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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN82 Newcomers Session Sign-Up</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Want to introduce your group’s work to ICANN82 Community Forum Meeting newcomers, including Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Programs Participants? Sign up for a 30 minute session on 8-9
March, 2025. These outreach sessions are part of the ""Get To Know ICANN Community"" Onboarding Program for Newcomers and are the opportunity for every SO/AC to share information with the ICANN Meeting newcomers and highlight the important work that your group
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For any additional questions, please contact ICANN Fellowship Program Manager, Siranush Vardanyan at
<a href="mailto:siranush.vardanyan@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">siranush.vardanyan@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN82 Community Childcare Grants Program: Apply Now</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Grants of up to $750 per family are available for ICANN Public Meeting participants who meet the criteria, are bringing children, and will incur expenses associated with babysitting
or local childcare services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline: Friday, 24 January 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On 22 September 2024, the U.N. Summit of the Future adopted the Pact for the Future, including the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001x7Jd2gGVSSHgui4C32p-N7DVhOwO3pK_KK2WXxSvojDFs_1rHYpdh9eeULOWVAeJQnmVrSJbAzDHKujQbIo9-v39ZCsaABPj73sa8Yi_ne6RTAlasisbnW72ARKnUCOy26vAGYGlq2whGBafPxaMJOhVdcNH_5NO59x3Pb_BlxSXMG0aBzZCR02Y4P45cqJTyW-ZLhgK1X7G4Jmw0jpXc2vmjsS4xJ1z3oBlZikXNS_hdhXT-i778_uDqXB7Ol8_4utRiUMhdUnGKahNtGcW8YlNb8TTCn_ktyLogsjYnkY=&c=ITItlSaIwGWLEgIfgQTDJvjgyhOS2DbBcBwnRs0ITNozRn56yPSEdQ==&ch=ixhO_5bgAsmgIdgu5h8k_fazF4QvUMhJ9YKDVMarv-aFABDhu_e_dw==__;!!PtGJab4!4Pf0nkjTK2CC6LVUBT2ToaQp8unJ7-tPrPbvwfnWuCyWi1JyYG7DNI-Yhv2SgxUHRCqJ_bCrJLBu0sri0UXwimQNIH1e$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">Global
Digital Compact [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> (GDC). The Office of the U.N. Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001x7Jd2gGVSSHgui4C32p-N7DVhOwO3pK_KK2WXxSvojDFs_1rHYpdh9eeULOWVAeJDQUBJKVWbXkGKjFz5POaZFCxT0zct-UU24C8kbR-LoL5H9btUVsF4TWbTauEBQV_XJhYncSW3NQZlyChVF_sh-7MfjbcGfKi4Uv9WkGSmlkTNsICBkL_PDppGXSrUncOeYNStOaOaYcWY124n4Ik5-0c1vtfBMUWiU7yxGpb62Onjha0oespPINxlhOBsedHy57n5LBdLkyh2z_C4MRXomZEE9crYKEjP5rfR9WsenJjrkq7AoEtyplM_cWsDo4oDNDrP4ssVPczY2xPdgKFyw==&c=ITItlSaIwGWLEgIfgQTDJvjgyhOS2DbBcBwnRs0ITNozRn56yPSEdQ==&ch=ixhO_5bgAsmgIdgu5h8k_fazF4QvUMhJ9YKDVMarv-aFABDhu_e_dw==__;!!PtGJab4!4Pf0nkjTK2CC6LVUBT2ToaQp8unJ7-tPrPbvwfnWuCyWi1JyYG7DNI-Yhv2SgxUHRCqJ_bCrJLBu0sri0UXwin2kAWXu$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">states
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Over the past 12 months, the ICANN Board, community, and organization have collaborated to progress the implementation of the</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001x7Jd2gGVSSHgui4C32p-N7DVhOwO3pK_KK2WXxSvojDFs_1rHYpdh7Ow466tk1HDr5g5MPJzlfXCZVOG3i_bbeyrKiid42UefU_4bvJ3XhIOCIcnhJS1pZC9Cwux_XSjSBNNg9dVTspaR09eQFAUoZuje12g6cAw2a-mpxSY-ws=&c=ITItlSaIwGWLEgIfgQTDJvjgyhOS2DbBcBwnRs0ITNozRn56yPSEdQ==&ch=ixhO_5bgAsmgIdgu5h8k_fazF4QvUMhJ9YKDVMarv-aFABDhu_e_dw==__;!!PtGJab4!4Pf0nkjTK2CC6LVUBT2ToaQp8unJ7-tPrPbvwfnWuCyWi1JyYG7DNI-Yhv2SgxUHRCqJ_bCrJLBu0sri0UXwivP8GnSM$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">New
gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">– projected to open for applications
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Over the course of recent Specific Review cycles, the ICANN community, Board, and organization (org) identified areas that posed challenges to the ability of the reviews to effectively
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Following the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's approval of the Phase 2 Final Report on the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain
Names (IDNs), the ICANN Board is seeking the community's input. The GNSO Council's approval of all 20 outputs, including 14 policy recommendations and six pieces of implementation guidance, obligates the Board to adopt the recommendations under the ICANN Bylaws,
unless, by a vote of more than two-thirds, the Board determines that the policy is not in the best interests of the ICANN community or ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed Language for Next Round Applicant Guidebook</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#141414">Today, ICANN opened a new Public Comment proceeding. This is the third in a series of Public Comment proceedings that will gather input from the ICANN community on proposed language
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Opens Application Period for New gTLD Applicant Support Program</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN has opened the application submission period for the Applicant Support Program (ASP), part <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: Next Round. The ASP provides financial and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Opens New gTLD Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">TODAY:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Call for Expressions of Interest: 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee Standing Committee
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The NomCom Standing Committee shall be composed of five seats: four members and one ex-officio observer. The term of all four appointed members shall be three years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline: 23 December 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Community Excellence Award: Now Accepting Nominations</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The nomination period will close on
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for SO/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN invites its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program
Selection Committee. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative no later than
<b>31 January 2025</b> and notify ICANN Fellowship Program Manager Siranush Vardanyan at siranush.vardanyan@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mentors:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting
preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Each mentor will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN84 (from ICANN84 - ICANN86 inclusive).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate
in ICANN's work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Selection Committee Members:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Members should plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours over four to five weeks for each Public Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, which encompasses six Public Meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Work for this role will begin in April 2025 to select fellows for ICANN84.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Selection Committee members will not receive travel funding support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please go here for additional details on the Mentorship program and here for additional details on the Selection Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee while serving their terms as mentors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for SOs/ACs: Nominate Fellowship Mentors and Selection Committee Members</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is seeking Expressions of Interest for members of the 2025 NomCom Standing Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline: 31 January 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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