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

Sat May 23 04:28:07 EEST 2026

Thanks Emmanuel.
So if there is no objection wirhin 24 hours I will respond to RrSG that we
are fine with the amendments.

Rafik

On Thu, May 21, 2026, 08:51 Emmanuel Vitus <emmanuelvitus at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rafik,
>
> I support co-signing the letter. The IPC suggestion also makes sense as
> the GNSO Council Leadership plays an important coordination role between
> the Council, WG leadership and the Board.
>
> Best,
> Emmanuel
>
> Le mer. 20 mai 2026 à 23:29, Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <
> ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> a écrit :
>
>> 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
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> *From:* NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc-bounces at lists.ncsg.is> on behalf of Yao
>>>>> Amevi A. Sossou via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
>>>>> *Sent:* 13 May 2026 04:45
>>>>> *To:* Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>>>> *Cc:* ncsg-pc <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [NCSG-PC] Fwd: Draft Public Letter to ICANN Board - do
>>>>> you want to sign on?
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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