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ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum: Schedule Now Available

1 June 2020
By
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Today, the ICANN organization published the schedule for the ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum to be held from 22-25 June 2020. The ICANN community took the lead in organizing the four-day program. The schedule features plenary sessions exploring Domain Name System (DNS) abuse and malicious registrations, DNS and the Internet of Things, and how to advance policy work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please remember to register for ICANN68.

ICANN68 is the fifth Policy Forum and the second virtual ICANN Public Meeting. It is also the first ICANN Public Meeting to be supported entirely by remote ICANN org teams working from their homes around the world. ICANN68 will take place in the UTC+8 time zone of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—the original host city. Later this week, ICANN org will share more details about language interpretation services for ICANN68.

With the goal of ensuring operational security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet, the ICANN community develops policy recommendations through three Supporting Organizations (SOs) and refines them through four Advisory Committees (ACs), all composed of global stakeholders. Policy development at ICANN takes place through open and consultative processes such as teleconferences, Public Comment, and ICANN Public Meetings. The SOs, ACs, Stakeholder Groups, and Constituencies have arranged sessions during ICANN68 to advance priority items while maintaining their regular work schedules. I would like to thank the ICANN community for its continued commitment to collaborative planning for ICANN Public Meetings.

To help participants prepare for the Policy Forum, please register for the upcoming ICANN68 Prep Sessions. The Pre-ICANN68 Policy Report and the GNSO Policy Briefing ICANN68 Edition are available as well. Whether you are a regular participant, an occasional participant, or a newcomer, I encourage you to engage in the ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum.

Authors

David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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