<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>I’d like to suggest “public interest” within the ICANN context as a topic to discuss with the board. There has been quite some discussion on this topic, both on this list as well as on the NCSG policy committee list.</div><div><br></div><div>I’m not a big fan of the idea of a GNSO-like (or even a cross-constituency) group negotiating the definition of public interest to be used in gTLD policy development, and trying to reach some sort of consensus that all can live with (or not die in a ditch over) that is somewhere between the realms of human rights and the rights of trademark holders, governments and others believing their interests should be the chief public interest issues at ICANN. I prefer debating the actual issues, instead of using a public interest flag to wave around in PDP working groups. However, it seems that there is a growing desire to do just that, so we should probably try to stay as ahead of the curve as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Another aspect of public interest that we have been discussing for quite some time on the policy committee list is its use in the registry agreement, specifically…, the Public Interest Commitments Specifications (PICs) - Specification 11 (<a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/agreement-approved-09jan14-en.htm">http://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/agreement-approved-09jan14-en.htm</a>). There are calls to review these as well as the PICs dispute resolution procedures associated with them.</div><div><br></div><div>If I’m not mistaken, these issues were discussed with Fadi at the NCPH meeting held this month in Washington DC, and we may want to follow up on them with the rest of the board. If any of this is going to happen, we should make sure that human rights are included as a high priority discussion point within the scope of whatever comes out of it.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Amr</div><br><div><div>On Jan 25, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM">rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p dir="ltr">Hi everyone,</p><p dir="ltr">We need to get 3 topics to discuss with the ICANN board at singapore meeting.</p><p dir="ltr">Best, </p><p dir="ltr">Rafik </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 20, 2015 10:32 AM, "Rafik Dammak" <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,
<div><br></div><div>like every time in preparation for ICANN meeting, we have to discuss what kind of topics/issues we want to raise with ICANN board members when we meet them.</div><div><br></div><div>we will try to get 3 topics and send them 1 week prior to the session. </div><div>please propose topics and suggest short descriptions . we will conduct later a polling to pick-up the 3 topics among the proposals.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div></div>
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