Welcome to the ICANN57 schedule! This seven-day, Annual General Meeting is focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. For more details about the meeting, click here.
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Maya joined ICANN in 2012 and currently serves as Sr. Meeting Planner and Meeting Operations Analyst.
She brings a decade of experience in managing international executive/VIP travel coordination and group travel management in the U.S and abroad.
Maya holds an MBA from... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 07:30 - 17:00 IST
South Foyer
This tutorial is meant for those who need a refresher on basic DNS including; what it is, how it operates, and the differences between a registrant, registrar, and registry. We will also touch base on an introduction to DNSSEC. This is an entry level course meant for those participants who are just entering into the ICANN community.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 09:00 - 10:30 IST
G.03/04
GNSO - Next-Generation Registration Directory Services (RDS) to replace WHOIS PDP Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting Summary of the meeting: This is a face-to-face meeting of the GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group on a next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS). This Working Group has been tasked by the GNSO Council to provide it with recommendations on the following questions: What are the fundamental requirements for gTLD registration data and is a new policy framework and next-generation RDS needed to address these requirements? The majority of this WG meeting is expected to focus upon using available inputs to develop a comprehensive and inclusive list of possible requirements for gTLD registration data and directory services. Who should attend and why: Community members that collect, store, provide, or use registration data using the WHOIS system today have a vested interest in the outcome of this PDP. The WG is currently gathering available inputs and possible requirements for gTLD registration directory services. This session provides an opportunity for WG members, WG observers and guests to help shape possible requirements to be deliberated upon by this WG. The WG will strive to reach consensus on requirements, using them to decide if and why a next-generation RDS is needed to replace WHOIS. What to expect from this session: This session will be led by RDS PDP WG chair Chuck Gomes, supported by vice chairs David Cake, Susan Kawaguchi, and Michele Neylon and by ICANN Policy Staff members Marika Konings and Lisa Phifer. During this session, the WG will focus on making progress on near-term tasks outlined in the WG's work plan (see https://community.icann.org/x/oIxlAw). This meeting will be open to both WG members, WG observers and guests. For further information about this PDP, please see https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag AGENDA: https://community.icann.org/x/NAe4Aw - Staff Leader: Marika Konings
Vice President, Policy Development Support - GNSO, ICANN
Marika joined in July 2008. She serves as the Vice President, Policy Development Support - Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). Prior to joining ICANN she was Director of European Affairs for the CyberSecurity Industry Alliance. Previously, Marika spent seven years as... Read More →
The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) is an ICANN supported, community-based team working to promote the concept of Universal Acceptance of TLDs among software developers and website owners. To achieve Universal Acceptance, Internet applications and systems must treat all domains in a consistent manner, including new gTLDs and Internationalized Domain Names. In this workshop, participants will discuss UASG work to date and collaborate to develop future solutions. This session is geared toward UASG members and those interested in getting involved. - Staff Leader: Don Hollander
Don Hollander has been involved in bringing the benefits (and avoiding the curses) of ICT for more than 30 years. He has a strong affinity for the Pacific and places where Latin scripts are not so well known. He is working on getting all domain names and all email addresses treated... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 09:00 - 13:45 IST
G.01/02
The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT Review Team) is responsible for evaluating 1) how the new gTLD Program has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice; 2) the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes; 3) the effectiveness of safeguards put in place to mitigate issues involved in the expansion of the domain name space. The CCT-RT began its work in January 2016 and plans to issue a set of draft fact-based recommendations for public comment by the end of 2016. This review is one of the key inputs to the re-opening of applications for New gTLDs. This Face-to-Face meeting will be led by CCT chair Jonathan Zuck and is open to observers. This session is a great opportunity for the community to understand the activities and findings of the CCT-RT. The CCT-RT will be collecting your input on its findings at its “Input to Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team” session on 4 November at 09:00-10:30. For agenda details, refer to: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=61606311 For further information on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, please see https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc/cct and the CCT-RT wiki: http://cct.wiki - Staff Leader: Pamela Smith
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 11:00 - 12:15 IST
G.03/04
This tutorial provides a basic overview of how the Internet protocols allow for information to be transmitted from a source to a destination. Topics explored will include a high-level overview of the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, how Internet addressing works, how routing of data on the Internet is done and challenges facing the underlying infrastructure of the Internet.
GNSO - Cross-Constituency meeting between the IPC Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Discussion on abuse reporting practices. Who should attend? Registrars and members of the Intellectual Property Constituency Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/1Qu4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
The Registration Operations Workshop <regiops.net> (ROW) was conceived as an informal industry conference that would provide a forum for discussion of the technical aspects of registration operations in the domain name system. One purpose of the ROW was to start preparing for the replacement of WHOIS by its successor, the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP), a combined protocol for IP addresses and names registration data. This tutorial provides an introduction to Registration Operations by exploring the history and background of registry operations followed by high-level overviews of the fundamentals of RDAP deployments and Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) extensions.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 13:45 - 15:00 IST
G.03/04
Session Overview NCUC Non-Commercial Users Constituency (ncuc.org) Community outreach event, for local Academia and Civil Society community. Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/Ygi4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
GNSO - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting Summary of the meeting: This is a face-to-face meeting of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group. This PDP was initiated by the GNSO Council on 17 December 2015, following the Council's review of the Final Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. On 21 January 2016, the GNSO Council adopted the charter for this PDP WG. The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group is tasked with calling upon the community’s collective experiences from the 2012 New gTLD Program round to determine what, if any changes may need to be made to the existing introduction of New gTLD policy recommendations from 8 August 2007. AGENDA: https://community.icann.org/x/Nge4Aw - Staff Leader: Marika Konings
Vice President, Policy Development Support - GNSO, ICANN
Marika joined in July 2008. She serves as the Vice President, Policy Development Support - Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). Prior to joining ICANN she was Director of European Affairs for the CyberSecurity Industry Alliance. Previously, Marika spent seven years as... Read More →
This session from the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) will start with a brief overview of the Domain Name System (DNS), its history and what the root zone operators do. It will then cover the RSSAC and its recent activities including current work and recent publications. A few technical topics will be covered including a general explanation of the DNS and Anycast routing. The session is applicable to all audiences and no prerequisite technical expertise is necessary.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 15:15 - 16:45 IST
G.03/04
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 17:00 - 18:30 IST
Hall 1 (ALAC)
Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) ICANN & human rights - past, present and possible futures Session Overview: Human rights have come to play a central role in several processes and community discussions in ICANN, even more so now a commitment to human rights has been added to ICANNs bylaws. The Cross Community Working Party on ICANNs Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect Human Rights (CCWP HR) aims to provide an overview of ongoing human rights related processes as well as provide perspectives by doing research into the interplay between ICANN’s policies, procedures and human rights. In this session two new reports and several analysis will be presented and discussed. This session builds on the sessions held since ICANN50 in London, on this issue as well as the previous reports that were produced on this topic which can be found here: http://icannhumanrights.net Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/6Ai4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Thursday November 3, 2016 17:00 - 18:30 IST
MR 1.02
Maya joined ICANN in 2012 and currently serves as Sr. Meeting Planner and Meeting Operations Analyst.
She brings a decade of experience in managing international executive/VIP travel coordination and group travel management in the U.S and abroad.
Maya holds an MBA from... Read More →
Friday November 4, 2016 07:30 - 17:00 IST
South Foyer
This working session is for the Security Framework Drafting Team to meet face- to- face enable focused work on the Framework for Registry Operators to Respond to Security Threats. - Staff Leader: Krista Papac
Krista Papac is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in the domain name industry. She has held a variety of roles including executive leadership and management, strategic planning, business process development, and business development.
