[Info] ICANN Board Chair's Blog: A Preview of the Puerto Rico Board Workshop

[Rafik Dammak]

hi all,

as we are close to ICANN meeting in Puerto Rico, more information is shared
as update and preparation. This time you can find blog post detailing the
ICANN board activities, plan and topics to be discussed. I do believe that
is a good step for more transparency. it also highlights the board
interests and topics having priorities.

Best Regards,

Rafik Dammak

NCSG Policy Committee Chair


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*Chair's Blog: A Preview of the Puerto Rico Board Workshop *

Just a month ago, the ICANN Board met in Los Angeles for our first workshop
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-the-los-angeles-workshop-recap>
of calendar 2018, and we are already preparing to head to San Juan for what
will surely be another productive workshop, from 9 to 11 March, followed by
a busy ICANN61.

Starting on Friday, 9 March, the Board Committees will meet to conduct
their regular business. The Board Technical Committee will be holding a public
session <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-02-26-en> to provide
an update of the activities of the Office of the CTO, and I hope you will
be able to join them.



On Saturday, 10 March, we will begin the day with our regular dialogue with
Göran Marby, ICANN President and CEO, which we do at all of our workshops.
We will hear about his current priorities and efforts, and then we’ll have
an opportunity to discuss them with him. After that, Avri Doria will lead
two consecutive sessions: first, a policy and advice briefing on priority
issues that will be discussed at ICANN61, and second, a detailed
preparation for Constituency Day, including a review of all the questions
which were submitted by the constituencies for their meetings with the
Board.



After our Constituency Day preparation, Chris Disspain will lead a session
to review any outstanding resolutions or active accountability mechanisms.
Our final session of the day will be a follow-up discussion to the one held
at our last workshop
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-the-los-angeles-workshop-recap>
on the potential impact of new technologies on the root server system,
which will be led jointly by Kaveh Ranjbar and Ram Mohan.

On the morning of Sunday, 11 March, I will lead a discussion on planning
for Workstream 2 implementation, followed by a lengthy session on the
European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), led by Becky
Burr and Göran Marby. We will be focusing on the emerging recommended
interim model and next steps for ensuring compliance and implementation. We
will also be holding a session, led by Chris Disspain, where we will
discuss the implications for the ongoing policy work related to WHOIS in
light of the latest updates on GDPR.



In the afternoon, we will hold a public session
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-02-26-en>, led by Ram Mohan,
on the anticipated updates to the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN)
Implementation Guidelines, which apply to the IDNs at the second level.
Maarten Botterman and Becky Burr will then lead a discussion with the Board
on the proposed disbursement mechanisms considered by the Cross Community
Working Group on Auction Proceeds. After that Avri Doria will lead a
session on the status of work on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. Matthew
Shears will run the final session of the day. He will guide us through a
brief review of the workshop, so that we can look for ways to improve the
Board’s efficiency and effectiveness while it is still fresh in our minds.



In the days following ICANN61, I will provide you with an update on this
workshop, as well as the overall meeting. I hope to see and hear from many
of you at ICANN61 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/sanjuan61> in Puerto Rico,
both in person and remotely.
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