[NCSG-PC] Questions to the board

[Johan Helsingius]

Question 5? Yes, it is a good opportunity to highlight the
pilot project. Are you up to handling Q5 (if we get to it)?

	Julf


On 06/03/2023 15:31, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
> I think we have an Applicant Support question too... and the opportunity 
> to introduce (or identify) the students in NCSG who have been studying 
> ICANN policy in the pilot project focused on Applicant Support.
> 
> On 3/6/2023 9:28 AM, Johan Helsingius wrote:
>> So here are the questions in the form we submitted them. No way they
>> will have time for 10 answers, but...
>>
>> Anyway, who will present which question(s)?
>>
>>     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
>>
>>
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