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General Session / Plenary [clear filter]
Saturday, March 11
 

8:30am

GNSO-GAC Facilitated Dialogue on IGO & Red Cross Protections (Session 1)
GAC-GNSO Facilitated Discussion on Red Cross/IGOs (Session 1)
• This is the first of two sessions aimed at facilitating the reconciliation of differences that currently exist between GAC advice and GNSO-adopted policies on second-level domain name protections for certain names and acronyms of the international Red Cross movement, and the acronyms of International Governmental Organization (IGOs). At ICANN57, the ICANN Board had proposed that the GAC and GNSO engage in a facilitated discussion to attempt to resolve these inconsistencies, which stem from GAC advice issued between 2012-2016 and GNSO consensus policy recommendations developed through a GNSO Policy Development Process conducted between 2012-2013. The ICANN Board has yet to approve these inconsistent recommendations, although it has approved other GNSO policy recommendations relating to IGO names and a few Red Cross names that were consistent with GAC advice. The facilitated dialogue will be conducted based on a set of briefing papers that have been reviewed previously by the GAC and the GNSO, and any outcomes of these sessions will be submitted to the full GAC and GNSO for their review and necessary action.
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Staff Leader: Mary Wong

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Mary Wong

Mary Wong

Senior Policy Director, ICANN
Mary Wong is a Senior Policy Director 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 name system. Prior to joining ICANN, she was a... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 8:30am - 10:00am
Hall C1.4 (GNSO)

8:30am

Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team Face-to-Face Meeting - Day 2
Observe the Face-to-Face meeting with Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) to understand their findings and recommendations in the Draft Report.
ICANN Bylaws call for the CCT-RT to evaluate how the new gTLD Program has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice; the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes; and the effectiveness of safeguards put in place to mitigate issues involved in the expansion of the domain name space. This review is one of the key inputs to the re-opening of applications for New gTLDs. This meeting will help the CCT-RT advance its work and analyze the results of recent research data as it prepares to publish its Final Report. The two day face-to-face meeting is open to all, and a perfect opportunity for the community to understand the various activities and findings of the CCT-RT. Join and share your unique input and perspective as the CCT-RT develops final recommendations that will help shape the future of the new gTLDs marketplace. For more information, please visit the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review page or view the CCT-RT wiki for status updates and progress.
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Staff Leader: Margie Milam

Staff Facilitators


Saturday March 11, 2017 8:30am - 4:45pm
Hall B3

9:45am

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 1
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/KZnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 9:45am - 10:30am
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

11:00am

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 2
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/KZnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →


Saturday March 11, 2017 11:00am - 12:45pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

1:45pm

GAC Opening Plenary
The GAC will start the ICANN 58 meetings by its Opening Plenary session. This session consists in welcoming GAC Members and going over the GAC's schedule.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 1:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

1:45pm

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 3
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/KZnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

2:15pm

GAC: CCWG Accountability Work Stream 2 – Reports from GAC Members
Facilitated discussion with the GNSO to try to reach agreement on key issues.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 2:15pm - 3:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

3:15pm

GAC: CCWG Accountability Work Stream 2 – GAC Discussion
GAC Members of the CCWG Accountability Work Stream 2 will report on the progress and next steps for the Working Group as it relates to the GAC.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

3:15pm

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 4
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/KZnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

4:00pm

5:00pm

GAC discussion on New gTLDs Policies (continued)
The GAC will divide this session in two parts. Both discussions will cover the new gTLDs and specifically the Geographic and other significant Names, as well as Consumer Safeguards.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

5:00pm

GNSO History Fireside Chat
After almost 14 years as ICANN staff and even longer as part of the DNSO/GNSO community Glen de Saint Géry has come to the conclusion that it is has become time for the GNSO to stand on its own two feet while she goes and explores life outside of ICANN. As we don’t want to let her without the opportunity to say goodbye and share her story and that of the GNSO with the broader community, Glen and a number of prominent GNSO community members have agreed to join us for this fire-side chat. In addition to hearing about all the anecdotes and twist and turns that have led to where we are today, there will be plenty of opportunity to share your stories and favorite Glen moments, so please come along.
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Staff Leader: Marika Konings

