sales are the majority of mobile handsets sold
worldwide; tablet sales will soon exceed total PC sales.

*    While there are at least five mobile platforms, Android has an 84%
share of smartphones, and 72% of tablets.

*    There are well over 1 million apps available, which have been
downloaded more than 100 billion times.

*SEEDIG and EuroDIG: An eventful and successful 'Bulgaria DNS week' in June*

Bulgaria became the European Internet capital this year, starting June 1
with a 'roadshow' in cities such as Varna to beat the DNS industry's
drum with the local business community.

On Wednesday 3 June, the 'premiere' of the South Eastern Europe Dialogue
on Internet Governance (SEEDIG) started with the first ever roundtable
discussions taking place just before the start of EuroDIG, which itself
was yet another success this year, with hundreds of participants, a
flurry of exciting topics and increasingly strong discussions and
outcome documents.

This series of events and the formal birth of SEEDIG marked an important
anniversary: It brought us back to just 12 months before, when a handful
of ICANN 'regulars' from the region met informally during the ICANN 50
London meeting. We've all known for a while that the SEE community in
ICANN is vibrant and full of dynamic, dedicated characters, but we all
knew that more could be done to strengthen it. So we created what
started as a simple mailing list: ICANN-SEE. It grew from an initial 10
members to close to 100 today, and has helped members exchange ideas,
promote events, recruit speakers and panelists for public meetings,
events and so on. The result? An increasingly growing number of
activities, networks and contacts across the region, with events growing
larger in attendance, from Belgrade to Bucharest, from Varna to SEEDIG
in Sofia. Suffice to say, the simple mailing list grew to so much more.
Going forwards, we are excited to see many more such activities being
lined up: the first Bosnian IGF, the Domain Name Forum reconvening in
Sofia in December (see details below), and we are already looking
forward to events in Bucharest, Belgrade, Skopje and more in 2016.

*Help us grow and strengthen the Internet community in the SEE region:
join the mailing list at **icann-see at rnids.rs*
<mailto:icann-see at rnids.rs>*to get started!*

*Bulgaria Internet Week - **DomainFest & DomainForum*
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June 1 - 6, 2015*
/ By Andrea Beccalli/
ICANN participated at DomainFest
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a commercially focused content, networking, and sessions that focus on
the innovation, opportunity, and the business of the domain name
industry.  The DomainForum during that week, organized by Iliya
Bazlyankov, Chair of the Executive committee at CORE, gathered a panel
of industry experts and other stakeholders from the community. The event
was a perfect example of the multistakeholder nature of the DNS industry
and a great opportunity to share our expertise and interact with the
vibrant and growing Internet community from South Eastern European. 

*"The importance of fostering initiatives for the local DNS industry"*
By Iliya Bazlyankov, CORE Association

/Our team has the honor of contributing to the national and regional
development of the Internet by broadening the understanding of topics
like the impact of the new gTLDs, a multilingual Internet and Internet
governance./
/ /
/Organizing or hosting events like the ICANN-Studienkreis in 2014,
EuroDIG, DOMAINfest, Bulgarian Internet Week, SEEDIG in 2015 and the
annual Domain Forum (since 2011) is being done with the goal of
presenting to the local community highly popular topics from ICANN and
other international meetings. Additionally, they serve the purpose of
introducing the community to international specialists; and also present
an opportunity for people from the region to attend events that are
usually far away and not really accessible to them. This way, without
travelling, people are able to share their points of view and discuss in
an informal and open manner the current and emerging Internet-related
issues that are relevant to them./
/ /
/We will continue to work on more events with more international
attendees, and perhaps even one-day work on hosting an ICANN meeting! We
all do our best for the goal of having an accessible and convenient
Internet for people all over the world!/

  New Domains - New Business Prospects

The Meeting of Domain Industry Representatives from Eastern Europe -
Central Asia region (DOMINO-2015), which has become a tradition, was
held near Moscow. It was organized by the Russian Technical Center of
Internet. It was both pleasant (as always, organizers brought...
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*ICANN Media Briefing in Dubai, UAE*
In May, we hosted a key media briefing in Dubai, focused on the
development of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) in the Middle
East. Participants in the panel discussion included the UAE's
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Etisalat and Domain Name sector
companies ARI Registry Services, CentralNIC Group and AEServer.
 Coverage can be seen here.
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*Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance - May
25-29, 2015*
The 2
^nd edition of the regional school on Internet Governance (AKA MEAC-SIG)
was held in Tunisia and hosted by ISOC Tunisia Chapter
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5-day agenda covered Internet governance topics such as history, DNS, IP
Addressing, Human Rights, Privacy, Security, Social Media, and the top
IG related events and discussions of this year. The school attracted 30
students from 13 different countries. More information can be found here
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*L-Roots deployed in Pakistan*
ICANN has successfully joined effort with partners in Pakistan to
increase the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall stability and resiliency
against certain types of cyber threats, such as Distributed Denial of
Service (DDoS) attacks.  As a result, three L-Root instances have been
deployed to date.  Read more: NAYAtel
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COMSATS
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*DNS Operations and DNSSEC Workshop - July 27-30, 2015*

