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<div><span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Register now for ICANN63! The Annual General Meeting will be held from 20-25 October </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2018 in Barcelona, Spain. Come and network with your peers, engage in face-to-</span><span style="font-size:10pt">face discussions, ask questions, and help develop and implement Internet policies. </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Before booking your travel, make sure to check the travel and visa requirements needed for Barcelona. Please note that Spain requires at least two blank pages in your passport for entry and three months validity remaining on your passport. More ICANN63 details can be found </span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-align:left"><a style="color:rgb(122,117,120);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001YuNn2xCh_VaNh1Lu_NQVbfNhQmh7zVo-aIOMIIv7KAm6mt2EsaTbLyxvnw-hBaEjaxJbRIthjS4-dVF53U3Mqjnk5-ql4mXSqXL_E4PrcSYMxfYId65vaVEpBVPRB6xamPwyoAELpBh_UJ3T57lzSFZSYEVFrb1O4VlOjwkcn2oFLHgtT6u7W7U9Zd4yd-k8jVkwPN8BgjE=&c=2vOTzxM9-a6RFh2ikQz9n0ZIRMsWSk_9L9y-yHT1Ix5POeWErymkuQ==&ch=6bAEnggqI-F5v7q6iukqyzv76RGbxAqcTpon8mX4OfX4SwiFPJo1ew==" alt="https://meetings.icann.org/en/barcelona63" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">.</span><br></div>
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<span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On 20 July, ICANN announced the publication of a paper describing the methodology used in the Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) system and two reviews of that methodology. DAAR was designed to provide the ICANN community with reliable, persistent, and reproducible data from which security threat (abuse) analyses could be performed. </span></div>
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<span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">As a result of recent analysis, the ICANN organization believes that the Key Signing Key (KSK) rollover is expected to affect only a very small number of DNS users. The decision to roll the root zone KSK is being made after a significant outreach effort and careful consideration of all available data. Read more in the latest blog from Matt Larson, ICANN VP of Research, Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), </span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-align:left"><a style="color:rgb(122,117,120);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001YuNn2xCh_VaNh1Lu_NQVbfNhQmh7zVo-aIOMIIv7KAm6mt2EsaTbL0SFiQbCHxooCEBjbVhMPa6mR_zxM8C4Mq8v5CbcwbrrEheZ_vbu6iwXQ7klujyFQc-2Wf0SoKeVF5kDOv7xJnHfcNhCSdqHHhp7REoPlkTssER2Vv6NSo0aN256mXzD25vSQV19-FzWMLkSkqA8vjZLQeMhPOyQhQiJoXQWPzl0fCc5W679diGrDNUhWH7iS-zb0w4npvTfUc_puDzhS3zRsduSRXhOeAeFIGCGbfAb&c=2vOTzxM9-a6RFh2ikQz9n0ZIRMsWSk_9L9y-yHT1Ix5POeWErymkuQ==&ch=6bAEnggqI-F5v7q6iukqyzv76RGbxAqcTpon8mX4OfX4SwiFPJo1ew==" shape="rect" alt="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/minimal-user-impact-expected-from-root-zone-key-signing-key-ksk-rollover" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><i>.</i></span><br></div>
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<span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The ICANN organization's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) organized the second annual ICANN DNS Symposium (IDS), a one-day event focused on all aspects of the Domain Name System (DNS). IDS 2018 was held on 13 July, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with the theme: "Attention, Domain Name System: Your 30-year scheduled maintenance is overdue." </span></div>
