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

Mon May 25 12:34:40 EEST 2026

Seeing no objection, I will respond to RrSG that we are OK with the
amendments.

Rafik

On Sat, May 23, 2026, 10:28 Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Sarah Wyld, CIPP/E*
>>>>>> Pronouns: she/they
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Head, Policy & Privacy
>>>>>> Tucows #MakingTheInternetBetter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> swyld at tucows.com
>>>>>>
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