<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div><a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-0" href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" tabindex="-1">@Rafik Dammak</a>, to be very concrete, the fellowship idea supported by PIR was exactly one of the projects intended to mitigate part of this problem. I think the experience has a lot of room for improvement (including the PC proactivity in using this resource more effectively), but the basic idea was interesting and worked. Asking about the possibilities of providing sustainability for this project, or working with NCSG to develop a better but similar initiative (maybe even sharing similar and successful initiatives of other parts of the community), may be useful.</div><div><br></div><div>Cordially,<div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><b>Pedro de Perdigão Lana</b><br></font></font></span><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.nic.br/" target="_blank">Lawyer</a>, </font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.gedai.com.br/" target="_blank">GEDAI/UFPR</a> Researcher</font></font></span></font></font></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2">PhD (UFPR), LLM in Business Law (<span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">UCoimbra</span>)</font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.isoc.org.br/" target="_blank">ISOC Brazil</a> Vice-<span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">President</span>.</span><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font><font size="2"><a href="https://www.ncuc.org/" target="_blank">NCUC</a> EC (ICANN). IODA Executive Secretary.</font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><br></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></div><div><font size="1"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif">This message is restricted to the sender and recipient(s). If received by mistake, please reply <span aria-invalid="grammar" class="Lm ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">informing it</span>.</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em qua., 30 de set. de 2026 às 11:27, Carlos Vera <<a href="mailto:000022318a8e4197-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">000022318a8e4197-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:20px">Suggestion:</span></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none">Recent events have again highlighted the interaction between national sanctions and the operation of the global DNS. In at least one recent case, a sanctions designation involving a gTLD registrant was followed by a registry-level </span><span style="font-family:Courier;font-size:13px;font-kerning:none">serverHold</span><span style="font-kerning:none">, with the consequence that the domain ceased to resolve globally.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none">ICANN’s Work Stream 2 addressed OFAC sanctions primarily in relation to the impact of sanctions on ICANN’s own ability to enter into and support transactions involving registries, registrars and other Internet resources. Recommendation 4.1.4 specifically called on ICANN to study and pursue OFAC general licenses to reduce such friction. It did not, however, specifically address situations in which sanctions compliance by a Registry Operator or Registry Service Provider results in the suspension of DNS resolution for an existing registrant and potentially affects third-party users.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none">Against that background, what role does the ICANN Board believe ICANN should have when a Registry Operator or its Registry Service Provider applies national sanctions or similar legal requirements in a way that results in a registry-level suspension of DNS resolution?</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none">More specifically, should ICANN consider whether the existing framework provides sufficient transparency regarding the legal basis, decision-making authority, notice, review and redress mechanisms associated with such actions, while recognizing that contracted parties must comply with applicable law and that ICANN’s Human Rights Core Value operates within the limits of ICANN’s Mission?</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none">Finally, what is the current status of Work Stream 2 Recommendation 4.1.4 on OFAC general licenses, which ICANN’s implementation page still lists as “In progress” with a targeted completion date of Q2 2026, and does the Board believe that the existing WS2 framework remains adequate for situations of this kind?</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none">Best Carlos </span></p><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">El sept 30, 2026, a la(s) 03:41, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:00001e06d4af460b-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">00001e06d4af460b-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> escribió:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line" dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">As usual during the ICANN meeting, we will have interaction with the ICANN board during a joint meeting in ICANN87. The board sent us this question below:</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent"><br></b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">The NCSG has cited challenges with capacity for supporting policy development and has expressed concerns about the amount of concurrent work. What are the NCSG’s most significant challenges in monitoring and deciding how
to support policy development work? How can the Board assist the NCSG to plan and position itself better to ensure it is actively engaged on its priority policy topics for the future? </b></div></div><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800mail-editor-reference-message-body"><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800mail-editor-reference-message-body"><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="m_-5973105996470288697m_-7067994072494431800mail-editor-reference-message-body">
<p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The board is also asking us if we have any questions for them to be addressed during the meeting and we should submit by 9th October.</font></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please share your ideas and comments, and we will summarize/consolidate them.</font></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none">Rafik</p>
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