[NCSG-PC] Questions to the board

[Johan Helsingius]

Great! Thanks Kathy!

	Julf

On 06/03/2023 16:19, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
> Sure, I'm happy to handle it with John (who introduced it if he is in 
> Cancun) and others.  I'll highlight some ways that ICANN can start the 
> Applicant Support marketing soon - long before 18 months before the 
> second round new gTLD applications are due.
> 
> Benjamin - we should discuss too!
> 
> Best, Kathy
> 
> On 3/6/2023 10:13 AM, Johan Helsingius wrote:
>> 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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