[NCSG-PC] Fwd: Draft Public Letter to ICANN Board - do you want to sign on?

Wed May 13 23:09:47 EEST 2026

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Hi everyone,

Thank you, Rafik, for sharing this. I agree with co-signing this letter to the board. Both the section on timelines (to your point, Rafik), and transparency are important and reflect longstanding points for which the NCSG has actively advocated.

Best,

Michaela
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Thank you Rafik. I also agree. we should support it.
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On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is<mailto:ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>> wrote:
hi all,

RrSG is asking us if we want to co-sign this letter to the board.
shall we support and join them? I support the first point about timeline as I raised that several times in interaction with board regarding policy recommendations not being decided upon for quite long period at board level.

Best,

Rafik

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De : Sarah Wyld <swyld at tucows.com<mailto:swyld at tucows.com>>
Date: mer. 13 mai 2026 à 02:24
Subject: Draft Public Letter to ICANN Board - do you want to sign on?
To: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>>
Cc: Owen Smigelski <owen.smigelski at namecheap.com<mailto:owen.smigelski at namecheap.com>>, Zoe Bonython <secretariat at rrsg.org<mailto:secretariat at rrsg.org>>

Hello Rafik,

The RrSG has drafted a letter which we intend to send to the ICANN Board of Directors. I am sharing it to ask if the NCSG would be interested in co-signing this letter; I will be sending it to the other GNSO group leaders for their consideration as well.

Implementation of GNSO-Approved Policy Recommendations: input regarding timeline and transparency<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SxqrCp0pn_4Qi5r5pkz_aVK3ezc-s6CD6Lrwt7TqAhU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.aymtpx8rkma7>

This letter started life as a response to the Board's failure to approve the Transfer PDP WG's Recommendations at their most recent meeting. Rather than focusing on that one PDP's output, however, we want to address the broader issues of lack of clear timelines and transparency for the Board's review process.

I am aiming to send this on 25 May although that can be pushed to the 30th if needed. If you are interested in signing on (and relatedly providing edits) please let us know! If not it would also help to know that as we may send it sooner.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts, and to seeing you in Seville.

Thanks,

Sarah

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