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Marika Konings

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 a... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall C1.1

6:30pm

 
Sunday, March 12
 

9:00am

GAC Update: IGO and Red Cross Protections
The GAC will discuss, plan and execute any next steps required from the update from the GAC Members on Saturday.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 9:00am - 9:30am
Hall A2 (GAC)

9:00am

ICANN GDD: IDN Implementation Guidelines WG Update
Update provided by the IDN Implementations Guidelines WG on the current revisions being proposed to these guidelines
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Staff Leader: Sarmad Hussain

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Sarmad Hussain

Sarmad Hussain

Director, IDN Programs, ICANN



Sunday March 12, 2017 9:00am - 10:15am
Hall B4.2

9:00am

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 5
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/LJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

9:00am

Engagement Session with the Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team
Join Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) for a community-wide discussion on the findings and recommendations of the CCT-RT Report.
ICANN Bylaws call for the CCT-RT to evaluate how the new gTLD Program has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice; the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes; and the effectiveness of safeguards put in place to mitigate issues involved in the expansion of the domain name space.
This review is one of the key inputs to the re-opening of applications for New gTLDs. The aim of this engagement session is to provide an overview of the CCT-RT findings and draft recommendations from its Draft Report. Join and share your unique input and perspective as the CCT-RT develops final recommendations that will help shape the future of the new gTLDs marketplace. Agenda 9:00 – 9:20 Summary of Draft Recommendations 9:20 – 10:30 Q&A For more information, please visit the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review page or view the CCT-RT wiki for status updates and progress.
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Staff Leader: Margie Milam

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall A3

9:00am

GNSO Working Session
Overview: GNSO Working Session
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. Anyone interested in the GNSO's policy work is free to attend. http://gnso.icann.org/
Agenda Details: https://community.icann.org/x/cZ3RAw
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Staff Leader: Marika Konings

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Marika Konings

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 a... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 9:00am - 3:00pm
Hall C1.4 (GNSO)

9:30am

GAC Implementation of the new ICANN Bylaws (1)
The GAC will discuss the procedures under the new Bylaws such as GAC advice to the Board and the GAC in the Empowered Community.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 9:30am - 10:30am
Hall A2 (GAC)

11:00am

GAC Implementation of new ICANN Bylaws (2)
Continuation of the previous session from 09:30 to 10:30.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

11:00am

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 6
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/LJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 11:00am - 12:45pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

12:00pm

GAC briefing from the GAC CCT Review Team representatives
The GAC will be receiving an update from the GAC Members of the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team on the draft CCTRT Report.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

12:15pm

ccNSO Council Preparatory Meeting
The ccNSO Council meets to discuss relevant topics in more detail. Open to people who want to observe proceedings of the meetings
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Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Bart Boswinkel

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.


Sunday March 12, 2017 12:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall B4.2

1:45pm

GAC Discussion: Managing Confidential Internal Documents
GAC Discussion: Managing Confidential Internal Documents
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 1:45pm - 2:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

1:45pm

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 7
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/LJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

1:45pm

Security, Stability and Resiliency Review Team (SSR2) – Public Consultation
Join a public consultation with the second Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) Review team to express issues, provide comments and discuss concerns with the SSR2 Review Team to consider as they begin framing the scope of their review. The SSR is a “Specific Review” that is mandated by ICANN Bylaws - https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4 - which require a periodic review of ICANN’s execution of its commitment to enhance the operational stability, reliability, resiliency, security, and global interoperability of the systems and processes, both internal and external, that directly affect and/or are affected by the Internet’s system of unique identifiers that ICANN coordinates.
This is your opportunity to discuss issues you see facing the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS and to provide vital input into the what the SSR2 Review Team will consider as it develops the focus of its review. For more information, please visit the second Security, Stability, and Resilience of the DNS (SSR2) Review page or view the SSR2 wiki (https://community.icann.org/display/SSR/SSR2+Review) for status updates and progress. SSR2 email address to contact the review team for community feedback: input-to-ssr2rt@icann.org
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Staff Leader: Karen Mulberry

