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[[file:Virtual meeting icon.png|100px|left]] '''''[[ICANN 70]] is here! Still time to register.''''' <br/>Because of the ongoing pandemic, the [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] is being held virtually. The time zone for schedule and event planning is Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), the time zone of Cancun, Mexico, the original host of the meeting. [https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration Register now] to attend!<br/>

[[file:Virtual meeting icon.png|100px|left]] '''''[[ICANN 70]]''''' <br/>Because of the ongoing pandemic, the [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] was held virtually. The time zone for schedule and event planning was Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), the time zone of Cancun, Mexico, the original host of the meeting. [https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration Register now] to attend!<br/>

'''Important Dates'''<br/>

'''Important Dates'''<br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en Prep Week Schedule] released on Feb. 23 <br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en Prep Week Schedule] was released on Feb. 23 <br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-03-01-en ICANN 70 Schedule] released on March 1<br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-03-01-en ICANN 70 Schedule] was released on March 1<br/>

# '''✓''' Prep Week has come and gone. The sessions from March 8 to 11 were highly informative, and some even sparked debate.<br/>

# '''✓''' Prep Week has come and gone. The sessions from March 8 to 11 were highly informative, and some even sparked debate.<br/>

# '''ICANN 70 Virtual Community Forum''': March 22-25. Today kicks off a packed schedule!

# '''✓''' [[ICANN 70]] Virtual Community Forum ran from March 22-25.

 

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*This week [[J-P Voillequé]] jotted down summaries of key eras in the development of [[Rights Protection Mechanisms]] at [[ICANN]]. On Monday, March 22, the [[GAC]] will host a discussion on Rights Protection Mechanisms from 21:30 - 22:30 UTC as part of [[ICANN 70]].

In the first week of May 2021...

*The ICANN Board [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2021-03-11-en announced] that the ICANN 71 Policy Forum, originally planned as an in-person meeting at the Hague, Netherlands, will be held as a virtual event. This will be the fifth meeting that has transitioned to a virtual event since the COVID-19 pandemic.

*The digital economy [[SaaS]] Platform [[NetObjex]] began its official collaboration with [[Zortag]] to fight [[NFT]] counterfeiting.<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netobjex-partners-with-zortag-for-anti-counterfeiting-and-tracking-of-assets-for-the-digital-economy-301281848.html NetObjex & Zortag Collab Press Release]</ref>

*Caricatures are returning! Originally conceived as a way to plus up your name badge at in-person meetings, we are going to continue our practice of commissioning caricatures for people in the community. If you don't yet have a caricature, we may be hitting you up for photos soon.

 

*If you want to know how you can help, check out [[ICANNWiki:Community portal|Articles Wanted]] and [[Articles needed|Updates Needed]].

*The [[IP]] management technology provider [[Anaqua]] announced its acquisition of [[SeeUnity]], which provides [[API]]-related software.<ref>[https://www.anaqua.com/anaqua-acquires-seeunity-to-enhance-its-content-integration-and-migration-capabilities-press-release/ Anaqua acquires SeeUnity Press Release]</ref>

 

*Spy novelist and foreign affairs columnist [[David Ignatius]] worries about Russia trying to oversee Internet governance as the nation doubles down on its lobbying for candidate [[Rashid Ismailov]] to head the U.N.’s [[ITU|International Telecommunications Union]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/russias-plot-control-internet-is-no-longer-secret/ Opinion: Russia’s plot to control the Internet, WashPost]</ref> Meanwhile, the far-right multilanguage newspaper [[The Epoch Times]] warns that the Chinese Communist Party has developed a “plan to control the Internet.”<ref>[https://www.circleid.com/posts/20210503-leaked-documents-reveal-chinas-plan-to-control-internet-root/ Leaked Docs About China’s Plan, CircleID]</ref>

 

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'''[[ICANNWiki]]''' is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to providing a community developed wiki on '''[[ICANN]]''' and '''Internet Governance'''. We specialize in '''outreach, engagement''' and '''accessibility'''. Our mission to '''"give everyone a voice in the future of the internet"''' by providing educational resources, workshops and building a strong sense of community. ([[ICANNWiki|Learn More...]])

<h2>ICANN 70</h2>

<h2>ICANN 70</h2>

'''''[[ICANN 70]] is here! Still time to register.''''' <br/>Because of the ongoing pandemic, the [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] is being held virtually. The time zone for schedule and event planning is Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), the time zone of Cancun, Mexico, the original host of the meeting. [https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration Register now] to attend!<br/>

<br/>Because of the ongoing pandemic, the [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN 70 meeting]] was held virtually. The time zone for schedule and event planning was Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), the time zone of Cancun, Mexico, the original host of the meeting. [https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration Register now] to attend!<br/>

'''Important Dates'''<br/>

'''Important Dates'''<br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en Prep Week Schedule] released on Feb. 23 <br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en Prep Week Schedule] was released on Feb. 23 <br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-03-01-en ICANN 70 Schedule] released on March 1<br/>

# '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-03-01-en ICANN 70 Schedule] was released on March 1<br/>

# '''✓''' Prep Week has come and gone. The sessions from March 8 to 11 were highly informative, and some even sparked debate.<br/>

# '''✓''' Prep Week has come and gone. The sessions from March 8 to 11 were highly informative, and some even sparked debate.<br/>

# '''ICANN 70 Virtual Community Forum''': March 22-25. Today kicks off a packed schedule!

# ''[[ICANN 70]] Virtual Community Forum'' ran from March 22-25.

 

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