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ICANN What’s in it for me Andrea.Beccalli@icann.org

• 2. How does ICANN work?

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“Stakeholder” refers broadly to anyone who has an interest in the Internet

Within ICANN, stakeholders include: The multistakeholder community functions on bottom-up consensus building which, by design, is resistant to capture due to the openness, diversity and equal division of authority among participants ICANN’s private sector-led multistakeholder community is directly responsible for the success of the Internet’s DNS

A multistakeholder policy- & decision-making approach

Large and small businesses Civil society Researchers and academics End users Governments Technical community

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Multistakeholder principles

• Bottom up agenda setting
• Equal footing
• Inclusivity
• Consensus
• Transparency
• Mutual recognition of stakeholders
• Democratic accountability
• Openness
• Self organization
• Iterative process

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Business Government & Governmental Organizations Civil Society Domain Name Industry Internet Users Academic Technical

ICANN’s Global Multistakeholder Community

• Private-sector

companies

• Trade associations
• Protocol developers
• Equipment and software

developers

• Network operators
• Technical researchers
• Registries
• Registrars
• Domain organizations

The Bottom-Up Multistakeholder Model

The collective efforts of the ICANN community culminate in a common shared goal: A single, interoperable Internet supported by stable, secure and resilient unique identifier systems

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The ICANN Community At Work

The Bottom-Up Multistakeholder Model

The collective efforts of the ICANN community culminate in a common shared goal: A single, interoperable Internet supported by stable, secure and resilient unique identifier systems

Business & Domain Name Interests Governmental Interests Country Domain Name Interests IP Address Interests Technical Interests Internet User Interests POLICY / ADVICE

Business Government & Governmental Organizations Civil Society Domain Name Business Internet Users Academic Technical

MULTISTAKEHOLDER MODEL: IN ICANN COMMUNITY ¡

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Example: New gTLD Program

New generic Top-Level Domains

¤ Business opportunity ¤ Brand and trademark

protection issues

¤ Technical

requirements

Delegated by 2017

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¤ New generic Top Level Domains programme:

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1930 applications; 1300+ potential TLDs delegated by 2017

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Around 700 new gTLDs delegated inc. 55 IDN gTLDs (103 applications)

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From single applications for cities like .london or .paris to 100 new names for likes of Google or Amazon (eg .app)

¤ Universal Acceptance of Top Level Domains (TLDs) ¤ WHOIS – Domain Names registration data records (considered for update, privacy aspects) ¤ Deployment of Domain Names System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) ¤ Internet Protocol addresses exhaustion and new version (IPv4 & IPv6) ¤ Trademark protection: Domain name policymaking can help make the Internet safer, for

instance by addressing cybersquatting, with eg:

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Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy ("UDRP")

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Uniform Rapid Suspension System (often referred to as the "URS”)

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Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (or “PDDRP”)

¤ Internationalized Domain Names Top Level Domains (IDNs):

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Historically TLDs limited to a-z in Latin script: .com, .org, .sg, .cn, .lk …;

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IDN TLDs are labels in different scripts – e.g. Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Thai, etc.

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helps the ‘next billion’ online, and develop local language content, while ensuring interoperability

Other current Examples

Engage, Participate, Stay Informed

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Why Engage?

¤ Do you want to be in the

vanguard of Internet expansion into new markets?

¤ Do you want to shape open

standards development and new technology?

¤ Do you already devote

resources to lobbying about Internet policy at the national level?

¤ Do you want to shape policy at

the global level and know what is on the horizon?

¤ Do you know if your competitors

are already participating?

¤ Do you want to be part of a

growing and active community?

¤ Do you have a Corporate Social

Responsibility agenda?

¤ Do you see the Internet as a

global shared resource worth supporting?

¤ Do you want to defend the

multistakeholder model?

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Why Engage?

Issues discussed at ICANN impact your business

ICANN’s work ranges from cybersecurity, to policies on generic names that affect your network configuration and your brand or business practices online. Let your voice be heard on the issues that affect your business.

ICANN is open to everyone

You can tailor your participation to your needs. Remote participation is available in several languages at all ICANN’s thrice yearly public meetings. Issues open for public comment are listed

• n our website for all stakeholders to provide input.

Take advantage of our Multistakeholder Model

Not only is ICANN open to everyone, everyone participates on equal footing. This makes it a unique place to interact with and learn from representatives from different sectors such as academia and government.

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• Business

Users

• IP Interests
• ISPs
• Registrars
• Registries

POLICY / ADVICE

How to Participate

Security & Stability Advisory Committee Address Supporting Organization At-Large Advisory Committee Government Advisory Committee Country Codes Names Supporting Organization

Generic Names Supporting Organization

Root Server System Advisory Committee

Business Government & Governmental Organizations Civil Society Domain Name Industry Internet Users Academic Technical

Join a Constituency, Stakeholder Group, or Advisory Committee

These formal groupings of ICANN community members guide the policy process.

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Target ¡those ¡who ¡are ¡either ¡new ¡to ¡ICANN ¡or ¡the ¡ICANN ¡Mee3ng ¡ environment, ¡returning ¡to ¡further ¡engage ¡and ¡learn ¡with ¡intent ¡to ¡join ¡ community, ¡or ¡as ¡an ¡Alumni ¡Coach ¡of ¡Newcomers ¡

Fellowship Program

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A Means Tested Program: Applicants must be 21 yrs of age

• r older, citizens of economically eligible countries as listed

in either the World Bank or UN Listing of SIDN

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If selected through the Online Application process, granted support covering travel, hotel and stipend with expectation of active engagement at the Meeting as well as after the Meeting has ended.

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Fellowship at ICANN

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Support provided by Alumni Coaches starting 6 weeks prior to the Meeting to prepare for Meeting and create spirit of Team Networking Opportunities; feeling of support, team, community Post Meeting Summary of the Fellowship Experience and thoughts of how to participate and engage moving forward in community, region, globally…. Set Schedule of Mandatory Morning and Afternoon Sessions aimed at fast and effective immersion into the ICANN Multistakeholder Community

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NextGen@ICANN & ICANN Fellowship

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¤ Presents resources in easy-to-use format for the community ¤ Courses are regularly

updated to stay relevant

¤ Courses cover ICANN

and Non-ICANN topics

¤ Beginner, Intermediate,

Advanced levels

¤ Simple to sign up, use,

and learn

¤ Easy to create a

course, too!

¤ New version in process

(sneak peek in this presentation)

About ICANN Learn

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Senior Manager andrea.beccalli@icann.org

ICANN Europe

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ICANN 55, 5 – 10 March, Marrakesh