Krista joined the ICANN... Read More →
This tutorial is meant for those who need a refresher on basic DNS including; what it is, how it operates, and the differences between a registrant, registrar, and registry. We will also touch base on an introduction to DNSSEC. This is an entry level course meant for those participants who are just entering into the ICANN community.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT Review Team) is responsible for evaluating 1) how the new gTLD Program has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice; 2) the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes; 3) the effectiveness of safeguards put in place to mitigate issues involved in the expansion of the domain name space. The aim of the session is to provide a deeper discussion on the activities and findings of the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT Review Team) and to provide you with an opportunity to directly engage with the Review Team. This session will be interactive in nature and will include an open-mic where participants will be able to ask questions to the Review Team. Community participation is key to the success of a review, your unique input and perspectives will help us drive our recommendations. The CCT-RT began its work in January 2016 and plans to issue a set of draft fact-based recommendations for public comment by the end of 2016. This review is one of the key inputs to the re-opening of applications for New gTLDs. For further information on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, please see https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc/cct[icann.org] and the CCT-RT wiki: http://cct.wiki[cct.wiki]. 1. CCT-RT Process update (09:00-09:05) 2. Take-away from surveys/studies (09:05-09:20) a. Global Consumer Survey and Global Domain Name Registrant Survey (Nielsen) b. Economic Analysis on New gTLD Program’s Competition Effects (Analysis Group) c. Interviews (AM Global) 3. CCT-RT narratives and high-level findings (09:20-10:00 min) a. Competition & Consumer Choice i. Q&A b. Safeguards & Trust i. Q&A c. Application & Evaluation Process i. Q&A 4. Work plan & timeline (10:00-10:05) 5. Open microphone (10:05-10:30) - Staff Leader: Pamela Smith
The ccNSO Guidelines Review Committee will gather and discuss possible updates and modifications of the current ccNSO rules and guidelines. Open to people who want to observe proceedings of the meetings - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Closed meeting for discussion between relevant ICANN staff and Registries regarding the Security Framework for Responding to Security Threats by Registries. - Staff Leader: Dennis Chang
GDD Service and Engagement Program Director, ICANN
Dennis is responsible for identification, design and direction of programs that serve GDD stakeholders. Current programs include IGO/INGO and Thick WHOIS policy implementation, Security Framework and ICANN Portal launch.
Prior to ICANN, Dennis has served in executive leadership... Read More →
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Meeting of oversight and standing committee of the ccTLD security and stability ops email list (TLD-Ops). Open to people who want to observe proceedings of the meetings. - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
This session is focused on finding common solutions to the overlapping code point repertoire between Chinese, Japanese and Korean scripts and discuss other topics of mutual interest. - Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
This is a presentation of the overall project plan for the Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program Implementation Review Team. - Staff Leader: Amy Bivins
This tutorial provides a basic overview of how the Internet protocols allow for information to be transmitted from a source to a destination. Topics explored will include a high-level overview of the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, how Internet addressing works, how routing of data on the Internet is done and challenges facing the underlying infrastructure of the Internet.
“ICANN Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics: Our approach and progress”. Is ICANN accountability important to you? Do you want to learn about ICANN’s approach and progress to improving Ethics, Transparency and Accountability? Join us and provide your input! What is it and why does it matter? Ethics, Transparency and Accountability are fundamental safeguards that ensure ICANN’s multistakeholder operating model remains healthy and effective. These principles are built into every level of the organization and are part of the five year ICANN Strategic Plan. ICANN is committed to maintaining and improving mechanisms for Ethics, Transparency and Accountability in order to ensure that the outcomes of its decision-making reflect the public interest and maintain accountability to the Internet community. Session Agenda: 1. A high-level overview of our approach to Ethics, Transparency and Accountability and how these principles contribute to the healthy functioning of the ICANN multistakeholder model. 2. A summary of progress toward achieving goals, illustrated through key performance indicators and other relevant information. 3. Q&A Who should attend? No matter if you are a seasoned participant in the work of ICANN or just getting involved, you are probably wondering what's behind ICANN's strategic objectives? Because the topics of Ethics, Transparency and Accountability are so essential to ICANN's future, all participants in ICANN's work will be interested to see how these big ideas are supported by concrete actions and measures. - Staff Leader: Charla Shambley
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
This lunch session is meant to provide a space for business newcomers to see the diversity of private sector participation at ICANN, connect with active stakeholders, and learn how to become involved. - Staff Leader: Chris Mondini
The ccNSO Council meets to discuss relevant topics in more detail. Open to people who want to observe proceedings of the meetings - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
Schools of Internet Governance (SIGs) have emerged as an important means of Capacity Building in Internet Governance (IG). There has been a surge in interest worldwide in IG on account several factors, and consequently, there has been an increase in demand for trained IG resources capable of participating in global processes. This has resulted in new SIGs in several regions, while other regions and countries are increasingly feeling the need for their own SIGs. While this is a welcome development, it is perhaps important to recognize the diversity of content, methodology, faculty, resources, language and quality among SIGs. It is felt that co-ordination amongst SIGs would be useful in addressing these challenges, while also enabling other synergies such as sharing each others' contents and experiences. An institutional mechanism that would enable such co-ordination would be a positive step towards strengthening SIGs world-wide. This meeting, hosted by APRALO and supported by the Asia-Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG), will bring together representatives of regions and countries who have organized SIGs or who want to initiate SIGs, and discuss means of enhancing co-operation amongst them and also evolving a common, global, institutional mechanism for this purpose. Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introduction - Satish Babu 2. Current Status of SIGs - Kilnam Chon with others 2.1 Regional SIGs; EuroSSIG, SSIG, MEAC-SIG, APSIG, APIGA 2.2 National SIGs: Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,... 3. IGF: Workshops, 2016 Retreat, Dynamic Coalition 4. MOOCs 5. Open Discussion
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
The Registration Operations Workshop <regiops.net> (ROW) was conceived as an informal industry conference that would provide a forum for discussion of the technical aspects of registration operations in the domain name system. One purpose of the ROW was to start preparing for the replacement of WHOIS by its successor, the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP), a combined protocol for IP addresses and names registration data. This tutorial provides an introduction to Registration Operations by exploring the history and background of registry operations followed by high-level overviews of the fundamentals of RDAP deployments and Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) extensions.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0wSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
This session is focused on discussing common solutions to the overlapping code point repertoire between Chinese, Japanese and Korean scripts with the Integration Panel. - Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
The Contractual Compliance department launched its Registrar and Registry outreach sessions during ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires. It allows ICANN contracted parties to have the opportunity to ask questions and express their concerns directly with compliance team and also be informed and educated with the most common compliance issues since the previous ICANN Meeting. Note: This session is for ICANN Accredited Registrars only. For remote participation details, please send an email to compliance@icann.org, including the Registrar name, Registrar ID, the participants name and title. Please RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Hyderabad local time on Nov 03, 2016. Thank you. - Staff Leader: Maguy Serad
This internal Tech Working Group is dealing with both topical issues, as well as long-term projects on technical matters, including planning Tech Day. - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
The global economy and a nation’s critical infrastructure rely on the Internet for communication and connectivity. Telecommunication networks act as the heart of the interconnect between various industries, organizations, countries etc. However; the Internet traffic, in addition to genuine data packets also contains spurious / malicious traffic like spyware, malware, worms, trojans etc. This not only compromises security of data but also chokes up the bandwidth. It also points to the disturbing fact that several end user systems may have been compromised and may be acting as botnets to help malicious agents launch spam. What is worrisome is that the systems may become vehicle for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. A DDoS attack can saturate an organization's Internet connectivity, impacting its ability to conduct business thereby having a negative impact on revenue and brand reputation. DDoS attacks pose the biggest challenge to organizations and they may need to shell out millions to install on-premise solutions to protect connectivity to service nodes. However, as demonstrated by recent incidents involving attack on DyN, NASDAQ, Spamhaus and several global firms, organizations need to ensure they work with all entities in the connectivity value chain to secure their Internet pipe and ensure continuity of business. To mitigate DDoS attacks before they start to block traffic to the targeted enterprise, and defend against the many other threats the concept of a “Clean Pipe” emerges. With their unique vantage point over the organizations network, telecom firms are ideally placed to deliver “clean pipe” Internet service by curtailing external network threats before they reach their customers’ endpoints. Their protection service may leverage and integrate with domestic and international partners to gather intelligence and exercise defensive measures. Considering the sheer number of networks and systems managed by the telecom industry, they are uniquely positioned to help strengthen cyberspace. The telecom industry not only provides an organization with the means to secure their mobile and endpoint environment but also eliminates the need for extensive investment in security hardware and costs associated with maintenance and management. The telecom industry is suitably positioned to monitor the Internet pipe on a continuous basis thus providing better network uptime, zero latency and packet drop amongst many other advantages. - Staff Leader: Samiran Gupta
