[NCSG-PC] ICANN Board Registry Voluntary Commitments Webinar MONDAY

[Kathy Kleiman]

Anyone who is interested in New gTLD Registry Public Interest 
Commitments (PICs) and Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) should tune 
into the *ICANN Board's Webinar tomorrow, Monday, 18 Dec, 19:00–20:30 
UTC, *link at 
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-webinar-framework-for-public-interest-and-registry-voluntary-commitments-11-12-2023-en 


This is an issue to which NCSG and NCUC have devoted A LOT of time in 
the last decade.  A dozen years ago, in the First Round of New gTLDs, 
some horrible "voluntary commitments" were submitted by New gTLD 
applicants and we have been concerned ever since. Undermining the public 
interest, undermining fair and balanced policies, and undermining the 
Multistakeholder Model /must not be allowed in future "commitments."
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_A few of the many documents sharing our concerns:_

In the last two NCUC Anniversary Issues Forums, we actively shared 
concerns and urged ICANN to revisit the issue of PICs and RVCs - and our 
session at ICANN78 in Hamburg is recorded and available online. We are 
glad to see ICANN answering these calls!

*The Big Question Facing ICANN’s Contractual Governance Regime, *Milton 
Mueller, /"Some interest groups (mainly Registries and GAC) want ICANN 
to be empowered to enforce compliance with Registry Voluntary 
Commitments (RVCs), formerly known as Public Interest Commitments 
(PICs). Civil society groups and some Internet businesses see in the 
proposed change a threat to freedom of expression on the internet and an 
attempt to undermine ICANN’s multistakeholder policy development 
process." 
/https://www.internetgovernance.org/2023/06/15/the-big-question-facing-icanns-contractual-governance-regime/

*The Sad Story of Private Public Interest Commitments (PICs), *Kathy 
Kleiman, 
https://circleid.com/posts/20200311-the-sad-story-of-private-public-interest-commitments-pics#fn6 


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The Webinar will most certainly be recorded if you cannot attend during 
this busy days.

Happy Holidays!

Kathy
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