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

Wed Feb 26 22:00:32 EET 2025

Dear Milton and Rafik,

Milton, your proposal for an IGF workshop on the ICANN/IANA transition is
timely. Given rising nationalist trends, showcasing the success of the
multistakeholder model is crucial. Could we also emphasize inclusivity and
innovation, particularly for underrepresented regions like Africa?

Furthermore, I appreciate the focus on decoupling DNS governance from
sovereigntist systems. I wonder, how might we better integrate diverse,
underrepresented voices—especially from women-led civil society—in shaping
the GPI framework to enhance transparency and digital equity?

Warm regards,

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On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu> wrote:

> Q1: Excellent question!
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> For the upcoming IGF I am proposing a workshop on the ICANN/IANA
> transition as a counterweight to this multilateralist, nationalist trend.
> Why not show how we detached DNS and IP address governance from the
> sovereigntist system and how it was successful?
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> I hope it is accepted. I have learned that ICANN’s management does not
> want to face these issues directly, they prefer to hide ;-) I think that is
> a big tactical mistake, but it would not be the first time ICANN’s
> community has a better idea of what is in the organization’s interest than
> its management.
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> Dr. Milton L Mueller, Professor
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> Georgia Tech School of Public Policy
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> *From:* NCSG-Discuss <NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Rafik
> Dammak
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 25, 2025 2:12 AM
> *To:* NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [Meeting] ICANN82 Prep Week & ICANN82 Stakeholders/Board
> sessions
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> hi all,
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> thanks for the suggestions, I am summarizing them below with small edits:
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> 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
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> Please let me know if you have any amendments or other proposed questions,
> otherwise I will send those for board consideration.
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> Best,
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> Rafik
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> Le sam. 22 févr. 2025 à 16:17, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com>
> a écrit :
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> Hi Rafik,
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> Great contributions thus far.
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> I would add this question
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> 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.
>
>
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>
> Best regards
>
>
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> *Taiwo Peter Akinremi *
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> *Phone*; +2348117714345, +2347063830177 *Skype*: akinremi.taiwo
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> *Email:* compsoftnet at gmail.com, peterexecute at gmail.com
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> On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Best regards,
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> Rafik
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
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> *Sent on behalf of Tripti Sinha, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors*
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> Dear Noncommercial Stakeholder Group Chair,
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> 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.
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> 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.*
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> 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.
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> *Topic 1:  **Advancing the Global Public Interest at ICANN*
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> *Led by Becky Burr and Chris Buckridge*
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> *Format of the engagement*: discussion and input
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> *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.
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> *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.
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> 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.
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> The Board looks forward to this engagement opportunity and encourages your
> active participation.
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> 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)*
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> *1. Please provide input on meeting structure *
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> *2. How can we work more closely together to ensure governments are
> encouraged not to legislate around the multi-stakeholder model?  *
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> *3. What are the challenges you face in contributing to the budget and ops
> plan discussions?*
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> 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.*
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> Looking forward to our discussions during Prep Week and ICANN82!
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> Thank you for your constant commitment to our mission.
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> Best regards,
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> Tripti Sinha
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> Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
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