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Welcome to ICANN58 | Community Forum! ICANN58 will be held 11-16 March 2017 and is hosted by Danish Business Authority. For more details about the meeting, click here


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Introductory / Outreach [clear filter]
Saturday, March 11
 

3:15pm

GNSO/ALAC Joint Session Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)/EURALO Outreach Event
“What can you change at ICANN?” NCUC/EURALO Community Outreach Event
Session Overview The session represents a joint outreach event of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (ncuc.org) and European Regional At-Large Organization for local Academia and Civil Society. The outreach aims to target civil society, academia and individual users. It will be built around specific topics to inform the audience about the work both NCUC and EURALO do at ICANN and to discuss in an interactive manner how those who want to join can contribute in on-going policy processes.
The main themes of the outreach are: - Introduction to ICANN, NCUC and EURALO, - What is so different about ICANN this year and why you should care and join? - What can we change at ICANN with regard to specific issues that are of interest for civil society, academia and end users, such as human rights, access to domain name issues, jurisdiction and others? Agenda https://community.icann.org/x/Hp3RAw
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Staff Leader: Gisella Gruber

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Gisella Gruber

Gisella Gruber

Manager, Operations Support, ALAC-At-Large , ICANN
Gisella Gruber joined ICANN in January 2009 as part of the Policy Team Secretariat to support the GNSO and At-Large community. Her role has expanded significantly with the growth of the At-Large community and the Policy Department. Gisella is responsible for management support to... Read More →



Saturday March 11, 2017 3:15pm - 6:30pm
Hall B4.2

5:00pm

GNSO Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC) Outreach Event
Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC) Community Outreach Event:
Celebrating Civil Society Engagement in ICANN. (What is the role of Civil Society in Internet Governance. Why and how should Civil Society get engaged?)
Organization, promotion and outreach: Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC), with support from ICANN, Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)
Agenda Link https://community.icann.org/x/sozRAw
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Staff Leader: Terri Agnew

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Terri Agnew

Terri Agnew

Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator, ICANN



Saturday March 11, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall B5.1
 
Sunday, March 12
 

9:00am

Contractual Compliance Registrar Outreach [C]
This closed Contractual Compliance outreach session allows ICANN and the contracted parties the opportunity to collaborate on contact and policy related matters, ask questions, exchange information about the most common compliance issues and to share some observed good practices.
Note: This session is for ICANN Accredited Registrars only. For remote participation details, please send an email to compliance@icann.org, including the Registrar name, Registrar ID, the participants name and title. Please RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Copenhagen local time on Mar 11, 2017. Thank you.
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Staff Leader: Jennifer Scott

Staff Facilitators
MS

Maguy Serad

VP, Contractual Compliance, ICANN



Sunday March 12, 2017 9:00am - 10:15am
Hall B5.1

10:00am

Newcomer Day
If you are new to the ICANN community, new to the ICANN meeting week, or returning to ICANN after a period of time away and in need of a refresher, this day is for YOU! The Newcomer Day Program is a series of informative, interactive discussions about ICANN and the Internet ecosystem held in a casual atmosphere led by staff and community members.
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Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 10:00am - 3:45pm
Hall A1

11:00am

Contractual Compliance Registry Outreach [C]
This closed Contractual Compliance outreach session allows ICANN and the contracted parties the opportunity to collaborate on contact and policy related matters, ask questions, exchange information about the most common compliance issues and to share some observed good practices.
Note: This session is for Registry Operators that signed the Registry Agreement with ICANN. For remote participation details, please send an email to compliance@icann.org, including the Registry name, the participants name and title. Please RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Copenhagen local time on Mar 11, 2017. Thank you.
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Staff Leader: Jennifer Scott

Staff Facilitators
MS

Maguy Serad

VP, Contractual Compliance, ICANN



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

11:00am

How It Works: DNS Fundamentals
This tutorial is meant for those who need a refresher on basic DNS including; what it is, how it operates, and the differences between a registrant, registrar, and registry. We will also touch base on an introduction to DNSSEC. This is an entry level course meant for those participants who are just entering into the ICANN community.

