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

Thu May 14 04:00:38 EEST 2026

Thanks all for your response. If there is no objection in the coming hours,
I will respond to RrSG that we will co-sign the letter.

Rafik

Le jeu. 14 mai 2026 à 05:09, Michaela Nakayama Shapiro <
michaela.shapiro at article19.org> a écrit :

> INTERNAL
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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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> *Subject:* Re: [NCSG-PC] Fwd: Draft Public Letter to ICANN Board - do you
> want to sign on?
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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> 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.
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> Best,
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> Rafik
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> De : *Sarah Wyld* <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>
> Cc: Owen Smigelski <owen.smigelski at namecheap.com>, Zoe Bonython <
> 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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