Staff Facilitators
KM

Karen Mulberry

Director, Strategic Initiatives, ICANN



Sunday March 12, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall A3

2:30pm

GAC Meeting with GeoTLD Group
GAC Meeting with GeoTLD Group
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

3:15pm

3:15pm

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 8
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/LJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

3:15pm

ICANN GDD: gTLD Marketplace Health Index - Advisory Panel Meeting
Advisory Panel Meeting - set agenda is forthcoming. This is a working meeting of the gTLD Marketplace Health Index Advisory Panel. This session is open to the public, but will be focused on the Advisory Panel’s work concerning all elements of this project.
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Staff Leader: Mukesh Chulani

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall A3

3:15pm

Joint Meeting: GAC & GNSO
The GAC will be meeting with the GNSO and discuss topics such as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC and the GAC consultation on GNSO PDPs.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

5:00pm

GAC Working Group on the Protection of Geographic Names presentation to GAC Plenary
The GAC Working Group on the Protection of Geographic Names will update the GAC on the progress of its work.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

5:00pm

Joint Meeting: ALAC & ccNSO
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/LJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

5:45pm

Board GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group presentation to GAC Plenary
The BGRI will be presenting to the GAC the work undertaken since the last ICANN meeting in Hyderabad
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 5:45pm - 6:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

6:30pm

GAC Meeting with Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)
GAC Meeting with Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Sunday March 12, 2017 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)
 
Monday, March 13
 

9:00am

ICANN58 Opening Ceremony
Welcome to ICANN58! ICANN President & CEO, Göran Marby, and Chair, ICANN Board of Directors, Steve Crocker will welcome the community.

Agenda:
· Mr. Jean-Jacques Sahel, VP Stakeholder Engagement, Europe
· Dr. Steve Crocker, ICANN Board Chair
· Ms. Mette Bock, Minister for Culture
· Professor Henrik Udsen, Chair, Danish Internet Forum (DIFO) & DK-Hostmaster
· Mr. Göran Marby, ICANN CEO
· Mr. David Conrad, ICANN CTO


Monday March 13, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall A1

11:00am

Customer Standing Committee
Face to face meeting of the Customer Standing Committee
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Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Bart Boswinkel

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.



Monday March 13, 2017 11:00am - 12:45pm
Hall B5.1

12:00pm

GAC Commonwealth Meeting
The GAC Commonwealth members will meet at ICANN 58 to go over the work that has been done since the last meeting in Hyderabad. This meeting is open to the Community.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Monday March 13, 2017 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

12:15pm

At-Large Regional Leadership Meeting
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/LpnRAw
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Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Silvia Vivanco

Silvia Vivanco

At-Large Regional Affairs Manager, ICANN
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 Reg... Read More →



Monday March 13, 2017 12:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

1:45pm

ICANN Review Operating Standards: Next Steps
Contribute to the development of the Review Operating Standards that will guide how ICANN Specific and Organizational Reviews are conducted. The creation of Review Operating Standards has been mandated by ICANN Bylaws (Section 4.6) which state “Operating Standards [for Reviews] shall be developed through community consultation”. In response, ICANN is seeking community input to draft Operating Standards to provide a system to conduct Specific and Organizational Reviews. This will include best practices to consider as well as key issues such as the selection of Review Teams (for Specific Reviews) and the question of how to amend/modify the Operating Standards. Operational Standards are needed to help ensure that the Review process is executed in an efficient, effective and consistent manner. This is critical to helping ICANN Reviews continue to be effective in assessing the way in which ICANN and its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) are operating effectively, achieving their purpose, and are accountable to the stakeholder community. This is your opportunity to provide feedback into the processes of drafting the Review Operating Standards as well as its substantive content. For more information, view the ICANN57 Open Session on ICANN Operating Standards.
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Staff Leader: Lars Hoffmann

Staff Facilitators
CS

Charla Shambley

Program Manager, ICANN



Monday March 13, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall B5.1

1:45pm

Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Meeting
Review of the activities and subjects currently under discussion, and the challenges of the Francophone participation.
Revue des activités, dont les grands sujets du moment, ainsi que les enjeux et la participation francophone en general.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Monday March 13, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall B4.1