SESSION OVERVIEW: Meeting for the exchange of marketing/experiences as well as information on topics of common interest for geographic TLDs Who should attend: Members of the Geo TLD Interest Group and others interested in Geo TLDs. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Lge4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Outreach event for local universities. Introduction to ICANN, the DNS and ICANN policy processes 13:45 - 15:00. ICANN from CS perspective Speakers from At-Large, NCUC, NPOC (NCSG). Introducing respective missions and activities 15:15 - 16:45. Intersection of technology and policy: Technologists in the multistakeholder model - ICANN and multistakeholderism * The activities of ICANN's technology expert community in ICANN - the importance of technologists engaging in Internet policy * ICANN and multistakeholderism - review of the multistakeholder approach 17:00 - 18:00 Novotel Ballroom NetMission preparation for model ICANN meeting with role play "CCWG debate"
The GAC will be meeting with the GNSO and discuss the role of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC, the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group, as well as the Empowered Community. - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
This session from the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) will start with a brief overview of the Domain Name System (DNS), its history and what the root zone operators do. It will then cover the RSSAC and its recent activities including current work and recent publications. A few technical topics will be covered including a general explanation of the DNS and Anycast routing. The session is applicable to all audiences and no prerequisite technical expertise is necessary.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0wSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
The goal of the Working Group is to coordinate and organise participation of ccTLD managers in ICANN's Strategic and Operational planning processes. Open to people who want to observe proceedings of the meetings - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
The Contractual Compliance department launched its Registrar and Registry outreach sessions during ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires. It allows ICANN contracted parties to have the opportunity to ask questions and express their concerns directly with compliance team and also be informed and educated with the most common compliance issues since the previous ICANN Meeting. The objective of this session is to inform registry operators of ICANN Contractual Compliance’s roles and scope on the new Registry Agreement and address any compliance related questions. Note: This session is for Registry Operators that signed the Registry Agreement with ICANN. For remote participation details, please send an email to compliance@icann.org, including the Registry name, the participants name and title. Please RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Hyderabad local time on Nov 03, 2016. Thank you. - Staff Leader: Maguy Serad
Closed meeting for discussion between relevant ICANN staff and Public Safety Working Group representatives regarding the Security Framework for Responding to Security Threats by Registries. - Staff Leader: Dennis Chang
GDD Service and Engagement Program Director, ICANN
Dennis is responsible for identification, design and direction of programs that serve GDD stakeholders. Current programs include IGO/INGO and Thick WHOIS policy implementation, Security Framework and ICANN Portal launch.
Prior to ICANN, Dennis has served in executive leadership... Read More →
This session will allow for the members of the ALAC and ccNSO to discuss issues of common interest to them. These issues include outreach and cooperation as well as WS2 issues. This meeting is open to ALAC and ccNSO members as well as members of the At-Large community. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/0wSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Overview: DNSSEC continues to be deployed around the world at an ever accelerating pace. From the Root, to both Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) and Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), the push is on to deploy DNSSEC to every corner of the internet. Businesses and ISPs are building their deployment plans too and interesting opportunities are opening up for all as the rollout continues. Worried that you're getting left behind? Don't really understand DNSSEC? Then why not come along to the second 'DNSSEC for Beginners' session where we hope to demystify DNSSEC and show how you can easily and quickly deploy DNSSEC into your business. Come and find out how it all works, what tools you can use to help and meet the community that can help you plan and implement DNSSEC. The session is aimed at everyone, so no technical knowledge is required. Come and find out what it's all about…! Agenda Details: 1. Welcome and Introduction 2. Basic Concepts 3. Real World Examples 4. Summary - Staff Leader: Julie Hedlund
Julie Hedlund is responsible for supporting the work of the Security and StabilityAdvisory Committee (SSAC), including coordinating meetings and the development and tracking of reports. In addition, she provides support for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and ICANN Policy... Read More →
Following up from the successful session held in Dublin in 2015 this round table will analyze the impact of STEM education in the younger generation, with a focus on women in developing economies. The panelists and audience will explore the participation and leadership opportunities for women in ICANN, Internet industry and ICTs in general, with a focus on the value of diversity in working groups. There will be analysis the challenges and barriers of including women leadership positions in I* organisations. Panellists: Lata Reddy India, Commissione,r GCIG Elise Gerich US, PTI President, ICANN Charu Srinivasan India, Partner Group Engineering Manager, Microsoft Hans Petter Holen, Nomcom Chair, ICANN Chittu Nagarajan, India, Founder, Modria Moderators: Asha Hemrajani, Olga Cavalli - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
Closed: Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Program participants have opportunity to network with community leaders and staff - Staff Leader: Janice Douma Lange
The PSWG Working Session is a face to face meeting of the GAC PSWG’s Members, geared towards discussing the various ongoing initiatives recorded on the Group’s workplan, with updates on relevant developments and potential decision making. The agenda is currently being prepared and will be circulated when available. - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
Maya joined ICANN in 2012 and currently serves as Sr. Meeting Planner and Meeting Operations Analyst.
She brings a decade of experience in managing international executive/VIP travel coordination and group travel management in the U.S and abroad.
Maya holds an MBA from... Read More →
Saturday November 5, 2016 07:30 - 17:00 IST
South Foyer
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Saturday November 5, 2016 11:00 - 12:00 IST
Hall 6 (GNSO)
Background/ Importance: ICANN Meetings are a central principle of ICANN's multi-stakeholder model because they provide a venue for progressing policy work, conducting outreach, exchanging best practices, conducting business deals, interacting among members of the ICANN Community, including Board and Staff, and learning about ICANN. cross-community engagement and outreach were very prominently on the agenda of the policy forum, and this will most likely continue to be so in the future Session Goals/Expected Outcomes: Create awareness on what outreach means to ICANN, what has been done and what are the next steps for the SOs & ACs on this matter. What does outreach mean to each SO/AC? Once that question has been answered, one can work on a better interpretation of outreach, and develop or refine a strategy on reaching out to new potential members as well as to engage new and existing members. Session Format: The chair sets the scene regarding the various initiatives, and the concerns raised about the level of outreach currently available. After the high level introduction, moderators take over and ask the audience questions, and invite them to share views. Wrap-up by the chair. - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/1QSbAw
ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Program ensures that contracted parties fulfill the requirements as set forth in their agreements with ICANN. In this session the Compliance team will discuss how they achieve this goal, share program updates and answer questions. This session should be of particular interest to contracted party representatives, members of the Intellectual Property and Business Constituencies, members of At-Large and members of the different working groups with interest in compliance work and data. - Staff Leader: Maguy Serad
This session will provide policy development and operational updates from the numbering community including the Address Council of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO), the Number Resource Organization (NRO), and the five regional Internet registries (RIRs): the African Network Information Center (AFRINIC), American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC), Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Center (LACNIC) and Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Center (RIPE NCC). - Staff Leader: Carlos Reyes
Carlos Reyes is Director, Policy and Strategy with ICANN. The mission of ICANN is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.Previously, Reyes worked with a strategic communications and political consulting firm. He also advised the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on education... Read More →
The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines are a list of general recommendations for IDN registration policies and practices that registry operators offering IDNs should adhere to. The guidelines are designed to minimize the risk of cybersquatting and consumer confusion, as well as to respect the interests of local languages and scripts. This session will provide an update on the working group’s proposed changes to these guidelines. The meeting will be of particular interest to registry operators offering IDNs at the second level. - Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
The Fellowship Program sessions bring Leaders from each ICANN Community into the room to directly engage with the selected Fellows for this Meeting as well as any interested newcomers who would like to attend - Staff Leader: Janice Douma Lange
Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format. Open to anyone interested in technical topics related to registry work, security etc. Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/workshop.htm - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
This is the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT)’s debrief and wrap up session, during which the Review Team will discuss the input gathered throughout the meetings and plan ahead. The meeting is open to all, and a perfect opportunity for the community to understand the activities and findings of the CCT-RT. The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT Review Team) is responsible for evaluating 1) how the new gTLD Program has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice; 2) the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes; 3) the effectiveness of safeguards put in place to mitigate issues involved in the expansion of the domain name space. For further information on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, please see https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc/cct[icann.org] and the CCT-RT wiki: http://cct.wiki[cct.wiki]. - Staff Leader: Pamela Smith
1-3pm Open Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies. - Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera
Overview: The Joint ccNSO/GNSO Council meeting is to discuss topics of interest to both Councils. The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system. Who Should Attend: ccNSO and GNSO Council members and interested observers. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/5Ay4Aw - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Saturday November 5, 2016 12:15 - 13:45 IST
G.01/02
APRALO will hold a series of Capacity Building Sessions for APRALO Members Saturday, 5th November through Tuesday, 8th November. There will be a focus on ICANN and At-Large policy issues as well as sustaining the knowledge gained. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Sxu4Aw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
