<h2 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#6699CC"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">February 2010 — Volume 3
| Issue 2</span></h2>
<h3 style="background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">In this issue:</span></h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Staff
Focus</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nairobi
Remote Participation</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">One
World. One Internet. Everyone Connected</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Interview
with David Olive</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Policy
Update</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Currently
Open for Public Comment</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#00557E"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fellowship
Update</span></li>
</ul>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#00364D"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">Staff Focus<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">By Geoff Bickers,
Director of Security</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white"></span></h3>
<p style="background:#660000"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:white">The “Staff Focus” is a monthly report about what is on the minds
of ICANN staff. Each month will be written by a different ICANN staff member.</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Many
in the ICANN community have expressed their concerns regarding security
following the violent protests in downtown Nairobi on 15 January and the threat
against the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) received by US
Embassy staff on 10 February. Following those events, ICANN staff and Board
reexamined the security situation in Nairobi and worked with our local host and
the Kenyan Government to take additional security measures for the meeting.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Our
Kenyan host, KENIC, is providing hospitality desks to assist arriving attendees
at the Kenyatta Airport, organizing a laptop tagging system to reduce the risk
of property theft within the KICC and arranging shuttle bus services to connect
the KICC and the <a href="http://nbo.icann.org/venue">recommended downtown
hotels</a>. The Kenyan Government has increased the involvement of their
national security agencies such as the National Security Intelligence Service
(NSIS), the Anti-terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) and the Kenyan Diplomatic
Protection Unit (DPU) in planning and protection for the meeting. The Kenyan
Police and KICC security unit are taking increased steps to ensure safety
through increased screening procedures at the KICC, increased personnel
deployed within the KICC, hotels, and official venues, and increased patrols
along the road from the airport to the central business district.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Staff
have engaged with various international and regional security consultants to
obtain up to date assessments of the security threats and best available
measures to mitigate them. Additional experts in event security and crisis
management are working with staff and the Kenyan Government to help provide a
secure environment for all delegates to the meeting.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
most important factor in ensuring your safety and security while in Nairobi
will be taking personal responsibility for your actions and observing
commonsense precautions, such as:</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Use
hotel arranged taxis rather than walking. Vehicle traffic in the central
business district is frequently congested and walking may seem safe but
you should avoid walking the streets of Nairobi anywhere at night even for
short distances.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">If
approached on the street by an individual or a group, be polite, but wary
and exercise caution. There has been an increase of con men on the
streets. They are normally very polite and well dressed and might ask you
to change money, split a bill, or offer services. Some con men may claim
to be plainclothes police officers or NGO workers and want information,
etc.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Always
be vigilant and alert for muggers/robbers/gangs and rioters. Do not carry
or display large sums of money, especially while shopping. Use credit
cards where possible.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">When
in public places, do not display cash, expensive watches or jewelry, do
not leave mobile phones unattended, and do not leave your handbag or
briefcase hung on restaurant chairs or under the table.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Be
prepared for power blackouts, which may occur at any time. Be aware that
crime may increase during these periods.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Exercise
caution at ATM machines or when withdrawing money from banks. Be cautious
about who sees you withdrawing cash and where you withdraw it.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Credit
card fraud is common in Nairobi as in many other large cities, so follow
commonsense rules. Try to ensure that credit card slips are endorsed in
your presence. If you have to use a slip as a deposit, always fill the
amount in and check that you get the slip back.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Taxis
- Jatco, Kenatco, and Jim Cab provide reliable taxi service. Unlicensed
taxis are often unreliable or unsafe and should be avoided. Always confirm
the fare in advance. Do not use the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi#Matatu">Matatu buses</a> or
accept offers of a lift from a stranger.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Never
give out your hotel room number or invite strangers to your room.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Avoid
leaving valuables lying around in your room while you are out, even for
the shortest of moments.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Never
leave a bag or valuables unattended in restaurants, swimming pool area,
etc.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Always
use the safety lock on your hotel room door, even during daytime.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Always
use room safe for valuables, or use lockable storage for valuables at the
front desk, but make sure they issue a receipt for your items.</span></li>
</ul>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN
security staff will continue to monitor the preparations for the meeting and
changes to the overall security situation in Nairobi. We will continue to
communicate relevant information and changes on an ongoing basis. Those wishing
to familiarize themselves with Nairobi and monitor political and social news
will find many resources available. Here are a few that may be of use:</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/">http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/">http://www.nation.co.ke/</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/">http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://www.africanews.com/site/page/kenya">http://www.africanews.com/site/page/kenya</a></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">See
you in Nairobi!</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Geoff
Bickers, ICANN Director of Security Operations</span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#00364D"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">One World. One Internet.
