Board Member Screening, LAC Community Involvement in Policy Work

[Ayden Férdeline]

Please see below for some interesting updates.

Ayden

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On 3 March 2018 12:30 AM, icann.org <no-reply at icann.org> wrote:

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> [Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process](http://icann.org/news/announcement-2018-03-02-en)
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> Open Date: 2 March 2018 Close Date: 17 April 2018 Originating Organization: ICANN Board of Directors Categories/Tags: Reviews/Improvements Brief Overview: This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the recommendation that the Supporting Organizations (SO) and Advisory Committees (AC) that do not currently employ a due diligence integrity screening process adopt the proposed Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process [PDF, 43 KB] to conduct due diligence on candidates selected to serve on the ICANN Board. ...
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> [Public Comment Period Opens for Board Member Integrity Screening Process](http://icann.org/news/blog/public-comment-period-opens-for-board-member-integrity-screening-process)
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> On 1 November 2017, ICANN Board Chair Cherine Chalaby reported on several steps that the Board agreed to take around Board Member Integrity Screening, an issue we had been discussing for a while. These steps included, among others, the passage of Resolution 2017.11.02.33, which directed the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to develop and post for public comment calling on the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees that do not currently employ a due diligence integrity screening process to seriously consider utilizing a due diligence integrity screening process similar (or id...
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> [Strengthening LAC Community Involvement in ICANN's Policy Development Work](http://icann.org/news/blog/strengthening-lac-community-involvement-in-icann-s-policy-development-work)
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> The ICANN62 Policy Forum meeting in Panama City in June 2018, presents an opportunity to strengthen the involvement of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) community members in ICANN's policy and outreach activities. We will build on the success of the first Regional Newcomers Fellowship Pilot at ICANN59 in Johannesburg and select 15 individuals from the LAC region to participate at ICANN62 as part of the pilot. Many of you may be aware that the Fellowship Program is only open to alumni for the Policy Forum; newcomers are not eligible due to the nature and focus of the meeting on policy dev...
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> [Talking DNS Business in the Caribbean: The Launch of VDECC](http://icann.org/news/blog/talking-dns-business-in-the-caribbean-the-launch-of-vdecc)
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> In terms of Internet, one may say that Port of Spain is the equivalent of Montevideo in the Caribbean region. Why? Because the capital of Trinidad & Tobago is the proud host of key organizations that serve the entire region in the digital development agenda. This is the home of many institutions dedicated to the Caribbean region including the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), CANTO (a non-profit association made up of operators, organizations, companies and individuals in the Information and Communications Technology sector) and the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG). ...
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