3:15pm

3:15pm

ICANN GDD: New gTLD Program Reviews
Community-led and other reviews of the New gTLD Program will help inform its future. This session will provide updates on the progress of several reviews and planned next steps, including: the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review; Continuous Data-driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability; Trademark Clearinghouse Review; and community groups working on policy recommendations for subsequent rounds, as well as rights protection mechanisms.
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Staff Leader: Eleeza Agopian


Monday March 13, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall A3

5:00pm

GAC Meeting: Council of Europe Data Protection Commissioners
GAC Meeting: Council of Europe Data Protection Commissioners
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Monday March 13, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)
 
Tuesday, March 14
 

8:30am

At-Large APRALO Meeting
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/MJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am
Hall C1.4 (GNSO)

8:30am

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & ASO/NRO
This joint meeting between the Board and the ASO/NRO provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the ASO/NRO, and for the ASO/NRO to provide input on some Community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Melissa King

Staff Facilitators


Tuesday March 14, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am
Hall A1

8:30am

GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) Constituency Day Open Meeting
Session Overview The Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home for civil society organizations and individuals in ICANN's GNSO. 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. During the constituency day, NCUC members discuss NCUC’s activities and current policy work at various NCUC working groups. We will also invite members of other constituencies to tell them about NCUC and inform our members about their work.
Agenda Link: https://community.icann.org/x/WpjRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 8:30am - 12:15pm
Hall B5.1

8:30am

GNSO Registries Stakeholder Group Membership Meeting
Registries Stakeholder Group Membership Meeting
SESSION OVERVIEW 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/fZ3RAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 8:30am - 1:45pm
Hall A3

9:00am

GAC discussion on new gTLDs Policies (continued)
The GAC will be discussing community applications and applicant support as related to a potential new round of new gTLDs.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall A2 (GAC)

9:00am

GNSO Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) Meeting
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/2JjRA
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall B4.1

9:00am

Joint Meeting: RSSAC & OCTO
This is a joint meeting of the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and the ICANN Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO). RSSAC and OCTO will discuss their ongoing work and areas for potential collaboration.
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Staff Leader: Carlos Reyes

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Carlos Reyes

Carlos Reyes

Policy and Community Engagement Manager, ICANN
Carlos Reyes is a senior manager with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Reyes joined the policy development support department at ICANN in December 2012 and is based in the Washington, D.C. engagement office. | | The mission of ICANN is to help ensure... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall B3

9:00am

GNSO Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC) Constituency Meeting
Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC) Constituency Day
Session Overview 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 Link https://community.icann.org/x/9JfRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 9:00am - 12:15pm
MR 18/19

9:30am

GNSO Registrar Stakeholder Group Meeting
GNSO Registrar Stakeholder Group
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/f53RAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 9:30am - 1:45pm
Hall C1.4 (GNSO)

9:45am

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & At-Large
This joint meeting between the Board and the At-Large provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the At-Large Group, and for the At-Large Group to provide input on some Community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Melissa King

Staff Facilitators


Tuesday March 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:45am
Hall A1

11:00am

Joint Meeting: GAC and ccNSO
The GAC will be meeting with the ccNSO to discuss topics such as PDP Retirement of ccTLD and Review Mechanism for the decisions on delegation, revocation and retirement of ccTLDs as well as an update by the CCWG on the use of country and territory names as TLDs (CWG-UCTN).
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

11:00am

11:00am

ICANN GDD: Statistical Analysis of DNS Abuse in gTLDs Study Results Preview
Commissioned by the Competition, Consumer Choice, and Trust Review Team (CCTRT), the Statistical Analysis of DNS Abuse in gTLDs study is focused on determining rates of common forms of abusive behavior in the domain name system, such as spam, phishing, malware distribution, and botnet command-and-control. The study aims to compare rates of these behaviors between new and legacy gTLDs. During this session, contracted researchers from SIDN Labs and the Delft University of Technology will present on their methodology and planned research in the coming months.

