[Ncsg-discuss] Personal reflections on ICANN 86 from Board member

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi all,

Chris Buckridge, the board member appointed by NCPH is sharing his personal
thoughts about ICANN86.

Best,

Rafik


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Dear NCPH folks,

Coming out of a busy, challenging, and thoroughly enjoyable meeting in
Seville, I wanted to share a few reflections on ICANN 86.

First off, I’d like to reiterate my thanks for the trust in reappointing me
to Board Seat 14 for the coming term, and it was a pleasure to speak to the
House in the Monday work session and to attend a few of the constituency
group meetings during the week.

Second, there will be a Chair’s blog published soon, reporting on our
workshop and Board meeting that preceded the ICANN meeting - needless to
say, I’d strongly encourage everyone to read it! In the meantime though,
the Resolutions from that Board meeting are live here:
https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-07-06-2026-en

Adoption of both the Transfer Policy and the IDN EPDP Phase 2
Recommendations were among the Resolutions passed during the Board meeting,
and I’d highlight the following inclusion in the rationale for the adoption
of the Transfer Policy (relating to an issue that many have stressed as
critical, including in recent correspondence to the Board):

> The Board acknowledges community concerns about the timing and process
for the Board's review of PDP Working Group Recommendations that have been
approved by the GNSO Council (these recommendations were cited as one
example) and is reviewing its processes to improve their efficiency and
transparency.


Much of the week's schedule was dedicated to three significant community
discussions currently underway - the SSAD Supplemental Recommendations, the
DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP 1, and the Review of Reviews; my sense is that
notable progress was made on each through substantive sessions, and there
will certainly be further follow up on all three in the coming weeks. My
breakfast meetings with participants from the Commercial and Non-Commercial
sides of the NCPH were extremely productive, and highlighted again for me
the challenge of balancing the need that many feel for urgent action to
address DNS abuse against concerns around the rights of registrants and
users. This week felt like a level-up in terms of practical progress in
those discussions.

Finally, it was a real pleasure to close out the week with dinner with the
Non-Commercial User Constituency and spend time with many of the new
community members (as well as getting a brief history lesson on the
creation of the NCUC from Kathy Kleiman!). A sincere thank you to the NCUC
for the invitation and the welcome!

Looking forward to seeing many of you in Bali in September!

Best,
Chris
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