Everyone Connected.</span></h3>
<p style="background:#660000"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:white">In this area we will be reporting on the activities of our
President and CEO, Rod Beckstrom, as he travels around the world representing
one unified, interoperable, Internet.</span></strong><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><br>
<img border="0" width="235" height="318" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/archive/images/beckstrom-feb10.png" alt="Rod Beckstrom"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
spent the last week of January in Washington, DC, meeting with government
officials, speaking on ICANN, the Internet, and cybersecurity, and mingling
with the community during a couple ICANN sponsored events. It was a busy week
to say the least as I managed to pack more than 40 meetings and speaking
engagements in the span of a brief five days. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">My
agenda kicked off with an extensive television interview with Toufic Gebran of
Alhurra TV for Alhurras weekly I-Tech program. Immediately following that
interview I had the opportunity to turn the tables a bit and interview Toufic,
discussing with him the launch of internationalized domain names (IDNs) and
what that means for people in the Middle East. I encourage you to take a few
minutes and check out the video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEKOxX4CKoE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEKOxX4CKoE</a>.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
also had the opportunity to give a lecture at Georgetown University on what is
ICANN. The graduate studies class, led by Professor Matthew G. Devost, is
assigned my best-selling book, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations</span></em>
as required reading. It really was a great opportunity to share with the
students information about ICANN and explain the importance of ICANN’s role in
keeping the Internet unified. You can view my lecture here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW9LU2pp4o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW9LU2pp4o</a>.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Moving
on in the week I had several meetings with prominent members of the United States
Congress, including Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, Olympia Snowe (R-ME), who sits on the Senate Commerce and Intel
Committees, Henry Waxman, Chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and Darrell
Issa, Ranking Member of the House Government Oversight Committee and member of
the House Judiciary Committee. These meetings provided the perfect opportunity
for me to introduce myself to members who have an abiding interest in ICANN.
Plenty of lively discussions were had about ICANN’s mandate, its new
relationship with the U.S. Government following the execution of the
Affirmation of Commitments, the new gTLD program, and securing the DNS root.
Overall, it was a very productive series of meetings that positioned ICANN well
for success as an independent, global organization.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Other
productive meetings were with Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary Department
of Commerce and Administrator of the National Telecommunication and Information
Administration (NTIA) and with Ambassador Philip Verveer, the U.S. State
Department’s Coordinator for International Communications and Information
Policy. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
had previously worked closely with Secretary Strickling in developing the
“Affirmation of Commitments” and securing ICANN’s independence from U.S.
Government. ICANN will continue to work closely with NTIA in carrying out the
Reviews called for by the Affirmation and in ICANN’s capacity as the contractor
for the IANA function. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In
my meeting with Ambassador Verveer much of my discussion focused on the
importance of maintaining the ICANN model of private-sector led,
multi-stakeholder, bottom-up, policy development. As the meeting occurred about
a week after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on Internet Freedom,
we also spoke a great deal about ICANN’s role in ensuring the security,
stability, and resiliency of the Internet’s Domain Name System.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
also had the honor of speaking before three different audiences about ICANN and
cybersecurity. A highlight was being included on a panel hosted by the Public
Interest Registry (.org) that addressed ICANN generally and its role in
cybsersecurity (see article at <a href="http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/article.php/3861521">http:/www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/article.php/3861521</a>).
