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ICANN56: The LAC community shared some of the meeting's milestones

Learn more about the GAC: https://gacweb.icann.org/

Read the GAC ICANN56 Helsinki Communiqué: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-06-30-en

Watch the video (in English) about GAC working groups, by Tracy Hackshaw (Trinidad and Tobago): https://goo.gl/1zhcif

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Learn more about the ccNSO: http://ccnso.icann.org/
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Learn more about the ASO: https://aso.icann.org/
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Learn more about the ALAC: https://atlarge.icann.org/
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Learn more about the ISPCP: http://www.ispcp.info/

Learn more about the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG): https://uasg.tech/

Learn more about new gTLDs: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/

Learn more about the GNSO: http://gnso.icann.org/en/
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Meet ICANN's Board of Directors: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors
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Learn more about the new meeting strategy: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann56-the-new-meeting-format-and-what-that-means-to-you
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Join the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team discussions: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/join-the-competition-consumer-trust-consumer-choice-review-team-discussions
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Watch the interview with León Sánchez (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzosQXJvhT8

Learn more about the transition: https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability
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More ICANN56 Resources:

Interested in a session? Find the audio and transcript files on the meeting site: https://meetings.icann.org/en/icann56-sched

Download the ICANN56 Policy Forum Report: https://meetings.icann.org/en/helsinki56/schedule/post-helsinki56-policy-forum-08jul16-en.pdf

Read the ICANN56 Technical Report: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann56-technical-report-now-available

Watch the wrap-up interview (in English) with Göran Marby (ICANN CEO) and Steve Crocker (ICANN Board Chair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-axsF2Lw3WM&index=6&list=PLQziMT9GXafUbZyMNIEsForoAIELdCxTb

Access the full list of ICANN56 interviews: https://goo.gl/fcXEdZ


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