Dear all, This might be of interest. As I am sure you have all heard, ICANN will be launching an engagement center in Nairobi in May. This webinar is therefore a good opportunity for both new comers and seasoned "ICANNers" to understand and/or refersh ICANN/DNS. Best regards Alice --------------- Two Webinars will be held, on 18 May at 15:00 UTC (other times <http://tinyurl.com/gac-dns>) and 19 May at 4UTC (other times <http://tinyurl.com/gac-dns2>). *_What will you learn_*?

How does the domain name system work? - What is domain name resolution? - How is the DNS structured, from the root to your device? How are domain names registered? - What is a registry, a registrar, a reseller and a privacy/proxy provider? - How are domain names registered?

- What are some of the security considerations that you need to be aware of? - What is WHOIS? What does WHOIS accuracy mean? - What are reports of DNS abuse?

_Presenters_: Carlos Alvarez and Steve Conte _Date and time_: Wednesday 18 May at 15:00 UTC and Thursday 19 May at 4UTC _Dial in Numbers_: http://adigo.com/icann/—Conference ID: 36456. _Adobe Connect link_: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/GAC