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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">The ICANN Board has formed the
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Search Committee [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> to compile a list of candidates to be ICANN's next President and CEO. The committee is tasked with creating a candidate profile,
which will be published before </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_tOUYBdkdJ2tF23-MF-7KZbYWlFML53rNgcYtSOGvFFrWUYriCtjd9MJnw6eiAt0eiV87METUz97vjQQviu1appdKOWUQSW4M-OEQDD1gDF1vKIaCUAYmgYgYoBcFhDcupQYWKqqqLaT6jJlIoea5O21cIsJXAuoZ2Bmtfm8tpg=&c=u3GEfpkpqN6nlImbFsTWWbdN9933hEfYf81IBFLFvCOndGuV2ldftQ==&ch=lnT9UeD8yR5t8s6UItqbIS0oZKtlJ5GWhwAtWS_hmdl9S1lv3tHULg==__;!!PtGJab4!-cf5zqj_CQnGruL3upwYcSPMYmAD0V1ql4zGyxItVyVNE_QgLcXWS6hQlKikrIhkFxddVYezODdkPnPTGD7dPEdlMP-JmuVqNel3uCW5lcEOU1SX$" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:white">ICANN77
[r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> in June and presented during the meeting.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">To gather input from the ICANN community and the broader Internet ecosystem, the Search Committee has scheduled a series of Board Listening Sessions. The next community Listening Session
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<p><b><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49">the First UA Day</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The global Internet community recently came together for the first-ever
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Day [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> to mobilize key stakeholders around Universal Acceptance (UA).</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">More than 50 events took place on and around 28 March in more than 40 different countries. UA Day events consisted of awareness and technical training sessions aimed at helping top
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">UA ensures that all valid domain names and email addresses, regardless of script, language, or character length, can be used equally by all Internet-enabled applications, devices,
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<p><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">By Vanda Scartezini, 2023 NomCom Chair</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">I am pleased to report that the 2023 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has received an unprecedented 155 completed applications for this year’s open ICANN leadership positions. The application
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Out of 155 applicants:</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">For details on the open positions and the next steps, read my
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<p><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">By Naela Sarras, VP, Stakeholder Engagement – North America</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">I am excited to welcome you to the
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">As is customary by now, the North America (NA) Global Stakeholder Engagement team will again hold an NA Space session during ICANN77. The session will focus on digital inclusion
in the NA region, looking at the issue from the lens of top-level domains and the Universal Acceptance of all domain names. Details on this session will be available soon.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">During the annual Policy Forum, the ICANN global community develops and refines policies to help improve the security, stability, and resiliency of the global Internet. The event
is the culmination of the community’s work this year and a reflection of the democratic principles that govern ICANN policymaking. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The program featured a presentation from ICANN, with an interactive question-and-answer session among attendees, organizers, and speakers. ICANN Board Director Sarah Deutsch was
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">For more on this UA Day event and other UA resources, please visit
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">From left to right: Joe Catapano (ICANN organization), Greg Shatan (NARALO),</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Rookayya Gulmahamed was a first-time ICANN fellow at ICANN76. She is originally from Mauritius, and she now permanently lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is interested in
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Mi'kmaq language is an Algonquian language spoken by over 8,000 people in Canada and the U.S. It has a unique hieroglyphic writing system. Gulmahamed has been meeting with the
Mi’kmaq people to gather information on their language and the technical feasibility and resources needed for UA adoption.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Gulmahamed wishes to thank ICANN community members Glenn McKnight and Louis Houle for including her in the discussion with the Internationalized Domain Names team on their UA project
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">She also joined the Internet Society Québec Chapter during her time at ICANN76. Overall, she is thrilled with the progress made and looks forward to helping achieve a multilingual
Internet.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) 51st Public Policy and Members Meeting was held 16–19 April in Tampa, Florida. Attendees enjoyed a robust agenda, featuring Internet
number resource policymaking, discussions, departmental and Internet community reports, and more.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">As part of its “IPv6: Let’s Grow!” campaign, ARIN also helped celebrate 25 years of IPv6 at Virginia Tech with keynote addresses from members of the Virginia Tech IT department.
