<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 5:07 PM Johan Helsingius <<a href="mailto:julf@julf.com">julf@julf.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Any volunteers to present specific questions?<br>
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I have Kathy on 5.<br>
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Who is doing the final wording of our response to the question from the<br>
board?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Wasn't Tomslin the one who perfectly nailed it this morning?</div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Julf<br>
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1. The GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI) Task Force has recommended <br>
that participants must disclose the identities of their clients or the <br>
employers they represent as a condition to participating in a working <br>
group. We believe this should be done without exception to enhance <br>
transparency and prevent group take-overs. What are the board's thoughts <br>
on this?<br>
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2. Has the Board reviewed the effectiveness of the implementation of <br>
ICANN's mandate during the COVID lockdown? How much money was saved by <br>
not traveling, and what were the impacts on policy effectiveness, <br>
outreach and inclusion? Should ICANN continue to travel to the extent <br>
that it does, given concern for our carbon footprint? What do we gain, <br>
and what do we lose with this attempt at global outreach and are there <br>
better ways to meet with different regional populations and markets?<br>
<br>
3. From NPOC: When will NPOC finally get its seat at NomCom? Could <br>
the rebalancing recommendation be taken further on how exactly the <br>
rebalancing could happen? If necessary, outsource another review team to <br>
figure it out, although we'd like to point out that CSG has one too many <br>
and NCSG one less than they should have. Since the community isn't able <br>
to reach consensus to abide by the recommendation that we got six years <br>
ago, the board should carry it through.<br>
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4. In her blog recapping the January workshop, Tripti suggested that <br>
the Board anticipates making incremental decisions leading up to the <br>
final decision on opening a new application window for new gTLDs'. Can <br>
you elaborate on what 'incremental decisions' are to be expected?<br>
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5. Applicant Support is a topic dear to the heart of NCSG. The SubPro <br>
ODA suggested that the applicant support program start 18 months prior <br>
to the anticipated opening of the application submission period. The ODA <br>
also offered 2 options for implementing SubPro outputs, where option 2 <br>
would only require 18 months of implementation. While the GGP continues <br>
its work, it seems impossible to incorporate the Applicant Support <br>
Program in time for the next round in the aggressive timeline of Option <br>
2. We appreciate the org's effort in mitigating risks and enhancing <br>
efficiency by developing option 2, but the NCSG feels strongly that the <br>
next round will be unfair if we open it without a meaningful and <br>
genuinely effective applicant support program.<br>
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6. We have received questions from the Board about how to be agile <br>
and come up with new ways of working on issues to increase efficiency. <br>
However, we fear this desire to move things forward can damage the <br>
inclusive, diverse multistakeholder model that defines ICANN. Option 2 <br>
is a great example of this zeal for "agility" as opposed to fundamental <br>
fairness and concern for small organizations in this competitive <br>
environment. How does the Board plan to balance the desire to be agile <br>
without compromising the due process, inclusiveness, and diversity of <br>
the multistakeholder model in its deliberations, particularly with <br>
respect to the SubPro ODA?<br>
<br>
7. What is the process for finding a new CEO for ICANN and at what <br>
stage are we with that?<br>
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8. What is ICANN doing to become carbon neutral and thus sustainable? <br>
Why isn't traveling to ICANN meetings by land (when possible) the <br>
preferred method of traveling? Especially in cases, where traveling by <br>
land would actually be the faster and more convenient option?<br>
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9. What is ICANN doing to better appreciate the numerous amount of <br>
time that volunteers contribute to ICANN?<br>
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10. How will ICANN align with the Global Digital Compact in relation <br>
to Summit of the Future in 2024<br>
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