[NCSG-PC] ICANN85 follow-up / Position papers

Wed Mar 18 12:24:15 EET 2026

Thanks Yao and to everyone who is volunteering and adding their name for
the position paper in the google doc.

Best,

Rafik

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 21:05 Yao Amevi A. Sossou <soyames at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rafik,
> I will reach out to Juan for the position paper New gTLD round /AGB.
> Hopefully in the coming weeks we will come up with a working document.
>
> As member of the PDP1 working group on DNS abuse Mitigation we have to
> contribute to discussion on key questions raised by the charter. I have
> drafted simple answers to those questions which can be found here
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CSTpNiOK3rqGn8PV8GAIhWwhokn8wj4J2IIA5GlKhPw/edit?usp=sharing
> I believe it reflects our position in the matter and highlight the HIRA in
> the scoping.
> Please feel free to contribute to it and provide more contexts you think
> we should pay attention to. This is just draft suggestions.
>
> The working group next meeting is on Monday next week (23.03).
>
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> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <
> ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> Based on ongoing discussion at the session now, I am bringing back this
>> topic if we can prepare those position papers for ICANN86 instead:
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Dt5wecG7mpRCPkmVp6awFKTejZbRVjz5OYuz4HS2Mg/edit?usp=sharing
>> the list can be updated and we need to get lead for each topic.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>>
>> Le ven. 5 déc. 2025 à 15:38, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>> hi all,
>>>
>>> Thanks for volunteering and input. I tried to consolidate all in table
>>> in this google doc
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Dt5wecG7mpRCPkmVp6awFKTejZbRVjz5OYuz4HS2Mg/edit?usp=sharing
>>> . I dropped DNS blocking for now, but kept PPSAI separately unless everyone
>>> agrees that it should fall under RDRS too.
>>>
>>> We still need volunteers and suggestions. Again, it is not only for PC
>>> members.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Rafik
>>>
>>> Le jeu. 20 nov. 2025 à 00:20, Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <
>>> michaela.shapiro at article19.org> a écrit :
>>>
>>>> INTERNAL
>>>>
>>>> Hi Rafik,
>>>>
>>>> Following-on from others’ comments, I agree that this is a great idea!
>>>> I’m happy to volunteer to update the DNS abuse mitigation
>>>> strategies/reporting position paper. I will prioritize for within the next
>>>> couple of weeks (which should hopefully coincide with the publication of
>>>> the final issues report for the upcoming DNS abuse PDP process).
>>>>
>>>> I’m not sure we currently need a DNS blocking position paper, but I
>>>> think a priority should be to draft one for RDRS / urgent requests, I would
>>>> be happy to support and input, but do not currently have the capacity to
>>>> lead in the drafting unfortunately.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Michaela
>>>>
>>>> *From: *NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc-bounces at lists.ncsg.is> on behalf of Rafik
>>>> Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>>> *Date: *Tuesday, 4 November 2025 at 05:45
>>>> *To: *ncsg-pc <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
>>>> *Subject: *[NCSG-PC] ICANN84 follow-up
>>>>
>>>> hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Based on the successful sessions we had in Dublin about DNS blocking,
>>>> HRIA, WSIS and accuracy and in particular the usefulness of having
>>>> discussion papers, I recommend to draft position paper for each priority
>>>> topic in order 1/ to explain better our positions within NCSG and outside
>>>> 2/ having point of reference that can be used for sessions or during
>>>> council discussion avoiding any confusion:
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking we should draft position papers for this list of topics
>>>> and I want to ask if there are volunteers for each topic, to take the lead
>>>> and work with others to draft it. in addition to the position paper, we
>>>> should have slides deck based on it we can use for our communication and
>>>> presentation:
>>>> - Privacy Proxy Services Accreditation Issues (PPSAI)
>>>> - Update for DNS abuse mitigation strategies and reporting
>>>> - UDRP review
>>>> - RDRS / urgent requests:
>>>> - New gTLD round /AGB
>>>> - Transfer Policy
>>>> - DNS Blocking
>>>>
>>>> We will put them later in our wiki (to be reorganized) and easily
>>>> referenced, in addition to proper communication and distribution.
>>>>
>>>> The list is not exhaustive and I'm looking forward to any suggestions.
>>>> We also have the NCSG fellow as a resource we can work with for
>>>> documentation, research etc.
>>>>
>>>> For coordination about NCSG position in public forum and/or in council,
>>>> we can agree on some protocol to ensure we are all on the same page.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Rafik
>>>>
>>>>
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