1-3pm Open Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies. - Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera
Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) is the “Post-Transition IANA” nonprofit organization formed to perform the naming-related IANA functions under contract with ICANN. During this session, the PTI leadership will introduce the organization, its responsibilities, oversight relationships and board membership. The team will also provide a report on its first two months of operation and answer questions. - Staff Leader: Elise Gerich
Comprehensive reviews of the New gTLD Program are currently underway in a number of areas, including competition, consumer trust and consumer choice, root server stability and rights protection. In this session members of the community working groups will provide an update on review progress and report on recent milestones achieved. Community working groups developing policy on new gTLD subsequent rounds and rights protection mechanisms will also present a summary of their work to date. Following the updates, the panelists will discuss their expectations regarding the future of the New gTLD Program. - Staff Leader: Eleeza Agopian
Background/Importance: This high interest topic session is proposed by the GAC Public Safety Working Group (PSWG). Subsequent to the Affirmation of Commitments and GAC Safeguard Advice for New gTLDs (Beijing Communiqué, 11 April 2013), a number of measures to mitigate abuse of the DNS have been incorporated into ICANN’s New gTLD Program. Additionally, a range of abuse-related activities at ICANN are still in development phase. While the effectiveness of such measures is subject to ongoing reviews in connection with the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review, the PSWG notes the prevalence of threats (as demonstrated by reports of abuse by specialized industry actors ) which raise important public safety issues. In order to ensure an interactive and productive session on this topic, the PSWG is inviting presentations and discussion of existing best practices across the industry, as well as ICANN’s efforts in enforcing relevant provisions incorporated into both the Registry Agreement (RA) and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Goals and expected outcomes: • Update ICANN Community and discuss current industry practices in the mitigation of abuse of the DNS • Provide an opportunity for the ICANN Community and its SO/ACs to present their views and raise their concerns for consideration in the ongoing reviews of the effectiveness of current safeguards, as well as ongoing abuse-related activities at ICANN. Relevant documentation: • Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct • Draft Report on New gTLD Program Safeguards to Mitigate DNS Abuse to serve as input into the CCT Review - Public Comment Forum: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-safeguards-dns-abuse-2016-03-15-en
• GAC Input (19 May 2016): https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-new-gtld-safeguards-dns-abuse-15mar16/msg00009.html • gTLD Marketplace Health Index https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gtld-marketplace-health-2015-11-17-en https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gtld-marketplace-health-beta-2016-07-19-en • Security Framework for Registry Operators to Response to Security Threats https://community.icann.org/display/S1SF/Security+Framework+Home - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
“Introduction to ICANN Reviews: Keeping ICANN Accountable” Are you interested in learning how you can provide input into ICANN’s decision-making process in order to make sure it stays accountable to the global community? Organizational Reviews (GNSO Review, At-Large Review, etc.) and Specific Reviews (CCT Review, SSR Review, ATRT Review, and RDS/WHOIS Review) are mandated by the new Bylaws. These Reviews provide a crucial tool to help the organization meet its commitments and be held accountable to the global community. Join us to learn about ICANN Reviews and how you can get involved. This session will introduce ICANN Reviews, share why they are important and how community members can participate. Come learn how community members are exploring key issues to make recommendations to improve areas such as: • How ICANN’s Accountability and Transparency mechanisms ensure that its decision-making is reflective of the public interest; • How WHOIS/RDS Policy balances data privacy and the needs of law enforcement; • How the new gTLD program facilitates Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice; and • The Security, Stability and Resiliency of the Domain Name System. Session Agenda: • What are Reviews and how do they work? • What are the different Review focus areas? • What are the upcoming opportunities to participate in Reviews? • Q&A with experienced community Review team members Who should attend? This session is designed for newcomers as well as experienced community members that are interested in learning about and participating in the ICANN Review Process. - Staff Leader: Sherwood Moore
Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format. Open to anyone interested in technical topics related to registry work, security etc. Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/workshop.htm - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) invite business attendees at ICANN57 to attend an afternoon program to discuss the various facets of the involvement of the private sector in Internet policy making. - Staff Leader: Chris Mondini
Background/Importance: This high interest topic session is proposed by the GAC Public Safety Working Group (PSWG). There are currently several substantial Whois-related initiatives underway across ICANN and its Community: the Next Generation Registration Directory Services GNSO Policy Development Process, the implementation of the Proxy & Privacy Services Accreditation GNSO Policy Recommendations, as well as other activities such as the development of the Whois Accuracy Reporting System or the Implementation Advisory Group on the Whois Conflict Procedure with Local Laws. Currently, the PSWG is involved in several of these Whois-related initiatives that may have Public Policy and Public Safety implications. Through its contributions in these activities the PSWG has been developing positions and a body knowledge that could benefit the larger ICANN Community. To ensure an interactive and productive session, the PSWG is proposing a focus on accountability of domain registration. The PSWG will introduce the challenges and invite an update on the various ongoing initiatives from this perspective, for discussion with the ICANN community. Goals and expected outcomes: • Update of the ICANN Community and its SO/ACs on objectives, scope, timeline, progress and achievements of relevant initiatives, with a specific focus on accountability of domain registration • Presentation of the body of knowledge related to accountability of domain registration, documented in work products or discussions to date, including that of the PSWG • Sharing of views on the challenges of accountability of domain registration Relevant documentation: • Next Generation Registration Directory Services PDP https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag • Proxy & Privacy Services Accreditation Policy Implementation https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ppsai-2016-08-18-en • WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System https://whois.icann.org/en/whoisars • Implementation Advisory Group on the Whois Conflict Procedure with Local Law https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iag-review-whois-conflicts-procedure-23may16-en.pdf • WHOIS 2015 Annual Report https://www.icann.org/news/blog/whois-2015-annual-report-highlights-recent-accomplishments - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
The Working Group is to draw upon the collective expertise of the participating SOs and ACs and others, and based on the initial analysis of the ccNSO Study Group on the use of names for Countries and territories as TLDs, further review the current status of representations of country and territory names, as they exist under current ICANN policies, guidelines and procedures. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/dAe4Aw - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
ICANN has published findings from a series of surveys and studies that will serve as inputs for the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team’s assessment of the New gTLD Program. Nielsen conducted two surveys each of global consumer and domain name registrants to better understand their perceived sense of trust, choice and experience in the domain name landscape, and how those opinions changed over the course of a year. In addition, Nielsen surveyed new gTLD applicants about their experiences regarding the New gTLD Program application and evaluation processes. In a separate study, organizations in the developing world were surveyed to provide insight into factors that would motivate program candidates to apply. In this session, study authors will provide a detailed briefing on the results of their inquiries. - Staff Leader: Eleeza Agopian
Session Overview Non Commercial Stakeholder Group Policy Committee This meeting is for mandatory for Policy Committee Members, in preparation for the GNSO council meeting. Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/1gi4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
“Provide your input on Operating Standards for how to conduct Reviews” Share your input on the development of Operating Standards to make ICANN Specific and Organizational Reviews more efficient, consistent and transparent. What is it and why does it matter? Operating Standards provide a system to conduct Specific and Organizational Reviews and tools to assist with the Review process. Specific Reviews (CCT Review, SSR Review, ATRT Review, and RDS/WHOIS Review) and Organizational Reviews (GNSO Review, At-Large Review, etc.) are mandated by the new Bylaws. These Reviews are very important to assess ICANN’s performance with regard to its commitments. Review Operating Standards provide tools to bring consistent rules, clarity and transparency to the various Review processes. This session will offer an opportunity to provide input into the draft outline and raise important questions such as: • How to structure the new operating standards to make them useful to the ICANN community; • How should the new nomination and selection process for Specific Reviews (SSR, CCT, ATRT, RDS) work. Who should attend? This session is the continuation of a dialogue that started during the drafting of the new Bylaws. If you have participated in Reviews before, or are interested in the subject of Reviews, you are especially encouraged to attend. - Staff Leader: Charla Shambley
Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format. Open to anyone interested in technical topics related to registry work, security etc. Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/workshop.htm - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
1. Overview of the year ahead for the GAC; Priorities, organisational and meeting changes - Henri Kassen, Vice Chair of the GAC (5 min) (Lasantha to invite Henri to make this presentation. He may need some help from us) 2. Discussion on IANA stewardship transition and associated issues - Mark Carvell, DCMS, UK (5 min) 3. Discussion on how to improve the participation of Commonwealth countries at the GAC (10 min) 4. Update on capacity building through the funds from the gTLD auctions – Nigel Hickson, ICANN (10 min) 5. Update on CTO’s strategic plan and its work programme relating to Cyberspace – Marcel Belingue, CTO (5 min) (Paper to be circulated prior to the meeting) 6. Update on the IGF 11 in Guadalajara including the Commonwealth Open Forum – Marcel Belingue, CTO and Mark Carvell, DCMS, UK (5 min) (a draft agenda for IGF 16 is below) - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
The Public Forums are the open microphone sessions that afford community members the opportunity to make comments and ask questions directly to the Board and in front of the of the rest of the community. - Staff Leader: James Cole
This meeting of the CCWG-IG will consider the forthcoming work of the group and also discuss mutual working arrangements with the Board WG on Internet Governance. - Staff Leader: Nigel Hickson
Maya joined ICANN in 2012 and currently serves as Sr. Meeting Planner and Meeting Operations Analyst.
