[Meeting] ICANN82 Prep Week & ICANN82 Stakeholders/Board sessions

[Remmy Nweke]

Weldone Rafik

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025, 08:11 Rafik Dammak, <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> hi all,
>
> thanks for the suggestions, I am summarizing them below with small edits:
>
> Q1: We all realize the multistakeholder model created by the original,
> mostly technical, Internet community (that resulted in the success story of
> the Internet, as well as the creation of institutions such as ICANN, IETF,
> ISOC and the RIRs) is under threat from on one hand increasing nationalism
> and isolationism that implies a shift back to a multilateral/bilateral
> world order, and the dominance of the tech giants on the other. Does the
> ICANN board
> have any ideas of initiatives that would help unite the technical,
> business and civil society communities that all need to work together to
> defend the Internet as we know it?
> Q2: how the board plan to ensure continuous improvement vis-a-vis the
> transparency of the decision emanating from the GIP framework reflect ICANN
> culture, and in what ways can the non commercial community be an
> instrument. In addition, amidst the fast evolving regulatory landscape
> demanding privacy and accuracy, how can and do the GIP framework be
> fundamental to preserving registrants privacy.
>
> Please let me know if you have any amendments or other proposed questions,
> otherwise I will send those for board consideration.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> Le sam. 22 févr. 2025 à 16:17, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com>
> a écrit :
>
>> Hi Rafik,
>>
>> Great contributions thus far.
>>
>> I would add this question
>>
>> I would been keen to know how the board plan to ensure continuous
>> improvement vis-a-vis the transparency of the decision emanating from the
>> GIP framework reflect ICANN culture, and in what ways can the non
>> commercial house be an instrument. In addition, amidst the fast evolving
>> regulatory landscape demanding privacy and accuracy, how can and do GIP
>> framework be fundamental to preserving registrants privacy.
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> *Taiwo Peter Akinremi *
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>> *Phone*; +2348117714345, +2347063830177 *Skype*: akinremi.taiwo
>> *Email:* compsoftnet at gmail.com, peterexecute at gmail.com
>> ___________________________________________
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> We are exactly one month away from the ICANN meeting in Seattle. The
>>> prep week will start soon and one of the first sessions will be this
>>> engagement session open to all and described below.
>>>
>>> We will also have the regular session with ICANN board and they sent us
>>> 3 questions for our consideration. We also have to prepare our own
>>> questions/topics we want to discuss with them.
>>>
>>> So I want to ask you to share your input regarding board questions and
>>> suggest topics from NCSG side to board. We got a deadline of 21st February
>>> to send the list of questions. Feel free to share your comments in the list.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Rafik
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>
>>> *Sent on behalf of Tripti Sinha, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Noncommercial Stakeholder Group Chair,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> While 2025 is already well underway, the Board and I are looking forward
>>> to a year full of exciting milestones for ICANN, as we continue to work
>>> together on multiple fronts under the leadership of our new CEO, Kurtis
>>> Lindqvist.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The ICANN82 Community Forum will be our first Public Meeting of 2025,
>>> and we are happy to welcome you to Seattle, Washington, 8-13 March. We also
>>> hope to see you online, before this important meeting, for our now-usual
>>>  open engagement session during Prep Week. *This session will be
>>> held on 24 February at 15.00 UTC.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This 60-minute session allows interested community members to engage
>>> directly with the Board on specific topics. The format will be the same as
>>> previous sessions, with two breakout rooms, each hosted by different Board
>>> members and focused on distinct topics. After a brief welcome, participants
>>> will be invited to join one of the two breakout rooms for a 45-minute
>>> discussion with the Board hosts and they will have the flexibility to
>>> move between the breakout rooms. The session will conclude with a summary
>>> from each Board host on the discussions held in their respective breakout
>>> rooms.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Topic 1:  **Advancing the Global Public Interest at ICANN*
>>>
>>> *Led by Becky Burr and Chris Buckridge*
>>>
>>> *Format of the engagement*: discussion and input
>>>
>>> *Description*: This session will provide an overview of ICANN's ongoing
>>> efforts to understand and address the global public interest (GPI).
>>> Participants will learn about key tools, such as the GPI Framework and
>>> Checklist, developed in consultation with the community to help identify
>>> and address GPI considerations in ICANN's work. During the session,
>>> attendees will be invited to provide feedback on the checklist, explore
>>> ways to improve it, and discuss how it can support ICANN's bottom-up,
>>> community-driven processes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Topic 2: Updating ICP-2 Led by Christian Kaufmann and Alan Barrett
>>> Format of the engagement: *discussion and comments
>>> *Description*: This session is intended to gather community inputs to
>>> inform ICANN's continued engagement in the development of the updated ICP-2
>>> document currently under discussion, and encourage ICANN community
>>> awareness and participation in the process.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please note that ICANN staff will support this engagement session and
>>> take notes. However, there will be technical limitations in the breakout
>>> rooms, including the absence of interpretation and transcription services.
>>>
>>> The Board looks forward to this engagement opportunity and encourages
>>> your active participation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> During ICANN82, we will listen carefully to your specific needs during
>>> our bilateral sessions. In keeping with our established practice, we will
>>> also ask question(s) of your group ahead of our joint session in
>>> Seattle. *(Please feel free to select the question(s) you have the time
>>> to discuss during the session)*
>>>
>>>
>>> *1. Please provide input on meeting structure *
>>>
>>> *2. How can we work more closely together to ensure governments are
>>> encouraged not to legislate around the multi-stakeholder model?  *
>>>
>>> *3. What are the challenges you face in contributing to the budget and
>>> ops plan discussions?*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We kindly request that you send any questions you would like the Board
>>> to address during our face-to-face meetings to Board Operations. Given
>>> the limited time for these meetings, please prioritize your questions in
>>> order of importance. We would appreciate receiving your questions no
>>> later than *Friday, 21 February 2024.*
>>>
>>> Looking forward to our discussions during Prep Week and ICANN82!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for your constant commitment to our mission.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Tripti Sinha
>>>
>>> Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
>>>
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