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Brian Aitchison (ICANN)

Brian Aitchison (ICANN)

Lead Researcher, ICANN
Brian joined ICANN staff in August 2015, and currently serves the organization as Lead Researcher. He is responsible for providing research project leadership and support, with an aim to achieve research outcomes that are both illuminating to the ICANN community and informative... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 11:00am - 12:15pm
Hall B4.2

12:00pm

12:00pm

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
This joint meeting between the Board and the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the RSSAC, and for the RSSAC to provide input on some community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Carlos Reyes

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Carlos Reyes

Carlos Reyes

Policy and Community Engagement Manager, ICANN
Carlos Reyes is a senior manager with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Reyes joined the policy development support department at ICANN in December 2012 and is based in the Washington, D.C. engagement office. | | The mission of ICANN is to help ensure... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hall A1

1:45pm

1:45pm

ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session Part 9
The Members of the ALAC and the Regional 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/MJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Heidi Ullrich

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Heidi Ullrich

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... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

1:45pm

GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency (BC) Meeting
Commercial and Business Users (BC) Constituency Public Meeting
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/44PRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 1:45pm - 4:45pm
Hall B4.1

1:45pm

GNSO Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) Meeting
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/25jRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 1:45pm - 4:45pm
Hall B5.1

1:45pm

GNSO Internet Service and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) Meeting
Internet Service and Connectivity Providers Public Meeting Overview of the meeting Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency The Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (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.
Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/oIfRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 1:45pm - 4:45pm
Hall B4.2

1:45pm

GNSO Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) Meeting
Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) Open Meeting
Session Overview The purpose of the Noncommercial 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/6JfRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 1:45pm - 4:45pm
Hall B3

2:00pm

GNSO Joint Meeting Registries and Registrar Stakeholder Groups
The Registrar Stakeholder Group and Registries Stakeholder Group will meet to discuss topics of mutual interest, including GNSO Council issues and GDD 2017 Summit planning, and to prepare for the joint meeting with the ICANN Board that will follow later in the day.
Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/fZ3RAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Tuesday March 14, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hall A3

2:00pm

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & ccNSO
This joint meeting between the Board and the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the ccNSO, and for the ccNSO to provide input on some community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Melissa King

Staff Facilitators


Tuesday March 14, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hall A1

2:30pm

GAC Human Rights and International Law Working Group presentation to GAC Plenary
The GAC HRIL WG will present its work to the GAC in plenary, following the WG session on Saturday.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

3:15pm

GAC Participation in NomCom Working Group presentation to GAC Plenary
The Working Group will present to the GAC Plenary and discuss whether (or not) GAC should participate more actively in the Nom Com process.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

3:15pm

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & Contracted Party House (CPH)
This joint meeting between the Board and the Contracted Parties House (CPH) provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the CPH, and for the CPH to provide input on some community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Melissa King

Staff Facilitators


Tuesday March 14, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall A1

4:00pm

GAC preparation for meeting with the Board
The GAC will agree on an agenda for the meeting with the ICANN Board.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

5:00pm

Joint Meeting: GAC and ALAC
The GAC and the ALAC will discuss topics such as the Council of Europe's study on community TLDs.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

5:00pm

5:00pm

ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1, (pt 4)
Legal Session - Forum
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Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Bart Boswinkel

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.



Tuesday March 14, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

5:00pm

ICANN GDD: Security Framework Drafting Team (2 of 2)
This meeting is an opportunity for the Security Framework Drafting Team to meet face- to- face to discuss the Framework for Registry Operators to Respond to Security Threats. This is also an opportunity for the Drafting Team to engage with interested parties within the larger community.
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Staff Leader: Dennis Chang

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Dennis Chang

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 leader... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall B4.1

6:00pm

GAC discussion on the IANA Customer Standing Committee
The GAC will discuss topics such as the corporation with PTI, format of reports to the Community and tasks ahead for the CSC according to the new Bylaws.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Tuesday March 14, 2017 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

6:30pm

Round table for Women Leadership in ICANN
Join our distinguished panelists and share your ideas and views:

Mathieu Weill - CEO AFNIC
Lise Fuhr - Director General ETNO

Elise Gerich - PTI President
Alice Munyua - ISOC Board Member
Zahid Jamil - ICANN Nomcom Chair Elect
Erika Mann - Former ICANN Board - GNSO Council
Kathy Kleiman - ENIAC Programmers Project

Not in ICANN 58? Join us remotely, check the links below for access details.

