<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div>FYI</div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Chantelle</div><div><br></div><div>____________</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><br><div><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en</font></a></div><div><br></div><h1>Pre-<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> 55 Policy Update Webinar</h1><div><h3>This page is available in:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-7f-2016-02-08-ar" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">العربية</font></a></li><li><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2b-2016-02-08-pt" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Português</font></a></li><li><a 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target="_blank"><i></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en#" title="Email" target="_blank"><i></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en#" target="_blank"><i></i></a></font><div></div></div><p><strong>Please RSVP via <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/83yIdN42A8" target="_blank">this form</a> by 19 February 2016.<br>Remote participation details will be sent the week of 22 February 2016.</strong></p>The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 25 February 2016 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts.Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN's Support Organizations and Advisory Committees:<ul><li>Address <abbr title="Supporting Organization">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Address Supporting Organization">ASO</abbr>) and Regional Internet Registries (<abbr title="Regional Internet Registry">RIR</abbr>) Activities</li><li>Generic Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization">GNSO</abbr>): New generic Top Level Domain (<abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr>) Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process </li><li>Generic Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization">GNSO</abbr>): Next-generation Registration Directory Services Policy Development Process</li><li>Generic Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization">GNSO</abbr>): Review of Rights Protection Mechanisms in all generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Policy Development Process</li><li>Country Code Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization">ccNSO</abbr>) Activity Update</li><li>At-Large <abbr title="Advisory Committee">Advisory Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="At-Large Advisory Committee">ALAC</abbr>) review of criteria and expectations of At-Large Structures in parallel with the At-Large Review.</li><li>At-Large <abbr title="Advisory Committee">Advisory Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="At-Large Advisory Committee">ALAC</abbr>) and Regional At-Large Organizations (RALO) Activities</li><li>Government <abbr title="Advisory Committee">Advisory Committee</abbr>'s (<abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee">GAC</abbr>): <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition – <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee">GAC</abbr> Verdict on the CCWG Accountability report.</li><li>Government <abbr title="Advisory Committee">Advisory Committee</abbr>'s (<abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee">GAC</abbr>): Remaining issues with the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> Program, in particular implementation of <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee">GAC</abbr> Advice </li><li>Root Server System <abbr title="Advisory Committee">Advisory Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="Root Server System Advisory Committee">RSSAC</abbr>) Advisories and Activity Update</li><li><abbr title="Security – Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR)">Security </abbr>and <abbr title="Security, Stability and Resiliency">Stability</abbr> <abbr title="Advisory Committee">Advisory Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="Security and Stability Advisory Committee">SSAC</abbr>) Activity Update</li></ul><p>The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.</p><p>Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect.</p><p>Recordings of the webinars will be made available <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en" target="_blank">here</a>. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at <a href="mailto:policyinfo@icann.org" target="_blank">policyinfo@icann.org</a>.</p><p><strong>Please RSVP via <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/83yIdN42A8" target="_blank">this form</a> by 19 February 2016.<br>Remote participation details will be sent the week of 22 February 2016.</strong></p></span></div></body></html>