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<div>ICANN Holds First Open House in Istanbul<br /></div>
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<ul class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><li>Update on business conditions in Turkey</li><li><span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 10pt;">Competitiveness and maturity of the Turkish domain name industry amid increasing global competition</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 10pt;">Opportunities arising from Turkey's position in the wider EMEA region</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 10pt;">Update on the .ist and .istanbul land rush period</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 10pt;">Upcoming general availability of the second-level domains on .ist and .istanbul</span></li></ul>
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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;">Participants also had the chance to arrange one-on-one discussions with ICANN compliance staff, and to share knowledge with each other. ICANN staff encouraged attendees to take a greater part in policy development and to become involved in the Registries Stakeholder Group and the Registrar Stakeholder Group. Participants also learned about upcoming events such as the Global Domains Division (GDD) Industry Summit and the Middle East and Turkish Domain Name System (DNS) Forum activities.</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>The conference's format allowed the 150 participants and speakers to interact closely. Discussion topics touched on the major aspects of Internet governance across the region: definition of Internet governance, limitations and mechanisms, the digital divide and cybersecurity challenges, and human rights protection in the digital era. At the end of every session, the key points emerging from the discussion were summarized in </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqLRupznAJoZ8p-ePrNastePELKEd-30APmIEx5HFhHXJtHKf9VsLJ57u1RC1_So2Ly0-agdQ9pwPQ-woJC11GEXsN2zynvE5bt42WC3oUwSDdcotrG638WgMWYzyqeTDvw8grgX2nl_A=&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="http://www.seedig.net/seedig-2016-messages/" target="_blank">SEEDIG 2016 Messages</a><span>. These topics </span><span>will </span><span>be presented at the upcoming European Dialogue on Internet Governance (</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqZh2sXfcWXdUwXKFDpNIqhnVb5VT_RBCkLy_y-rY21NdqHmc86OUUf8CKyruU83yNWpUt7P_qQ7kBIjM3_qsLzHMRztFB1bhEdtPV0h3Pba2o7OA8fJdKDpYTYCGiJo2Y&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="http://www.eurodig.org/eurodig-2016/" target="_blank">EuroDIG</a><span>) conference, to be held from 9-10 June in Brussels, Belgium. </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>In the first session, Andrea Beccalli, ICANN's Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement in Europe, talked about approaches to Internet governance. He was joined by representatives from ISOC, RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) and the IGF Support Association (IGFSA). A main topic was the role of ICANN and its multistakeholder model within the layered structure of Internet governance. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Stewardship Transition was held up as an unprecedented example of the open multistakeholder model. With the proposal to replace the U.S. government's role over the IANA functions, the model goes beyond managing the logical layer of the Internet. The ultimate success may have far-reaching consequences for shaping new forms of global governance. </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>Alexandra Kulikova, ICANN's Manager of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, joined the session on cybersecurity. Kulikova recognized the role of the various stakeholders and their shared responsibility in addressing many of the current cybersecurity threats. She discussed how a multistakeholder approach could solve these problems.</span></div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">In April, Dave Piscitello, ICANN's Vice President of Security and ICT Coordinator, came to Warsaw, Poland. Piscitello is also a member of ICANN's Security, Stability and Resilience (SSR) team. The original reason for the trip was to speak at a conference sponsored by the Safe Cyberspace Foundation. However, when a ICANN staff member flies in from a distant location (in this case, the U.S.), we try to schedule other events to reach as many stakeholders as possible. </div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">The week started with a presentation at the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPq2MoiNyTJhWF7vgWihXfrXrzh6pwV_wI3SA-WqwcAxX8EB4Y1tvJyxUqOixmBsWU62XudD5JSy3laoT65tksRlWK8QYO0hk1sYLuQ81JmBcCiqCgvTM-vMQ==&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="http://idcitsecurity.com/warsaw" target="_blank">IDC Security Roadshow</a> in Warsaw. Sponsored by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the conference is mainly directed at business stakeholders. Piscitello spoke on the asset value of domain names and the DNS, why they are at risk, and why and how organizations should consider domain names in their risk management processes.</div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">Piscitello then rushed off to the Polish National Police's Cybercrime Unit, where he explained how ICANN is collaborating with law enforcement agencies around the world. He also discussed training opportunities for law enforcement officers to learn about cybercrime investigations.