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for share your knowledge and work with us. We hope you can work
together on the topics currently being discussed inside ICANN. <br></div><div><br></div>We are waiting comments about Transfer Policy Review PDP, here: (until April 18th)<br><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2w9a9FvfSvFaVNeKMwcwKrfH9QcS1fesngxYvq_6Wc/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2w9a9FvfSvFaVNeKMwcwKrfH9QcS1fesngxYvq_6Wc/edit</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Also
we are accepting comments on the Draft about Phase 1 on
Internationalized Domain Names PDP Initial Report (attached file). Open
soon. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div>Another public comment opened is the following:<br></div><br><b>IANA Naming Function Review Bylaws Changes:(IFR)</b><br>ICANN
is in the middle of Bylaws Amendment Process specifically on Articles
18 and 19 of ICANN Bylaws where is defined ICANN obligations regarding
IANA Function. <br><br> You can read the proposed Amendments on this link:<br><a href="https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/additional-reviews/proposed-amendments-to-articles-18-and-19-icann-bylaws-08-03-2023-en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/additional-reviews/proposed-amendments-to-articles-18-and-19-icann-bylaws-08-03-2023-en.pdf</a><br> <br>In
this occasion ICANN is looking for clarification to language to avoid
any change that could affect IANA Stewardship Transition.<br><br><div>This opportunity will be open until <b>April 18th.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>If
anyone is interested on any of these topics to write or study a topic
related please write me back and we will work on this together. Also
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El jueves, 6 de abril de 2023, 04:46:52 p. m. GMT-5, Arindam Bhattacharya <arindam.bhattacharya@aunetwork.org> escribió:
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<p>Dear Caleb,</p>
<p>Here is the link to the recently uploaded public policy research paper titled:</p>
<p><strong>The role of DNS security in mitigating cyber threats: An analysis of recent attacks and recommended strategies</strong></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://aunetwork.org/the-role-of-dns-security-in-mitigating-cyber-threats-an-analysis-of-recent-attacks-and-recommended-strategies/">https://aunetwork.org/the-role-of-dns-security-in-mitigating-cyber-threats-an-analysis-of-recent-attacks-and-recommended-strategies/</a></p>
<p>Another one will be posted on Monday.</p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
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<div>An interesting body of work you are doing. Please note that we have a Policy Committee and a Chair <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" id="yiv2039377273ydp5c7ac494yiv6641818027v1plusReplyChip-4" ymailto="mailto:jumaropi@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jumaropi@yahoo.com" class="yiv2039377273ydp5c7ac494yiv6641818027v1gmail_plusreply">@Juan Manuel Rojas</a> whom we can all work together and make some policy comments on some of the work you are doing.</div>
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<div>Find on this URL interesting Public comments you can contribute to.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="yiv2039377273ydp5c7ac494yiv6641818027v1gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 11:33 AM Arindam Bhattacharya <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:arindam.bhattacharya@aunetwork.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:arindam.bhattacharya@aunetwork.org">arindam.bhattacharya@aunetwork.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">Dear Caleb Ogundele,</p>
<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">I hope this email finds you well. I am writing on behalf of Advocacy Unified Network to express our gratitude for the warm welcome extended to us as new members of NPOC. We are honored to join the community of like-minded individuals who are dedicated to advocating for the interests of non-commercial organizations in Internet governance.</p>
<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">As the Chairman of Advocacy Unified Network, I would also like to take this opportunity to share with you and the Membership Committee about our ongoing policy research works. We believe that these topics are important and timely, and we hope that they will contribute to the broader discussions on Internet governance.</p>
<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">Our policy research works include:</p>
<ol style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;"><li>The role of DNS security in mitigating cyber threats: An analysis of recent attacks and recommended strategies</li><li>Assessing the impact of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on privacy and security</li><li>Balancing user privacy and law enforcement access in DNS Records retention policies</li><li>The ethical implications of DNS manipulation for political purposes</li></ol>
<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">We look forward to sharing our findings with the NPOC community and engaging in productive discussions with fellow members.</p>
<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">Thank you once again for welcoming us to NPOC. We look forward to collaborating with you and other members in advancing the interests of non-commercial organizations in Internet governance.</p>
<p style="color:#374151;font-size:16px;">Best regards,</p>
