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Fwd: [ALAC] Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] 2 July 2020
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020, 6:13 pm Subject: [ALAC] Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] 2 July 2020 To: ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Thursday, 2 July 2020 ICANN Community Leadership Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing - NEW: The Middle East Regional Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 is Ready - TUESDAY: Webinar Invitation: CCWG Auction Proceeds Final Report - TUESDAY: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect - REMINDER: Webinar Invitation: ATRT3 Final Report - REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for ICANN’s Independent Review Process Public Comment - ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs - Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan for FY2021-2025 - Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model - Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report - NEW: Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4) Information Sharing NEW: The Middle East Regional Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 is Ready From: Baher Esmat, Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement - Middle East I am pleased to share the final ICANN Middle East Regional Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> and the Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2021 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>. In a previous blog <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>, I referred to the draft regional plan document that was posted for Public Comment, and we were pleased to receive community input as illustrated in the summary report <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> published on 17 April. Read more about the Regional Plan here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>. TUESDAY: Webinar Invitation: CCWG Auction Proceeds Final Report From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The co-chairs of the Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) on New gTLD Auction Proceeds will be hosting a 60-minute informational webinar for its chartering organizations about its Final Report <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 at 12:00 UTC. All Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are chartering organizations of the CCWG. The primary purpose of this webinar is to provide information to the chartering organizations about CCWG recommendations and Final Report, as well as answer questions that they may have as they consider CCWG outputs. However, anyone who is interested in this topic is welcome to attend, even if they are not affiliated with the chartering organizations. Additional information can be found here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>. The most recent CCWG newsletter can be read here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> . Please RSVP to gnso-secs(a)icann.org to receive participation details. TUESDAY: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect Announcement <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> ICANN is seeking Expressions of Interest for the chair and chair-elect of the 2021 Nominating Committee. For additional information on the positions, please refer to the call for expressions of interest announcement <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> . Expressions of Interests, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to nomcomchair2021(a)icann.org no later than Tuesday, 7 July 2020. A suggested form for submitting an Expression of Interest is available here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>. REMINDER: Webinar Invitation: ATRT3 Final Report From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiative The third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) invites the community to participate in a webinar on its Final Report <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>. There are two opportunities to participate: - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 15:30-16:30 UTC - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 07:00-08:00 UTC During the webinar, the ATRT3 will present an overview of the recommendations in its Final Report and answer questions. Details on how to attend are available here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> . REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for the ICANN Independent Review Process Announcement <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> On 31 March 2020, ICANN opened a call for Expressions of Interest for panelists to serve on the omnibus Standing Panel for the ICANN Independent Review Process (IRP). Candidates for the IRP omnibus Standing Panel should review the Expressions of Interest document <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…>before submission. The document includes the following information: - Panel Position Description - Required or Highly Preferred Skills - Required or Highly Preferred Experience - Time Commitment - Compensation and Selection Expressions of Interest should be submitted to irp-standingpanel-eoi2020(a)icann.org <IRP-Standingpanel-EOI2020(a)icann.org> by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 31 July 2020. Public Comment ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> Close Date: Friday, 10 July 2020 Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan for FY2021-2025 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> Close Date: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> Close Date: Friday, 31 July 2020 Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> Close Date: Sunday, 2 August 2020 NEW: Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4) <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> Close Date: Tuesday, 11 August 2020 Volume 2, Issue 51 | Archive <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RVRazCEMPUpfC_PRGyiI4bKTDqKC9f3AdbzqmCv4-z5H…> | Next Issue: Monday, 6 July 2020 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=00115LrDzKl3LoTB9FWCDiE2A%3D&…> Update Profile <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=00115LrDzKl3LoTB9FWCDiE2A%3D&…> | About Constant Contact <http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/about-constant-contact> Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org in collaboration with [image: Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.] <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=nge&rmc=VF19_3GE> Try email marketing for free today! <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=nge&rmc=VF19_3GE> _______________________________________________ SO-AC-SG-CLeaders mailing list SO-AC-SG-CLeaders(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/so-ac-sg-cleaders _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Fwd: [At-Large] GFCE Research Committee: Open Call for Applications
