<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>One thing I forgot during the meeting - we should change at least one of the speakers for an NCUC/NCSG person deeply involved with the object of the webinar, preferably a woman - either Farzi, Michaela, or Bruna. Just have to check who would be the most comfortable with the subject.</div><div><br></div><div>Cordially,<div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><b>Pedro de Perdigão Lana</b><br></font></font></span><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.nic.br/" target="_blank">Lawyer</a>, </font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.gedai.com.br/" target="_blank">GEDAI/UFPR</a> Researcher</font></font></span></font></font></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2">PhD (UFPR), LLM in Business Law (<span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">UCoimbra</span>)</font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.isoc.org.br/" target="_blank">ISOC Brazil</a> Vice-<span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">president</span>.</span><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font><font size="2"><a href="https://www.ncuc.org/" target="_blank">NCUC</a> EC (ICANN). IODA Executive Secretary.</font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><br></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></div><div><font size="1"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif">This message is restricted to the sender and recipient(s). If received by mistake, please reply <span aria-invalid="grammar" class="Lm ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">informing it</span>.</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em sáb., 29 de ago. de 2026 às 08:43, Wisdom Donkor via NCUC-EC <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>> escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Amine,</div><div><br></div><div>I propose that the initial topic, “<b>AI, DNS Abuse and the Open Internet: Protecting Non-Commercial Users,</b>” be revised to:<br><br><b>“AI and DNS Abuse: Keeping the Internet Safe and Open for Everyone.”</b><br><br>The revised topic retains the original focus while using simpler, clearer and more inclusive language. The phrase “for everyone” makes the topic accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences and reflects the broader impact of AI and DNS abuse on individuals, civil society organisations and Internet users generally.<br><br>It is also easier to understand, remember and promote while preserving the central objective of protecting a safe and open Internet.<br><br>EC what do you think? </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> </font><font size="1">(CASP+, CISM, CEH </font><span style="font-size:x-small">Certified,</span><span style="font-size:x-small">)</span></div><div><font size="1">Chair, NCUC</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Tel: <a href="tel:+233%2020%20812%208851" value="+233208128851" target="_blank">+233 20 812 8851</a></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member | <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Improvement (CCOICI)</span> | UN IGF MAG Member | IGF Support Fund Association Executive Committee Member, World Bank Independent Consultant | AU AFIGF Member | Ghana OGP Advisory Committee member | GSS SDGs Advisory Committee Member</font></div><div><font size="1">____________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div></div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Geospatial Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, <br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at 1:58 AM Amine Hacha via NCUC-EC <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear NCUC Chair and EC Members,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Following our discussion during the
last EC monthly meeting, please find my proposal for the next NCUC webinar for <b>Monday,
28 September 2026 at 14:30 UTC</b>, with a duration of <b>90 minutes</b>. This
would follow the same time slot as the previous NCUC webinar, which was also
held on a Monday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposed Topic : AI, DNS Abuse and the Open Internet:
Protecting Non-Commercial Users.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brief Description</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The session would build on the
previous NCUC webinar and continue the discussion around open Internet
infrastructure, emerging technologies, Internet governance, and the protection
of non-commercial interests.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The webinar would focus on how
artificial intelligence is changing both DNS abuse and the way DNS abuse is
detected and mitigated. It would look at the growing use of AI and automated
tools in security and enforcement, while also considering issues that are
particularly relevant to NCUC, such as false positives, over-enforcement,
privacy, due process, accountability, and the possible impact on legitimate
non-commercial registrants and users.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The aim would be to bring together
technical, operational, governance, and public-interest perspectives and
discuss how effective DNS security measures can be developed without
compromising the openness of the Internet or the rights of non-commercial users.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposed Speakers</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ram Mohan</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – DNS security, resilience, AI, and technical policy ( <i>will ask
Ram if he prefers to delegate a member of SSAC if not available</i>).</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tatiana Tropina</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – cybersecurity, DNS abuse, Internet governance, and digital rights</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brian Cimbolic</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – registry operations and practical DNS abuse mitigation</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bruce Tonkin</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – Internet governance, accountability, and registrant protection</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Together, these speakers could provide
a balanced discussion across technical, policy, operational, governance, and
public-interest perspectives.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposed Date and
Time</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Monday, 28 September 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<b>14:30 UTC</b><br>
<b>Duration: 90 minutes</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposed Work
Timeline</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Following EC approval, I suggest the
following steps:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. Save the Date and Registration
Announcement</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
An initial “Save the Date” announcement would be shared with the <b>NCUC, NPOC,
and NCSG mailing lists</b>, including the session title, a short description,
the date and time, and the registration link.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. Speaker Outreach and Confirmation</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
We would then contact the proposed speakers, share the session concept and key
discussion areas, and ask for their availability and confirmation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3. Speaker and Session Publicity</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
Approximately <b>two weeks after the initial Save the Date announcement</b>,
and once the speakers are confirmed, we would publish a second announcement
introducing the confirmed speakers and providing more details about the
session.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Further reminders and promotion could
then follow closer to the webinar date through the relevant NCUC/NCSG
communication channels.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I would appreciate your feedback on
the proposed topic, speakers, date, and work timeline. Once we have the EC’s
agreement, we can move forward with the Save the Date announcement and speaker
outreach.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best regards,</span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Amine Hacha</span></p></div>
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