She brings a decade of experience in managing international executive/VIP travel coordination and group travel management in the U.S and abroad.
Maya holds an MBA from... Read More →
Sunday November 6, 2016 07:30 - 17:00 IST
South Foyer
closed Time for the Non-Contracted Parties House (non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) to discuss House matters. - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) allow for top-level domain names in different scripts such as Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese or Devanagari. In this session, learn how ICANN’s IDN Program is fostering the development of IDNs. Members of the ICANN organization and the community will provide progress updates on the various projects currently underway for this purpose. The session is intended for both general and expert audiences interested in the development and use of IDNs. 1. IDN Program Overview and Progress - 15 mins 2. Update by Integration Panel – 10 mins 3. Update on IDN Implementation Guidelines - 7 mins 4. Community Update a. Ethiopic GP Update – 7 mins b. Georgian GP Update – 7 mins c. Neo-Brahmi GP Update – 7 mins d. Thai GP Update – 7 mins 5. Q/A – 15 mins - Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
Our aim is to "Advance accessibility issues within ICANN by reviewing and tackling the particular needs of populations who face challenges to participate in ICANN". This session is open to all interested in the topic. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/1wSbAw - Staff Leader: Ariel Liang
Ariel Xinyue Liang joined ICANN in February 2014 and is based in the Washington, D.C. engagement office. She provides logistical and substantive support to the policy activities of ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee that represents the interests of Internet end-users around... Read More →
GNSO Registrar Stakeholder Group Meeting The Registrar Stakeholder Group is one of several Stakeholder Groups within the ICANN community and is the representative body of registrars. It is a diverse and active group that works to ensure the interests of registrars and their customers are effectively advanced. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Zgq4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Introduction to the ccNSO Members' Days Meeting ccNSO Working Group Updates Policy Development Process: Retirement of ccTLD and Review Mechanism for the decisions on delegation, revocation and retirement of ccTLDs IANA Update Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/agenda.htm - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
The ICANNWiki Edit-a-thon is a community-centered learning and sharing event that aims to add Internet governance and ICANN-related content to ICANNWiki. This goal is achieved by hands-on instruction and sharing between ICANNWiki staff and interested participants. Adding relevant to a centralized, democratically built site such as ICANNWiki ensures that the community feels empowered to build and research information related to how the Internet is maintained as a resource. Our aim in hosting these events is to democratize the information available, shine a light on it and, if possible, translate it into Spanish, Chinese and Swahili for a stronger, more empowered, global community.
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
This is a meeting of the APRALO community to discuss all current hot topics as well as issues of interest to the Asia Pacific community. Session open to At-Large members of APRALO and any interested member of the public Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/1wSbAw - Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco
Ms. Silvia Vivanco is At-Large Regional Affairs Manager. She joined ICANN in November 2011. Silvia works directly with the RALOs, elected RALO officers and the individual ALSes to support them in their process and policy-related activities within each of the five Geographic Regions... Read More →
Overview of the meeting - The Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) represents the views of users and connectivity providers; its mission is to ensure ICANN policy and ICANN contracts are consistent with the development of an Internet that is a safe place for business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions and communications to take place based on high levels of business, user and consumer confidence. The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and/or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/NQm4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) allow people around the world to utilize top-level domain names in their local languages. As part of ICANN’s IDN Program, volunteers representing script communities are developing Label Generation Rules that can be used to determine valid IDN top-level domain labels and their variants. ICANN’s IDN team and the Integration Panel will provide detailed guidance to address the issues raised by the Generation Panel members. Additionally, panel members will provide updates on their progress. The session is intended for community members interested in the progress of ICANN’s IDN Program and Generation Panel members. 1. Introduction 2. LGR Toolset – 7 mins 3. Best Practices for LGR – 25 mins 4. Community Update a. Lao GP Update – 7 mins b. Chinese GP Update – 7 mins c. Japanese GP Update – 7 mins d. Korean GP Update – 7 mins 5. Q/A – 15 mins - Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
The Fellowship Program sessions bring Leaders from each ICANN Community into the room to directly engage with the selected Fellows for this Meeting as well as any interested newcomers who would like to attend - Staff Leader: Janice Douma Lange
Session Overview NPOC Constituency Day: The Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) is the home for Not-for-Profit organizations like NGOs, wishing to have a voice in internet governance. Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/zwi4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Session Overview The Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home for civil society organizations and individuals in ICANN's GNSO. NCUC currently comprises 462 members from 107 countries, including 111 noncommercial organizations and 351 individuals. NCUC advocates positions on domain name-related policies that protect and support noncommercial communication and activity on the Internet. Among its key areas of interest are human rights, freedom of expression, privacy, access to knowledge, diversity and consumer choice, development, and global internet governance. Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/Xgi4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
The GAC will be meeting with the ccNSO and will be discussing IDN ccTLDs and the recent correspondence regarding the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPRSP). The GAC will also be briefed on the developments regarding a foreseen ccNSO PDP concerning a process for retiring of ccTLDs - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
APRALO will hold a series of Capacity Building Sessions for APRALO Members Saturday, 5th November through Tuesday, 8th November. There will be a focus on ICANN and At-Large policy issues as well as sustaining the knowledge gained. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Sxu4Aw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
GNSO Registrar Stakeholder Group Meeting The Registrar Stakeholder Group is one of several Stakeholder Groups within the ICANN community and is the representative body of registrars. It is a diverse and active group that works to ensure the interests of registrars and their customers are effectively advanced. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Zgq4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
1-3pm Open Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies. - Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera
Meeting to discuss pending public comments and updates from working groups. Also, a joint Contracted Party House (CPH) session, and a joint CPH session with the ICANN Board. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Kge4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
1-3pm Open Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies. - Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera
How does the IANA Stewardship implementation affect ccTLDs and what are the implications for the future? Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/agenda.htm - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
Carlos Reyes is Director, Policy and Strategy with ICANN. The mission of ICANN is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.Previously, Reyes worked with a strategic communications and political consulting firm. He also advised the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on education... Read More →
The GAC will be meeting with the ALAC and will be discussing topics such as New gTLDs, CCT Review and the implementation of the new Bylaws. - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
Universal Acceptance (UA) ensures that all domain names and email addresses can be used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices and systems. The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) is working to help software developers and website owners understand how to update their systems to keep pace with an evolving domain name system. The group is made up of members from more than 120 companies, governments and community groups. In this session the UASG will provide an update on its accomplishments to date, as well as plans for the coming year. - Staff Leader: Don Hollander
Don Hollander has been involved in bringing the benefits (and avoiding the curses) of ICT for more than 30 years. He has a strong affinity for the Pacific and places where Latin scripts are not so well known. He is working on getting all domain names and all email addresses treated... Read More →
Background & Context Discussions around the concept of the public interest within ICANN's remit have been taking place for many years. In 2013-2014, the Strategy Panel on Public Responsibility Framework explored this topic and, in consultations with the community, proposed the following definition for the global public interest in relation to the Internet: [E]nsuring that the Internet becomes, and continues to be, stable, inclusive, and accessible across the globe so that all may enjoy the benefits of a single and open Internet. In addressing its public responsibility, ICANN must build trust in the Internet and its governance ecosystem. While this definition has been well received, there is a desire to revisit. A high interest session took place at ICANN55, which helped build on previous discussions, but did not lead to concrete recommendations for next steps. Following ICANN55, the At-Large Advisory Committee created a Working Group to further explore the concept of the public interest. As the organization readies for significant changes, it is important to carry the conversation forward. A panel comprised of members of the ICANN community will lead the discussion. Agenda Details 15:15 – 15:20 Setting the Scene, Olivier Crepin-Leblond, EURALO Chair 15:20 – 15:40 Historical & Political Nuances of the Concept of the Global Public Interest: Examples from Europe & India, Wolf Ludwig, EURALO & Rajesh Chharia, ISPAI 15:40 – 16:10 Reaching a Shared Understanding: The Concept of the Public Interest at ICANN and its Application, Jonathan Robinson, GNSO & Becky Burr, GNSO 16:10 – 16:20 Explore How Public Interest Could be Operationalized as the Basis for Decision-making at ICANN, Thomas Schneider, GAC 16: 20 –16:40 Open Mic 16:40 – 16:45 Next Steps, Olivier Crepin-Leblond Relevant Documents: • Strategy Panel on Public Responsibility Framework report: http://bit.ly/1zEdR1D • ICANN55 high interest session materials: http://bit.ly/2b3ym1R • Wikispace: http://bit.ly/icannPI • Mailing list: http://bit.ly/Pimailer - Staff Leader: Ergys Ramaj
