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An Overview of ICANN Yaovi Atohoun, Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Manager - Africa Virtual Newcomer Session AFRINIC @AIS2020 11 September 2020 | 1 Agenda ICANN in Brief How the Domain Name System works New
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Yaovi Atohoun,
Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Manager - Africa
Virtual Newcomer Session – AFRINIC @AIS2020 11 September 2020
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Coordinates the allocation and assignment of names in the root zone of the Domain Name System Facilitates the coordination of the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system Collaborates with other bodies as appropriate to provide registries needed for the functioning of the Internet as specified by Internet protocol standards development organizations
Coordinates the development and implementation of policies concerning the registration of second-level domain names in generic top-level domains (gTLDs)
Coordinates the allocation and assignment at the top-most level
Autonomous System numbers
The mission of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is to ensure the stable and secure operation
Specifically, ICANN:
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Regional Offices: Los Angeles, U.S.A (Headquarters) Brussels, Belgium Istanbul, Turkey Montevideo, Uruguay Singapore Engagement Centers: Beijing, China Geneva, Switzerland Nairobi, Kenya Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Call one of our regional offices or submit a question online
Contact us
www.icann.org/contact
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Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
Supporting Organizations (SOs)
Three SOs in the ICANN community are responsible for developing policy recommendations in the areas they represent.
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Advisory Committees (ACs)
Four ACs give advice and make recommendations on ICANN topics.
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Issues discussed at ICANN affect your business
ICANN’s work ranges relates to a broad range of Internet challenges, including policies on generic names that affect your network configuration and your brand or business practices online. Let your voice be heard on the issues that affect your business.
ICANN is open to everyone
You can tailor your participation to your needs. Remote participation is available in several languages at all ICANN’s Public Meetings. Issues
to provide input.
Take advantage of our multistakeholder model
Not only is ICANN open to everyone, everyone participates on equal
representatives from different sectors such as academia and government.
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Anything connected to the Internet – including computers, mobile phones, and other devices – has a unique number called an IP address. IP stands for Internet Protocol. This address is like a postal address. It allows messages, videos, and other packets of data to be sent from anywhere
identified by its IP address. IP addresses can be difficult to remember, so instead of numbers, the Internet’s Domain Name System uses letters, numbers, and hyphens to form a name that is easier to remember.
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Registry Registrar Registran t Reseller Registran t
¤ Registry: Database of domain names and registrants ¤ Registrar: Primary agent between registrant and registry ¤ Registrant: A holder of a domain name registration
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Regional Internet Registries
Distributes IP address to Regional Internet Registries Distributes IP address to ISP providers in your region End users connect their personal and professional devices to the Internet Distributes IP address by providing connectivity to homes and businesses
IP
IANA functions
Internet Service Providers Homes and Businesses
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Prior to 2013, there were only 22 generic Top-Level Names in the Domain Name System, plus country codes
22 gTLDs
.aer
.cat .co m .coo p .edu .gov .info .int .jobs .mil .museum .name .ne t .or g .pos t .pro .tel .travel
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.futbol
.brand .みんな
.公益
.онлайн
.ceo
.paris
.menu
.cab
Since then, the number of generic Top-Level Domains has grown from 22 to over 1,300 (1527 total in root)
22 1300
gTLDs
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.aer
.cat .co m .coo p .edu .gov .info .int .jobs .mil .museum .name .ne t .or g .pos t .pro .tel .travel
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Forming ASCII Labels Use LDH
Label length = 63 Other constraints (e.g. on hyphen) Forming ASCII Labels Use only Letters
Label length = 63
Second Level Domain Top Level Domain (TLD) Third Level Domain
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IDN Second Level Domain
Syntax of IDN Labels Valid U-Label: Unicode code points as constrained by the “LDH” scheme within IDNA 2008
IDN Top Level Domain
Syntax of IDN Labels Valid U-Label, further constrained by the “letter” principle for TLDs
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Vision All domain names and all email addresses work in all software applications Impact Promote consumer choice, improve competition and provide broader access to end users
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¤ Newer top-level domain names:
example.sky
¤ Longer top-level domain names:
example.global
¤ Internationalized domain namesﻣﺛﺎل.اﻟﺑﺣرﯾن ¡ Rendering problems
¤ Internationalized email addresses: अजय@डाटा.भारत (email address in
Hindi language)
Accept Validate Store Process Display
Applications should be able to do the following for all domain names and email addresses:
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Fellowship
Global capacity-building program to support ICANN’s multistakeholder community. Online application process is open three times per year to participate in an ICANN Public Meeting (one meeting for Alumni only).
NextGen Newcomer
Regionally based program to create awareness and promote future discussions with universities and other regional forums. Online application process is open three times per year to attend an ICANN Public Meeting. Program dedicated to those entering the ICANN
study using the Newcomer web page or participation in person or remotely at the Newcomer Sunday meeting at an ICANN Public Meeting. Watch Fellowship and NextGen video: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=nrV_ZkDEfIQ Watch Newcomer video: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=da1RQt9-e-g
icann.org/fellowshipprogram icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen icann.org/newcomers
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The Fellowship program focuses on capacity building and fast immersion into the ICANN Community, bringing approximately 60 fellows to (2) ICANN meetings and 40 to (1) Meeting, which is the ‘Alumni only’ Policy Forum Meeting. Fellowship candidates must be at least 21 years
is interest in continuing engagement as a volunteer in the Multistakeholder Model after meeting the other selection criteria The NextGen@ICANN program focuses on education, awareness and future engagement. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30, live and be enrolled in some type of higher learning curriculum within the region that the ICANN Meeting is being held. Approximately 20-30 eligible candidates selected per meeting to engage in customized, topical discussions
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Fellowship
Travel, accommodations, and stipend provided to cover some costs of attending an ICANN Public Meeting
NextGen Newcomer
Travel, accommodations, and stipend provided to cover some costs of attending an ICANN Public Meeting No funding offered, but
communication and learning through engagement@icann.org and ICANN Learn
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¤ ICANN Learn presents education and training, across
a wide variety of topics that pertain to ICANN, to better educate stakeholders in the ICANN ecosystem.
¤ It is an online platform that is free to access and free
to create course content to share with fellow ICANN community members.
¤ ICANN Learn is currently available in the six UN
languages.
Learn more learn.icann.org
Visit us at icann.org
Contact GSE Africa team: queries.nairobiec@icann.org