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Engagement with between groups and bodies in the ICANN space is <br>
continuing to evolve, including with the introduction of session in the <br>
Prep Week and breakout rooms on specific issues of current interest - <br><div>
does the NCSG have views on these new approaches"</div><div><br></div><div>Shouldn't we experience at least one of these first before we can have any sensible views about it? I would suggest that our views on the above question be given only after 21 February.<br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Warmly,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 7 Feb 2024 at 21:01, Johan Helsingius via NCSG-EC <<a href="mailto:ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is">ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is</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">We need to have answers to the two questions by 21 February<br>
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- There is an ICANN CEO goal to have the organization develop and <br>
implement a communications and engagement strategy to address the WSIS <br>
20-year review - what are the NCSG’s views on ICANN engagement <br>
priorities and strategies in this space?<br>
<br>
- Engagement with between groups and bodies in the ICANN space is <br>
continuing to evolve, including with the introduction of session in the <br>
Prep Week and breakout rooms on specific issues of current interest - <br>
does the NCSG have views on these new approaches or how to continue <br>
improving engagement strategies?<br>
<br>
Julf<br>
<br>
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-------- Forwarded Message --------<br>
Subject: ICANN79 Stakeholders/Board sessions<br>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 21:56:03 +0000<br>
From: Vinciane Koenigsfeld <<a href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org" target="_blank">vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:julf@julf.com" target="_blank">julf@julf.com</a> <<a href="mailto:julf@julf.com" target="_blank">julf@julf.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" target="_blank">benakin@gmail.com</a> <br>
<<a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" target="_blank">benakin@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:jumaropi@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jumaropi@yahoo.com</a> <<a href="mailto:jumaropi@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jumaropi@yahoo.com</a>>, <br>
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CC: Carlos Reyes <<a href="mailto:carlos.reyes@icann.org" target="_blank">carlos.reyes@icann.org</a>>, Michelle Bright <br>
<<a href="mailto:michelle.bright@icann.org" target="_blank">michelle.bright@icann.org</a>>, Board Ops Team <<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" target="_blank">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>>, <br>
Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br>
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<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, <br>
in Puerto Rico, for ICANN79 (02-07 March).<br>
<br>
It will be our first meeting of 2024, another important and exciting <br>
year for ICANN as we continue to work together on multiple fronts: the <br>
first phase of applications to the ICANN Grant Program to be opened in <br>
the forthcoming weeks, the new five-year Strategic Plan currently being <br>
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 <br>
partnership with the community. For the upcoming ICANN Public Meeting <br>
(ICANN79),the Board is planning to hold an open engagement session, <br>
which we hope will be another opportunity for interested community <br>
members to engage directly with the Board on specific topics. *This <br>
session will be part of ICANN79 Prep week and will be held on Wednesday <br>
21 February at 16:30 UTC.*<br>
<br>
This 60-minute engagement session will include three breakout rooms <br>
hosted by different Board members, each covering a different topic. <br>
Following a brief welcome plenary, community members will be asked to <br>
join one of the three breakout rooms for a 40-minute discussion with the <br>
Board hosts for that topic. Attendees will be able to move freely <br>
between the three breakout rooms. The session will conclude with all <br>
attendees coming together to hear each Board host’s summary of the <br>
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 <br>
from attendees on how the input from the community – including through <br>
the various environmental scans, strategic trend outlook sessions and <br>
other consultations – can form the basis of the strategic objectives and <br>
goals for the next Five-Year Strategic Plan, and what metrics should be <br>
included as part of the Plan.<br>
<br>
*Topic 2**:**The Board’s Role & Responsibilities **w**hen Board-Adopted <br>
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 <br>
invite community feedback on how to handle situations where it becomes <br>
clear that community-developed gTLD policies adopted by the Board are <br>
superseded by subsequent events or are otherwise not able to, or can no <br>
longer, resolve the problems they were designed to address. There is <br>
currently no Bylaw or process for such a circumstance, other than the <br>
Board requesting that the community initiate another full policy <br>
development process. As the Board continues to engage with the GNSO on <br>
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 <br>
solicit community input on how to best advance ICANN’s environmental <br>
sustainability efforts, in line with FY24 CEO Goal 8. Drawing on the <br>
expertise of the community will help shape the dialogue for more <br>
sustainable planning for ICANN meetings and operations.<br>
<br>
The Board is very much looking forward to this new engagement <br>
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 <br>
breakout rooms such as: no translation or transcription services <br>
available. Yet the ICANN Staff will support this engagement session and <br>
take notes. If this experiment is successful, we could replicate it <br>
moving forward.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile though, it is important that we continue listening to your <br>
specific needsduring our bilateral sessionsand we are also therefore <br>
keeping to the practice of asking questionsto _your_Group ahead of our <br>
joint session in Puerto Rico:<br>
<br>
*- There is an ICANN CEO goal to have the organization develop and <br>
implement a communications and engagement strategy to address the WSIS <br>
20-year review - what are the NCSG’s views on ICANN engagement <br>
priorities and strategies in this space?<br>
<br>
- Engagement with between groups and bodies in the ICANN space is <br>
continuing to evolve, including with the introduction of session in the <br>
Prep Week and breakout rooms on specific issues of current interest - <br>
does the NCSG have views on these new approaches or how to continue <br>
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 <br>
(<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" target="_blank">board-ops-team@icann.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" target="_blank">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>>) the <br>
questions you would like the Board to address during our face-to-face <br>
meetings. Given the finite time available for these meetings, please <br>
list your questions in order of priority.We would also appreciate <br>
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>
<br>
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