On Tuesday, 1st April 2025 at 17:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a Multilingual Read-Out of ICANN82 . Speakers from ICANN Board, ICANN org and the different constituencies will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle, in a pitch tour format. It was followed by an impromptu tribute to Nigel Hickson, recently deceased.
HOST / MODERATOR Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair
On March 11-12 2025 the ICANN NextGen Participants presented at the ICANN82 Community Forum in Seattle. The ICANN NextGen program is an outreach initiative, aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, designed to engage the next generation of internet users in ICANN’s work and policy development processes.
01 AI and the Future of DNS Security – Minahil Fatima, Wilfrid Laurier University – yt | txt | sum | slides 02 WHOIS Data & Post-GDPR Domain Privacy – Shreya Shivakumar, Columbia University – yt | txt | sum | slides 03 A Study of Unwanted DNS Traffic at b-root.server – Dipsy Desai, University of Southern California – yt | txt | sum | slides 04 K-12 Students and the Future of the Internet – Miracle Onyebuchim, University of Maryland, Baltimore County – yt | txt | sum | slides 05 How Material Access May Help Bridge the Gendered Digital Divide – Khadija Mian, Georgetown University – yt | txt | sum | slides 06 gTLDs and Brand Strategy: Aligning Domain Names with Business Sectors – Vinny Adjibi, Georgia Institute of Technology – yt | txt | sum | slides 07 Youth as Stakeholders in Internet Governance – Wyatt Jerome, University of Alberta –yt | txt | sum | slides 08 The Future of Digital Equity: Charting the Next Phase of the Affordable Connectivity Program – Boluwatife Jide-Olugbade, Georgia Institute of Technology – yt | txt | sum | slides 09 Digital Sovereignty for Indigenous Communities – Justin Langan, University of Manitoba –yt | txt | sum | slides 10 Biases in Decision Making and Policy Development – Heidi Huseman, University of Central Oklahoma – yt | txt | sum | slides
The concept of core Internet values has been a cornerstone of the Internet’s architecture. However, with seismic shifts in technology, governance models, and geopolitical dynamics, these values require adjustment to remain relevant in today’s rapidly evolving environment. This session examined how such adjustments could affect ICANN’s remit and mission. It explored the balance between preserving foundational principles and adapting to emerging realities, leveraging insights from technological, governance, and geopolitical trends, alongside ICANN’s operational experience. The discussion will identified necessary changes, their implications for ICANN, and strategies to address these challenges while upholding its core purpose.
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PANEL Vinton Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Tripti Sinha – Chair, ICANN Board of Directors Olivier Crépin-Leblond – Chair, Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values Preetam Maloor – Head, Emerging Technologies Division, ITU
INTERVENTIONS Adiel Akplogan – VP, Technical Engagement, ICANN Olga Cavalli – Associate Professor, University of Buenos Aires James Galvin – SSAC Liaison, ICANN Board of Directors David Lawrence – IETF Liaison, ICANN Board of Directors Jennifer Chung – Vice President, Policy, DotAsia Organisation Avri Doria Tijani Ben Jemaa – Executivr Director, Fédération Méditerranéenne des Associations d’Internet (FMAI) Bruna Martins dos Santos – GNSO / IGF MAG Sébastien Bachollet – Chair, EURALO Farzaneh Badiei – GNSO / Digital Medusa Alejandro Pisanty – Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Nenad Orlic – GNSO / RNIDS
MODERATORS Pari Esfandiari – At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Alejandro Pisanty – Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Monday 10 March 2025, the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) presented a roundtable ‘DNS Abuse and AI: Combatting and Enabling Threats‘ at ICANN82 in Seattle. This session aimed to better understand the emerging capabilities of AI in pattern analysis and machine learning to either prevent or promote DNS abuse, in particular approaches to detecting anomalies, leveraging machine learning for system protection, and addressing broader abuse issues that can inform DNS-specific challenges, and the impact that this may have on individual end-users of the internet as it relates to user privacy and overall functioning of the DNS. This video has been lightly edited for clarity.
PANEL Ana Cristina Amoroso da Neves – GAC Portugal /Vice Chair, UN CST / Head, Portugal Internet Governance Office Jeff Bedser – Member, SSAC / CEO, CleanDNS Tim Maurer – Senior Director, Global Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft
On Thursday, 3rd April 2025 at 06:00 UTC the Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) hosts an ICANN82 Readout. Speakers will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle.
