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<div style="font-family: Times-New-Roman; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; color: #7a7578;"><b> </b></span><span class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">On 10 March 2016, the ICANN Board transmitted the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Stewardship Transition Package to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Since then, </span><a class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDFyjLEbvrUxG2a5xY7GI5Z00QPsXSTVU98iS-Jxor_P91EC7OWwcIuobJAtHQaALfkX1dY8hHzyMHZG_8Xhtlg5fROpquYQ4DrXc4y2lmOgN7kqIL9tZ_gmvHczq0mZInZWjtSgE9w5mD1zqgsyFlndYX69YwOwkW78z4uFUL_JoxuJZ1iBEPXE=&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/reviewing-iana-transition-proposal" target="_blank">NTIA has been reviewing the proposals</a><span class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> to ensure that they meet the criteria of their </span><a class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDFyjLEbvrUxGMtBIlu8CNyulx5AohZhBjFap5wB12zW5Az62Ho3L65jzs-y5FghkyHDY90ZcZ5xHU5JDy7o_v0Nr2X7V8wkXwRlYZA0QCGqKtsE0dZ5iMfeR6HIbhL-LvaQjDfOlV1WdtROTABX78AJn64vckMbcS_D5mx4lQVSkiwfzMqOU7n2HQow47cJx_x8pzbcqFLTwIl7s0yQyQKKHdW7MXPx5k9ppUJdl3n48MMueQmkOHuk=&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" target="_blank">14 March 2014 announcement</a><span class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">. This review period is expected to last 90 days, and will be guided by recommendations from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In addition, the U.S. Congress has a strong interest in the proposals; it is expected that they will closely monitor and review the proposal as a part of NTIA's evaluation. The current contract with ICANN expires on 30 September 2016, but NTIA has the authority to extend the contract if needed.</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span> </span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span>While the community was working to finalize the IANA Stewardship Transition Package, ICANN's implementation team has been diligently preparing for the "implementation phase" of the IANA Stewardship Transition. Significant preplanning for implementing </span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDFyjLEbvrUxGiGKZf9i3pI0YjDtnx8xX9ukA8WT_D9gx74N2mJRIe4JscbG2_TQBG4dy-Sna0uNH9TR0g8Jfm2TtOEnXx0MopfAQYm3oXCTMc0xyiP8SlCJwm-I7WSGGtV9BHqXgc9DpRjT96rwX4t-a908-nP-p6zpS7f1n_OFmkCQ6SEYSe4bCFUBEAAoXlsZ4gJ4JJ7FAvv9baveW6UPEDv6nZ_ccygXjQvuurGble7qTMZaWav_0ntJOKqxAtA==&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/a-progress-update-ensuring-the-security-stability-and-resiliency-of-root-zone-maintenance" target="_blank"><span>changes to the Root Zone Management System</span></a><span>, elements proposed in the ICG Proposal, as well as the Post-Transition IANA and Customer Standing Committee, are underway. These activities will continue to develop over the coming weeks and months. </span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span> </span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span>ICANN's legal team is coordinating with the two external law firms that have provided support to the CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship to prepare proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws to implement the changes outlined in the IANA Stewardship Transition Package. The draft Bylaws will be put out for public comment prior to Board approval, and once adopted, ICANN will notify NTIA of the adoption. NTIA has stated that the Bylaws must be adopted before NTIA can issue a report on the transition proposal. </span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #00254a;"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-size: 10pt;">This year's Serbian Internet Domains Day conference was held from 15-16 March in Belgrade, under the slogan "Living the Internet... Globally - Securely - Locally." The seventh annual conference welcomed more than 370 attendees, 1300 online viewers and 50 domestic and foreign speakers. DIDS 2016 was organized by the RNIDS Foundation. Stressing the importance of multistakeholderism in Internet governance initiatives, the sessions explored how to engage the local community in ICANN's policymaking processes. Speakers were: Mike Silber, Member of the ICANN Board; Gabriella Schittek, Manager of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Central and Eastern Europe at ICANN; Wolf Ludwig, Chair of the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO); and Marília Maciel of the Getulio Vargas Foundation. </span></div>
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<div>The second Regional Internet Forum (RIF 2016) was held on 16 March as part of the DIDS 2016 conference. Attendees included about 50 representatives of national Internet registries from Southeastern Europe, state bodies, local Internet communities and legal experts. ICANN's Gabriella Schittek explained how the multistakeholder model was a way to become involved in Internet governance. For more information, visit the <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWNpE_0v4-29Yh2Kd-ajClT6DI2QUWdBofWkcLq0jHvgfal2U2XuZ9FEaS_dVKdECvaj7AZgQF_X6jU9FWG3IQXB1wxY0lVtOYGgcyH_TtbdclhoViA6_n3dreH3I6gZRbtTzbb6-zQ57eOutewsEf6xemqZWct01ehLKunQ2JrfM9cQ_kSh9AXOQ95T4nIhDo&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="http://rif.rs/en/rif-2016-almost-everything-about-internet-governance-and-regulation/" target="_blank">RIF 2016 website</a>.