Here I was able to talk about the future of ICANN and the importance of
remaining open, transparent, and multi-stakeholder led. I gave a similar talk
at the Center of Strategic and International Studies. I also participated in a
roundtable discussion held at the Aspen Institute’s DC offices in which
government officials, economists, industry government affairs representatives
and others discussed U.S. and international ICT policy. And lastly, I spoke
before the Council on Foreign Relations where I shared my views on today’s
cybersecurity challenges and offered some possible approaches to combat the
gravest threats without undermining the Internet’s enormous value as an engine
of economic and social innovation.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As
many of you may already know, I believe it is very important to make myself
available and accessible to the members of our community. I like to do this in
social settings which allow me an opportunity to connect with people informally
and discuss issues of common interest. Approximately 125 people attended an
ICANN hosted cocktail reception at the W Hotel. You can check out a video of
some of the event’s highlights, including an introduction of ICANN’s new VP of
Government Affairs at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeKB67hJFYY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeKB67hJFYY</a>.
I also caught up with a good crowd at the first ever “meet up” at which members
of the community mingled over beer and billiards. I find these types of
gatherings extremely beneficial and look forward to more on my travels.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
was very pleased to be able to use this week to introduce Jamie Hedlund, our
new VP of Government Affairs – Americas. Jamie accompanied me for most of the
week and I believe Jamie will be an invaluable addition to the ICANN team and
we are extremely happy to have him on board. </span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#00364D"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">ICANN’s New Vice
President, Policy Development Support—David Olive</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><br>
<img border="0" width="235" height="302" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/archive/images/olive-feb10.png" alt="David Olive"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Welcome
David Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support, to the ICANN staff.
Keep reading to learn a bit more about David, his background and vision for
policy development at ICANN. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tell
us a little bit about yourself, what is your background? </span></em></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: I come to ICANN via Chicago,
Brussels, Rome, Tokyo, and now Washington, D.C. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
was born and raised in Chicago, a city with a large multi-ethnic population
where many languages are spoken. This rich environment undoubtedly helped to
foster my international interests and perspective.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Next,
with 15 years as a United States diplomat, I served in Brussels and Rome and
also participated in negotiations and policy dialogues relating to high technology
with the European Union, Japan, and Italy.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">My
next stop was in Washington, D.C. where I was tasked with opening the corporate
representative office of a global information technology company in 1990. I
worked with various international business groups to help design national and
international public policies that facilitate the development and use of
information and communications technology, greater utilization of the Internet,
online business, protection of intellectual property, and workforce issues.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">During
this process, my wife and I raised two boys as the information technology and
the Internet era emerged both at home and at school. As both the boys and the
Internet grew, I served as tech support and e-Dad for the family’s Internet and
computer needs. Of course, I began to adopt and adjust to new applications and
focus on privacy and security concerns, as my sons became more active Internet
users.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Now,
I look to Nairobi and Brussels for the ICANN meetings there as well as other
locations to promote our policy development process and to encourage greater
participation and involvement. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What
attracted you to ICANN?</span></em></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: In 1996, I was involved in the work
of the Global Internet Project (GIP), an international group of senior
executives committed to fostering the continued rapid growth of the Internet
worldwide. GIP participants included well-known leaders representing
Internet-centric companies based in Australia, East and South Asia, Europe, and
North America. Dr. James Clark, former Chairman of Netscape, founded the group.
The GIP was an early supporter of ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model for
coordinating and managing the global Internet’s unique identifiers.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Furthermore,
I was also involved in ICANN matters when I served as the Public Policy
Chairman for the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA).
WITSA supported ICANN’s role and activities.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What
is your vision for Policy Development within ICANN/what do you want to
accomplish? </span></em></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: It is my pleasure to be working with
ICANN’s Policy Team and to build upon its existing foundation and policy
expertise (with special thanks to the leadership of Denise Michel).</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
was impressed by ICANN’s bottom up coordination and consensus based policy
development during my corporate and WITSA involvement. It would be my goal to
improve further that process while reaching out to incorporate new
organizations, emerging international communities, and individuals worldwide.
