[NCUC-DISCUSS] EC report on NCPH Intersessional + links

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Hi all

Please see below the EC report on NCPH Intersessional with references links.
Most of the content has already been addressed on the list but this
report remains as reference so you are updated on EC activities.

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NCPH Intersessional 2017

Dear members,

Your Executive committee representatives would like to update you on
the work done at NCPH (Non-Contracted Parties House) Intersessional
2017. You are invited to share this report and are encouraged to reach
out  to your NCUC EC regional representative if you have any questions
and concerns.

he Intersessional event of NCPH - Non-Contracted Party House (NCPH)
was held by GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization) during 14 to
16 Feb 2017 in Reykjavik. This event gathered together two stakeholder
groups of NPCH - Commercial (CSG) and NonCommercial (NCSG) Both NCSG
and NCUC as a part of it presented sessions on several themes which
are important to the NCPH, where we belong in ICANN.
This was  also an opportunity to interact with our counterpart on NCPH, the
CSG - Commercial Stakeholder Group and its constituencies. The event
had two types of sessions. The joint sessions, where both stakeholder
groups discussed some important issues like updates on their work,
compliance, intellectual property issues, the accountability of NCPH,
the future of GNSO and others. Other sessions were held separately and
simultaneously for particular stakeholder groups and constituencies:
during those sessions NCUC and NCSG could get together and discuss
their work and their future strategies.
You can find all transcripts and recordings here

https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63144494


A few useful links as a follow-up to the debates that happened at the
Intersessional:


* NCPH Board Seat Selection Process

Until 3 May 2017 the NCPH should choose a candidate for the board
seat. Up to now candidates are Markus Kummer - Switzerland (running up
for re-election) and Matthew Shears - UK.

http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ncph-intersessional2017/2017-February/000093.html

The procedures for this election are up for comment

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lx8jCTEWGAuPyPpnL_RaHGum4dQXf2a1MTyYXx8O9dc/edit


* The .FEEDBACK issue

This helps understand an issue going on with misuse with this newGTLD

http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ncph-intersessional2017/2017-February/000078.html


* Policymaking and the relationship with the GAC

There is a follow-up to this session with resources here
http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ncph-intersessional2017/2017-February/000082.html


* Contractual Compliance

Jamie Hedlund posted on ICANN blog about the discussion on Intersessional
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/six-weeks-in-contractual-compliance-and-consumer-safeguards


* Travel ban and its impact on the Puerto Rico meeting
The travel ban approved by pres. Trump in the US (now suspended by
court orders) has disrupted the participation of community members in
several meetings.
ICANN issued a note on that matter and is monitoring the issue.
During an intersessional call, the chair also brought up a talking
point with the CEO to ensure that diversity continues to be a reality
in the community, including the participation of developing countries.
You can see the ICANN note here
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/travel-to-and-from-the-united-states
You can also see the chair's summary of meeting with CEO here
http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-discuss/2017-February/020239.html
The Puerto Rico meeting, 18 months away is the only to be conducted
within US borders.
Up to now, there is no proposal to move this meeting.


We would also like to offer you a more detailed report on the session,
which might be of your particular interest. The topic of the session
was suggested by the NCUC members. and the discussions concerns the
future role of GNSO:


Maintaining the GNSO's traditional policy-making leadership position at ICANN
Moderated by: Tony Holmes (ISPCPC); NCSG – Kathy Kleiman (NCUC)

Report written by: Ines Hfaiedh/ NCUC EC Africa


This session discussed the different challenges facing the GNSO's
traditional policy-making leadership position at ICANN. The demands of
the policy-making for GTLDs have increased and in terms of
representing a very broad diversity.
It started with raising awareness to the fact that challenging the
GNSO’s leadership in policy debates is in fact a challenging of the
whole multi-stakeholder model. Discussions went on to remind us of the
sad but true fact that by the end of the day, governments are the ones
that agree or not to implement policies. Besides, there was an
allusion to the At-Large Public comment on expanding their role to
actual policy-making and not only advising.
The sub-question to this discussion raised by Kathy Kleiman was: is
our role in Policy-making diluting?
First, there was an intro on the GNSO vis-à-vis the GAC and the
mechanisms through which consensus must be found between the GAC and
the councilors and the role of PDPs.
Second, mapping up the big picture of competitors to the GNSO
policy-making leadership, Kathy Kleiman pointed to the At-Large public
comment on the review of community where they seem to be looking
forward to a greater role in the policy-making.
David Cake, NCUC EC, urged to use GNSO mechanisms to revisit what we
need to revisit and to put more effort in the way we interact with the
GAC. We need to be more flexible while being clearer why the GNSO has
this role.
Greg Shatan, IPC, highlighted the GNSO “raison d’être”; the idea that
the job of the GNSO  council is to manage THE POLICY development
process of the GTLD policy . GNSO council has primacy on the THE
POLICY development process of the GTLD policy. This is for the entire
community to agree. That is what we should guard carefully.
Renata Aquino Ribeiro, NCUC EC, people who are new to ICANN and
fellows ask to learn about the GAC because it is influencing ICANN.
There is an increase in dialogue but also an increase in perception of
influence.
To this comment, Steve DelBianco answered that the GAC is maturing and
finding its place and raising its voice. There are new mechanisms in
the bylaws to « CONTAIN » the power of the GAC but when it comes to
the GTLD space, GNSO owns it and others can participate in it.
Rinalia Abdul Rahim, ICANN Board member, highlighted that it’s not a
pleasure to receive letters advice from different ICANN community
opposing a Policy or aspects of a Policy. Abdul Rahim wondered if the
problem was within the Policy-development process in itself and added
that in order to be “the locus and focus of policy-making”, the GNSO
should be more flexible and engage more stakeholders in the policy
discussion especially at the Policy forums.
It is important to note that now there is a liaison between the GNSO
and the GAC. The basic step now is getting them to engage. The
discussion then moved to ways to sensitize the GAC to PDP processes
and developing practical approaches to hearing out the concerns.
Suggestions ranged from giving a sort of agenda to setting a mechanism
of notifications while informing that there is a process and everyone
has to fit in the process.
Avri Doria, on the other hand, argued that “the Board is the problem”
as it has created a situation of organization against organization.
The Board has to be the one that actually solves the problem by
looking at the content and the recommendations and go from there.

* See also: Documents produced by ICANN Staff


After the meeting, ICANN staff also produced the following documents:


ICANN Response to Questions from ICANN Compliance Session

https://community.icann.org/x/KILDAw


ICANN Staff meeting report that incorporates session notes, action
items and next steps from NCPH Intersessional meeting

https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/Intersessional+2017+-+Documents