<div dir="ltr"><div>hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>I got this invite from ALAC about their session on DNS abuse. I responded that I would prefer someone active on the topic to be the panelist.</div><div>The session is clashing with our scheduled PC session on that day.</div><div>Any suggestions for the panelist name?</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br><br></div><br><br><div class="msg8912945166550806118">





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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">On behalf of the ALAC Leadership, we would like to invite you to participate as the NCSG panelist in the ICANN85 At-Large
 plenary session entitled </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Progressing the DNS Abuse Mitigation Agenda</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
 held on </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 10:30 - 12:00 Mumbai Time (90 mins)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The ALAC and the At-Large Community continue to believe that more can be done to combat DNS abuse on a number of fronts.
 You will recall that during ICANN83, the ALAC held a plenary session which engaged the ICANN community in a collaborative conversation on this topic. This was to establish stronger cross-community understanding of continuing widespread abuse cases for better
 scoping and identification of possible redress.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">This ICANN85 At-Large Plenary will retain a focus on proactive tasks to prevent harm from malicious registrations. Through
 this second collaborative community conversation, we seek to: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Examine the progress of the ongoing GNSO PDP 1 on Associated Name Checks; <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discuss how the community might establish better coordination to tackle Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs)-based abuse; and <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To identify which other priority gap(s) should be subject to policy development next.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> The draft agenda is:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Welcome and Recap - Moderator (3 min)<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Progress of GNSO PDPs on DNS abuse mitigation, in particular PDP 1 on Associated Name Checks (25 mins)<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tackling Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs)-based abuse (36 mins)<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Next priority gap in DNS abuse mitigation (25 mins)<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Closing (1 min) - Moderator <u></u><u></u></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Could you please confirm your availability to participate as a panelist in this At-Large plenary
 by Monday 9 February?<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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We would also warmly welcome the presence of your representatives to the PDP 1 on Associated Name Checks and other experts for the discussions on agenda items 2 and 3, respectively.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please also let us know if you have preliminary questions regarding your participation in the session.
<b>Kindly note that we may schedule a call with confirmed panelists to prepare for this session, should that need arise.</b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Gisella, on behalf of the ALAC Leadership</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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