Through our globally minded efforts, I would like to see ICANN continue to
evolve as a trusted, transparent and accountable steward for the technical
management and coordination of the unique indicators of the Internet and
associated policies. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What
challenges do you see? </span></em></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: The evolution and acceptance of
ICANN to date within the international community can be seen as a result of the
good will, hard work, and collaboration of the stakeholders involved. As the
Internet grows, ICANN’s informational resources to facilitate informed and
meaningful participation must continue to improve and be easily accessible to
the diverse range of interested stakeholders. I know ICANN provides a number of
mechanisms by which an organization, business, NGO, government or individual
can be involved, and we must constantly seek new and innovative ways to reach
out to these communities.</span></p>
<p style="background:#DBDBB8"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“I
would like to see ICANN continue to evolve as a trusted, transparent and
accountable steward for the technical management and coordination of the unique
identifiers of the Internet and associated policies.”</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What
is your first priority in your new position? </span></em></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: The Policy Team is briefing me on
the details of ongoing policy issues and activities of the supporting
organizations and advisory committees. My first priority is to meet in person
with the leadership of these supporting organizations and advisory committees
to listen and learn about their policy priorities and workload matters. The
ICANN meeting in Nairobi will provide me with that opportunity in early March.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Is
there anything else you’d like us to know about you or what you’d like to
accomplish? </span></em></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: I have had satisfying careers in
government and in the private sector dealing with technology, Internet issues,
international trade and investment, international business, and economic
issues. I look forward to bringing my experience to bear on the challenging
issues facing ICANN and its policy development process today. The goal should
be to facilitate thoughtful, innovative, and effective approaches supported by
our community.</span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#00364D"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">Policy Update</span></h3>
<p style="background:#660000"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:white">For an in-depth look at the following Policy topics, go to the
January Policy Update at:</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:white"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-feb10-en.htm"><span style="color:white">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-feb10-en.htm</span></a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Transitions
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Denise
Michel, ICANN Vice President of Policy, has accepted the new position of
Advisor to the CEO, effective 15 February. David Olive assumes Denise’s former
role. </span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ccNSO </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Belize
Joins ccNSO </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On 8
February, the country code Name Supporting Organization (ccNSO) accepted the
membership application of Belize (.bz). </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ccNSO
Prepares for Members Meeting in Nairobi </span></strong><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
ccNSO will convene on a full agenda of topics in Nairobi, Kenya. Members will
share tips on operating and marketing a country code top-level domain (ccTLD),
and exchange views on topics such as wildcarding, data escrow, and incident
response. </span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GNSO </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Council
Decides to Take On Vertical Integration </span></strong><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
GNSO Council has initiated a policy development process (PDP) on the issue of
vertical integration between registrars and registries. A work team is being
assembled from the community to explore whether policies should be adopted that
allow or restrict vertical integration and cross-ownership between registrars
and registries.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">New
gTLD Program: STI Recommendations on Trademark Protections Go to the Board</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
GNSO Council has responded to a Board request with a series of recommendations
developed by the Special Trademark Issues (STI) drafting team. The team
recommended creating a Trademark Clearinghouse and a Uniform Rapid Suspension
Procedure to protect trademarks in new generic Top Level Domains (new gTLDs). </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Inter-Registrar
Transfer Policy WG Analyzes Complaints, Comments </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) aims to provide a straightforward
procedure for domain name holders to transfer their names from one
ICANN-accredited registrar to another. The GNSO is reviewing and considering
revisions to this policy. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration
Abuse Policies Group Publishes Initial Report </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registries
and registrars seem to lack uniform approaches for dealing with domain name
registration abuse, and questions persist as to what actions "registration