</div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">The next stop was the American Chamber of Commerce, where Piscitello gave a presentation on DNS attacks and DNS monitoring. Here, the audience consisted of business people, technical people and lawyers, all keen on learning more about DNS attacks. To reach this mixed audience, Dave toned down the technical aspects of the presentation. Judging from the feedback, he was successful!</div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">He also visited the Poland Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT.PL), where he discussed another training program. Piscitello talked about the "Train the Trainer" program, in which ICANN is providing training to entities such as CERTs, so that they can in turn train local agencies.</div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">Warsaw Hackerspace is a group of young technical professionals who invited Piscitello to teach them more about DNS attacks. His deeply technical presentation made a good impression - it was followed by in-depth discussions on a variety of issues.</div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">Piscitello's last day in Warsaw started with a conference organized by the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqtoljruxmWpCXmF48K56JdhnqFi6MhBPY5bBE3JpQeoHfuKNCACwvFDMyneuUZMxU-AoDo-fTsTaMvGy-t4jJrRC2lmAPjM9vD4vVgynUaY4uDS9noez4BA==&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="https://www.cybsecurity.org/" target="_blank">Safe Cyberspace Foundation</a>. His three-hour presentation was geared toward a technical audience. It focused on DNS attacks: classification, mitigations and countermeasures.</div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">The last engagement in Warsaw was to record a podcast, where Miroslaw Maj, Director of the Safe Cyberspace Foundation, asked tough questions on a variety of topics. [Listen to the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqbZgPJYHbpHasF_22R3jbjVKes8kJvYQpWE3mKj5l3gktUMMFX9mlve3P4IadEBRh3KMH8b4EqRUfpJGgEYdeYJByFNSX4xIq0KkL6tG8NZSopCWibY-qrWaxXg3Fnti5VGoaP-NMog4=&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="https://www.cybsecurity.org/category/podcast/" target="_blank">podcast</a>.] </div>
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<div style="color: #7a7578; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt;">Throughout the week, the feedback on Piscitello's presentations was overwhelmingly positive. A huge number of live-tweets were posted during his presentations; statements such as "the best presentation <i>ever</i>" were not unusual.</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>On 6 April, we held the first </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqbV3XCpMsCDPNtlErFXk_YEN4yLQSgLce9Dq0pLxTorRMB3GL4glnpCRzgi5Ytul2T5S2ZdrDj6fZ-APuEUsQlliYnqJNzHayyvTfmEZ9pzv5nTjxgH9ewT1_REZh-ppDl5dLYNZelVvsNU0quwdR2eu-BbGrl40iuoGylvRsFh5Zbpq-anNVKMFe0Uq5PNMO5P0KhZXlyB4d3AWL5tq-K7CxlMmEgpUzhHoFO3zLLM6Idruac7xNdA==&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="https://features.icann.org/event/icann-speaking-events/pre-rigf-webinar-iana-stewardship-transition-update-post-marrakesh-and" target="_blank">webinar</a><span> in our region to update attendees on the IANA Stewardship Transition. Speakers were:</span></div>
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<span>While acting as ICANN's foothold in Africa, this office will be focused on championing institutional engagement with our stakeholders, including governments, civil society, and technical and academic institutions. For any questions about our Nairobi office, email </span><span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:queries.nairobiec@icann.org" shape="rect" linktype="2" target="_blank">queries.nairobiec@icann.org</a>.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">The goal of the YouthCom program is to prepare a new audience to participate effectively in Internet governance. This program is an extension of other ICANN programs like <span lang="FR"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl20qH5QfnBzgeHRnh_gJejyBYSGfVOkhWr1zm_7ONb80CAfJffFMx20qfb8utmrq5BIuxfpAlIJm7hosqrqFBoaVmCrpQGcXnF-wR3SoIQOw5FQLDDU3iSCkGax1EADxO8ZMZm4GvUfvMm36WVXYTdGnN0O5nDtIqocE2G_VnuWvnH9UmAkFSEc=&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen" target="_blank">NextGen@ICANN</a></span> and <span lang="FR"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl14QZfcyppX2hJefQIWOikcyWPki0wFWUmPpbeCmegUi3a0qojeKpFxdOTtzizHne-k-KQd3VGi449IsfBVyQodAB2K6w-k6ZZLZJOVAUZ6bom0YJGnt_B8RU6S2huoSdm5hXkEDUhfi&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram" target="_blank">Fellowship</a></span>. YouthCom aims to reach as many youth as possible at the national level over the course of a two-day workshop.</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>A focal point for ICANN and the community is the updating of ICANN's Bylaws. A draft of the new Bylaws has been posted for a </span><span style="color: #7a7578 !important;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl1ERFLzSPPh4Gf3Tii-jFytt-sRZ9dCo3MXbyP3ffna8m02bSNIn7b4-dmtmlTynNgF-vfPLoVnQsSa7xMl2_xXKedxnslwGpRttNrzuzwN-HhhW9SVlzsGlxahILTjHrVrd5AUD_8dONAqstULNHU08MtduCsENUIvL7bgGmTbXbnI3tsVhjn8=&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" linktype="1" alt="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en" target="_blank">30-day public comment</a> </span><span>period, which ends on </span><span>21 May 2016. After the comments are analyzed and incorporated, the ICANN Board can consider adopting the new Bylaws by the end of May. Once the ICANN Board adopts any changes to the Bylaws, the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) can complete its anticipated 90-day review.