Preparation for ICANN LA meeting starting / LA HIGH-INTEREST TOPIC SESSION

[Mamadou LO]

Hi Rafik!!
All topics worth discussing; however, I'll go for 1; 8; 9

Mamadou

Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:41:43 +0400
From: patricia.senghor at GOOGLEMAIL.COM
Subject: Re: Preparation for ICANN LA meeting starting / LA HIGH-INTEREST TOPIC SESSION
To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

Hi Rafik,

Humm, all these discussions are worthy indeed.

I will go for 1, 9 and 11.

Best,

Patricia


On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Rafik,
All the topics are attractive. I will go for 1, 8,12
Cheers!
sent from Google nexus 4

kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 10 Sep 2014 15:02, "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,
as you may know already, there were several topic proposed for the high-interest topic session which should be held on the monday of ICANN meeting in LA.there is list below of several topics and we should select top 3 among them .please share you thoughts and choose 3 topics that should be discussed in that session.we need to get our list by next monday so I can sent it Tuesday.
Best,
Rafik


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From: David Olive <david.olive at icann.org>
Date: 2014-09-10 16:01 GMT+09:00
Subject: LA HIGH-INTEREST TOPIC SESSION
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Dear Community Leaders:

 

Thank you  very much for the feedback on potential High
Interest Topics for your Monday session at the ICANN Public Meeting in Los
Angeles.  Based on all your feedback, we’ve
now got a list of 12 potential topics.

 

Given time constraints and many different panel
participants, you will all recall that for the Buenos Aires meeting we focused
on just two primary topics.  I think, if
possible, that should be your target again this time for the Los Angeles
session.  

 

Between now and early next week, please share
with me your ”top three” topics from the list below.  I will compile the results and hope that the
feedback will narrow the topic choice to just a few topics that we can then
confirm on next week’s CEO call with Fadi.

 

Here’s the list we have to work from based on all
your input:

 

·      1. NetMundial Initiative and Hand-off

·      2. Affirmation Review of gTLD Expansion

·      3. Planning for Next Round of New gTLDs

·      4. NomCom Improvements

·      5. Universal acceptance of new gTLDs (Two
separate suggestions)

·      6. Disposition of Excess New gTLD Fees
and Auction Proceeds.

·      7. Integration of the GAC into the GNSO
policy process (also see GNSO Council suggestion - number 11 below)

 

GNSO Council collected topics submitted by
Jonathan:

 

•      8. Trust
In ICANN – A perception exists (real or imagined) that
big decisions are made that exclude or disregard community input.  What
causes for mistrust can be eliminated, and how? How do we see ICANN
accountability as functional and effective? How should government influence
work, where are its limits? Perhaps instead of focusing on one narrow
topic we should initiate a series of bottom-up debates on how the community
would like to see ICANN develop in the next years -- an “Agenda 2020” if you
will.

•      9. Legitimacy
in Internet governance – The Internet today resembles a country
where 1% of the population governs 99% of the population, and most don't even
know that the 1% exists! Legitimate democratic governance depends on the
awareness and participation of the populous. Legitimacy in Internet governance
requires greater awareness and participation of stakeholders. Civil society is
the most disenfranchised part of the whole processes, and it has the most to
loose.

•      10. Future
of the Internet – Is ICANN too focused on a circa 2000 Internet
model, where human-driven Internet action and URLs dominated.  That is not
true today, and will bring some even more profound changes in the future. 
Two examples include machine to machine traffic and “in application” services. How
can ICANN address these issues?

•      11. Future
role of the GAC -  There is a sliver of "public
policy" in everything at ICANN, and the nature of government participation
makes governments reluctant to accept anything short of immediate and total
adoption of their advice. Where do we go from here?  Can the
relevance of the SO/ACs be preserved, or is every topic or material issue
destined to become a GAC/Board negotiation?  What limitations or backstops
can check government influence, while still allowing for full consideration of
their advice?

•      12. What
is the essence of ICANN?" 
Is ICANN the corporation, is ICANN the community, or is it both? (this
could capture both the trust and future role of the GAC topics.

 

For your information, it seems that a few of the suggested
topics listed above will already be covered by other sessions that are in the
planning stages including a session on Universal acceptance, GAC-GNSO in the
joint meeting, Netmundial in a separate update, a new gTLD session or two and a
Board discussion on the Review of the Nominating Committee.

 

With that in mind, please provide your feedback
to this list by close of business next Tuesday and I will consolidate/compile
the feedback. Its sufficient to send me a note listing BY NUMBER the three
topics that are your top choices. 

 

Looking forward to talking with you all next
week.

 

Best regards,

 

David







 		 	   		  
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