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<div class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Although the terms of reference were adopted in February 2016, the study group started its work following ICANN62. Further details about the background and scope of activities of the study group can be found <a style="color:rgb(122,117,120);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001YuNn2xCh_VaNh1Lu_NQVbfNhQmh7zVo-aIOMIIv7KAm6mt2EsaTbL0SFiQbCHxooYjxNQxF4ACVLJIkPr8O9Ty7hSCcPKma7mV74mKgFNivTFJpeeE6G92NCiQ07y9YPM3SMl6eE4XSygo6NiGdZWKb8xLLKJ1ScIn98s-jaiVJtxqaqLJs8EeuDRNJuoOLIdMaLA9SgWqPodXYcFUkOo7qngRwmdPnglKqk7P8eUbqTNOrhc-Mo9qdQfpxywXqZHdwXRhqoWvBzpTx9y-2EK6KH9C8kao4Bq13nYm8hgSnSEkez2w9SZxEacreF7naS9wNW0KlF2RbrK1BTo9CrLJzDYNmYJrZGjrzFifDu4m3bZAPh3UfHww==&c=2vOTzxM9-a6RFh2ikQz9n0ZIRMsWSk_9L9y-yHT1Ix5POeWErymkuQ==&ch=6bAEnggqI-F5v7q6iukqyzv76RGbxAqcTpon8mX4OfX4SwiFPJo1ew==" alt="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/86606281/emoji-sld-purpose-scope-activities-26feb18-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1528895785000&api=v2" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<div class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">The study group has participants from diverse backgrounds and is made up of members from the broader ccTLD community, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) - who will participate in an individual capacity, and ICANN staff from the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.</div>
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<div><span class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On 9 July 2018, the International Governmental Organization and International Non-Governmental Organization (IGO-INGO) Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group submitted its </span><span class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a style="color:rgb(122,117,120);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001YuNn2xCh_VaNh1Lu_NQVbfNhQmh7zVo-aIOMIIv7KAm6mt2EsaTbL0SFiQbCHxooC_CbDW7Ja7t3kaHLFIgBZGqYdxQieoOi6xfp0-V7UUouCbpKbcxiPH-hk8qfqueLBQA4q9jaaXUeo03oyMYx1cXgpbXdAA-Vka5K37bSGnHLweir-ZjzhQjapveUfx8rP1fjH7y1gj9MCHawS9SteisqsTmqSEOrQ1uIdOYyz_pds3Jqw63Q5PXXvl3_Dmjpym5jyieULzUFgwBxZLYo75iOsdMAWMnDzZPHpp7K4Sg=&c=2vOTzxM9-a6RFh2ikQz9n0ZIRMsWSk_9L9y-yHT1Ix5POeWErymkuQ==&ch=6bAEnggqI-F5v7q6iukqyzv76RGbxAqcTpon8mX4OfX4SwiFPJo1ew==" alt="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf" target="_blank">Final Report</a></span><span class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> to the GNSO Council. The Final Report contains five consensus recommendations. Since October 2012, the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) has issued advice on the topic of IGO identifier protections. Several inconsistencies between the GAC advice and PDP consensus recommendations have yet to be reconciled, including on the topic of appropriate protections for IGO acronyms. The Council </span><span class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;background:white;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a style="color:rgb(122,117,120);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001YuNn2xCh_VaNh1Lu_NQVbfNhQmh7zVo-aIOMIIv7KAm6mt2EsaTbL0SFiQbCHxoo1rqwUpdICMZ7KXZmFkcj0YArEzbRLfNxoVBmdCxSCGxeAVQG2DGlD3MFpbHViTJk6QMyxmDRPZdYFnMh-YA7TzLJxiTLKe9ekxzUZd6tK1B9SbYgTcucqvIYl-BWGUFtEAxPZ3Dff6xf_oBNMflI9nysP2rF63v1&c=2vOTzxM9-a6RFh2ikQz9n0ZIRMsWSk_9L9y-yHT1Ix5POeWErymkuQ==&ch=6bAEnggqI-F5v7q6iukqyzv76RGbxAqcTpon8mX4OfX4SwiFPJo1ew==" alt="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20180719-1" target="_blank">determined</a></span><span class="m_7970042734759804459MainText" style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> to review the PDP Final Report with a view toward facilitating the resolution of the outstanding inconsistencies between existing GAC Advice <span style="background:white">and prior GNSO policy recommendations on the overall scope of IGO protections</span>. In the meantime, the Council informed the ICANN Board and the GAC that the PDP Working Group has completed its work.</span><br></div>
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