abuse" refers. The GNSO Council has launched a Registration Abuse Policies
(RAP) Working Group to examine registration abuse policies. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Analysis
Continues on Potential Studies of Whois </span></strong><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Whois
is the data repository containing registered domain names, registrant contacts
and other critical information. Questions persist concerning the use and misuse
of this important public resource. The GNSO Council continues its inquiries
into the suitability of Whois as the Internet evolves. Whois has global scale
and critical importance, so adjustments to Whois must be handled with great
care. Evaluating Whois will take years, but the process has begun. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GNSO
Improvements: Work Teams Progress; Council Refines New Procedures </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Members
of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) community are working to
implement a comprehensive series of organizational changes designed to improve
the effectiveness and accessibility of the organization. The GNSO Improvements
fall into five main areas;</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Restructuring
the GNSO Council;</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Revising
the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP);</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Adopting
a New Working Group Model for Policy Development;</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Enhancing
Constituencies; and</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Improving
Communication and Coordination with ICANN Structures.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To
understand the GNSO's new structure and organization, please see the discussion
and diagrams on the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/">GNSO
Improvements webpage</a>. For the reasons and history motivating the
improvements, see the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/background-en.htm">Background page</a>.</span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ASO </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Adoption
of Proposal for Recovered IPv4 Addresses Seems Imminent – in Two Flavors </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Regional
Internet Registries (RIRs) are discussing a proposed global policy for handling
IPv4 address space returned from the RIRs to IANA. According to the proposal,
IANA would act as a repository of returned address space and, once the free
pool of IANA IPv4 address space has been depleted, allocate such space to the
RIRs in smaller blocks than it currently does. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Three
of Five RIRs Approve 2011 for Transition to 32-Bit ASN </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Regional
Internet Registries (RIRs) are discussing a proposed global policy for
Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). The proposal would change the date for a full
transition from 16-bit to 32-bit ASNs from the beginning of 2010 to the beginning
of 2011, in order to allow more time for necessary upgrades of the systems
involved. </span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At-Large </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Comments
Sought on Selecting an At-Large ICANN Board Member </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On 5
February, 2010, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), in collaboration with
the At-Large Community, posted its first-ever public consultation by opening a
30 day <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#at-large-director">public
comment</a> period on a proposal for how At-Large should select a voting member
of the ICANN Board. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AFRALO
Publishes Outreach Brochure </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Members
of the At-Large African Regional Organization (AFRALO) worked collaboratively
to create a brochure, which they will use for outreach activities and
information dissemination. </span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">SSAC </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Issues
Active with the SSAC</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) is considering several
security related issues, including the Report of the Root Scaling Study Team,
display and usage of Internationalized registration data (Whois data), and
domain name history.</span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#00364D"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">Issues Currently Open
for Public Comment</span></h3>
<p style="background:#660000"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:white">For an in-depth look at the following Policy topics, go to the
January Policy Update at:</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:white"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan10-en.htm"><span style="color:white">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan10-en.htm</span></a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Numerous
public comment periods are open on issues of interest to the ICANN community.
Act now for the opportunity to share your views on such items as: </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#at-large-director">Proposed
Process for the 2010 Selection of an ICANN At-Large Board Member</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On
27 August 2009, the ICANN Board of Directors resolved, in principle, “to add
one voting director appointed from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of
Directors, and removing the present ALAC Liaison to the Board (…).” This paper
outlines how the At-Large community proposes to select their new Board member.