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 11:00am - 12:30pm
Hall A3

1:45pm

How It Works: Internet Networking
This tutorial provides a basic overview of how the Internet protocols allow for information to be transmitted from a source to a destination. Topics explored will include a high-level overview of the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, how Internet addressing works, how routing of data on the Internet is done and challenges facing the underlying infrastructure of the Internet.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

3:15pm

How It Works: Understanding DNS Abuse
An introduction to “DNS Abuse." We will cover some common abuse types that are often, rightly or wrongly, included when discussing “DNS abuse." This will be a primer level session aimed at those who are unfamiliar with how DNS can be misused.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte steve.conte@icann.org

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 3:15pm - 4:30pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

4:00pm

Introduction to Registry Stakeholder Group
Opportunity to learn about the Registry Stakeholder Group, a community within the Contracted Party House of the ICANN Multistakeholder Community Model.
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Staff Leader: Cherie Stubbs

Staff Facilitators
JD

Janice Douma Lange

Outreach Manager, ICANN



Sunday March 12, 2017 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Hall A1

5:00pm

How It Works: Root Server Operations
This session from the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) will start with a brief overview of the Domain Name System (DNS), its history and what the root zone operators do. It will then cover the RSSAC and its recent activities including current work and recent publications. A few technical topics will be covered including a general explanation of the DNS and Anycast routing. The session is applicable to all audiences and no prerequisite technical expertise is necessary.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte steve.conte@icann.org

Staff Facilitators


Sunday March 12, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

6:30pm

Fellowship Program Networking event [C]
Closed: Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Program participants have opportunity to network with community leaders and staff
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Staff Leader: Siranush Vardanyan

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Siranush Vardanyan

Siranush Vardanyan

Fellowship Program Manager, ICANN


Sunday March 12, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hall C1.1
 
Monday, March 13
 

11:00am

Contractual Compliance Program Updates and Q&A Session
ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Program ensures that contracted parties fulfill the requirements as set forth in their agreements with ICANN. In this session the Compliance team will discuss how they achieve this goal, share program updates and answer questions. This session should be of particular interest to contracted party representatives, members of the Intellectual Property and Business Constituencies, members of At-Large and members of the different working groups with interest in compliance work and data.
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Staff Leader: Jennifer Scott

Staff Facilitators
MS

Maguy Serad

VP, Contractual Compliance, ICANN



Monday March 13, 2017 11:00am - 12:15pm
Hall C1.4 (GNSO)

11:00am

How It Works: Internet Networking
This tutorial provides a basic overview of how the Internet protocols allow for information to be transmitted from a source to a destination. Topics explored will include a high-level overview of the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, how Internet addressing works, how routing of data on the Internet is done and challenges facing the underlying infrastructure of the Internet.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Staff Facilitators


Monday March 13, 2017 11:00am - 12:30pm
Hall B3

11:00am

Tech Day (Part 1)
Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format. Open to anyone interested in technical topics related to registry work, security etc.


Monday March 13, 2017 11:00am - 12:45pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

11:00am

1:45pm

Africa Strategy Update
This session is now a tradition at ICANN meetings
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Agenda:
1. Welcome messages: 10 mn
· Pierre Dandjinou (VP, GSE Africa)
· Ram Mohan(ICANN Board member)
· Khaled Koubaa (ICANN Board member)
· Mike Silber (ICANN Board member)
· Sally Costerton (Senior Advisor to President and Senior VP of Global Stakeholder Engagement)
2. AFRICA DNS Market study: 50 mn
· Introduction: Pierre Dandjinou
· Findings of the Study | SACF (remotely) ; 20mn
· Feedback and questions from the floor; 25 mn
· Closing Remarks
3. Presentation on .africa ; Lucky Masilela (ZACR):15 mn
4. Wrap up


Staff Leader: Yaovi Atohoun

Staff Facilitators
avatar for Yaovi Atohoun

Yaovi Atohoun

Stakeholder Engagement & Ops Mngr - Africa, ICANN
Yaovi Atohoun is an electrical engineer with more than twenty five years work experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). | | Yaovi Atohoun has coordinated many activities for the USAID/Leland Initiative (an Internet Development in Africa Project) in Africa... Read More →



Monday March 13, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.3 (ALAC)

1:45pm

How It Works: Understanding DNS Abuse
An introduction to “DNS Abuse." We will cover some common abuse types that are often, rightly or wrongly, included when discussing “DNS abuse." This will be a primer level session aimed at those who are unfamiliar with how DNS can be misused.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Staff Facilitators


Monday March 13, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall B3

1:45pm

Tech Day (Part 2)
Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format. Open to anyone interested in technical topics related to registry work, security etc.


