Update for AP* Retreat Save Vocea Manager Regional Relations – Australasia/Pacific Islands Kuala Lumpur, 28 Feb 2010

Overview Strategic Planning Ongoing work Getting involved

For Global Public Benefit ICANN planning based on 4 areas of work Preserve DNS stability and security Preserve DNS stability and security Promote competition, trust, choice and innovation Promote competition, trust, choice and innovation Excel in IANA and other core Operation Excel in IANA and other core Operation Contribute to shaping a healthy Internet eco-system Contribute to shaping a healthy Internet eco-system Implement IDNs Implement new TLDs IPv4 Monitoring/IPv6 leadership Improve policy processes IANA infrastructure upgrade Monitor Root scaling Strengthen International operations and presences Implement community reviews Implement impact reporting Participate in Internet Governance discussions Successful participation in ITU Plenipot 2010 and IGF DNSSEC implementation DNS CERT concept development

Ongoing work TopicsAt a glance: IDN ccTLD Fast TrackApplication round launched 16 Nov 09 Introduction of new gTLDsDAG 3 – Interested parties to submit EOI Affirmation of CommitmentsSupport for ICANN model – signed 30 Sep 09 DNS SecurityEnsure system stability and resiliency Enhance IANA OperationsTo meet expectations and growth, automation Signing the RootSigned in Dec 09 with incremental signing Registrar Accreditation Agreement Better protection for Registrants IPv4 to IPv6 transitionSupport transition to IPv6 Strategic PlanningFor period July 2010 – June 2013 Community Policy developmentFacilitate bottom-up, open policy development

ccTLD security and resiliency capacity building initiative Partnered with ccTLD regional organizations to provide training/exercise events to develop capacity –Managerial-level Attack and Crises Response Planning course – process & best practice –Technical-level hands-on defense techniques in simulated threat environment –Workshop to establish exercise programs Offered to run an Internet Registry Operations Course (IROC) at APRICOT 2010 – cancelled 1 week before start 5

Get involved Participation in ICANN is open to all who have an interest in ICANN's mission Post public comments online: – Form or Join At-Large-Structure: – Public meetings held three times a year –Last meeting was in Seoul (25-30 Oct 2009, –7-12 Mar 2010, Nairobi, Kenya ( –20-25 June 2010, Brussels, Belgium Submit fellowship application to attend future meetings – 6

ICANN 36 fellows

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