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">ICANN55 marked the first time that the DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC) was present at an ICANN Public Meeting. Our involvement in Marrakech featured a booth, brochures, giveaways and a video. I introduced the DNS-EC and its activities in a session entitled "The DNS Industry in the Middle East."</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span>ICANN was the platinum sponsor and an active participant at the fourth </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWeCwuCAyG5bRvi4_vb3ko7oY-ENdnAblwGsZvwba4a9Aum5vODkheNmhKmoDqNKHqYb8SzVdHm0rohPKZGCBdYjBxY_vCKXjbHpgMwJyY-1Vh25XYGv222F5sHLLF86BvjA8npzKRmA-dUCFPT1QNp8ZSSvn499pRwWGwHV_YJ5zU_2Eq7Zuktg==&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/africa-domain-name-system-dns-forum-2016" target="_blank">Africa DNS Forum 2016</a><span> held in Marrakech, Morocco from 4</span><span>-</span><span>6. The forum presented key DNS topics affecting Africa - and the North African region, following successful events held previously in other regions: South Africa (Southern Africa) in 2013, Nigeria (West Africa) in 2014, and Kenya (East Africa) in 2015. </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>14</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>15 April 2016 </b></span><span>DNS Business Workshop, Dakar, Senegal<br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>13</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>15 April 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWFIDVgMGAoFdbVNPdozXjMMncm3vipIHI5EWE42uMCVvvk1FvNuC2y2WSaF26yN6f1rJek10IHPfqBB3L19DWGq8Y2aCoQ_x_GW_u2kpDG2xeyBD25wrnsIRL4uOLzlR5&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="http://2016.russianinternetforum.ru/" target="_blank"><span>Russian Internet Forum</span></a><span>, Moscow, Russia</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>19</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>21 April 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWlbY7mZLhAWnG6l58IL9hrLeIZQ62o50zEJSDW89-Gica4qsOunPYVsmgAkTvotMhVh6OAN_MUfGEZ5JQCCxgKQGcrAdl3URfuFKd_qkkmq4WkI9onpBYwDqFMFZqriMgCYKS4p-QzdaSHxz3KHoy5K3t6YBKnYGo9fUlNfqd4qu3lrnD_lHWOA==&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="http://extensia-events.com/events/innovation-africa-digital-iad-summit-2016/" target="_blank"><span>Innovation Africa Digital (IAD)</span></a><span> Summit, Abuja, Nigeria</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>19 April</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>10 May 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWaVnwnB7cM6fSwnqYtteJVxiZCFDj8td6HMUov6j72XXGKLYTfS5LOm-k0O1sjQE_IqnWK5uYvs0DGVJXY4iCqzZWFwFPFYOLZXJ_Q4ftquFwHybRPSrCgsoOO0MoSQmI81_1djfcr34_bLUTTQtJJVJ3jwobJKALk6_tdwkskU_8FmnOQbBqDtNAediTOTmK&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="https://features.icann.org/event/icann-speaking-events/internet-academy-poland" target="_blank"><span>Internet Academy</span></a><span>, Warsaw, Poland</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>22 April 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vW3J2dcOKwVJXXhYAduU9T2zRClMGJHciejPqxY7013ycuKVmG8e5HfSsKI9l6O-GAnnDoX_NN8Ntz2NQPNetj33kMB852Fz5CQHrM-dcw2CI=&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="http://www.seedig.net/" target="_blank"><span>South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG)</span></a><span>, <br /> Belgrade, Serbia</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>2</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>4 May 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vW8yRfFYRbw7Ici1ER6y4YPfALM1hAEhS9DRLQADg-GCzkMCpWanwqNV2_iQcyGUa6eeJm3NccF0fqcrLnQU2bDEJ-lmnKS2NIBLcC4gP4kKA=&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="https://re-publica.de/en" target="_blank"><span>10th Edition of re:publica</span></a><span>, Berlin, Germany</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>4</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>5 May 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWMo28SIcUx1VzrwA60hHCj7QVKVP4I-ZdI6-2PvHI8ebJNuy6AfXywr1Yzf0sKxsPaUOJCqrnCwN1flw9xy4BLvIwtkFlSN068eN3MhjxNNmh8eaaYtH6Ow==&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="http://tunis2016.mednsf.org/en/" target="_blank"><span>Middle East DNS Forum 2016</span></a><span>, Tunis, Tunisia</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>9</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>10 May 2016 </b></span><span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDFb9LG6-finsm3ZqkMak7oysTP1GakrDL9riBjXd38yJjUEur_pMyBOvNlbCs6U3X1n2-Srt2DbnWSTs7MLmqpP0ZcyiQuoKHKnqpwlvv_OVI2DXa6aPrUJGM6A1qOaG9oHyds4j6a6q&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" linktype="1" alt="https://www.icann.org/gseafricaworkshop" target="_blank">Topical Workshop,</a> Harare, Zimbabwe</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span><b>27</b></span><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>28 May 2016 </b></span><a style="color: rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qbcoz_hEkOJ7VDcnPRmgK5K-1c-8WLNr2QhwKFZaBzv7wmjAtFYZDIgLdemK_8vWbIt4Utn0d5Q45c1etGcOZso_PEFJvZpvoqj4VzwzktekmVYRZFFWy81A1tb5BIHRkn9Mj0wDwSWvVwVpKhQeD9_Rbz0ygsz8SvAYp8HzkelQ5MR8da2R7w==&c=2Z4AR7Hay1DcqwYIl1wfuCp_fKRuHHppWapOf2lo-KE14GX_ZMH_pA==&ch=qA3v07WwezejSnGpA7DwXcKqYAAXOM_F08c0rb9QJzbB4Aj034_kDw==" alt="http://www.moldovaictsummit.md/" target="_blank"><span>Moldova ICT Summit 2016</span></a><span>, Kishinev, Moldova</span></div>
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