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

Thu May 21 02:29:36 EEST 2026

Hi all,

IPC will also sign the letter but they are suggesting adding this part:

"In the "Avenues for collaborative discussion" section, the third paragraph
will read "We support the creation of processes for interaction with *the
GNSO Council Leadership and *the Working Group Chair or leadership team
during the Board’s deliberations", adding in the GNSO Council Leadership.

You can also review this in context within the letter doc itself (
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SxqrCp0pn_4Qi5r5pkz_aVK3ezc-s6CD6Lrwt7TqAhU/edit?tab=t.0
)"

Do we have any concerns with this amendment?

Best,

Rafik

Le ven. 15 mai 2026 à 13:26, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a écrit :

> thanks all, more than 24 hours have passed since my last message and no
> strong objection, I will let RrSG knows that we are keen to co-sign the
> letter.
>
> Rafik
>
>
> Le jeu. 14 mai 2026 à 10:00, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> 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
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Rafik
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- 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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