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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14oct13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14oct13-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14 October 2013</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN welcomes over 40 diverse practitioners, subject matter experts, and thought leaders as members of the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Strategy Panels</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN Strategy Panels will serve as an integral part of a framework for cross-community dialogue on strategic matters. Designed to conduct work in critical strategic </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/conversation-input-24jun13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>areas identified by the community, Board, and staff</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 209 KB], the work of these panels will build on public input being generated to inform a new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan. As </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategy-panels-timeline-1400x667-14oct13-en.png"><span lang=EN-US>illustrated</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, there will be extensive information sharing and community engagement with the Panels. Panel output will be posted for public comments and community discussion online and at ICANN meetings, before being factored into </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN's strategic and/or operating plans</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A video interview with Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Strategy, is available </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-swinehart-strategy-14oct13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>here</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology"><span lang=EN-US>Identifier Technology Innovation</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chair</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#paul-mockapetris"><span lang=EN-US>Paul Mockapetris</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Inventor, Domain Name System<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology/bios#arkko"><span lang=EN-US>Jari Arkko</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Chair, Internet Engineering Task Force<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology/bios#eklund-lowinder"><span lang=EN-US>Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Security Manager, The Internet Infrastructure Foundation<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology/bios#huston"><span lang=EN-US>Geoff Huston</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Chief Scientist, Asia-Pacific Network Information Center<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology/bios#seng"><span lang=EN-US>James Seng</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; CEO, Zodiac Holdings<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology/bios#vixie"><span lang=EN-US>Paul Vixie</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; CEO, Farsight Security<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology/bios#zhang"><span lang=EN-US>Lixia Zhang</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Postel Chair of Computer Science, University of California Los Angeles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This panel is dedicated to strategizing engagement with the ICANN community and public on technology matters. Its objectives include developing a technology roadmap for DNS and other identifiers, and providing a technology roadmap for ICANN technical and security operations, including best practice recommendations and reference objects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chair</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#beth-simone-noveck"><span lang=EN-US>Beth Simone Noveck</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Founder and Director, The Governance Lab<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation/bios#gillwald"><span lang=EN-US>Alison Gillwald</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Executive Director, Research ICT Africa<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation/bios#ito"><span lang=EN-US>Joi Ito</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation/bios#lakhani"><span lang=EN-US>Karim Lakhani</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation/bios#liang"><span lang=EN-US>Guo Liang</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director, China Internet Project<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation/bios#mulgan"><span lang=EN-US>Geoff Mulgan</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Chief Executive, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholder-innovation/bios#ndemo"><span lang=EN-US>Hon. Bitange Ndemo</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Permanent Secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This panel is tasked with examining how Internet policy related to unique identifiers might be best managed. It will propose new models for broad, inclusive engagement, consensus-based policymaking, and institutional structures to support such enhanced functions. In addition, it will design processes, tools and platforms to enable the global ICANN community to engage in these new forms of participatory decision-making.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility"><span lang=EN-US>Public Responsibility Framework</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chair</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#nii-quaynor"><span lang=EN-US>Nii Quaynor</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Founding Chairman, AfriNIC<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility/bios#berners-lee"><span lang=EN-US>Tim Berners-Lee</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director, World Wide Web Consortium<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility/bios#dutta"><span lang=EN-US>Soumitra Dutta</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Dean of Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility/bios#hinden"><span lang=EN-US>Bob Hinden</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Check Point Fellow, Check Point Software Technologies<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility/bios#irving"><span lang=EN-US>Blake Irving</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; CEO, Go Daddy<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility/bios#tewfik"><span lang=EN-US>Nevine Tewfik</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director, Cyber Peace Initiative<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility/bios#zambrano"><span lang=EN-US>Raúl Zambrano</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Team Leader, Inclusive Participation and Global Policy Adviser in the ICT for Development and e-governance team, United Nations Development Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This panel will propose ICANN's role and five-year strategic objectives and milestones in promoting the global public interest. It will examine ways of building out ICANN's base of internationally diverse, knowledgeable and engaged stakeholders, especially within the developing world. It will also propose a framework for achieving those objectives and milestones as well providing advice on specific programs and initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h4><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chair</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#vinton-cerf"><span lang=EN-US>Vinton Cerf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; VP and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#akplogan"><span lang=EN-US>Adiel Akplogan</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; CEO, AfriNIC Ltd<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#barrett"><span lang=EN-US>Michael Barrett</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; President, The FIDO Alliance<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#glaser"><span lang=EN-US>Hartmut Glaser</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Executive Secretary, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee/CGI.br<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#huizer"><span lang=EN-US>Erik Huizer</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Chief Technology Officer, SURFnet<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#hultzsch"><span lang=EN-US>Hagen Hultzsch</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&#8212; Zimory Chairman of the Board<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#karklins"><span lang=EN-US>Janis Karklins</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Assistant Director General of Communication and Information, United Nations Educational, Scientific &amp; Cultural Organization<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#kleinwachter"><span lang=EN-US>Wolfgang Kleinwächter</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Professor of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#magalhaes"><span lang=EN-US>Luis Magalhães</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Professor at<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></em>Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#monahan"><span lang=EN-US>Debbie Monahan</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Domain Names Commissioner, Domain Name Commission Ltd, part of the InternetNZ Group<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#munyua"><span lang=EN-US>Alice Munyua</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Chair of the Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#narayanan"><span lang=EN-US>P.J. Narayanan</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director, Hyderabad International Institute of Information Technology<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#pisanty"><span lang=EN-US>Alejandro Pisanty</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director General, Academic Computing Service of the National University of Mexico<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#samuels"><span lang=EN-US>Carlton Samuels</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Former Secretariat, Latin America and Caribbean Regional At-Large Advisory Organization<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#serageldin"><span lang=EN-US>Ismail Serageldin</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Director, Library of Alexandria<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/bios#wong"><span lang=EN-US>Pindar Wong</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &#8212; Chairman, Asia and Pacific Internet Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>previously announced</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> &quot;Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Organizations' Ecosystem&quot; and the &quot;Strategy Panel on the Role of ICANN in the Future of Internet Governance&quot; have been integrated given the topics, and are now covered under this Strategy Panel on &quot;ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem.&quot; This panel will review the assumptions, linkages and frameworks that dictate ICANN's responsibilities in the current Internet ecosystem. It will seek insights into ways to maintain and enhance ICANN's stewardship of the evolving ecosystem while cultivating thought leadership on ways in which ICANN can serve a complex set of Internet constituencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 5th panel originally identified will be refocused and is expected to be forthcoming later this year<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE'>Glen de Saint Géry<br>GNSO Secretariat<br><b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></b><br><b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/">http://gnso.icann.org</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>