We hope to meet you there!

Asha Hemrajani, ICANN Board Member
Olga Cavalli, ICANN GAC Vicechair

With the support of:
ISOC Argentina Chapter
South School on Internet Governance gobernanzainternet.org
DOMINIOSLatinoamerica
dominioslatinoamerica.co

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Julia Charvolen

Julia Charvolen

Lead Administrator, GAC Services, ICANN


Tuesday March 14, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)
 
Wednesday, March 15
 

8:00am

GAC meeting with the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG)
The session will examine where the Registrars sit in the Domain Name ecosystem, and their relationships with hosts, registries and registrants. The discussion will follow on the different types of Registrars (Retail, Wholesale, Brand) and the markets they serve.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →


Wednesday March 15, 2017 8:00am - 9:00am
Hall A2 (GAC)

8:30am

APAC Space
Space for Asia Pacific (APAC) Community to raise issues, share views and coordinate activities. The session will continue community discussion on APAC participation in ICANN's policy development processes by shining the spotlight on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Community Comment.
APAC Community members are encouraged to give your input in advance on issues to discuss or raise. The session agenda can be found at the community wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/APAC+Space
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Staff Leader: Kelvin Wong


Wednesday March 15, 2017 8:30am - 10:30am
Hall B5.2

8:30am

Security, Stability and Resiliency 2 Review Team Face to Face Meeting
Join the first meeting of the second Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) Review team, share your thoughts on key areas that you feel should be a part of the review’s focus and discuss the scope of this review. The SSR is a “Specific Review” that is mandated by ICANN Bylaws which require a periodic review of ICANN’s execution of its commitment to enhance the operational stability, reliability, resiliency, security, and global interoperability of the systems and processes, both internal and external, that directly affect and/or are affected by the Internet’s system of unique identifiers that ICANN coordinates. This is your opportunity to discuss issues you see facing the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS and to provide vital input into the what the SSR2 Review Team will consider as it develops the focus of its review. For more information, please visit the second Security, Stability, and Resilience of the DNS (SSR2) Review page or view the SSR2 wiki for status updates and progress.
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Staff Leader: Karen Mulberry

Staff Facilitators
KM

Karen Mulberry

Director, Strategic Initiatives, ICANN



Wednesday March 15, 2017 8:30am - 4:45pm
MR 5

9:00am

ccNSO Members Day - Day 2 (pt 1)
Accountability Framework (AF) and Exchange of Letters (EoL) Update by the Regional Organisations
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Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Kimberly Carlson

Kimberly Carlson

ccNSO Support Lead Administrator, ICANN
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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

9:00am

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
The GAC will be discussing with the Board the topics from the list drafted on Tuesday during the preparation meeting.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →


Wednesday March 15, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall A2 (GAC)

11:00am

Briefing to the GAC from ICANN Contractual Compliance
The GAC will receive a briefing from ICANN Compliance Team on topics such as the implementation of GAC Safeguard Advice and the consumer Trust and public policy outcomes from the current contract and safeguard advice.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →


Wednesday March 15, 2017 11:00am - 11:30am
Hall A2 (GAC)

11:00am

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & Customer Standing Committee
Face to face session between the ICANN Board and the Customer Standing Committee. The CSC ensures the satisfactory performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) naming function.
The CSC is responsible for monitoring Public Technical Identifier’s (PTI) performance of the IANA naming function against the service level expectations in the IANA Naming Function Contract.
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Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Bart Boswinkel

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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 11:00am - 11:45am
Hall A1

11:00am

ICANN GDD: RDAP
The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) is intended to eventually replace the WHOIS (port 43) protocol. ICANN is preparing to request implementation of RDAP from gTLD registries and registrars in the short term. This session will offer an opportunity to discuss the different community members' challenges and questions surrounding RDAP implementation.
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Staff Leader: Francisco Arias

