<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi Rafik,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for inviting input.</div><div dir="auto">One topic I believe would be valuable to raise is how ICANN plans to strengthen meaningful participation by noncommercial stakeholders, particularly those from underserved and developing regions, as policy work becomes increasingly complex and resource-intensive.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">One possible question could be:</div><div dir="auto">How does ICANN plan to ensure that civil society and noncommercial stakeholders continue to have meaningful opportunities to contribute to policy development as the community prepares for the next round of the New gTLD Program and other major strategic initiatives?</div><div dir="auto">Second (two-part question): Are there additional measures being considered to reduce barriers to sustained participation and leadership within the multistakeholder model?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I believe this aligns well with NCSG's mission of promoting inclusive, bottom-up policymaking while ensuring diverse voices continue to shape ICANN's work.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards,</div><div dir="auto">Maureen Owusu-Addae GhanaSig EC President/Assistant Chief Educational Director - DNS Africa Media and Communications</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 4:23 PM Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:00001e06d4af460b-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001e06d4af460b-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi all,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Juan, Wisdom and I will have the regular call of 45min with ICANN CEO. To prepare for it, we want to hear from you what topics or questions we should ask Kurt.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please let us know what you think. I will consolidate later the questions and topics to be discussed.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik </div></div>
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