This workshop was the first novice technical workshop to be held under
the helm of the DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC) in Cairo, Egypt.
The 4-day workshop covered DNS technicalities and how to deploy DNSSEC.
The workshop attracted more than 20 students from 7 different countries
in the Middle East and Africa, and was co-trained by three trainers two
of which were trained as part of the DNS-EC train-the-trainers program.
More information can be found here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvZ1qStzFe9ZQN4r8vpoDKp0XDzgG3mHi9l2-tTqMg9H3KbMIF_QKf7RYhulioH1eYNTNAY65nbsiQnwb_Z2lciIVi0guGGPLVzroMpZ1dVhwjpBbsImo2yUkUybpsvmjr&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>.

*Middle East DNS Study Launched*
EURid was selected by ICANN in mid June to develop the DNS study in the
Middle East and adjoining countries.  Read More
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvhdkdFBS3Cax3sxO-JV5V65D5uGbB4LK5-vs_zxpYonKHMuk_ehRs_xmsrf0QLOEU96kXnLsRn4geQTl-6racCyCs7tDEEd0UezLvqf-iY76hjfKPZJXXxccLq0pSgsCmSNf3kjtiv9owtHuwZigz_NWwoe8RHdPT72yq3YWSSnFbkMpowHwbXNQm5cYNuvmnk05aE_xZiwB4tDPL4PLc6NYCbkkWSEwuBJDcJuX0jto=&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>

<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvti9UddUAMVsth6yYbfZLAnBIZ5EoDGlbNNPoKCjXCc46sHIBT6uK_29Bwiq6BhWWMSRKgfAHoMD95tYuwXHrf_CQI5gdCJ4lonL1I7f7nVcpsygYgGrckOCQXxoCevrphOUatDwTR_bVPyLcVkX0RAd-t3RafxjoHhh7wX_iGE9IFzwlzxmTQQ==&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>
*
*
*The Middle East Strategy two years Later*

*Africa DNS Forum*
/By Pierre Dandjinou - ICANN VP, Africa/

ICANN Receiving a thank you Award for Sponsoring the Africa DNS Forum

The third edition of the Africa DNS Forum was an absolute success,
demonstrating how this event has grown over the past three years.
Throughout the event, there was consistent attendance, and rich debates
that highlighted the potential for cooperation, that the Nairobi
gathering made possible.

The dialogue between African registrars and registries started in Durban
in 2013, with the Kenyan DNS Forum moving it to yet another level as
other stakeholders in the DNS industry joined and shared their
perspectives. Key discussions on the DNS took place with reflections on
costing strategies, marketing ideas and technical solutions, in addition
to touching upon a critical area - the availability and accurateness of
statistics and data pertaining to African DNS industry. The potential
for developing strategic partnerships in this field are immense.

 ICANN, through its Africa strategy and the support of all its
departments, will continue the journey with current partners and look
forward to expanding the group of partners. Our DNS entrepreneurship
centre in Cairo is ready to proceed with capacity building workshops and
events in both technical and business areas, and we hope to launch other
centers in Sub-Saharan Africa and partner with existing incubators and
accelerators to deploy special programmes on DNS entrepreneurship for
young entrepreneurs interested in venturing and seizing the potential of
this under-utilized industry in Africa.

