[NCSG-PC] Fwd: ACTION Rafik - Invitation | ICANN85 At-Large Plenary on DNS Abuse Mitigation

Fri Feb 6 17:45:16 EET 2026

Michaela has my support.

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On Fri, 6 Feb 2026, 3:16 pm Michaela Nakayama Shapiro via NCSG-PC, <
ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:

> INTERNAL
>
> Hi Rafik,
>
> I’m happy to put my name forward as a suggested candidate. Happy to hear
> other suggestions though of course.
>
> It would also be great to know who they are thinking of for the other
> panellists.
>
> Best,
>
> Michaela
>
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> *From:* NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc-bounces at lists.ncsg.is> on behalf of Rafik Dammak
> via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 6, 2026 1:16:09 AM
> *To:* ncsg-pc <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
> *Subject:* [NCSG-PC] Fwd: ACTION Rafik - Invitation | ICANN85 At-Large
> Plenary on DNS Abuse Mitigation
>
> hi all,
>
> I got this invite from ALAC about their session on DNS abuse. I responded
> that I would prefer someone active on the topic to be the panelist.
> The session is clashing with our scheduled PC session on that day.
> Any suggestions for the panelist name?
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>
>
>
> Dear Rafik,
>
>
>
> On behalf of the ALAC Leadership, we would like to invite you to
> participate as the NCSG panelist in the ICANN85 At-Large plenary session
> entitled *Progressing the DNS Abuse Mitigation Agenda* held on *Tuesday,
> 10 March 2026, 10:30 - 12:00 Mumbai Time (90 mins)*.
>
>
>
> The ALAC and the At-Large Community continue to believe that more can be
> done to combat DNS abuse on a number of fronts. You will recall that during
> ICANN83, the ALAC held a plenary session which engaged the ICANN community
> in a collaborative conversation on this topic. This was to establish
> stronger cross-community understanding of continuing widespread abuse cases
> for better scoping and identification of possible redress.
>
>
>
> This ICANN85 At-Large Plenary will retain a focus on proactive tasks to
> prevent harm from malicious registrations. Through this second
> collaborative community conversation, we seek to:
>
>    - Examine the progress of the ongoing GNSO PDP 1 on Associated Name
>    Checks;
>    - Discuss how the community might establish better coordination to
>    tackle Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs)-based abuse; and
>    - To identify which other priority gap(s) should be subject to policy
>    development next.
>
>
>
>  The draft agenda is:
>
>
>
>    1. Welcome and Recap - Moderator (3 min)
>    2. Progress of GNSO PDPs on DNS abuse mitigation, in particular PDP 1
>    on Associated Name Checks (25 mins)
>    3. Tackling Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs)-based abuse (36 mins)
>    4. Next priority gap in DNS abuse mitigation (25 mins)
>    5. Closing (1 min) - Moderator
>
>
>
> *Could you please confirm your availability to participate as a panelist
> in this At-Large plenary by Monday 9 February?*
>
>
> We would also warmly welcome the presence of your representatives to the
> PDP 1 on Associated Name Checks and other experts for the discussions on
> agenda items 2 and 3, respectively.
>
>
>
> Please also let us know if you have preliminary questions regarding your
> participation in the session. *Kindly note that we may schedule a call
> with confirmed panelists to prepare for this session, should that need
> arise.*
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Gisella, on behalf of the ALAC Leadership
>
>
>
>
>
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