</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 is also continuing joint planning efforts to remove NTIA's administrative role from the root zone management system. ICANN and Verisign completed system code changes and began a </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl1ERFLzSPPh46RuprsanVEu_gztmM40ctX1olvG7Mrd5OJBNALxaTSerLFLvmzi6WLp1Lu1kUjZ5ZbCxXpxVFbUvpIV000k0m7OTRvouVfRjJkyoDD1iGsGiJkjGWvAg7yGw3cgwLsEOgPOqnFL_HzA2LKuT72GeEPeMAm5qgt_DEdnn-gwWvHV_-ouZbeVHP6b9o4XoEmdWgqcNAypRVSk=&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" linktype="1" alt="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation/root-zone-management-system-parallel-testing" target="_blank">90-day "parallel testing" period</a><span> on 6 April 2016. This is a key step in ensuring the continued security and stability of the Root Zone Management System operation after the successful completion of the transition. Over a month has passed since the start of parallel testing, and everything is going smoothly. </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>Additionally, ICANN hopes to complete three other critical agreements this month:</span></div>
<ul class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><li><span>Service Level Agreement for the IANA Numbering Services</span></li><li><span>Memorandum of Understanding Supplemental Agreement with the Internet Engineering Task Force</span></li><li><span>Root Zone Maintainer Agreement</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li>Preparations for future rounds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs)</li><li><span>Use of two-character country codes as second-level domains</span></li><li><span>Protection of acronyms for intergovernmental organization</span></li></ul>
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font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">, Minsk, Belarus</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 114px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">23-27 May</span><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 480px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPq2iMWNVxwi99Z47llmyCM1_oV68miQAb2rshQoFEE0KvBLZkpN8r8s3AC0YrxYx4ArpK38y2f3dV9OeD9E6-jU3IMwK4qS_YuwK7BnvDKs5U=&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" linktype="1" alt="https://ripe72.ripe.net/" target="_blank">RIPE 72</a><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">, Copenhagen, Denmark</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 114px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">24 May </span><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 480px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Official launch of the ICANN Africa Engagement Office, Nairobi, Kenya</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 114px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">25-27 May</span><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 480px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqsfaXp6yjbX13ejspkL_vCW4f75dNvmjYwf5bI4HZ6_WRupGUTZx30rBbrdu2ZTpIfIStOboWh9ya1gDx7_vZpqZFHOYBNgcYziHhmpQwfY6Tv2IoEz7MHA==&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" linktype="1" alt="http://connectedconference.co/" target="_blank">Connected Conference</a><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">, </span><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Paris, France</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 114px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">29 May-10 June </span><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 480px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqXlqBcayjb-gfBkqiDCAZUJCA2dpmiWqoUf3tnnxo6lJ3Msiq1yWvXipzmsbAb824fJ1d4xbWXnJzeIpSjmoVs08w-BrMMwx5aStpMM7EozlgKEO_usxoNQ==&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" linktype="1" alt="https://internetsummitafrica.org/" target="_blank">Africa Internet Summit 2016 (AIS'16)</a><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">), Gaborone, Botswana</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 114px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color: #7a7578; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">31 May </span><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #7a7578; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; width: 480px; height: 17px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GrED7Z34PyOiRufw8NAGptX74gc8U22uIgVHfZvfTE7cIz3kFM7Kl7JBhgliCFPqnQG1xqcko5rVXb4tQ5DDskYc7A0AZaJiYld5Hbq5J9Ye9dndQVMYx3o6a_yFianfAwBk5sNuugGxeTtyBJFCcxyqQr6JL4gbnN0jUZivVrPrw7UYmprvL_Ofz1ntIaY5sbUHMyHkhsecN3fJtSE3bOOHC_MrdpptjgaIQZbVaw8IMpfbuD4DU9vyayI37zka_9WzGRkLagj2J-y_NzGD0cQeEwyBldO3u3hop30M0GZZbyyzxrppTw==&c=vJCuJhaNnOLG1YgeJ6UsXo2HL1E7aMN1exDjiclURh7vlUG8OJJBkw==&ch=Mulv51TSMxFbmeKE6Uj6vQxmAeeQVMsM7p92rD3shCXKsdx_Qb_OZA==" linktype="1" alt="http://idc-cema.com/eng/events/62791-idc-day-tbilisi-cloud-security-virtualization-infrastructure-management-2016/10-agenda" target="_blank">IDC Day Tbilisi</a> <span style="color: #7a7578; 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