*ICANN Media Briefing in Nairobi, Kenya*

We hosted a press briefing in Nairobi to discuss Africa's role in
helping shape the future of the organisation, the Internet's Domain Name
System (DNS) and the African Domain Name Market.  A key focus of the
briefing was the opportunities these changes will afford businesses,
entrepreneurs and Internet users across Africa.  The event was well
attended by leading media houses in East Africa. Pierre Dandjinou
interview on CNBC Africa can be seen here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvmeqy8EQ90L3aL9_r-MP_N6DyQPQ5h-StDd0xU067U4JT3qovpfNxnVWS1AbighDucgA-d4Z42YBUkgr11E1c1JvodnzXAAitKpwj5KHPb5SKbj2qSpaA2ZSAabWHPh9rSz-3ZmUksX2wKx0_uFFpi_mHz8AArrlq&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>and
other coverage here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvZTRMXiRXMkHC55YKl2X1s3SeJAeD5a4P8Iv96KcGPeM_pIAUtlBYk3LFcB-kxF_VSRfedNi1LIJm2AiLHoJCE0fGmgRI-8ByPO69lOVQ6ImvwF4r_Bf3p0f7u8Gda8Tk&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>.

*The DNSSEC Journey Continues to Advance In Africa*
Developing the domain name industry in Africa is an important and
central objective of the ICANN AFRICA Strategy. Focusing on the
importance of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a
direct contributor to the security of the Internet, and providing
mechanisms to help prevent DNSdata spoofing and tampering. This is how
the "DNSSEC roadshow project" was conceived. Through it, we have lead
efforts to drive awareness and understanding of the importance of
the DNSSEC, as well as building capacity toward ccTLD DNSSEC adoption in
AFRICA. 
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvGM748VVaYHCwDlj6PWmGyG1pXMczQR4lwcfOpzaDzLGCSPG7lv7Qc7ty2tELe1FsGE_i8cpej3Xgl1smbKDWJjxjiGJeBt7U3nzURl3Kaj1Z5w-KqqcqNXoWk12v-qylpwfaaMHSaBae5F1gLaBwmOt5kpjBvfNfrEp56t8PN--c6dC6azV2_TB3AQvkl4C1&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>

*DNS today without DNSSEC is a "forgiven" system*
"Forgiven system" may sound too rude but it seems to be the reality. The
title of this blog is from a statement made by one of the participants
during a breakout session on DNSSEC during the 2015 edition of the
AfricaDNS Forum in Nairobi, Kenya.
 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvqA4xzewmODQRXs5r51MVLR0ovX2jcYOgcHHjKuOIRbcuTifuM4gzvp9248c0kDyKvaf3Cz7ih_5TVKw5fyU9Q5-_srdxJhkQMzLCEit2A2_UZhJ4WoMtgdhIvHCk_D6a_YmshPbC7DSqTm1-mMTzN4w8jeBbzhs8ZYwCDPyL4Yir7IeuZDkEaw==&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>

Section Heading H
*Building Capacity*
*
/Other events the Africa ICANN team participated in include:/
*
ere

*Training of trainers' workshop on Internet Governance* 
/Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: 27-31 July/
A 'premiere' in francophone Africa, this workshop was an opportunity for
deepening concepts and strategies around the global Internet governance
ecosystem. Pierre and Yaovi from ICANN were key contributors.

*Connect to Connect Summit*in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where Bob
presented the BCG report discussing e-friction and also hosted a
workshop on the IANA Stewardship Transition. For more information visit
 here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvkAfJ0LEXxYlKsyXIwKQJPnx00CF34d7yz4XCgFGVWGVARPSPU4eJ_5xjT0CvF7YF0vW6S52RQYG_Xo1StK-QrKa72ovMRbODm18Unl2Jag_vEANW5SZ8ZO4c0rDMu02k05yB-tor9qljWkxvlcNi4t19DfF1Hcv8&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>.

*Highway Africa 2015, Grahamstown, S. Africa 29-31 August*

ICANN held two main sessions, one on the future of Internet Governance
and the Role of Africa in the Internet Ecosystem and the other on the
Domain Name System (DNS) Economy in Africa.  Awareness on these topics
is key. This is one of the many ways we are reaching out to the media in
Africa through these sessions, providing more background information,
briefing on the current situation with the challenges and opportunities
ahead in the regional market and how to participate and become an active
part of the community and Internet ecosystem. 