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Francisco Arias

Francisco Arias

Sr. Director, GDD Technical Services, ICANN



Wednesday March 15, 2017 11:00am - 12:15pm
Hall B5.1

11:00am

ccNSO Members Meeting - Day 2 (pt 2)
Update and next steps ICANN Accountability
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Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Kimberly Carlson

Kimberly Carlson

ccNSO Support Lead Administrator, ICANN
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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 11:00am - 12:45pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

11:00am

GNSO Public Council Meeting
GNSO Council Public Meeting 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/mpvRAw Documents: https://community.icann.org/x/kpvRAw Motions: https://community.icann.org/x/lJvRAw
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Staff Leader: Marika Konings

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Marika Konings

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 a... Read More →



Wednesday March 15, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm
Hall C1.4 (GNSO)

11:30am

GAC Independent Secretariat
The GAC will discuss the level of funding for the current calendar year and the level of commitment for the future.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Olof Nordling

Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →


Wednesday March 15, 2017 11:30am - 12:00pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

12:00pm

GAC next steps - planning for ICANN 59
The GAC will identify critical issues for tabling at the Johannesburg Policy Forum four day meeting.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

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Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →


Wednesday March 15, 2017 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

1:45pm

At-Large NARALO Meeting
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/MpnRAw
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Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco

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Silvia Vivanco

At-Large Regional Affairs Manager, ICANN
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 Reg... Read More →



Wednesday March 15, 2017 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Hall B3

1:45pm

ccNSO Members Meeting - Day 2 - (pt 3)
ccTLD News
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Staff Leader: Kimberly Carlson

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Kimberly Carlson

ccNSO Support Lead Administrator, ICANN
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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

1:45pm

GAC Communiqué Drafting
The GAC will go over the discussions from the week's meeting and finalize its advice to the ICANN Board.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

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Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →


Wednesday March 15, 2017 1:45pm - 6:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

3:15pm

At Large Review: Workshop with Independent Examiner (ITEMS)
Join ITEMS International (ITEMS) and the ICANN community for a community-wide discussion on the findings and proposed recommendations of the Draft Report of the Review of the At-Large Community. The At-Large Review is an “Organizational Review” that is mandated by ICANN Bylaws and conducted by an independent examiner, in this case: ITEMS. Now that the At-Large Draft Report has been published for public comment, this workshop provides the opportunity to meet with ITEMS, listen to their assessment, engage in cross-community discussion, clarify community views and improve ITEMS’ understanding to facilitate public comment input. This is your opportunity to provide your feedback on the At-Large Draft Report and provide input to support the development of useful and implementable final recommendations. For more information please visit the At-Large Review page or view the At-Large wiki for status updates and progress.
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Staff Leader: Lars Hoffmann

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Wednesday March 15, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall A3

3:15pm

ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2 (Part 4)
Customer Standing Committee (CSC) & Root zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) Update; PTI Update
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Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel

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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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

5:00pm

ASO/NRO Public Session
1. Welcome - 5 mins - Filiz Yilmaz House-keeping Introductions 2. Who we are & what we do - 15 mins - Filiz Yilmaz Brief presentation of our group, Number Communities, How Addressing Policies are developed regionally. 3. Post-Transition IANA World - John Curran - 30 mins, including Q&A Report from Number Resource Organization (NRO) 4. Accountability @RIPE - 30 mins, including Q&A Report from RIPE Community on the recently formed Accountability Task Force. 5. Open mic - 10 mins Questions, comments, interaction with audience

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Carlos Reyes

Policy and Community Engagement Manager, ICANN
Carlos Reyes is a senior manager with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Reyes joined the policy development support department at ICANN in December 2012 and is based in the Washington, D.C. engagement office. | | The mission of ICANN is to help ensure... Read More →



Wednesday March 15, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall A3

5:00pm

ccNSO Council Meeting
The Council and Members will discuss a number of issues affecting a cross-section of the world's country codes. Additionally there will be updates on developments and best practice from various ccTLD managers. The session is open for the ccTLD community and anyone interested in ccTLD related topics.
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Staff Leader: Bart Boswinkel

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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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

5:00pm

ICANN GDD: Universal Acceptance Public Forum
Forum for updates from the UASG and seeking comments and commitments from the Community.
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Staff Leader: Don Hollander

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Don Hollander

Universal Acceptance Coordinator, UASG
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.