Questions & Answers session, with the nominees for the ccNSO Council and the nominees for ICANN Board Seat 11 Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/agenda.htm - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
Overview of the meeting The Business Constituency (BC) is the voice of commercial Internet users within ICANN - the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a global body with responsibility for certain policies that relate to the domain name system (DNS). Domain names are the names consumers and businesses rely upon to find websites for legitimate products and services on the Internet. Business users rely on a stable and secure Internet and ecommerce experience, one that serves their users and customers on a global basis. Through your participation in ICANN, and in the Business Constituency, your company will make a difference on behalf of business. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/jwm4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Intellectual Property Constituency Open Meeting Overview of the meeting The meeting of the Intellectual Property Constituency will discuss current ICANN issues of importance to the copyright and trademark community. Will include briefings from invited ICANN staff and others. Agenda : https://community.icann.org/x/lgm4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Overview of the meeting Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP) The ISPCP meeting is an integral part of the generic Name Supporting Organization (gNSO). The Constituency's goal is to fulfill roles and responsibilities that are created by relevant ICANN and gNSO bylaws, rules or policies as ICANN proceeds to conclude its organization activities. This meeting will enable ISPCP members to discuss ICANN issues that are of specific interest to ISPs. It will include a discussion of recent developments concerning the transition of the IANA stewardship and ICANN accountability, as well as other key topics. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/DQq4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Carlos Reyes is Director, Policy and Strategy with ICANN. The mission of ICANN is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.Previously, Reyes worked with a strategic communications and political consulting firm. He also advised the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on education... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Session Overview The purpose of the Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) is to represent, through its elected representatives and its Constituencies (The Noncommercial Users Constituency and the Not for Profit Operational Concerns Constituency) the interests and concerns of noncommercial registrants and noncommercial Internet users of generic Top level Domains (gTLDs). It provides a voice and representation in ICANN processes to: nonprofit organizations that serve noncommercial interests; nonprofit services such as education, philanthropies, consumer protection, community organizing, promotion of the arts, public interest policy advocacy, children's welfare, religion, scientific research, and human rights; public interest software concerns; families or individuals who register domain names for noncommercial personal use; and Internet users who are primarily concerned with the noncommercial, public interest aspects of domain name policy. Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/0gi4Aw The NCSG Open meeting will cover ICANN meeting in Helsinki, GNSO council matters, IANA Transition, ICANN Accountability, Privacy Issues etc - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
Open session: End of day opportunity to share thoughts and ask questions about the day's sessions and hot topics with the ICANN Fellows - Staff Leader: Janice Douma Lange
This meeting is for the At-Large Regional Leadership to discuss cross regional issues as well as hot topics and the impact on the various regions. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/1wSbAw - Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco
Ms. Silvia Vivanco is At-Large Regional Affairs Manager. She joined ICANN in November 2011. Silvia works directly with the RALOs, elected RALO officers and the individual ALSes to support them in their process and policy-related activities within each of the five Geographic Regions... Read More →
The WHOIS Accuracy Program Specification of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement requires registrars to validate and verify certain data fields, such as phone number, email or postal address. ICANN and the community are working to address issues raised by registrars and registrants regarding this process, such as the difficulty of reliably performing validation on a global scale. During this session, ICANN’s Registrar Services Team will discuss this work to date and invite attendees to share their feedback. This meeting might be of particular interest to registrars, registrants, address validation service providers, public safety agencies and intellectual property lawyers. - Staff Leader: Jennifer Gore
Director of Registrar Services and Engagement, ICANN
Jennifer Gore is one of the most historically involved females in the domain name industry. She is currently the Director of Registrar Engagement at ICANN. Formally, Jennifer was the Senior Director of Policy for Web.com. As a long-time member of the ICANN community, Ms. Gore has... Read More →
DNS and Content Regulation Group: NCUC Background/ Importance: ICANN and its domain name registries and registrars are steadily increasing pressure to assume responsibility for enforcement of rules about content on the Internet. We see this in calls for the cancellation or suspension of domain names associated with allegedly illegal or objectionable content hosted on a website to which the name resolves. This includes content that is alleged to be in breach of intellectual property rights, or that might contravenes national licensing or regulatory requirements, or might be in breach of some other law or social standard. The attraction of enforcing content rules through ICANN and its contracted parties is that they are a convenient gateway for access to most content that is hosted online, and if they can be induced to act, the complainant will be able to save much time and money in comparison to pursuing legal avenues. This applies especially to cases of cross-border disputes, where one or more of the the locations of the complainant, the website host, the website owner, the registry, and the registrar, may be different. But the negative side of this method of enforcement is that it tends to lack the due process and accountability of domestic legal processes. If private parties are held responsible for enforcing content rules, they are likely to enforce them in the way that poses the least cost and risk to themselves, rather than in a way that upholds users’ rights to freedom of expression and privacy. This is especially so if ICANN or its contracted parties are held legally responsible for the registrants’ content in case of their failure to act. Session Goals/Expected Outcomes: The issues surrounding this debate are highly pertinent to ongoing debates within the ICANN community including: Enforcement of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement Application of intermediary liability rules and safe harbours to contracted parties Self-regulatory measures such as the Domain Name Association Healthy Domains Initiative The session will bring together all relevant stakeholders and constituencies including GAC and law enforcement representatives, the Intellectual Property Constituency, the Non-Commercial Users Constituency, and the registrars and registries, to discuss and debate the appropriate role of ICANN and its contracted parties in relation to Internet content hosted at a domain. Although it is not expected that a full consensus will be achieved, the outcomes of the session will be a greater awareness amongst all stakeholders of the complex issues surrounding Internet content regulation through participants in the domain name system, which will feed into ongoing policy discussions throughout the ICANN community and enable more inclusive and informed outcomes to be reached. Relevant Documentation: • Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability https://www.manilaprinciples.org • Healthy Domains Initiative http://www.thedna.org/the-dna-launches-hdi-press-release-2-16-2016/ • MPAA Trusted Notifier program (Radix http://www.mpaa.org/new-mpaaradix-partnership-highlights-the-continuing-... and Donuts http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-and-the-mpaa-striking...) • EDRi on self-regulation https://edri.org/theme/self-regulation-2/ • ICANN is Not the Internet Content Police https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-is-not-the-internet-content-police Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/eiS4Aw
The GAC Under-Served Regions Working Group scheduled a capacity building session for the AP region. The session will start with an introduction on ICANN, the GAC, and the IANA transition and the impact on the AP region; followed by discussions on Policy matters in the GAC and the potential barriers to participation in ICANN. - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
Ms. Silvia Vivanco is At-Large Regional Affairs Manager. She joined ICANN in November 2011. Silvia works directly with the RALOs, elected RALO officers and the individual ALSes to support them in their process and policy-related activities within each of the five Geographic Regions... Read More →
Sunday November 6, 2016 18:30 - 20:00 IST
Hall 1 (ALAC)
Vice President, Policy Development Support - GNSO, ICANN
Marika joined in July 2008. She serves as the Vice President, Policy Development Support - Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). Prior to joining ICANN she was Director of European Affairs for the CyberSecurity Industry Alliance. Previously, Marika spent seven years as... Read More →
Sunday November 6, 2016 19:00 - 20:00 IST
Hall 6 (GNSO)
Maya joined ICANN in 2012 and currently serves as Sr. Meeting Planner and Meeting Operations Analyst.
