Donation is Part of a Larger ICANN Commitment of $330k to Ensure IGF Remains Key Venue for Internet Policy Dialogue

ICANN

[Los Angeles, California] – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that it has donated USD$50,000 to the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA).

“I’m delighted to announce this donation,” said Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN. “The IGF is an incredibly important part of the global Internet governance ecosystem, and it’s my hope that this additional funding will allow the IGF to remain a vital part of the ongoing discussion.”

This donation is part of a larger commitment by ICANN to support the IGF globally as well as the regionalIGF‘s. It will allow the IGF to continue to serve as the essential meeting place for the multistakeholder community to discuss the critical policy issues that affect Internet governance and demonstrate best practice. Last fiscal year ICANN contributed USD$280,000 to support the IGF globally and regionally. With this new contribution to the IGFSA, it will raise the total support from ICANN this fiscal year FY15 to a total of USD$330,000.

“The continued success of the Internet depends on forums like the IGF, which allow the multistakeholder model, that relies heavily on open dialogue, to prosper and thrive,” said Tarek Kamel, Senior Advisor toICANN‘s President on Government Engagement. Kamel, is also a member of the Executive Committee of the IGFSA. He further noted, “With this donation, we affirm ICANN‘s support for the IGF and look forward to a successful IGF 2015 in Brazil.”

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Established by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2006, the IGF is a multistakeholder forum that addresses key Internet governance issues. To learn more go to http://www.intgovforum.org/

The Internet Governance Forum Support Association, established by the Internet Society Board of Trustees in September 2014, is an independent association established to help secure funding and support for theIGF. To learn more go to https://www.igfsa.org/