Wednesday March 15, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall B5.1

5:00pm

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & Technical Experts Group (TEG)
This joint meeting between the Board and the Technical Experts Group (TEG) provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the TEG, and for the TEG to provide input on some community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Melissa King

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Wednesday March 15, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall B3
 
Thursday, March 16
 

9:00am

Financial Accountability: Operating Plan and Budget
How does ICANN spend money? What does the planning process look like and how is it changing? During this session we will answer these important questions and cover what financial accountability and transparency means in the context of ICANN’s mission. We will spend the first part of this session reviewing the draft FY18 (Fiscal Year 2018) Operating Plan and Budget, then share the takeaways from our Budget Working Group session to provide insights on FY19 (Fiscal Year 2019) Planning including: deliverables, timeline, caretaker budget/budget veto.
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Staff Leader: Jessica Castillo

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Jessica Castillo

Operations & Project Coordinator, ICANN



Thursday March 16, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall A3

9:00am

Internet Governance Public Session
1. Briefly review main outcomes on IG front during 2016 (e.g. Where these have implications for ICANN Mission and our work as CCWG); would include lessons learned from IGF 2016; and views that ICANN should take forward into MAG / Open Consultation discussions;
2. Look ahead to main issues during 2017; touching perhaps on Enhanced Cooperation (Working Group of CSTD); the WSIS Forum 2017; the ITU Expert Group work on ITRs and preparations for ITU WTDC (World Telecommunications Development Conference); G20 / OECD work on Internet, High Level Political Forum (HLPF); UN GGE, and the launch of Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC);
3. Discussion on Internet Governance priorities for CCWG / ICANN taking account of new global political agenda (for example with respect to rise of cyber-sovreignty and Internet nationalism).
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Staff Leader: Tarek Kamel

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TK

Tarek Kamel

Senior Advisor to the President, ICANN



Thursday March 16, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

11:00am

GAC Underserved Regions WG presentation to GAC Plenary
The GAC USR WG will present the work done during the week to the GAC in plenary
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

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Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Thursday March 16, 2017 11:00am - 11:30am
Hall A2 (GAC)

11:00am

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & Security & Stability Advisory Committee
This joint meeting between the Board and the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) provides an opportunity for the Board to hear in depth about the topics and issues of current or ongoing interest to the SSAC, and for the SSAC to provide input on some Community-wide questions the Board has posed.
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Staff Leader: Melissa King

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Thursday March 16, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hall A1

11:00am

ALAC and Regional Leaders Wrap Up session
This is the ALAC Wrap-Up Session which features reports from the RALO leaders and Liaisons. The ALAC also conducts policy and process issues as necessary. Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/NJnRAw
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Staff Leader: Silvia Vivanco

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Silvia Vivanco

At-Large Regional Affairs Manager, ICANN
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 Reg... Read More →



Thursday March 16, 2017 11:00am - 12:45pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

11:30am

GAC Operating Principles Working Group presentation to GAC Plenary
The OP WG will present the proposals agreed during the week of discussion to the GAC in plenary.
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Staff Leader: Olof Nordling

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Olof Nordling

Senior Director, GAC Relations, ICANN
Olof is a Swedish national and holds an MSc and was for many years Head of the TeliaSonera, the Swedish/Finnish Telecommunications group's Brussels office, where he was responsible for relations to the EU institutions for Telecommunications policy matters. In the past Olof was Co... Read More →



Thursday March 16, 2017 11:30am - 12:30pm
Hall A2 (GAC)

12:00pm

Open Q&A with ICANN Organization Executive Team
One-hour session for the community to meet and ask ICANN org related questions of Göran Marby and the Executive Team, outside of, and in addition to the public forums. Please email engagement@icann.org to ask questions in advance of the session or if you are unable to make it in person. Of course, please feel free to ask questions to the team any time outside of these sessions as well. Read the latest report to the Board here for more information in advance of the session: https://www.icann.org/presidents-corner
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Staff Leader: Duncan Burns

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Thursday March 16, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hall A1

5:00pm