by Barrack Otieno 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joanna Kulesza <jkuleszaicann(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020, 11:46 am Subject: [At-Large] GFCE Research Committee: Open Call for Applications To: at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> GFCE Research Committee: Open Call for Applications The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) is calling for applications to the new GFCE Research Committee! The deadline for applications is Friday, 10 July 2020. *Background* The GFCE community has voiced the need for the GFCE to realize a research mechanism to address knowledge gaps and contribute new, practical knowledge on cyber capacity building. The GFCE is now responding to this call by seeking to collect and prioritize research needs identified in GFCE Working Groups to develop a *Global Cyber Capacity Building Research Agenda*. As a first step, the GFCE will test the mechanism by running at least two Pilot Research Projects in 2020 based on research ideas that have been collected through the community. To help support the development and delivery of the Research Agenda, the GFCE will establish a Research Committee as a new group in mid-2020. The aim of the Global Research Agenda is to support the work of the GFCE Working Groups and the activities of members of the GFCE Community. Research generated via this mechanism will therefore focus on practical and applied research, to provide material, content, evidence and data that will directly inform the work of the Working Groups as well as the wider cyber capacity building community. *Role of the GFCE Research Committee* The main role of the GFCE Research Committee is to support GFCE Working Groups with research matters and provide technical assistance in translating ideas or policy questions into research questions with time/cost/manpower estimates. As this will be the first installment of the new Research Committee, the group will also be consulted on and expected to provide substantial input on the Research Committee’s modalities of work as detailed in the GFCE Research Committee Terms of Reference (in development) and other documents relevant to the Research Agenda. Some of the responsibilities envisaged for the first Research Committee are: - Advise on the Research Committee’s modalities of work, at least two Pilot Research Projects in 2020, and the Global Research Agenda in 2021; - Support the GFCE Working Groups (WG) with research matters by: - Acting as a ‘research committee liaison’ between the WGs and the Research Committee; - Translating ideas into research questions with time/cost/manpower estimates; - Ensuring that GFCE research meets good quality standards; - Support and give input on documentation regarding the Research Agenda; - Provide advice and assist the GFCE Secretariat with a periodic review of the Research Agenda process. The Research Committee will comprise of a maximum of 10 persons including a chairperson, 2 Advisory Board members and half the seats reserved for the GFCE Community. The Research Committee will be represented in each of the GFCE Working Groups/Task Forces by at least 1 member who will act as a ‘research committee liaison’. Members of the Research Committee are appointed in their personal capacity and must act independently of their organization. *Candidate profile* Applicants to the Research Committee will be evaluated based on the below criteria: - Applies in his/her individual capacity; - Expertise and work experience in a research position and/or specialized knowledge in one or more areas of interest for the *GFCE WGs* <https://thegfce.org/impact/>; - Have a genuine interest in and a good command of cybersecurity/cyber capacity building research in an international context; - Ability to think and communicate across disciplinary boundaries and between different stakeholders; - Willing and able to dedicate time to GFCE work. Time estimate is 8 hours a month*; - Involvement and active participation in the GFCE is a plus but not essential; - Commitment to serve in the Research Committee for a period of at least two years, starting from mid-July 2020. In addition, the GFCE Secretariat will strive to achieve gender balance, diversity of backgrounds and a good representation of all regions in the Research Committee. * Please note that this position is voluntary and unpaid. *Candidate profile* 1. Applicants are encouraged to send a short biography, their CV and a *completed application form* <https://thegfce.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GFCE-Research-Committee-Appl…> to the GFCE Secretariat at *contact(a)thegfce.org* <contact(a)thegfce.org>. Deadline for applications is *Friday, 10 July 2020*. 2. Following the application deadline, the GFCE Secretariat will shortlist applicants based on the evaluation criteria and documents submitted. 3. The GFCE Foundation Board will perform a review of the shortlisted applicants and select successful candidates by taking into consideration: availability, relevance of expertise and experience, diversity of backgrounds and geographic and gender balance. 4. The GFCE Foundation Board will then present the candidates that have been selected for the GFCE Research Committee to the GFCE Community in mid-July. Please find the application form *here <https://thegfce.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GFCE-Research-Committee-Appl…>* and feel free to *contact us* <contact(a)thegfce.org> if you have any questions. -- Kind regards, Joanna Kulesza ------------------- Joanna Kulesza, PhD University of Lodz, Poland ICANN ALAC Vice Chair SOI: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Joanna+Kulesza+SOI TT: @KuleszaJ _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Child online Safety
by David Indeje 01 Jul '20

