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Virtual Seattle Welcomes You to ICANN72

20 October 2021
By
Naela Sarras

Naela Sarras

VP, Stakeholder Engagement - North America

Naela Sarras is the Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement in North America. In this role, she facilitates collaboration between stakeholders in the region, including ICANN-accredited registries and registrars, established civil society organizations, and members of the technical community who participate in Internet standards organizations and develop Internet policy. She works closely with other ICANN organization teams to build and diversify ICANN’s multistakeholder base across North America.

Previously, Naela was the Director of IANA Operations, overseeing many of the most important technical functions that ICANN facilitates. A highly respected member of ICANN’s technical community, Naela has been with ICANN since 2005 and involved in many of ICANN’s technical milestones, such as the IANA Stewardship Transition. She has been a key partner in the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) program, which is helping build a multilingual Internet for the next generation of Internet users across the globe.

Fluent in English and Arabic, Naela has a degree in Computer Information Systems and Business Administration. She is based in Los Angeles.

I am very pleased to welcome you to ICANN72! Because the ICANN72 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was scheduled to be held in Seattle, Washington, the Virtual AGM will be held in the Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) time zone. As the Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement for North America (NA), I look forward to your participation!

As part of our ongoing effort to strengthen our engagement in the NA region, we are very excited to launch our first NA Space during ICANN72. This session will be an opportunity for our regional community to meet, network, and discuss pertinent issues related to ICANN processes. Among other topics, we will focus on engaging with the community on ideas for evolving the NA Space and efforts to implement the Regional Engagement Plan recently published by our team. You may read the document here.

The NA Space will be held on 27 October 2021 at 12.30-14.00 PDT (19.30-21.00 UTC).

ICANN Public Meetings are open to the public, but you need to register to participate.

Stay tuned for more ICANN72 information, which will be shared via our social media channels. You may also explore our social media hub here.

Your participation is important. We cannot do our work without your feedback and continued support.

For any question on our regional activities, please do not hesitate to contact our team at: na_gse@icann.org. You can also subscribe to our regional mailing list here.

"See" you soon!

Authors

Naela Sarras

Naela Sarras

VP, Stakeholder Engagement - North America
Naela Sarras

Naela Sarras

VP, Stakeholder Engagement - North America

Naela Sarras is the Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement in North America. In this role, she facilitates collaboration between stakeholders in the region, including ICANN-accredited registries and registrars, established civil society organizations, and members of the technical community who participate in Internet standards organizations and develop Internet policy. She works closely with other ICANN organization teams to build and diversify ICANN’s multistakeholder base across North America.

Previously, Naela was the Director of IANA Operations, overseeing many of the most important technical functions that ICANN facilitates. A highly respected member of ICANN’s technical community, Naela has been with ICANN since 2005 and involved in many of ICANN’s technical milestones, such as the IANA Stewardship Transition. She has been a key partner in the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) program, which is helping build a multilingual Internet for the next generation of Internet users across the globe.

Fluent in English and Arabic, Naela has a degree in Computer Information Systems and Business Administration. She is based in Los Angeles.

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