Patrick L Jones

Global Stakeholder Engagement @ICANN. Tech, security, privacy & policy issues impacting the Internet. I run & photograph street art. Views my own!

[ICANN @ICANN]

📢✨ ICANN is excited to announce two joint events taking place in Accra, #Ghana this December!

📌 Africa Engagement Forum — 9 December 2025
A day of dialogue on Internet governance, Universal Acceptance, the Next Round of New gTLDs, and Africa’s role in shaping the Internet.

📌 Africa DNS Forum — 10 December 2025
Under the theme “Resiliency of the DNS in Africa”, this forum will spotlight technical, business, and innovation topics to strengthen the region’s Internet ecosystem.

👉 Read the announcement: https://t.co/KVwqyMROti
👉 Visit our webpage for the draft agendas and more information: https://t.co/Iqf2kLXbnb

#ICANN #AfricaForums #DNS #AFDNSF2025 #AES2025

[ICANN @ICANN]

Our new video explores how to empower everyone—from policymakers to students—with DNS knowledge.

Experts Claire Craig, Tomslin Samme-Nlar & Manal Ismail share why awareness & impact are key to strengthening global connectivity. Watch now!
#OneWorldOneInternet #ICANN

[ICANN @ICANN]

The Middle East community is invited to join our FY26-FY30 Middle East Regional Plan Development webinar on 23 December 2024.
Join #ICANN’s regional engagement team for an open discussion tomorrow at 10:00 UTC >> https://t.co/m04B9QR21C

[ICANN @ICANN]

The Youth Internet Governance Forum Canada is coming tomorrow, 27 September! 🇨🇦 Students and young professionals will gather in Toronto, for day of learning and networking on Internet Governance issues. The #ICANN team will be participating! Learn more >> https://t.co/c7ZDtKLKyo

[ICANN @ICANN]

The #ICANN Grant Program website has launched! Read Grant Program Director Shayna Robinson’s recent blog to learn more about our progress this year and get a preview of 2024: https://t.co/Uvqy8e2B80. Visit the new website here: https://t.co/sAALqLiWVr

[Coalition for Digital Africa @CoDigiAf]

The ICANN-Managed Root Server (#IMRS) installation in Cairo, Egypt, officially launched this week, strengthening Internet infrastructure not only in Egypt but across the entire region.

To learn more, read the @telecomegypt’s press release: https://t.co/dJFZ3ypO6E

#CoalitionforDigitalAfrica @ICANN @MCIT_News #telecomegypt

[ICANN @ICANN]

Join us in shaping our FY26-30 Strategic Plan on 5 October, 15:00-18:00 UTC. As part of #ICANN's commitment to transparency and inclusivity, we're excited to invite you to participate in an essential phase of our strategic development process. Learn more: https://t.co/5Z7ZPzAFcs

[ICANN @ICANN]

#ICANN is pleased to announce the 2nd Edition of the Africa Engagement Forum!
The hybrid event takes place in Accra, Ghana, on 25-27 July 2023. To learn more > https://t.co/QYvELpwrM8
Interpretation in French and Portuguese will be available.
#OneWorldOneInternet #AEF2023 @AAU_67

[ICANN @ICANN]

#ICANN is seeking proposals to conduct a comprehensive study on the domain name industry in the Middle East. Proposal submission deadline: 23:59 UTC, 17 July 2023. For project details and the proposal process, visit>> https://t.co/sMrzOi3rKz

[ICANN @ICANN]

#ICANN is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from pro bono service providers for the Applicant Support Program (ASP). This program is a complementary initiative of the New gTLD Program: Next Round. Learn more and see the details here:
https://t.co/hFNH9IwDly

[Patrick L Jones @pljones96]

The reason for the last minute cancellation of my webinar this morning

[Justin Wilson @justindotnet]

There are over 2,100 @DominionEnergy customers presently experiencing an outage in Del Ray.

Report outages at 866-366-4357 or online at https://t.co/P7thQdZmld

[ICANN @ICANN]

#ICANN announces schedule to generate new keys for KSK key rollover. Learn more by reading our announcement here >> https://t.co/85SG9mTyL8

[ICANN @ICANN]

#ICANN org has developed a new Emergency Assistance Program, designed to support access to #Internet infrastructure during emergency situations, such as natural or man-made disasters. Read more in our blog: https://t.co/jp9qcAHiMC

[Patrick L Jones @pljones96]

Great job by the Waveform podcasters describing the DNS, .pizza & key ceremonies. It was fun helping with background for their video.

[Kim Davies @kjd]

ICANN and the seven keys to the Internet https://t.co/tvwHKKT1jU

[ICANN @ICANN]

Just published! The agenda for the #ICANN 2022 Domain Name System (DNS) Symposium is now available at https://t.co/mmgO61Gbi2. The symposium offers a forum for individuals to discuss technical topics related to the DNS. To learn more and register, visit https://t.co/GFcqGZqYqH

[ICANN @ICANN]

The #ICANN 2022 DNS Symposium will be held 15–16 November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The symposium offers a forum for individuals to discuss technical topics related to the Domain Name System (DNS). To learn more and register, see the full announcement: https://t.co/pWbqMqdRRp

[ICANN @ICANN]

Reminder! Today is the last day for in-person registration for this year’s Africa DNS Forum and the Kenya DNS Forum being held in Nairobi, Kenya. On-site registration will not be available. Register today >> https://t.co/0KaeSIkILE
#AFDNSF2022 #ICANN @KenicTLD @aftld

[ICANN @ICANN]

Curious about how the DNS works? See our new infographic on the Domain Name System (DNS) and how it helps users navigate the Internet. Learn more about how the Internet functions here: https://t.co/neB7Wx4TZY #ICANN #Internet

[ICANN @ICANN]

Press Release: #ICANN Commits to Training in Best Practices for African Internet Registries. Read more here >> https://t.co/pO9abq0651

[ICANN @ICANN]

#ICANN's Office of the CTO published a research paper that analyzes the challenges that alternative name systems pose to the Domain Name System (DNS). Read it here >> https://t.co/LFYjy1KX3w