[NCSG-PC] Fwd: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] Proposal for ICANN85 Plenary Session: From Stability to Survivability: ICANN's Role In The Future of Internet Resilience

[Johan Helsingius]

Looks like a good session to have, even if it doesn't directly touch
NCSG focus areas.

	Julf


On 09/12/2025 7:44 am, Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> sharing here the SSAC proposal for plenary session.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Rafik
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> Dear Planning Team,
> 
> I am proposing a plenary session <https://docs.google.com/document/ 
> d/16DEqMVbyp8th726l0LG4_sU6yNNBpfbFicZD5PGQ1Xc/edit?usp=sharing> for the 
> upcoming ICANN 85 Meeting in Mumbai:
> 
> *Title: From Stability to Survivability: ICANN’s Role In The Future of 
> Internet Resilience.*
> 
> The goal is simple: shift the community’s mindset from “keeping the 
> lights on” to actively preparing for the next inevitable disruption. 
> Building on insights from SAC132 and the Marconi Society’s Internet 
> Resilience Institute, the session highlights four rising systemic risks— 
> growing complexity, underfunded prevention, regulatory pressures, and 
> software supply-chain fragility—and asks what role ICANN and its 
> stakeholders must play as the Internet becomes tightly coupled to 
> critical infrastructure.
> 
> *Justification:*
> ICANN’s work increasingly intersects with risks that originate /outside/ 
> the DNS, yet have direct impact on DNS availability, user trust, and 
> global Internet resilience.
> 
> By assembling TLD operators, root operators, hyperscalers, civil 
> society, and critical infrastructure experts, this session gives the 
> community actionable insight into hidden dependencies and outlines the 
> role ICANN must play—strategic, multistakeholder, and forward-looking—in 
> strengthening resilience across the ecosystem. Optimistically, we will 
> identify practical steps the community can take /before/—not after—the 
> next major outage.
> 
> Happy to share more detail or adjust as needed.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ram
> 
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> 
> *Ram Mohan*
> 
> (m)+1.215.431.0958
> 
> rmohan at identity.digital <mailto:rmohan at identity.digital>| @ <https:// 
> twitter.com/rmohan123>rmohan123 | <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmohan/ 
>  > rmohan
> 
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> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Thank you to those who joined the call and who shared their feedback 
> before the call and on it, it was extremely helpful.
> 
> For those who missed it, please find the recording here <https:// 
> icann.zoom.us/rec/play/qYQYH0mJsBO1q92wKRxFeIDPc7_bAb6- 
> Xs2q3eACvKezaS7uJ0P9cMJum-LwDz_Fc3_sYFXuQA5WAuFc.fR0sR6NtsYu9PBHl> and 
> the slide deck attached.
> 
> *Feedback from the second Production call:*
> 
>   * *Reminder of feedback received on the Meeting Planning list:*
> 
>   * General agreement that the Geopolitical Forum should take place
>     during Prep Week
>   * Agreement that one of the Community Sessions should be dedicated to
>     the Review of Reviews (now on block 1 Thursday as per CCG Co-Chairs
>     request)
>   * Other topics suggested for a possible second session: DNS Abuse
>     (NCSG), WSIS +20 (ccNSO), How to Shorten the Time to Produce
>     Effective Policies (EURALO), NXR Round update if warranted (RySG)
> 
>   * *Feedback received during the call:*
> 
>   * Further information required for a final decision on the WSIS+20
>     Lessons learned session. Suggestion to add “& Next Steps” to the
>     session title. 
> 
> o_Action item_: Mary & Nathalie to reach out to staff colleagues for 
> more information on the session plan.
> 
>   * SSAC proposal for an additional community session topic on Internet
>     Resiliency. 
> 
> o_Action Item:_ Ram to send session description to the planning mailing 
> list for further discussion.
> 
>   * RySG request for a Board & Exec Next Round Q&A session during ICANN85 
> 
> o_Action item_: Mary & Nathalie to reach out to staff colleagues for 
> outline of next round sessions planned
> 
>   * Board & Community Discussion session:  decision yet to be finalized 
> 
> o_Action item: _Community leaders to provide suggestions regarding 
> format and timing of the session on the mailing list.__
> 
> __
> 
> Please find the block schedule updated with the recent input attached to 
> this email.
> 
> __
> 
> As a reminder, there are no further Production calls planned given the 
> approach of the holiday season. Staff will be providing further 
> information in keeping with the above assigned action items as soon as 
> possible.
> 
> Thank you all once again for your participation on the mailing list and 
> on the call,
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Mary & Nathalie
> 
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