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<div>On behalf of the NPOC Executive Committee, <span style="color:#000000;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;">Please join me in welcoming our new members below.</span></div>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">As the Membership Committee Chair, I am happy to provide any necessary help for our new and old members to become fully engaged within our Constituency and our Stakeholder Group to facilitate the onboarding process into our community - and you will find many members willing to do the same! <br clear="none"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">To better understand how to do that, you need to first understand ICANN´s complex structure. As you already know from the application process, NPOC is part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), which means that we represent the non-commercial interests of the internet community. Specifically, those of non-for-profits. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">2. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:bold;">Read the NPOC toolkit:</span><span style="margin:0px;"> Learn more about NPOC's work within ICANN, the NPOC structure, current working groups, the role of the NPOC Executive Committee (ExCom), including a glossary of acronyms, which we know can be very tricky! (Suggestion: read</span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://www.npoc.org/about/what-is-npoc/beginners-guide-to-npoc/"><span style="margin:0px;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;">NPOC Beginners Guide</span></a><span style="margin:0px;">)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">3. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:bold;">Learn about the policy-making process:</span><span style="margin:0px;"> Understand how to help create and review policy, via the online working groups, public comments and open discussions; or at the ICANN Meetings that take place three times every year (Suggestion: Watch</span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPS_0Ut2FRk&list=PLQziMT9GXafXm-5MHQ5YIcRNy5rdUCRhS&index=1"><span style="margin:0px;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;">Policy Development Process Video</span></a><span style="margin:0px;">]</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">4. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:bold;">Get to know the other non-for-profits members of NPOC:</span><span style="margin:0px;"> You never know what opportunities for collaboration and conversation exist. (See</span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://npoc.org/our-membership/"><span style="margin:0px;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;">our Members</span></a><span style="margin:0px;">)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:bold;">5. Understand the ICANN complex structure:</span><span style="margin:0px;"> start by checking the</span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chart-2012-02-11-en"><span style="margin:0px;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;">organizational structure</span></a><span style="margin:0px;"> for more information about the ICANN hierarchy, then go through ICANN free-of-charge certified courses, available on </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://learn.icann.org/#/catalog"><span style="margin:0px;">ICANN Learn</span></a><span style="margin:0px;">. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">We also encourage you to follow our activity online:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="margin:0px;">NPOC website: </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="http://www.npoc.org/"><span style="margin:0px;">www.npoc.org</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="margin:0px;">NPOC DISCUSS list: </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss"><span style="margin:0px;">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="margin:0px;">NPOC Twitter: @NPOC_ICANN - Follow us and stay tuned!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="margin:0px;">NPOC Wiki: </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg"><span style="margin:0px;">https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">Besides this, here are a list of other resources which may be useful:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">ICANN acronyms: </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_glossary-2D2014-2D02-2D03-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=M1SYxWzomMsJ94D9Xc4rCHI3IRpgz7mdASXzXbCIJS4&e="><span style="margin:0px;">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org]</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="margin:0px;">How to get involved: </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_How-2BTo-2BGet-2BInvolved&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=ZGye3ScZvDCzwSKMYT8FfKr198LmaP46qRbA77AwQP0&e="><span style="margin:0px;">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[community.icann.org]</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="margin:0px;">List of working groups and their members:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_Getting-2BInvolved-2Bin-2BWorking-2BGroups&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=sgSsWs6sMytnPmA695XvfrQhAeY_qLKq5BprsyyD4IM&e="><span style="margin:0px;">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups[community.icann.org]</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_Policy-2BDevelopment&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=W7BdpcxSvy820uRO6nvUlJoRNOJUAEcaiBlMnDltY_o&e="><span style="margin:0px;">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[community.icann.org]</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gnso.icann.org_files_gnso_presentations_policy-2Defforts.htm&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=LWV48H1hFEteHNRjrDFaj-XQH1Ma5bWGPPSx18hFa60&e="><span style="margin:0px;">http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm[gnso.icann.org]</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive: </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px;" target="_blank" href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/"><span style="margin:0px;">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">I know that this can be overwhelming, so allow me to invite you to a short introductory discussion or our next membership meeting when the call is announced, where you can ask all your questions and discuss how you can get involved. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">If you have any questions, comments, concerns,s or feedback please don't hesitate to contact me directly, we will gladly help you!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;">Let's start working together!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:bold;">Caleb Ogundele</span></p>
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