[NCSG-EC] ICANN 61 report - reg

[farzaneh badii]

Thanks a lot Ganga. How about we post this on NCSG maling list?

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 6:30 AM babul films society via NCSG-EC <
ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:

>
> Dear colleagues,
> Please find below my report for ICANN 61.
>
> *“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn” -
> Benjamin Franklin*
>
> The key to learning at ICANN is getting involved. The deeper one engages,
> wider the knowledge one gains, for ICANN is nothing short of an ocean! How
> much water you fetch depends on the size of the pot you carry!
>
> I attended ICANN 61, held at San Juan Puerto Rico from 10-15 March 2018,
> as ExCom member of NPOC and NCSG. During the conference I was able to
> attend numerous sessions. I focused on the ones involving NPOC, NCSG, IDN
> and USAG.
>
> The NPOC and NCSG sessions helped me figure out the importance of Non
> Commercial stakeholders in the use of Internet, especially the Domain
> Names.  I also attended the general sessions, roundtables, Cross-community
> sessions, constitueny day sessions, Outreach/Inreach and public forum
> meetings. These aided me expand my awareness of overall ICANN functioning
> with historical perspective, the Multi-Stakeholder model, WHOIS, Privacy
> and Digital Rights, Internet and social issues like human rights etc.,
> Content regulation, the current issues and Policy. The Q&As in the Public
> Forums with the Board were very interesting viz*.,* ones related to GDPR
> and different models, budget issues. I was drawn by discussions about
> budgetary impact by unlocking the potential of new generic top-level
> domains (gTLDs) leading to healthy competition, better choice for users and
> scope for creativity in the domain name landscape, etc.,
>
> I participated in the review of NPOC charter. Whenever the NPOC ExCom team
> could squeeze in time; we found a suitable place, huddled together and did
> our job. The collective efforts resulted in a consensus based charter
> nearing the end of its making.
>
> By attending the sessions involving *IDN* and interacting with the
> seniors, I could develop the perspective of the work I am doing -
> Neo-Brahmi Generation Panel NBGP [ Telugu script] – what difference it is
> going to make when 20% of the world population, now deprived of internet,
> gets access by using their native scripts in the domain names! The various
> steps in the process of approving nine scripts from Indian sub-continent
> has become clear to me.
>
> As regards *UASG*, I understood the concept of Universal Acceptance and
> took up the task of translating the UASG documents into Telugu. I improved
> my understanding of a multilingual Internet and how to keep pace with an
> evolving domain name system. The future, where users around the world,
> can navigate entirely in local languages excites me much. Equality should
> apply for Domain Names too!
>
> The networking breaks and receptions were a good opportunity to interact
> and know more about people and subjects. I got exposure to the *process* of
> the conference and the technologies involved. To quote an example, the way
> how a team works towards consensus with a range of conflicting issues was a
> learning experience for me. Without attending ICANN61, this knowledge gain
> would not have been possible.
>
> Some delegates had issues with my accent, inter-personal communication
> which to some extent impacted on my productivity. With the identification
> of areas for improvement and addressing the same, I will be able to
> concentrate more on the agenda in the future conferences.
>
> I am looking forward to serve the cause of ICANN more effectively in
> future.
> With best wishes
> Gangadhar Panday
>
>
> *President*
> *www.babul.ngo - Babul Films Society NGO - #ICT4Advocacy Finalist eNGO
> Challenge South Asia 2013 & 2015; SM4E 2017.*
> Membership Coordinator NPOC-ICANN
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> <http://www.imdb.me/gangadharpanday>
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Farzaneh
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