She brings a decade of experience in managing international executive/VIP travel coordination and group travel management in the U.S and abroad.
Maya holds an MBA from... Read More →
Monday November 7, 2016 07:30 - 17:00 IST
South Foyer
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
Carlos Reyes is Director, Policy and Strategy with ICANN. The mission of ICANN is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.Previously, Reyes worked with a strategic communications and political consulting firm. He also advised the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on education... Read More →
The GAC will be discussing on processes for handling requests for use of 2-letter codes and country names as Second Level Domain names in new gTLDs. Also discussion about conditions regarding use of country names as Top Level Domain names in future new gTLD rounds. - Staff Leader: Julia Charvolen
The gTLD Marketplace Health Index presents statistics and trends related to generic top-level domains. ICANN plans to publish the index twice a year to track progress against its goal of supporting the evolution of the domain name marketplace to be robust, stable, and trusted. In this session, members of ICANN’s Global Domains Division will provide an overview of this new initiative and how it contributes to broader progress measurement against the organization’s key performance indicators. - Staff Leader: Amy Bivins
GNSO IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protections Working Group – Presentation of Initial Report Summary of the meeting: This GNSO Policy Development Process was launched in June 2014 to examine whether or not changes to the existing dispute resolution processes offering curative rights protection at the second level in all gTLDs (the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and the Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure) were needed in view of the specific needs and concerns of international governmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). The PDP Working Group commenced its work in June 2014. Following analysis of the needs and concerns of IGOs and INGOs in relation to the need to provide adequate curative rights protection against abuse of their names and acronyms, the Working Group consulted an external legal expert to obtain advice on issues relating to jurisdictional immunity for IGOs. The Working Group also sought input from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and IGO representatives. The Working Group has completed its initial deliberations and will present its preliminary PDP recommendations to the community at this session, for feedback and discussion. AGENDA: https://community.icann.org/x/Pge4Aw - Staff Leader: Mary Wong
VP for Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement, ICANN
Mary Wong is Vice-President for Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN), in which capacity she handles global policy development work relating to the coordination and management of the Internet domain... Read More →
Intellectual Property Constituency Open Meeting Overview of the meeting The meeting of the Intellectual Property Constituency will discuss current ICANN issues of importance to the copyright and trademark community. Will include briefings from invited ICANN staff and others. Agenda : https://community.icann.org/x/lgm4Aw - Staff Leader: Glen de Saint Gery
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
DNSSEC deployment is continuing to move forward. This session is a public presentation and discussion with those actively engaged in the deployment of DNSSEC. Why it's Important: Registries, registrars, ISP's and others who plan to deploy DNSSEC services will benefit from the presentation and discussion of the deployment experience. Who Should Attend?: Anyone with an interest in the deployment of DNSSEC, particularly registry, registrar and ISP representatives with technical, operational, and strategic planning roles. Agenda: 0900-0930: State of DNSSEC Deployment Report 0930-1030: Regional Updates 1030-1100: Coffee Break 1100-1200: Root Key Rollover Panel Discussion: Recursive resolver software readiness 1200-1230: Presentation: Aggressive NSEC Caching, Warren Kumari, Google 1230-1245: DNSSEC/DNS Quiz 1245-1345: Lunch Break 1345-1500: Additional presentations/panels (75 min) - Staff Leader: Julie Hedlund
Julie Hedlund is responsible for supporting the work of the Security and StabilityAdvisory Committee (SSAC), including coordinating meetings and the development and tracking of reports. In addition, she provides support for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and ICANN Policy... Read More →
This is a half-day session co-organized with the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). The session aims to highlight the technical challenges and solutions in developing and using domain names in the languages of India. This session is geared toward those interested in the use of IDNs and developing technical solutions for their adoption. - Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance(UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chairposition in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions forAsian... Read More →
Glen joined ICANN in 2003 and serves as the Manager, SO/AC. In this role she serve as a Policy Team Manager for the co-ordination of SO-AC secretariat and operations support staff. Under the direction of the VP Policy Development Support, she co-ordinate the activities of the... Read More →
The objective of this half-day session is to: 1) Inform, educate and provide advice about the global, digital strategies of ISPs and telecommunications companies. 2) Raise awareness on DNS and Internet addressing issues affecting future revenue and connectivity for India’s ISPs. 3) Illustrate ICANN’s role in the systems supporting their business. - Staff Leader: Chris Mondini
Legal Session The evolving model of Internet governance, local policy development implications for ccTLDs Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/hyderabad57/agenda.htm - Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
The ICANNWiki Edit-a-thon is a community-centered learning and sharing event that aims to add Internet governance and ICANN-related content to ICANNWiki. This goal is achieved by hands-on instruction and sharing between ICANNWiki staff and interested participants. Adding relevant to a centralized, democratically built site such as ICANNWiki ensures that the community feels empowered to build and research information related to how the Internet is maintained as a resource. Our aim in hosting these events is to democratize the information available, shine a light on it and, if possible, translate it into Spanish, Chinese and Swahili for a stronger, more empowered, global community.
