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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 1:19 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>ICANN News Alert -- The Middle East Domain Name System (DNS) Forum Returns to Dubai<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0F51E1"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_m000Nt20000d0PB0RfF0CE0&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=NQOtPI9LvNpWkNoIJRjm2ehO3wxcUb0-qFndnOtjQt4&s=rfpzL_jvIjMwkCmm0GWkyWKempEwiVvlGEIJUZt4zDY&e="><span style="font-weight:normal">The
Middle East Domain Name System (DNS) Forum Returns to Dubai [newsalerts.icann.org]</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="rowcontent1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">22 January 2019</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ISTANBUL – 21 January 2019 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the 2019 Middle East DNS Forum (MEDNSF) will be held in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates (UAE). The event, hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_O0f0B00E0200NCPH0v0d00R&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=NQOtPI9LvNpWkNoIJRjm2ehO3wxcUb0-qFndnOtjQt4&s=6-aqHiRRuFP9Yf9dO-NMm_egQVYOpSLyKdXKxPCx47I&e=">TRA
[newsalerts.icann.org]</a>) of the UAE, will take place from 20-21 February. This will be the second time that Dubai has hosted the MEDNSF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The sixth MEDNSF will feature international and regional field experts and industry stakeholders who will discuss the latest developments and issues in the global and regional domain
marketplace. The forum will also have panel discussions and presentations on topics of interest to the regional community in an effort to strengthen the DNS industry in the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Some of the key topics of this year's program are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and Universal Acceptance (UA) with a focus on domain names and email addresses in Arabic script.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and future expansion.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DNS operations and security.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Case studies on emerging trends in the DNS.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cherine Chalaby, ICANN Board Chair, will be in attendance along with leading regional and global experts from the technical, policy, and legal fields of the DNS industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the first time, the MEDNSF will be held in conjunction with another regional event – the 75<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Asia Pacific Top-Level Domain Association (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_kC0wP0N00fB02Rd0000I00E&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=NQOtPI9LvNpWkNoIJRjm2ehO3wxcUb0-qFndnOtjQt4&s=Lm2KkDji6JQd1ZfeEWrNiducqjQz_ut9T2JtpCdF4DQ&e=">APTLD75
[newsalerts.icann.org]</a>). The collaboration will allow participants to attend sessions from both events including joint sessions. This initiative was developed from the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_B000xC2EN00000fR00JPB0d&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=NQOtPI9LvNpWkNoIJRjm2ehO3wxcUb0-qFndnOtjQt4&s=LeK7GUb2fCtQWDPOIN4FTAtsOKocUcyrDrnzrSVmNx0&e=">
Middle East DNS Forum Assessment Survey [newsalerts.icann.org]</a> that was distributed to the regional ICANN community in May 2018. Among the survey results was the suggestion to organize the forum in conjunction with similar events in the region to help maximize
attendance and value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Information and Registration<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<h3><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Background<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Middle East DNS Forum (MEDNSF) was created to help support the regional domain name industry. This initiative was part of
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ICANN's Engagement Strategy in the Middle East for 2013-2016 [newsalerts.icann.org]</a> [PDF, 983 KB], which was released by the regional community in 2013. The forum is aimed at increasing regional stakeholders' knowledge of the Domain Name System. Since its
inception in 2014, the Middle East DNS Forum has been held in the UAE (2014), Jordan (2015), Tunisia (2016), Egypt (2017), and Turkey (2018).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Media Contacts:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Luna Madi<br>
Communications Director, EMEA<br>
Istanbul, Turkey<br>
Tel: +90 533 0313505<br>
Email: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_b0000dRPfCP0EB0D020000N&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=NQOtPI9LvNpWkNoIJRjm2ehO3wxcUb0-qFndnOtjQt4&s=ybKL27yZMZNsztkkoIMXadSzy5QXjMFCg7eDvMEQOTE&e=">
luna.madi@icann.org [newsalerts.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Buket Coskuner<br>
Global Communications Coordinator<br>
Istanbul, Turkey<br>
Tel: +90 533 4876254<br>
Email: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_z0002dP0000RNQf0CBE0E00&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=NQOtPI9LvNpWkNoIJRjm2ehO3wxcUb0-qFndnOtjQt4&s=wmpEn7yACxb8X7GQprXpCpM6S62tt2xohwPp9oufKXI&e=">
buket.coskuner@icann.org [newsalerts.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address into your computer or other device
– a name or a number. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community
with participants from all over the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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