<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div>Dear all, </div><div><br></div><div>Please see the note below regarding Conduct at ICANN Meetings, from David Olive and Akram Atallah. </div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if there are any questions.</div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Chantelle</div><div><br></div><div><hr align="center" size=""3"" width=""95%""></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings</a></div><div><div><br></div><div><div id=""><div><ul class="news-related-items"><li><abbr class="" title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Blog</li><li>Author: Akram Atallah </li><li dir="ltr"><time datetime="2016-03-25T00:00:00-07:00">25 Mar 2016</time></li></ul></div><div><div class="l-container"><div class="l-main-with-rail" dir="ltr"><h1>Conduct at <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Meetings</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style u-text-xxxl"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings#" title="LinkedIn" target="_blank" class="addthis_button_linkedin u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings#" title="Facebook" class="addthis_button_facebook u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings#" title="Tweet" class="addthis_button_twitter u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings#" title="Sina Weibo" target="_blank" class="addthis_button_sinaweibo u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-weibo"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings#" title="Email" target="_blank" class="addthis_button_email u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings#" class="addthis_button_compact u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300m"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></a><div class="atclear"></div></div><div class="EmbeddedHTML"><p>During and after ICANN55 the issue of certain community-member conduct toward one another has been raised in various sessions and lists. I wanted to re-confirm that <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>’s staff and Board takes the issue of harassment or other improper conduct at its meetings very seriously. We do not condone any such conduct, and there should be zero tolerance for it within the community. </p><p>As an organization, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> has robust internal policies regarding the issue, including mandatory training for staff and Board members. However, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> community members are not bound to the same policies and rules.</p><p>We do require all community members to adhere to the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2012-05-15-en">Expected Standards of Behavior</a>.</p><p>While we understand that the language of these Standards does not specifically address harassment, these Standards do provide our global, diverse multistakeholder community with a set of high-level guidelines for interacting with one another, which encompasses harassment and other improper treatment of others. As the Board previously committed, we are looking at whether it makes sense to enhance this language.</p><p>Both staff and the Board are committed to starting a discussion with the community on a possible path forward as well. This is an area where we feel it most appropriate that the community should lead any policy development to look into a process for handling harassment complaints. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> staff and Board will support as appropriate.</p><p>While the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Ombudsman appropriately continues with his confidential investigation into specific matters, we ask that everyone read the Expected Standards of Behavior and conduct themselves with respect toward others. This includes:</p><p><strong><em>Treat</em></strong><em> all members of the </em><em><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> community equally, irrespective of nationality, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation; members of the </em><em><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> community should treat each other with civility both face to face and online.</em></p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">David A. Olive</font></div><div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support<br>General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul</font></div><div><span style="font-size: 10px;">Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul</span></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</font></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 </font></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611</font></div></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">Mobile: +90.533.341.6550 </font></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">Email: <a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;">www.icann.org</font></div></div><div><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10px;"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div><div><div id="MAC_OUTLOOK_SIGNATURE"></div></div></body></html>