LOS ANGELES – 6 April 2018 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the names of the individuals who will participate in the NextGen program at ICANN62, to be held in Panama City, Panama, from 25 to 28 June 2018.
The 15 individuals are currently engaged in studies in Latin American universities in the fields of computer science, law, and human rights. In addition, five individuals who attended a previous ICANN public meeting with the NextGen program will now serve as ambassadors for these newcomers.
An independent selection committee assessed the candidates. The committee selected the successful candidates based on their current studies and interest in the work currently being done in the Internet ecosystem relating to global policy and Internet governance.
The individuals selected as ICANN62 NextGen participants are:
| Cristina De Los Ángeles Morales | Universidad Centroamericana |
| Élisson Diones Cazumbá Cerqueira | Pinto Federal Institute of Bahia |
| Gustavo Diógenes de Oliveira Paiva | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte |
| Jaqueline Trevisan Pigatto | San Tiago Dantas |
| Jhon Aldemar Caballero Martinez | Universidad Externado de Colombia |
| Luisa Verónica Arroyo Revatta | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Mariana Canto Sobral | Federal University of Pernambuco |
| Mariana Palma Vidotti | UNOPAR |
| Natalia Ramos Takeda | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| Paulo César Tavares Filho | Catholic University of Pernambuco |
| Rocio Agustina de la Fuente | Universidad de San Andres |
| Sara Rebeca Aguilar Fratty | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
| Sávyo Vinícius de Morais | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte |
| Yawri Carr Quirós | University of Costa Rica |
| Yiced Adriana Alvarez León | Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña |
The individuals selected as ICANN62 ambassadors are:
| Amira Elhlw | ICANN59 |
| Ani Mkrtchyan | ICANN60 |
| Clement Genty | ICANN58 |
| Huthaifa Albustanji | ICANN55 |
| Mauricia Abdol | ICANN59 |
Click here for more information about the NextGen program.
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