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<p>Hi Julf and All,</p>
<p>To properly discuss some of these questions, we need more
information. Particularly for Topic 2, this is an "are we in the
Board's head" question - and the answer is that we are not. <i>Could
we ask that the Board, at this meeting (and not before), present
something to us about what "Board-Adopted Policies" they are
concerned about? </i></p>
<p><i>Which ones "do not address" the problems they were meant to
solve... what is the Board's concern here? </i>Tell us and we
can reflect back. </p>
<p>My guess is that they are talking about PICs and RVCs and the
fact that ICANN adopted Bylaws in 2016 that explicitly say it
cannot "regulate" content. And of course, the New gTLD applicants
want to regulate content. <br>
</p>
<p>But really, do we have time to guess? <br>
</p>
<p>Best, Kathy</p>
<p>------------------------------------------------------------</p>
<p><br>
"Topic 2**:**The Board’s Role & Responsibilities **w**hen
Board-Adopted Policies Do Not Address the Problems They Were
Developed to Solve*
</p>
<p> <br>
• Led by Becky Burr and Alan Barrett <br>
<br>
• Format of the engagement: discussion and input <br>
<br>
• Description: In this breakout room, the Board hosts will
invite community feedback on how to handle situations where it
becomes clear that community-developed gTLD policies adopted by
the Board are superseded by subsequent events or are otherwise not
able to, or can no longer, resolve the problems they were designed
to address. There is currently no Bylaw or process for such a
circumstance, other than the Board requesting that the community
initiate another full policy development process. As the Board
continues to engage with the GNSO on this topic, the community is
invited to brainstorm possible solutions."</p>
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</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/20/2024 4:10 AM, Johan Helsingius
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:9037511f-cbea-4711-b0b8-25bd7391cb6f@julf.com">We also
need to submit our questions to the board by tomorrow (21
<br>
February).
<br>
<br>
Julf
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 16/02/2024 17:57, Johan Helsingius wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">The board is asking us two questions, the
deadline is 21 February.
<br>
<br>
- There is an ICANN CEO goal to have the organization develop
and implement a communications and engagement strategy to
address the WSIS 20-year review - what are the NCSG’s views on
ICANN engagement priorities and strategies in this space?
<br>
<br>
- Engagement with between groups and bodies in the ICANN space
is continuing to evolve, including with the introduction of
session in the Prep Week and breakout rooms on specific issues
of current interest - does the NCSG have views on these new
approaches or how to continue improving engagement strategies?
<br>
<br>
Julf
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
/Sent on behalf of Tripti Sinha, Chair, ICANN Board of
Directors///
<br>
<br>
DearNon/c//ommercial Stakeholder Group///Leaders,
<br>
<br>
**Please reply no later than Wednesday 21 February 2024**
<br>
<br>
The Board and I are very much looking forward to meeting with
you All, in Puerto Rico, for ICANN79 (02-07 March).
<br>
<br>
It will be our first meeting of 2024, another important and
exciting year for ICANN as we continue to work together on
multiple fronts: the first phase of applications to the ICANN
Grant Program to be opened in the forthcoming weeks, the new
five-year Strategic Plan currently being drafted and of course
the Next Round of new gTLDs, to name a few.
<br>
<br>
As announced last year, wehave also continued working on
enhancing our partnership with the community. For the upcoming
ICANN Public Meeting (ICANN79),the Board is planning to hold an
open engagement session, which we hope will be another
opportunity for interested community members to engage directly
with the Board on specific topics. *This session will be part of
ICANN79 Prep week and will be held on Wednesday 21 February at
16:30 UTC.*
<br>
<br>
This 60-minute engagement session will include three breakout
rooms hosted by different Board members, each covering a
different topic. Following a brief welcome plenary, community
members will be asked to join one of the three breakout rooms
for a 40-minute discussion with the Board hosts for that topic.
Attendees will be able to move freely between the three breakout
rooms. The session will conclude with all attendees coming
together to hear each Board host’s summary of the discussions in
their respective breakout rooms.
<br>
<br>
**
<br>
<br>
*Topic 1: FY26-30 Strategic Planning*
<br>
<br>
•Led by Maarten Botterman and Chris Buckridge
<br>
<br>
•Format of the engagement: discussion and soliciting input
<br>
<br>
•Description: In this breakout room, the Board hosts will seek
input from attendees on how the input from the community –
including through the various environmental scans, strategic
trend outlook sessions and other consultations – can form the
basis of the strategic objectives and goals for the next
Five-Year Strategic Plan, and what metrics should be included as
part of the Plan.
<br>
<br>
*Topic 2**:**The Board’s Role & Responsibilities **w**hen
Board-Adopted Policies Do Not Address the Problems They Were
Developed to Solve*
<br>
<br>
• Led by Becky Burr and Alan Barrett
<br>
<br>
• Format of the engagement: discussion and input
<br>
<br>
• Description: In this breakout room, the Board hosts
will invite community feedback on how to handle situations where
it becomes clear that community-developed gTLD policies adopted
by the Board are superseded by subsequent events or are
otherwise not able to, or can no longer, resolve the problems
they were designed to address. There is currently no Bylaw or
process for such a circumstance, other than the Board requesting
that the community initiate another full policy development
process. As the Board continues to engage with the GNSO on this
topic, the community is invited to brainstorm possible
solutions.
<br>
<br>
*Topic 3: Environmental Sustainability at ICANN*
<br>
<br>
• Led by Sally Costerton and León Sanchez
<br>
<br>
• Format of the engagement: discussion and soliciting
input
<br>
<br>
• Description: In this breakout room, the Board hosts
will solicit community input on how to best advance ICANN’s
environmental sustainability efforts, in line with FY24 CEO Goal
8. Drawing on the expertise of the community will help shape the
dialogue for more sustainable planning for ICANN meetings and
operations.
<br>
<br>
The Board is very much looking forward to this new engagement
opportunity and hopes that you will participate actively.
<br>
<br>
It is to be noted that there will be technical limitations to
the use of breakout rooms such as: no translation or
transcription services available. Yet the ICANN Staff will
support this engagement session and take notes. If this
experiment is successful, we could replicate it moving forward.
<br>
<br>
Meanwhile though, it is important that we continue listening to
your specific needsduring our bilateral sessionsand we are also
therefore keeping to the practice of asking questionsto
_your_Group ahead of our joint session in Puerto Rico:
<br>
<br>
*- There is an ICANN CEO goal to have the organization develop
and implement a communications and engagement strategy to
address the WSIS 20-year review - what are the NCSG’s views on
ICANN engagement priorities and strategies in this space?
<br>
<br>
- Engagement with between groups and bodies in the ICANN space
is continuing to evolve, including with the introduction of
session in the Prep Week and breakout rooms on specific issues
of current interest - does the NCSG have views on these new
approaches or how to continue improving engagement strategies?*
<br>
<br>
<br>
We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this soon.
<br>
<br>
We would be grateful if you could send to Board Operations
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org"><mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org></a>) the questions you
would like the Board to address during our face-to-face
meetings. Given the finite time available for these meetings,
please list your questions in order of priority.We would also
appreciate getting your questions no later than *_Wednesday 21
February, 2024_*.
<br>
<br>
Looking forward to engaging discussions during Prep Week and
ICANN79!
<br>
<br>
Best regards,
<br>
<br>
Tripti Sinha
<br>
<br>
Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
<br>
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Kathy Kleiman
President, Domain Name Rights Coalition
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