Congratulations and a reminder

[Stephanie E Perrin]

Congratulations to all those appointed yesterday by the Nomcom, it is 
particularly great news to see Avri Doria and Sara Deutsch reappointed 
to the Board, and of current Councillor James Gannon to the PTI Board. 
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-10-02-en. .
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-10-02-en>

While I have your attention, may I please remind you that we have to 
have proposals for topics to discuss withe the Board by Monday.  So far, 
noone has proposed anything except Kathy Kleiman, who thinks (as I do) 
that a discussion of the new google format for seeking comments may be a 
good topic.  I don't know about the rest of you, but I find this new 
format, while helpful to staff in compiling comments, restricts the 
ambit of comment and may lead to bias. It is also a nightmare to 
navigate, in my opinion, having had a difficult time following the EPDP 
comments.  I am about to review the comment on Sub Pro (Here is the 
form: 
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-new-gtld-subsequent-draft-final-report-2020-08-20-en) 
and I expect it to be a painful experience as well.  Don't let my 
grumbling deter you though, please take a look at what has been 
submitted on this important topic, available here 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VOCuHrCIWc3D9aJV2-woOob8atmg6o20AzE7NMse5CE/edit#gid=472588409.

In the absence of other suggestions coming from members, I am going to 
propose discussing the results of ICANN investment and participation in 
the Internet and Jurisdiction project.  Members may be aware that ICANN 
has participated at the Board level in this interesting work, and while 
I have no figures for the financial investment, it must be significant, 
judging from the level of participation of staff and the Board.  The 
problem of jurisdiction and choice of law remains one of those hardy 
perennials, we certainly had it arise in the context of the EPDP, and 
the recent Schrems II decision 
(https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-07/cp200091en.pdf) 
and the US White Paper response to that decision 
(https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/SCCsWhitePaperFORMATTEDFINAL508COMPLIANT.PDF) 
brings the issue of transborder dataflow back into focus.  I realize 
this is not everyone's interest, but it is mine, and if you are not 
going to suggest anything, this is what I propose to inquire about.

Kind regards.

Stephanie Perrin

NCSG Chair


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