Following the addresses, ARIN President and CEO John Curran hosted an “IPv6 Success Stories” panel with participants from all corners of the Internet ecosystem.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Thanks to our keynote speakers and panel participants for sharing their thoughts and experiences with IPv6, and thank you to our webcast sponsor, Google, our network sponsor, Charter,
and our bronze sponsor, IPv4 Global by Hilco Streambank, for helping make ARIN 51 possible.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Explore the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_tOUYBdkdJ2tF23-MF-7KZbYWlFML53rNgcYtSOGvFFrWUYriCtjd8fKmXiWmq1cKY8fs-wlvmS7lD-f0HMyXbn8xgZ0GkdojBNo45vi2-oMqkCOP69qBJY0aQV-IW31HlOeSXJUxXEKz8ycUgVmoERhgIttq12fOMPcqc7pPmPHUVftIjFep1ans9XEVwkl&c=u3GEfpkpqN6nlImbFsTWWbdN9933hEfYf81IBFLFvCOndGuV2ldftQ==&ch=lnT9UeD8yR5t8s6UItqbIS0oZKtlJ5GWhwAtWS_hmdl9S1lv3tHULg==__;!!PtGJab4!-cf5zqj_CQnGruL3upwYcSPMYmAD0V1ql4zGyxItVyVNE_QgLcXWS6hQlKikrIhkFxddVYezODdkPnPTGD7dPEdlMP-JmuVqNel3uCW5leS3-j8d$" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#047BC1">ARIN
51 Meeting Report [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> for recordings, presentations, and transcripts. And save the date for ARIN 52, happening 19–20 October in San Diego, California.
We hope to see you there!</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Last month, the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt officially joined the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) as a member. The NTRA is
the first manager of an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code top-level domain (ccTLD) to join the ccNSO since its creation 20 years ago. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">This milestone reflects the growing importance of IDN ccTLDs and the increasing recognition of their role in enabling linguistic and cultural diversity on the Internet. From starting
the discussion of IDN ccTLDs in 2006, to the launch of the Fast Track Process in 2009, and finally to the ICANN Bylaws Amendments in 2022, the ccTLD community has worked hard to enable IDN ccTLD managers to join the ccNSO.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Membership in the ccNSO is open to any ccTLD manager. A ccTLD manager is the organization or entity that is responsible for managing a ccTLD and is listed in the
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The
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1 Initial Report [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> on the Internationalized Domain Names Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP-IDNs) is available for
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The EPDP-IDNs Team is seeking input on its 68 preliminary recommendations on the definition of IDN generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and the management of IDN variants at the top-level.
The EPDP Team will hold a </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_tOUYBdkdJ2tF23-MF-7KZbYWlFML53rNgcYtSOGvFFrWUYriCtjd9MJnw6eiAt02syiGiAdNsuN3AaU_pLGfAgZtuF_4zsqR8bivl_t9hCZgVNjj5e4-6IVfQb0a3qr06vQ9wDDWH85jAdNVSaHJxi6BOeNdR84&c=u3GEfpkpqN6nlImbFsTWWbdN9933hEfYf81IBFLFvCOndGuV2ldftQ==&ch=lnT9UeD8yR5t8s6UItqbIS0oZKtlJ5GWhwAtWS_hmdl9S1lv3tHULg==__;!!PtGJab4!-cf5zqj_CQnGruL3upwYcSPMYmAD0V1ql4zGyxItVyVNE_QgLcXWS6hQlKikrIhkFxddVYezODdkPnPTGD7dPEdlMP-JmuVqNel3uCW5leJFWDSn$" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#047BC1">webinar
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">The EPDP-IDNs Team’s efforts build on the existing work on IDNs, specifically the recommendations of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). The EPDP-IDNs
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<p><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">By Lars Hoffmann, Senior Director, Policy Research and Stakeholder Programs</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">ICANN is in the process of forming the Implementation Review Team (IRT) to support the implementation of policy recommendations for future rounds of new gTLDs.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B49"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">During ICANN76, the ICANN Board
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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 ICANN organization to produce a comprehensive Implementation Plan by 1 August 2023. The plan will contain information on infrastructure development,
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