GLOBAL NEWS

*IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION UPDATE*

The transition of IANA's stewardship is now another step nearer as two
key proposals are opened for public comment: 

  * The Consolidated IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal
    <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJxEQLCd3gyuqyhnqXu_Xjhps70Xa5RtqwdKemodjqVlHongfTETupfhNH_RHr3cKHCgVZ2K0HaNMAe9NRmsi8TzRA04YCU1wicrhF-5XDlLOel8rCoY6r4s7PoZH8wzRSl79NJRkFPauW5bFWxCfYUhQACyDCLawlUk6rzNiqkfi_ok-tHegE4yv-YUCT7ICyJgI_EX1LWsj&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>by
    the ICG
  * The 2nd Draft Report on Work Stream 1 Recommendations
    <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJxEQLCd3gyuqr-iPJZjYLH2c6XsqGWxMUb4CPLGFYL0PQ69sf7QQgxLCzmZds9MFZF2RAQV2hhZgcrEFaqkoeYhIA3g4knYEGMFCMS-8kiimMsCCin5dfXocWMU8OYu3Mr_vFZ4H6W0Y3kMn8PAkT6lKDQGSTtlGdwtKJUS9PaW4DPR4ZsFO-XM=&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>by
    the CCWG-Accountability

To stay updated on the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN
Accountability Public Comment Periods and the latest news click here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTv3R6CjFmyv3t2jfR_Aq21bsIpcEmYH0zMr_QllqF05Wlqe7GuBGPbPKoODrsV4Mni3l9OxSjPOJSWG7Xil_vtlTkTEhCY1evbzsscvqaK0p20aysQ1ocz9ihJfgYsU1DFES5yxnDHQhML_oBZrc1N0jPzzF426aWW&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>.  
* *
*Must Read:*

  *  *Volume 9: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions*
    <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvvPmPQSgV219Ox9Dpl71_-p1k6QlPjdrxL8_DEMxJj4Lx6MSliXuZywgNZV2XQ5A88_-iKntM6I6PKexq-bnGfUmaTNDQu-uMwBhgOlakYYdodYBVle_lPL0OqLHVgHyBCKOsA3TEpT7DR0QaBTUkgaLy1nMD7H1GtGEhsJRkdH0w_AS8wCQfeQ==&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>by
    Samantha Dickinson
  * *Let Your Voice Be Heard on IANA Transition*
    <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvqL0xHFv6gE5-3CWaEz4sn-BNM__x_qIhCTRCRwWxZlaO1NxcE5Y83qyS2wU9JS1I1wVsDFUgGQel0VYSLDS1cuzIak3i808r1ZG4bxo-Qt5gOQ1aooLqUTBdcrr5ViRbLqgKbqooutUO-7s1LR147sCm2IPfQvokvTz6fbmixjqflT7EAKrFZA==&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>by
    NTIA Administrator, Lawrence E. Strickling
  * *An Update on the IANA Transition
    <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvdjKk6yIT_eTFb-0orQQa53S-PGbFF0i17tX8IvS1cdo2WpsPa7goe8dphVTa52xit-HeUY3lO22GFHJjtZ9s3Y8qQ0Sx1MfPFFrem5WtzO8XoBHNpe_PfbYgMKwLdCktxmsJpZhkNSsMTJxucCtrojV7ppYx3TfG&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==> *by
    NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling announcing a plan to
    extend the IANA contract with ICANN for one year to September 30, 2016.

*Must Watch:*
Watch
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTv4MkybpjBbhFbCxcMF7CfQi4-09c7EFJZSeSWS5GXt5xDeSuUmqnbkTOQf25AUPZymjSzOTPiRmuPj3Lnzl2ABtrPaqveVVReTHKCOe5uy4QkqyM6pKoHXw6GpDQCeHQMbWPGbUl6WQP2jBQlns4GTkmxOgYpaT9-0g71iB8RHA8=&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>Theresa
Swinehart's video update on NTIA's Announcement to Extend the IANA
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvsbXUC9AiJudkD2QU8aHFIoFCeafD-jmOibjq_P0k6DG1U0vOHTdq87naNgU4N4g-sI5_KK0Dgj2KksCbTkijE1aCHvmqdjpFTogcbyJFbi-InyNYlAiQQ8VWskCX7f2YvwwUTyZmSRc=&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>Functions
Contract

*IANA Stewardship Transition Timeline:*
As shown by Fadi Chehadé, ICANN President and CEO, during the opening
ceremony of the ICANN53 meeting in Buenos Aires in June this year, these
are the three identified phases of the IANA Stewardship Transition.

*GDD UPDATE*

*New gTLD Case Studies*
The second batch of new gTLD case studies (.INK, .ORGANIC, .REALTOR,
.XYZ) is now available
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTv5sixW0bdDyVokx3K5iu35otzYISwyZxb-tRz6Ki95_mCYYythD716jMpXwwAl8QMtdoLlYgZylVgQ8e-XwRY-YfAT4RLckvYO53aEuIauwXHfNHvMBU0CQgbP0WrjuuWtDJwA3BLjs7ienfCsTuXtCTM8BcJpRQgLHjQFszZvh8=&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>.
This is part of ICANN's global efforts to raise awareness of and
interest in new gTLDs. These case studies tell the story of a TLD,
including its background and business objectives. They are intended for
use as educational resources. We will continue to publish new case
studies on this webpage on an on-going basis. All registries are invited
to partner with us to develop case studies. 