Comment by 6 March 2010.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#working-group-guidelines">Working
Group Guidelines</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As
part of the GNSO Improvements Process, which aims to improve the structure and
operations of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), a Work Team was
tasked with developing a Working Group Model. This Working Group Model should
become the focal point for policy <br>
development, and make it more inclusive and representative. Are these
Guidelines complete? Comments accepted through 22 March 2010.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#rap-initial-report">Registration
Abuse Policies Initial Report</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
GNSO Registration Abuse Policies Working Group has published its Initial
Report, including concrete recommendations to address domain name registration
abuse in gTLDs. Comment by 28 March 2010.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#strat-ini-ssr">Proposed
Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS Security, Stability, and Resiliency</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This
paper presents the rationale, key features and projected costs of two strategic
initiatives that ICANN believes are necessary to fulfill its obligations under
its Bylaws, the 2009 Affirmation of Commitments, and the 2010-2013 ICANN
Strategic Plan. Comment by 29 March 2010.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#dns-cert">Global
DNS-CERT Business Case</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This
paper describes the case for the creation of a Domain Name System-Computer
Emergency Response Team devoted to both proactive and reactive measures related
to DNS security, stability and resiliency. The paper includes a description of
the operational concept, services analysis, and suggested governance and
funding models. Comment by 29 March 2010.</span></p>
<p style="background:#D1EAE9"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July
2010 – June 2013 Strategic Plan Posted</span></strong><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:#D1EAE9"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">After
extensive consultation with the community, including a workshop in Seoul as
well as a first time ever survey conducted last Fall, the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2010-2013-19feb10-en.pdf">Strategic
Plan</a> is being posted following its approval by the ICANN Board at its
February meeting. In the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/chair-ceo-letter-strategic-plan-22feb10-en.pdf">joint
communication from ICANN's Chairman and CEO</a>, it is noted that the Strategic
Plan sets out ICANN's priorities for the next three years and is used as the
basis for shaping ICANN's annual operating plan and budget. Details of the
annual planning cycle can be found at <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/planning/">http://www.icann.org/en/planning/</a></span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#00364D"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">Fellowship Update<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">by two-time fellow
Naveed Ul-Haq</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:white"></span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">An
‘always on’ Experience</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">My
name is Naveed Ul-Haq, and I am a two-time ICANN fellowship alumni, who, like
others before me, would like to share my story of becoming a member of the
ICANN community. I have been learning through Internet-related technologies
since the start of my career; initially as a network engineer configuring,
running and managing local DNS, e-mail and Internet services for my
organization, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). More recently, over
the last three years, I have been involved with research, policy and regulatory
work on various information and <br>
communication technologies (ICTs). </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Though
I did have some basic knowledge about IANA, ICANN and RIRs, the details about
the Internet’s unique identifiers policy management were revealed to me during
a presentation at “APT IPv6 workshop” Langkawi, Malaysia (Feb 2006). This
workshop allowed me to develop a comprehensive wiki regarding ICANN and its
functions while preparing an in-house presentation on ‘Internet’, which was
delivered to PTA officers. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In
order to explore more about ICANN policy issues, my best resource was the ICANN
website. The most significant part for me was the public comments section,
which really kick started my interest in reading ICANN documents and putting
forth my thoughts on them. The way ICANN has provided various open platforms
for anyone around the globe to contribute into the policy development process
of these identifiers is commendable. I still remember that Improving
Institutional Confidence, the Operating and Budget plan 2009 and IDN Fast track
process were among the first ever ICANN policy documents that were read and
commented on by me. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In
2007, I was placed as a member of PTA’s resource person group on the role of
APNIC, ICANN, ISOC, IETF, etc …and their impact on national regulations. My
first official assignment as a resource person was to act in response to an
e-mail forwarded by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) regarding ICANN
JPA. The information was to be circulated among the Internet stakeholders of
Pakistan. While preparing the response, ICANN’s relevant documents really
helped in my information gathering, and I submitted a response to the open
consultation process undertaken by NTIA during February 2008. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">My
fellowship journey started with a click on the ‘fellowship office’ link on the
ICANN website. While going through the fellowship details, I found myself
eligible to apply and was impressed by ICANN’s support for citizens of
developing countries to attend an ICANN meeting as it is almost impossible for
us to acquire funding from our limited ICT training budgets. I still remember
the excitement brought to me when I saw the fellowship selection results for
the ICANN meeting in Cairo. My first ICANN meeting!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><img border="0" width="296" height="198" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/archive/images/fellowship-feb10.png" alt="I'm an ICANN Fellow"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
Cairo meeting was a lifetime experience, from the time I arrived at the Cairo
Airport to the time I was at the departure lounge. I felt like I was in a
family of diverse professionals from around the world: discussing, deliberating
and sharing a bunch of words about Internet Nirvana. I learned and learned and
learned! DNSSEC, Internet Governance, Cyber squatting, etc were a few of the
terminologies that were heard for the first time by my ears. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Since
my participation at Cairo and subsequently at the Sydney meeting, I have grown
professionally on Internet issues, have made excellent global networking
connections, contributed towards ICANN policy process through public comments,
and most importantly, have had the opportunity to do something for my
community. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With
regards to opening new windows of learning for me, I have undertaken Diplo online
Internet Governance Capacity building program 2009 (told to me by an ICANN
fellow), and am presently enrolled in the research phase. I also earned an ISOC
ambassadorship to the IGF meeting <br>
at Sharm El Sheikh.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
fellowship assisted me in carrying out several official assignments, including
the Establishment of Local Internet Peering points and transition of .pk ccTLD.