Monday March 13, 2017 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

3:15pm

How It Works: Root Server Operations
This session from the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) will start with a brief overview of the Domain Name System (DNS), its history and what the root zone operators do. It will then cover the RSSAC and its recent activities including current work and recent publications. A few technical topics will be covered including a general explanation of the DNS and Anycast routing. The session is applicable to all audiences and no prerequisite technical expertise is necessary.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Staff Facilitators


Monday March 13, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall B3

3:15pm

Tech Day (Part 3)
Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format. Open to anyone interested in technical topics related to registry work, security etc.


Monday March 13, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall C1.2 (ccNSO)

5:00pm

How It Works: DNS Fundamentals
This tutorial is meant for those who need a refresher on basic DNS including; what it is, how it operates, and the differences between a registrant, registrar, and registry. We will also touch base on an introduction to DNSSEC. This is an entry level course meant for those participants who are just entering into the ICANN community.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Staff Facilitators


Monday March 13, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Hall B3
 
Tuesday, March 14
 

8:30am

NextGen Daily Session [C]
Closed Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies.
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Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera

Staff Facilitators

Tuesday March 14, 2017 8:30am - 10:30am
MR 5

11:00am

Emerging Identifiers Technology
Are you interested in emerging identifier systems, such as Digital Object Architecture (DOA) and NameCoin or Frogans? Join ICANN’s Research team and other experts to learn about how these systems work and discuss whether they’re relevant to the identifier System ICANN help Coordinate

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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Moderator: Adiel Akplogan

Panelists:
Jeremy Rand (NameCoin)
Alexis Tamas (Frogans Technology)
Christophe Blanchi (DONA Fondation)
Alain Duran (ICANN)

Staff Facilitators


Tuesday March 14, 2017 11:00am - 12:30pm
Hall B3

12:15pm

Internet Governance Forum Support Association [IGFSA] Awareness and Outreach session [C]
This session will provide a briefing from the IGFSA Executive Committee. National and Regional IGF Coordinators and colleagues who are interested in learning more about the IGFSA’s purpose, activities and membership in the IGFSA are invited.
The session will consist of a brief overview program, including comments from the Chair of the IGFSA, Markus Kummer and other IGFSA Executive Committee members and invited mini comments from some of the NRIs who are attending  ICANN, with Q and A. 
A sandwich lunch will be provided for attendees in the room, sponsored by IGFSA. 
This is an open meeting but we ask that you please RSVP to IGFSA Secretariat Kyle Schulman at schulman@igfsa.org so we can ensure lunch for attendees.
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Staff Leader: Tarek Kamel

Staff Facilitators
TK

Tarek Kamel

Senior Advisor to the President, ICANN


Tuesday March 14, 2017 12:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall C1.1

3:15pm

RSSAC Public Session
This is the public session of the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC). The RSSAC is responsible for advising the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's root server system. The RSSAC will provide updates on its current work and answer questions related to its upcoming priorities.
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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 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Hall A3

5:00pm

Root Key Signing Key Rollover: Changing the Keys to the Domain Name System
The keys to the Domain Name System are changing for the first time ever. ICANN operates the root zone key signing key (KSK), which is the “master” key for DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). This cryptographic key was created when the root zone was signed in 2010. In this session, members of ICANN’s Technical Team will provide an update on the KSK rollover and answer community questions. This session will be of particular interest to Internet service providers, enterprise network operators and others who have enabled DNSSEC validation.
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Staff Leader: Steve Conte

Staff Facilitators


Tuesday March 14, 2017 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Hall B3

5:00pm

European Stakeholders Engagement and EURALO Reception
Overview of outreach and engagement activities undertaken by ICANN and other I* organisations across Europe, followed by 'open mike' for European stakeholders of ICANN to make comments, suggestions or ask questions from the I*, then networking drinks for all


Tuesday March 14, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm
MR 18/19
 
Wednesday, March 15
 

8:30am

NextGen Daily Session [C]
Closed Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies.
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Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera

Staff Facilitators

Wednesday March 15, 2017 8:30am - 10:30am
MR 18/19
 
Thursday, March 16
 

8:30am

NextGen Daily Session [C]
Closed Session for Selected NextGen@ICANN participants to interact with community and staff on the current hot topics related to their studies.
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Staff Leader: Deborah Escalera

Staff Facilitators

Thursday March 16, 2017 8:30am - 10:30am
MR 5