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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">By Tripti Sinha, ICANN Board Chair</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">, the first hybrid Community Forum since before the start of the global pandemic, I assume many participants are feeling the way I am now – optimistic,
energized, and ready to take on the next challenge.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">During the public Board Meeting, the ICANN Board adopted 98 recommendations contained in the
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gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Final Report [r20.rs6.net]</span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">. This sets in motion the implementation process for the next round of new
generic top-level domain (gTLD) applications. The Board directed the ICANN Organization to deliver a comprehensive implementation plan by 1 August 2023, pending the satisfactory completion of four deliverables from the Community by 15 June.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">By Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">On behalf of the ICANN organization, I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the hybrid </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X1mmtZxQSCuDDzb7DjAqHXq1qRVRLQTBeV1b_gNQlNlyWbvrnrvHEB3kizaHJdVgmofsako4NtXDH5NiZYtyzvQ4YqBo8ScGMDpH1QGnkGVTezL1ejiNPOzJ0etZraWSDaGOoPxmI9qtjRgBqAjTSJQudaH9IWRnexKaqiBZO0Q=&c=yUJJRS4fqESY9W4ivVfI6wKeR_-na3BC1FHp8LozksnjXu7pamHHhA==&ch=aPD6_9Lvi-cSjEYCuZcOghA34tPcx_d2yDTb4VJtqCXf6PbEnmQXFw==__;!!PtGJab4!5yYmzYsNH6He2nN8OnHT5i5LBLlYApBPoBw6ACbpds8LjlxSVHe3QCA5qKO56aMUiVM4xPOZdXDgeORkzPJKwTPiEJZh6C3R3xTlhCKljFknTLDa$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#047BC1">ICANN76 Community
Forum [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">. More than 1,200 people attended in person, and more than 800 joined virtually.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">
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our shared goals. The ICANN community, Board, and organization advanced the discussion of and policymaking around the most pressing issues that ICANN is facing, including Domain Name System (DNS) abuse, the future of technical Internet governance, and the
next round of new gTLD applications.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The “</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X1mmtZxQSCuDDzb7DjAqHXq1qRVRLQTBeV1b_gNQlNlyWbvrnrvHEJPi1jC7ajFiVD9gFXDwhkGFi_wuI6DPxHvmhkKB3R0sF4ZuTDG_vYpzA81Nx0Zqb-LjG_zyo-t03NRaNg_yvGxJaBGnHYljKg01lHoK9gCg0gHLvx3wY4aAukf8GlO_iSUwH0Dt5utmSztnTvKkG33mGUW3Mj1bJdLd_eg-zr9g&c=yUJJRS4fqESY9W4ivVfI6wKeR_-na3BC1FHp8LozksnjXu7pamHHhA==&ch=aPD6_9Lvi-cSjEYCuZcOghA34tPcx_d2yDTb4VJtqCXf6PbEnmQXFw==__;!!PtGJab4!5yYmzYsNH6He2nN8OnHT5i5LBLlYApBPoBw6ACbpds8LjlxSVHe3QCA5qKO56aMUiVM4xPOZdXDgeORkzPJKwTPiEJZh6C3R3xTlhCKljLzDl056$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#047BC1">ICANN76
Policy Outcomes Report [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">” is now available. This document summarizes the key decisions and outcomes from the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory
Committees.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">
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a session on data protection, and a session on strengthening member knowledge of ICANN, At-Large, and LACRALO. The LACRALO members also met with ICANN’s regional Global Stakeholder Engagement team to discuss outreach and engagement plans. Participants are
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">By Sarmad Hussain, Senior Director IDN and UA Programs</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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domain names and email addresses are accepted equally by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems. As UA adoption has grown, it has become increasingly important to focus on measuring UA progress and challenges to identify where resources and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">That is why ICANN recently conducted two surveys to assess the UA-readiness of key stakeholder groups and published reports of the results. The first report, “</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X1mmtZxQSCuDDzb7DjAqHXq1qRVRLQTBeV1b_gNQlNlyWbvrnrvHEJPi1jC7ajFiHnLzrfjmCB6db5Rh82-tba49E3AsdFzH2SU3jZ0CloMWvc7D1A-eOFeoV-uDCrhBKrJto8eLDZt6J3T--LbmylMpacnVVNPNFAWpDqaYRT50JNYdnH6HGV27j6DV9bwOTTHHLNGXkwK8YMWEqeUxpQSxmOrk11qKIn1hMlCmeO2atM1JYrRXCw==&c=yUJJRS4fqESY9W4ivVfI6wKeR_-na3BC1FHp8LozksnjXu7pamHHhA==&ch=aPD6_9Lvi-cSjEYCuZcOghA34tPcx_d2yDTb4VJtqCXf6PbEnmQXFw==__;!!PtGJab4!5yYmzYsNH6He2nN8OnHT5i5LBLlYApBPoBw6ACbpds8LjlxSVHe3QCA5qKO56aMUiVM4xPOZdXDgeORkzPJKwTPiEJZh6C3R3xTlhCKljAY3xDWa$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#047BC1">UA
Readiness Survey Report – Contracted Parties and Registry Service Providers [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">,” examines the UA-readiness of registry operators, registrars, and registry
service providers. The second report, “</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X1mmtZxQSCuDDzb7DjAqHXq1qRVRLQTBeV1b_gNQlNlyWbvrnrvHEJPi1jC7ajFiDYPufqrSZIGLg08jwsJF3ZI5Uolv6dXKkwBH9yWpwKofhFPjeMMzWP7aNJmhaxRnec_eQT2guoHv09Oif_JnJnjQHmKSK9AQr8mjYlCNcLCmLELIxoB90UKZyr8QD2a8-gTACErWRuJFMx1S4NtYopgx8Z0waEPEnXN-G2-T1sRCd4df0vgx2A==&c=yUJJRS4fqESY9W4ivVfI6wKeR_-na3BC1FHp8LozksnjXu7pamHHhA==&ch=aPD6_9Lvi-cSjEYCuZcOghA34tPcx_d2yDTb4VJtqCXf6PbEnmQXFw==__;!!PtGJab4!5yYmzYsNH6He2nN8OnHT5i5LBLlYApBPoBw6ACbpds8LjlxSVHe3QCA5qKO56aMUiVM4xPOZdXDgeORkzPJKwTPiEJZh6C3R3xTlhCKljK_6kcUP$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#047BC1">UA
Readiness Survey Report – ccTLDs [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">,” covers country code top-level domain (ccTLD) managers.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">In recent years, ICANN has expanded its technical engagement activities, allowing it to help the global Internet community in a material way.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">ICANN recently joined the North American Network Operators' Group, the American Registry for Internet Numbers, and the Caribbean Network Operators Group to take
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