[AfrICANN-discuss] Commonwealth DNS Forum, 19-20 June in London

[Mamadou LO]

Dear colleagues, dear friends,
Nominet has been working with the Commonwealth 
Telecommunications Organisation, Public Interest Registry and ICANN on a
 Commonwealth DNS Forum, to be held on 19-20 June in London,
 immediately prior to ICANN’s London meeting.

The event is aimed at developing discussions between the many 
different organisations involved in Internet governance issues around 
the many really good things that are going on
 in different parts of the Commonwealth.

I hope that we will be able to welcome you at the Commonwealth DNS Forum in London for an interactive dialogue.

And please circulate this invite around your network – nationally and to your colleagues in other Commonwealth countries.

Best wishes and I look forward to seeing you in London

 

Martin

























 CTO, ICANN, Nominet and Public Interest Registry to host first Commonwealth DNS Forum






















London, 11 March 2014 – The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), the Internet
 Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the UK domain name 
registry Nominet and Public Interest Registry, operators of the .ORG 
domain will jointly host the first

Commonwealth Domain Name System forum in London on 19 - 20 June 2014.




Named Commonwealth DNS Forum 2014, the event is designed to help the stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to examine:

the economic potential of the domain name industry
governance policy options for the cyberspace
issues surrounding local content generation and utilisation
opportunities for investment and innovation
opportunities for and impact upon civil society, and  
the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships to develop public policy.
“This event will contribute to 
ICANN’s global programme to diversify its Community through
 a multi-stakeholder approach. The Commonwealth represents a cross 
section of the global ICT community contributing a great deal to the 
public policy debate. We hope this event will be able to marshal that 
thinking for the greater good of the DNS community”
 said Nigel Hickson, ICANN Vice-President. 

 

Professor Tim Unwin, the Secretary-General of the CTO said: “The
 CTO is delighted to be a partner of this event which, for the first 
time, will bring an important Commonwealth perspective to a consultation
 on the domain name system. It will be another step in the CTO’s efforts
 to mobilise the strengths of the Commonwealth to ensure Cyberspace 
delivers the socio-economic benefits it is capable of.”




Nominet’s Chief Executive Officer, Lesley Cowley OBE, added: “We’re
 very pleased to be supporting this important event. There is a lot of 
interesting activity taking place across the Commonwealth which is
 helping to unlock the full potential of the Internet. This includes 
improving cybersecurity, increasing access, and work with local 
communities and businesses, as well as developments in the DNS market. 
We hope that the Commonwealth DNS Forum will allow us
 to share this wealth of practical experience, helping us all to learn 
from each other.”



“For more than a decade, Public Interest Registry has served 
as an advocate for collaboration, safety and security on the Internet. 
As the long-standing operator of the .ORG domain and operator of the 
soon-to-be-launched
 .NGO and .ONG domains for the global non-governmental organisation 
community, we have unique insight into the issues surrounding the domain
 industry. We look forward to bringing together stakeholders from across
 the Commonwealth at this event to help them
 prepare for imminent changes to the Internet landscape and to foster 
discussion around the power of the domain name system,” said Brian Cute, Chief Executive Officer of Public Interest Registry.



The event will draw delegates from across the Commonwealth with speakers drawn from public sector, industry and civil society.




For more information, please contact:

Marcel Belingue (m.belingue at cto.int)


Nigel Hickson (nigel.hickson at icann.org)
Martin Boyle (Martin.Boyle at nominet.org.uk)
Nick Thorne (nick.thorne at domzac.org)

 

About the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is an 
international organisation based in London and established through a 
Headquarters Agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is the oldest and largest
 Commonwealth organisation engaged in multilateral collaboration in the 
field of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The CTO uses
 its experience and expertise to support its members in integrating ICTs
 to deliver effective development interventions
 that enrich, empower, and emancipate people within the Commonwealth and
 beyond. For more information please visit
www.cto.int 



About The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 
coordinates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions, 
which are key technical services critical to the continued operations of
 the Internet’s underlying address book, the Domain
 Name System (DNS). The IANA functions include: (1) the coordination of 
the assignment of technical protocol parameters including the management
 of the address and routing parameter area (ARPA) top-level domain; (2) 
the administration of certain responsibilities
 associated with Internet DNS root zone management such as generic 
(gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domains; (3) the allocation of
 Internet numbering resources; and (4) other services. ICANN performs 
the IANA functions under a U.S. Government contract.
 For more information please visit 
www.icann.org



About Nominet

Domain names are one of the key building blocks of the internet – an 
essential component of every email address and website. Millions of 
businesses and consumers now depend on Nominet’s services, which 
underpin a critical part of the UK Internet economy.




Nominet is a private, not-for-profit business, responsible for the 
smooth and secure running of the .uk internet infrastructure.  We have 
over 2,800 members and are committed to acting in the public interest.



With the proceeds of a successful registry business, Nominet set up and 
support the Nominet Trust, an independent charitable foundation focussed
 on increasing access, safety and education on internet issues.




About Public Interest Registry

Public Interest Registry is a non-profit corporation that operates the 
.ORG top-level domain – the world's third largest "generic" top-level 
domain with more than 10 million domain names registered worldwide. As 
an advocate for collaboration, safety and security
 on the Internet, Public Interest Registry's mission is to empower the 
global non-commercial community to use the Internet more effectively, 
and to take a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy 
and other issues relating to the domain naming
 system. 
In 2014  Public Interest Registry will launch
 two new Top Level Domains designed specifically to meet the needs of 
the global NGO community .
 These two domains .ngo|.ong have been designed in close consultation 
with global Civil Society and their management will be guided by their 
needs. Follow progress at: (http://www.globalngo.org)






To register:

http://www.cto.int/events/upcoming-events/dns-forum-2014/registration/ 		 	   		  
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