<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So per previous, Q1 of 2016 will see an effort to get a community dialogue going on everyone’s favorite topic.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Nora Abusitta <<a href="mailto:nora.abusitta@icann.org" class="">nora.abusitta@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Public Interest within ICANN's remit</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">December 22, 2015 at 4:35:16 AM GMT+1<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Lauren Allison <<a href="mailto:lauren.allison@icann.org" class="">lauren.allison@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""></div></div></span></div></blockquote>[snip]<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">As per recommendations received during conversations on this preparatory work, these resources have been placed on a community wikispace on Confluence and can be located<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/epRYAw" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">here</a>. To facilitate discussion on next steps, a mailing list has also been created as a forum for dialogue and coordination, found<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/publicinterest" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">here</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">Additionally, a request has been submitted to hold a High Interest Session at ICANN55 that will be collaboratively designed providing an informed and comprehensive base from which to initiate discussions on next steps.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">This will require global, multistakeholder, bottom-up discussion and ICANN wants to make sure that, when the time is right, there are enough resources and background research available. We all will need to understand the operational, legal, and fiscal parameters and limitations to any potential definition(s). If you have specific suggestions or resources to add, please do not hesitate to get in contact.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">I would be grateful if you could kindly socialize this wikispace and above information with your colleagues and encourage participation where possible to help guide this conversation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">Look forward to seeing you in the new year.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">Best wishes,<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font size="3" class="">Nora</font></div></div></span><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><div class="">-- </div><div class="">Nora Abusitta</div></div><div class="">Senior Vice President </div><div class="">Development and Public Responsibility Programs</div><div class="">ICANN</div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><div id="MAC_OUTLOOK_SIGNATURE" class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class="">*************************************************************<br class="">William J. Drake<br class="">International Fellow & Lecturer<br class=""> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ<br class=""> University of Zurich, Switzerland<br class=""><a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> (direct), <a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" class="">wjdrake@gmail.com</a> (lists),<br class=""> <a href="http://www.williamdrake.org" class="">www.williamdrake.org</a><br class="">The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections<br class="">New book at <a href="https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG" class="">https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG</a> <br class="">*************************************************************</div></div>
</div>
<br class=""></div></body></html>