As part of the global ICANN Strategy initiative, ICANN is reaching out to Europe region to involve all stakeholders in the bottom-up multistakeholder process of ICANN. The strategy for Europe aims at gathering the inputs from the region and ensuring that the specific needs of stakeholders are fully taken in consideration and that their inputs shape the work and development of ICANN. 

To design a strategy for the region ICANN counts on the input and participation of all stakeholders. Aware of the specific complexity of the region and the multiple challenges (from geographic definition to issues identification) the approach followed is of a broad and open consultation.

Under the coordination of the ICANN Brussels office a series of event related to the building of the strategy have been organized. 

On June 25 the first ICANN Brussels briefing was organized, to reach out to the large Brussels based community and inform on the most recent developments: 

• BRUSSELS BRIEFING.pptx
• EU New GTLD Update.pptx
• ICANN COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLANNING .pptx
• CENTR-ICANNBriefing-20130624.pptx

The Brussels briefing provided the basis to organize at the Durban 47 ICANN meeting an open informal consultation gathered a numbered of stakeholder for a first discussion focused on the Strategy:

• European Strategy meeting Draft Agenda Durban 47.pdf
• Durban 47 Strategy for Europe, Participants.pdf
• ICANN 47 - Strategy for Europe session report.pdf

Feedback from the session provided valuable indications on the needs and structure for the Strategy, as from Centr  centr-icann_european_strategy.pdf and the .EU registry http://www.centr.org/article/icann-durban-takes-bow-embryonic-european-strategy. 

Further presentations of the Strategy have been given at several events including the RIPE 67 Meeting in Athens (October 2013 RIPE 67 - ATHENS .pptx) and at the Centr General Assembly in Brussels. 

As an ongoing process ICANN Brussels looks forward to including more inputs and further defining the structure, reach, indicators and milestones of the Strategy, all interested stakeholders are invited to join the Strategy for Europe session at the coming ICANN 48 Buenos Aires. 

Contacts:

Nigel.hickson@icann.org

Andrea.beccalli@icann.org