Moreover, while gaining knowledge during ICANN meetings about IDNs and IPv6, I
have been encouraged to initiate new projects like the creation of an IPv6
monitory group and development of a local version of my organization, PTA’s
website. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
believe that IDNs will be an excellent platform for increasing Internet usage
and growth in developing regions where language is rated as one of the barriers
behind Internet proliferation. I think it is very important to develop local
language versions of our websites in order to give a complete post-IDN
experience to end-users. </span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
have also delivered presentations on ICANN to university students, wrote an
article on IDNs and new gTLDs and in the near future, plan to hold a one-day
workshop on ICANN, IGF and their issues. General awareness about ICANN is very
limited in my part of the world and it is imperative to bridge the gap as much
as possible. However, my journey has just started, and there is a long way to
go!</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
would like to encourage eligible citizens of the developing world to avail
themselves of this amazing fellowship opportunity and be a part of the ICANN
community. The future of the Internet is transforming and ICANN is a major
stakeholder in this change. The door is open for you to come via public <br>
comments, blog, mailing lists, newsletters, etc to put your thoughts in it.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For
those who are new to ICANN fellowship program, I would like to suggest that you
try to collaborate with each other and of course the alumni. Speak out, ask
questions and become involved with the ICANN community during the meeting.
ICANN is an open organization so don’t hesitate to ask questions when you come
across a Constituency member; they do embrace the fellows!. Whenever I close my
eyes and try to visualize ICANN meetings, I feel an ‘Always On’ experience.
Thank you ICANN for this! </span></p>
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0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#660000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">Links</span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Policy
update:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monthly
magazine:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/">http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Blog:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="http://blog.icann.org/">http://blog.icann.org/</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Announcements:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Public
Participation:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="http://public.icann.org/">http://public.icann.org/</a></span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#660000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white">Participate</span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">HAVE
YOUR VOICE HEARD</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Visit
the Public Participation Site and let us know what you think about the current
issues.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If
you care about the Internet and how it evolves, your voice will only be heard
if you get involved.</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://public.icann.org/">http://public.icann.org/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#6699CC"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:white">Remote Participation Options for Nairobi</span></h3>
<p style="background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
Nairobi meeting has provided us with the opportunity to enhance our remote
participation. Some of the remote participation services on offer for the
Nairobi meeting are as follows:</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Adobe
Connect</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Video
Streaming</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scribing</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Audio
Streaming (listen-only)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Chat</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">'Remote
Interventions' During Attended Chat Sessions</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Audio
(bidirectional)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Video
Presentations</span></li>
</ul>
<p style="background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We
are also offering, for the first time, a special 'remote participant view' of
the entire schedule. You can find this at: <a href="http://nbo.icann.org/remote-schedule">http://nbo.icann.org/remote-schedule</a>.
This view is a condensed view of the schedule showing all the remote
participant options in one place.</span></p>
<p style="background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We
have made many improvements to remote participant services for this meeting and
we're very interested in your thoughts and hope you'll take the time to talk to
us about your remote participation experience by sending a note to us at: <a href="mailto:remote-participation@icann.org">remote-participation@icann.org</a>.</span></p>
<p style="background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To
learn all about what is being offered, including our objectives and principals,
service matrix, standard services, and records and recordings please go to:<br>
<a href="http://nbo.icann.org/remote-participation">http://nbo.icann.org/remote-participation</a></span></p>
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newsletters, follow this link</a></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:#D4DDE6"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/">An archive of magazines can be found
here</a></span></p>