01 Jul '20

Dear Listers, The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in June launched the 2020 guidelines on Child Online Protection <https://www.itu-cop-guidelines.com/> (COP) on how to contribute to the development of a safe and empowering online environment for children. The guidelines provide a set of concrete recommendations for children, parents and educators, industry, and policy-makers serving as a blueprint that can be adapted to national or local customs and laws. Similarly, in March during #TakeOnTech, Grace Githaiga hosted Steven Wanjuku, Tech Engineer Tunapanda Net, Wainana Mungai, President Internet Society Kenya Chapter, and Nahashon Ndirangu, SafeHouse. They had an interesting discussion about Child online safety. Now, that we are home more than ever, I know most of us, perhaps being fully engaged in online work or virtual meetings, we tend to forget what our kids are doing on their gadgets. This is one conversation that needs to be listened to and action is taken. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/m9qWQw-zdxI?list=PLw_90q9KzLkArBZM_9dL23QrbFxmgOYQj *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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Fwd: Call for Working Group Members: Youth4DigitalSustainability
by Keith Andere 01 Jul '20

01 Jul '20

Dear listers, This might be of interest to the young folks. Please apply! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Elisabeth Schauermann <berlin(a)gi.de> Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 8:00 AM Subject: Call for Working Group Members: Youth4DigitalSustainability To: <kephand(a)gmail.com> <http://www.gi.de> *Open Call for Working Group Members* *Youth for Digital Sustainability 2020* Dear friends and colleagues, the past months have shown in even greater clarity that *sustainable development* <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300> has distinct digital aspects. We cannot separate the struggle for climate action and environmental sustainability from the use and governance of the Internet. Both are global efforts that can only succeed if we find ways of effective multi-stakeholder cooperation. Young people play a vital role in advocacy – both for environmental changes, and for a fair, inclusive Internet. Last year, we at the German Informatics Society were able to network over 100 youth representatives from all world regions in the Youth Internet Governance Forum Summit, the outcomes of which can be found in *our report* <https://yigf.gi.de/fileadmin/GI/Hauptseite/Aktuelles/Projekte/YIGF/YIGF_Pub…> . This year, we want to bring these two advocacy streams together in one policy development process. *Youth4DigitalSustainability* <https://yigf.de/events/youth4digitalsustainability-program-2020/> aims to gather young experts, activists, and organisations who are interested in the following key topics and want to collaborate on policy development regarding: • *Greening the Internet* <https://yigf.de/greening-the-internet/> • *Fair Digital Businesses* <https://yigf.de/fair-digital-businesses/> • *Internet for Social Cohesion* <https://yigf.de/internet-for-social-cohesion/> • *Sustainable Governance of the Internet* <https://yigf.de/sustainable-governance-of-the-internet/> For each key topic, a transdisciplinary, international working group of young people will collaborate in order to draft policy recommendations to be presented to the *United Nations Internet Governance Forum* <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/> and other fora. *This is where you can get active! *We call to all interested individuals ages 16 to 30 to submit their expression of interest to participate in a working group *until July 19, 23:59 Central European Summer Time*. More information and the application form can be found here: *https://yigf.de/events/youth4digitalsustainability-program-2020/ * <https://yigf.de/events/youth4digitalsustainability-program-2020/> Please feel free to share this call to your respective communities. We are looking forward to expressions of interest from young people in different world regions and with diverse backgrounds. We are active on *Twitter* <https://twitter.com/YouthIGFSummit>, where all relevant updates will be shared. We’d be delighted to work with you on these important issues! - Elisabeth for the Organising Team *Apply Now!* <https://yigf.de/events/youth4digitalsustainability-program-2020/> About the German Informatics Society The German Informatics Society (GI) is with about 20,000 personal and 250 corporate members the largest and most important professional association for computer science in the German-speaking world. It represents the interests of computer scientists in science, economy, public administration, society and politics since 1969. With 14 departments, over 30 active regional groups and countless specialist groups, the GI is the platform and mouthpiece for all disciplines in computer science. The members are bound by the Ethical Guidelines for Computer Scientists of the GI. *Contact* Elisabeth Schauermann German Informatics Society (GI) Office Berlin Spreepalais am Dom Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str.2, 10178 Berlin Tel.: +49 30 24009-806 Mail: mail(a)yigf.de Web: www.yigf.de *Impressum* <https://gi.de/impressum> *Datenschutz* <https://gi.de/datenschutz> <https://twitter.com/youthigfsummit> This e-mail has been sent to kephand(a)gmail.com, click here to unsubscribe <http://jtxm.mjt.lu/unsub2?hl=en&m=AM8AAHeXZT0AActEvWwAALT61pkAASVruOEAJP9-A…> . -- Keith Andere Tech | Policy | Peace & Security | Sustainable Development M: +254 722 565 212 W: wa.me/+254722565212 <http://wa.me/254722565212> E: keith(a)andere.ke Wisteria Lane, Lower Methodist Rd, Kenya [image: linkedin icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/ke/andereke> [image: twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/AndereKE> www.andere.ke *Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or it's contents.*

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