[NCSG-EC] Questions to the board

[farzaneh badii]

I will do the response wording to the board and send it to the mailing
list. Ill do that tonight hopefully.

On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 5:07 PM Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> wrote:

> Any volunteers to present specific questions?
>
> I have Kathy on 5.
>
> Who is doing the final wording of our response to the question from the
> board?
>
>         Julf
>
>
> 1.     The GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI) Task Force has recommended
> that participants must disclose the identities of their clients or the
> employers they represent as a condition to participating in a working
> group. We believe this should be done without exception to enhance
> transparency and prevent group take-overs. What are the board's thoughts
> on this?
>
> 2.    Has the Board reviewed the effectiveness of the implementation of
> ICANN's mandate during the COVID lockdown?  How much money was saved by
> not traveling, and what were the impacts on policy effectiveness,
> outreach and inclusion?  Should ICANN continue to travel to the extent
> that it does, given concern for our carbon footprint?  What do we gain,
> and what do we lose with this attempt at global outreach and are there
> better ways to meet with different regional populations and markets?
>
> 3.    From NPOC: When will NPOC finally get its seat at NomCom? Could
> the rebalancing recommendation be taken further on how exactly the
> rebalancing could happen? If necessary, outsource another review team to
> figure it out, although we'd like to point out that CSG has one too many
> and NCSG one less than they should have. Since the community isn't able
> to reach consensus to abide by the recommendation that we got six years
> ago, the board should carry it through.
>
> 4.    In her blog recapping the January workshop, Tripti suggested that
> the Board anticipates making incremental decisions leading up to the
> final decision on opening a new application window for new gTLDs'. Can
> you elaborate on what 'incremental decisions' are to be expected?
>
> 5.    Applicant Support is a topic dear to the heart of NCSG. The SubPro
> ODA suggested that the applicant support program start 18 months prior
> to the anticipated opening of the application submission period. The ODA
> also offered 2 options for implementing SubPro outputs, where option 2
> would only require 18 months of implementation. While the GGP continues
> its work, it seems impossible to incorporate the Applicant Support
> Program in time for the next round in the aggressive timeline of Option
> 2. We appreciate the org's effort in mitigating risks and enhancing
> efficiency by developing option 2, but the NCSG feels strongly that the
> next round will be unfair if we open it without a meaningful and
> genuinely effective applicant support program.
>
> 6.    We have received questions from the Board about how to be agile
> and come up with new ways of working on issues to increase efficiency.
> However, we fear this desire to move things forward can damage the
> inclusive, diverse multistakeholder model that defines ICANN. Option 2
> is a great example of this zeal for "agility" as opposed to fundamental
> fairness and concern for small organizations in this competitive
> environment. How does the Board plan to balance the desire to be agile
> without compromising the due process, inclusiveness, and diversity of
> the multistakeholder model in its deliberations, particularly with
> respect to the SubPro ODA?
>
> 7.    What is the process for finding a new CEO for ICANN and at what
> stage are we with that?
>
> 8.    What is ICANN doing to become carbon neutral and thus sustainable?
> Why isn't traveling to ICANN meetings by land (when possible) the
> preferred method of traveling? Especially in cases, where traveling by
> land would actually be the faster and more convenient option?
>
> 9.    What is ICANN doing to better appreciate the numerous amount of
> time that volunteers contribute to ICANN?
>
>
> 10.    How will ICANN align with the Global  Digital Compact in relation
> to Summit of the Future in 2024
>
>
> --
Farzaneh
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