GNSO Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Policy Development Process Working Group Summary of the meeting: This GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) was initiated in February 2016 as a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the PDP Working Group is reviewing all the rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) that were developed for ICANN’s 2012 New gTLD Program. Phase Two, to commence when Phase One is completed and following a preliminary report, will focus on the long-standing Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy. At this open session, the Working Group will update the community on the status of its work, including its initial review of the Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure which is expected to have been completed by this time, and seek community input on the remaining work in Phase One, including the Trademark Clearinghouse and the associated RPMs offered through its services (i.e. sunrise registrations and Trademark Claims notifications) and the Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure. AGENDA: https://community.icann.org/x/QAe4Aw - Staff Leader: Mary Wong
VP for Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement, ICANN
Mary Wong is Vice-President for Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN), in which capacity she handles global policy development work relating to the coordination and management of the Internet domain... Read More →
The 2016 NomCom Public meeting will cover the following topics: Results of the 2016 NomCom selection process 2016 NomCom recommendations to the 2017 NomCom NomCom review and improvements (Open Discussion) Introduction of 2017 NomCom Leadership Team Positions to be filled by 2017 NomCom
Carlos Reyes is Director, Policy and Strategy with ICANN. The mission of ICANN is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.Previously, Reyes worked with a strategic communications and political consulting firm. He also advised the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on education... Read More →
Monday November 7, 2016 11:00 - 12:30 IST
Hall 3 (Main)
This is a joint working meeting of the two groups charged with managing the process for the Selection of the At-Large Board Member: the BMSPC (Board Member Selection Process Committee) and the BCEC (Board Candidate Evaluation Committee). Each Committee will report on the current status, review their process to date, and identify any outstanding issues that need to be resolved. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/2QSbAw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
The Fellowship Program sessions bring Leaders from each ICANN Community into the room to directly engage with the selected Fellows for this Meeting as well as any interested newcomers who would like to attend - Staff Leader: Janice Douma Lange
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
DNSSEC deployment is continuing to move forward. This session is a public presentation and discussion with those actively engaged in the deployment of DNSSEC. Why it's Important: Registries, registrars, ISP's and others who plan to deploy DNSSEC services will benefit from the presentation and discussion of the deployment experience. Who Should Attend? Anyone with an interest in the deployment of DNSSEC, particularly registry, registrar and ISP representatives with technical, operational, and strategic planning roles. Agenda: 0900-0930: State of DNSSEC Deployment Report 0930-1030: Regional Updates 1030-1100: Coffee Break 1100-1200: Root Key Rollover Panel Discussion: Recursive resolver software readiness 1200-1230: Presentation: Aggressive NSEC Caching, Warren Kumari, Google 1230-1245: DNSSEC/DNS Quiz 1245-1345: Lunch Break 1345-1500: Additional presentations/panels (75 min) - Staff Leader: Julie Hedlund
Julie Hedlund is responsible for supporting the work of the Security and StabilityAdvisory Committee (SSAC), including coordinating meetings and the development and tracking of reports. In addition, she provides support for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and ICANN Policy... Read More →
Closed Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies. - Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera
APRALO will hold a series of Capacity Building Sessions for APRALO Members Saturday, 5th November through Tuesday, 8th November. There will be a focus on ICANN and At-Large policy issues as well as sustaining the knowledge gained. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/Sxu4Aw - Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich
VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations, ICANN
Dr. Heidi Ullrich is VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations and Team Leader of the staff that provide the policy advice development support for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the At-Large community which represent the views of Individual Internet Users engaged in... Read More →
This is a lunch for DNSSEC Workshop participants. Tickets are distributed during the DNSSEC Workshop. Attendees must have a ticket to participate in the lunch. - Staff Leader: Julie Hedlund
Julie Hedlund is responsible for supporting the work of the Security and StabilityAdvisory Committee (SSAC), including coordinating meetings and the development and tracking of reports. In addition, she provides support for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and ICANN Policy... Read More →
Monday November 7, 2016 12:45 - 13:45 IST
La Cantina
Apart from the usual update on the AFRICA strategy update, this session will provide information on the Africa DNS market Study and also the Africa Internet History project. Time will also be allocated for interaction with the communication - Staff Leader: Yaovi Atohoun
Yaovi Atohoun is an electrical engineer with more than 30 years of work experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). He has worked for the Association of African Universities (AAU) as a Senior IT Officer from 2008 to 2012. He has coordinated many activities for... Read More →
NARALO will conduct its annual review of the performance of the RALO in regards to outreach, engagement, strategic planning, attendance and more. The meeting will include planning for the upcoming year. The session is open to NARALO and other interested regions. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/2QSbAw - Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco
Ms. Silvia Vivanco is At-Large Regional Affairs Manager. She joined ICANN in November 2011. Silvia works directly with the RALOs, elected RALO officers and the individual ALSes to support them in their process and policy-related activities within each of the five Geographic Regions... Read More →
This meeting will review past activities, new proposals and projects, coordination with LACRALO ALAC members, and will provide an update on the mediation process and other issues of interest for the region. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/2QSbAw - Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco
Ms. Silvia Vivanco is At-Large Regional Affairs Manager. She joined ICANN in November 2011. Silvia works directly with the RALOs, elected RALO officers and the individual ALSes to support them in their process and policy-related activities within each of the five Geographic Regions... Read More →
Kimberly joined ICANN in 2015 in the capacity of Coordinator, SO/AC Support. She is responsible for the administrative, operations and logistical support of the ccNSO. Most recently, she worked as an Account Manager of a teleconferencing company.
In this session the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) Council, the body responsible for managing the policy development process for generic top-level domains (gTLDs), provides an opportunity for community members to interact with the Council as it conducts its meeting. Agenda Details: https://community.icann.org/x/ww_sAw Documents: https://community.icann.org/x/0Am4Aw Motions: https://community.icann.org/x/xQ_sAw - Staff Leader: Marika Konings
Vice President, Policy Development Support - GNSO, ICANN
Marika joined in July 2008. She serves as the Vice President, Policy Development Support - Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). Prior to joining ICANN she was Director of European Affairs for the CyberSecurity Industry Alliance. Previously, Marika spent seven years as... Read More →
DNSSEC deployment is continuing to move forward. This session is a public presentation and discussion with those actively engaged in the deployment of DNSSEC. Why it's Important: Registries, registrars, ISP's and others who plan to deploy DNSSEC services will benefit from the presentation and discussion of the deployment experience. Who Should Attend? Anyone with an interest in the deployment of DNSSEC, particularly registry, registrar and ISP representatives with technical, operational, and strategic planning roles. Agenda: 0900-0930: State of DNSSEC Deployment Report 0930-1030: Regional Updates 1030-1100: Coffee Break 1100-1200: Root Key Rollover Panel Discussion: Recursive resolver software readiness 1200-1230: Presentation: Aggressive NSEC Caching, Warren Kumari, Google 1230-1245: DNSSEC/DNS Quiz 1245-1345: Lunch Break 1345-1500: Additional presentations/panels (75 min) - Staff Leader: Julie Hedlund
Julie Hedlund is responsible for supporting the work of the Security and StabilityAdvisory Committee (SSAC), including coordinating meetings and the development and tracking of reports. In addition, she provides support for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and ICANN Policy... Read More →
Issues related to whether certain International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) and International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) should receive special protection for their names have been raised throughout the development of the New gTLD Program. In this working session, members of the ICANN organization and IGO-INGO Identifiers Protection Policy Implementation Review Team will discuss the status of ongoing policy implementation work on those policy recommendations that have been approved by the board including issues and challenges, potential mechanisms and a timeline. - Staff Leader: Krista Papac
Krista Papac is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in the domain name industry. She has held a variety of roles including executive leadership and management, strategic planning, business process development, and business development.
Krista joined the ICANN... Read More →
- Background/ Importance: The bottom-up process and contributions via the multistakeholder model are the core of ICANN but claims have regularly been made that the legal advice provided to ICANN does not support that. This session seeks to explore the reasons these claims surface by examining both the nature of the questions asked, the laws/guidelines that are consulted, the processes by which this advice is produced, how this differs for internal and external counsel and how it is then shared with the community. - Session Goals/Expected Outcomes: A major step forward in transparency around the production of legal advice, a better understand of the operating practices the legal team work within and ideas for how to continue this process to increase community scrutiny of legal advice received by ICANN. - Session format: Q&A with ICANN General Counsel on the legal advice that ICANN receives and how that supports the ICANN mission - Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel
Vice President, Policy Development Support – ccNSO, ICANN
Bart started working for ICANN in October 2005 and currently serves as Vice President, Policy Development Support, where he is responsible for working with the ccNSO on policy and related matters.
The Members of the ALAC and the RALO Leadership will discuss policy and process issues of importance to them. These sessions will also include presentations by senior staff. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/2QSbAw
Overview: This is a continuation of the earlier Council session that will deal mainly with administrative matters which include the seating of the new Council and the election of the chair and vice chairs. Agenda Details: https://community.icann.org/x/Qwe4Aw - Staff Leader: Marika Konings
Vice President, Policy Development Support - GNSO, ICANN
Marika joined in July 2008. She serves as the Vice President, Policy Development Support - Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). Prior to joining ICANN she was Director of European Affairs for the CyberSecurity Industry Alliance. Previously, Marika spent seven years as... Read More →
ICANN and the community are exploring the development of a certification program for registry backend service providers. During this session, ICANN’s Registry Services team will outline how a certification program could look, its potential benefits and opportunities to participate in the program’s development. This early-stage discussion will be of particular interest for registry operators and registry service providers. - Staff Leader: Francisco Arias
Please come participate to this workshop of the Identifier Technologies Health Indicators (ITHI) initiative run by the ICANN CTO office. We will discuss technical metrics associated with the health of the set of identifiers that ICANN helps coordinate. We will re-introduce the ITHI initiative presented at ICANN55, present the methodology we have chosen and where we are now. We will then have a panel of discussants reacting to some of the proposed area of work, followed by an open microphone discussion. - Staff Leader: ALAIN DURAND
The session will explore and share possible initiatives that would assist Under-Served Regions in ICANN. The Under-Served Regions High Interest Topic session is open to all participants and will be a cross-community discussion. The session will tackle topics such as the definition of underserved and the 2014 ICANN report on the Under-Served Regions and to what extent have the recommendations contained in that report been implemented.