*Resolving the Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels with Comments*
Since ICANN launched the Authorization Process for the Release of
Two-Character ASCII Labels, over 249,000 letter/letter two-character
domains have been authorized across approximately 560 new generic
top-level domains, and the numbers are growing weekly. However,
approximately 3 percent of requested labels have not yet been authorized
for release due to concerns expressed by governments.  In mid-August,
ICANN published a draft process to fully consider comments received and
evaluate the labels that have been withheld thus far. Learn more
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvA-LqYTjjJK4g377H734CE3N01EqTt_zjw2QoQm_n3xS1Cgc5WzL5bXwUPAjGxnXWBHI9Ip0CcxpMJS0tPvzdgmYJIeWVWQ7wy8VENVjvt9S3jHIkZ1Vj7BF1kioX5LIDKd6-CUCQH_8WFoHVG0KL9r_2uUrH2Jb9mSTrSyC4hJNM1a4BM4aQzBBszDWRCwhjf677IETzLUAzSNqpRNBBmQ==&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>

*
*DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY DEPARTMENT (DPRD)*
*

ICANN's Development and Public Responsibility Department
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTvB3Cl4Smr3_GMPXfwl1Ji4KmtpOj6GryQEShphasrK2Z9YQzakv24fJPIz9TwgDD2KpEiHQgFbCKc86epaxpsuWG4gRkM-7eumj8lpXaYpfUKp70Bvl6f3roP6A5dgvJ89YL_FjQ9eOnCoHdqm7mUO35XjQ1LN0cw&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==> (DPRD)
is proud to announce the launch of the NextGen at ICANN 55 application for
Marrakech. This highly successful program has helped bring
together 18-30 year olds from the ICANN meeting's region in an effort to
help inspire and engage members of the next generation. Participants in
the program have gone on to organize unique outreach events, join the
Fellowship program, create online courses and get more deeply involved
with the ICANN Community. The NextGen at ICANN 55 application is open as of
September 4, 2015
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ2ySoTtDUz32c_Yt-S3n47cOQC9iXVXxXx0mPzHQWjDBJHaHyqh424VkEp0TzQRw9iW9fp7R2GXGwKElS5RXR1jwdmrVVAFD1XUvNcDSEDtFz7BuakkTITNGt8aA1O88XIupUSsFLdvu0aX7VBwmnRdO3B7JOdot2hCYuLdfVNCs4eEPAmZTVB8=&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==> -
please share and contact nextgen at icann.org
<mailto:nextgen at icann.org> with any questions or comments you may have.

*
*
*POLICY UPDATE*
*
*

*At-Large Onboarding Program Launches*
The aim of this new staff-initiated program is to facilitate At-Large
Structure (ALS) and individual member participation within the Regional
At-Large Organizations (RALOs) and to promote policy development
activity within At-Large and ICANN. To learn more please visit this page
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001urpbsClEPXNiDEMMIv76bG_jZ5IX51RK3pRXJhTVnIB345ntMoIAJ40GTufnkMTv4m5qfbu8e5UIaamP9P4ZjihgLqDmA7JdO0guuF_DmVH5aEnaoggL0JWP-qNtm7-OPOeBaolYbszi-PkV2YTiJ2aFLCrXMBlAripAK8wb_3XPDPwz77sO170gZGJjFkYsud9mBmkTD15FZzrmeMugAATiLixe9fqKZKtzRMJF_uZtHLDzoH12Fw==&c=YsrO_QVeYJRUlk0XzXM1psi-Wg3Cxp1tvJAe76yuo8exZD7KnwOW1w==&ch=pQaA1G9SdU2bJI4T28UMni_EjLobzpT9dOz1qPYgHDSOSzfMyPNJSA==>.

*ASO Address Council Selects Ron da Silva to Serve on Board Seat 9*
The ASO Address Council has selected Ron da Silva to replace Ray Plzak
on seat 9 of the Board of Directors. Mr. da Silva will serve a
three-year term beginning after the Annual General Meeting at ICANN54.
Learn more here
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*On 24 June 2015, the GNSO Council adopted
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Development Process Working Group's Final Report, containing seven
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*Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Publishes SAC070 *
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