[NCUC-DISCUSS] ICANN81 Stakeholders/Board sessions

Wed Oct 23 20:59:08 CEST 2024

Great questions!!

On 10/23/2024 11:10 AM, Pedro de Perdigão Lana wrote:
> Hi Julf, Benjamin,
>
> [This message was kept in draft, forgot to send it -_-]
>
> I have one related to the RDRS.
>
> ICANN logic is heavily marked by, for lack of a better concept, a 
> North American perspective on how to do business and how procedures 
> (f. ex., legal frameworks) should work. However, the RDRS is a result 
> of, if we could say that, a more European-ish way to see human rights 
> and to protect them. When we talk about the transparency and 
> accountability of the RDRS, those values seem to be more heavily 
> aligned with a human rights-centered view of how the system should 
> work. However, we have seen lots of times a preference to protect 
> ICANN’s or CPH’s trade secrets or confidentiality. Does the board 
> think that ICANN should turn itself to a more HR-centered approach 
> when the org and the community plan the next steps of the RDRS? What 
> does that mean regarding the transparency of the system?
>
> Cordially,
>
> *Pedro de Perdigão Lana*
> Advogado - OAB/PR 90.600 <https://www.nic.br/>, Pesquisador 
> (GEDAI/UFPR <https://www.gedai.com.br/>)
> Doutorando em Direito (UFPR), Mestre em Direito Empresarial (UCoimbra),
> Coordenação/Diretoria/EC @ ISOC BR <https://isoc.org.br/>,NCUC 
> <https://www.ncuc.org> & NCSG 
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Home>(ICANN), 
> YouthLACIGF <https://youthlacigf.lat/>,IODA <https://ioda.org.br/> e 
> CC Brasil <https://br.creativecommons.net/>.
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>
>
> Em seg., 14 de out. de 2024 às 10:47, Johan Helsingius 
> <00001963cc94b85a-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> escreveu:
>
>     Any topics you think we should bring up in our meeting with the Board?
>
>     "We kindly request that you send any questions you would like the
>     Board
>       to address during our face-to-face meetings to Board Operations
>     (board-
>     ops-team at icann.org). Given the limited time for these meetings, please
>       prioritize your questions in order of importance. We would
>     appreciate
>       receiving your questions no later than Wednesday 30 October 2024."
>
>             Julf
>
>
>     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>     Subject:        ICANN81 Stakeholders/Board sessions
>     Date:   Tue, 8 Oct 2024 06:15:40 +0000
>     From:   Vinciane Koenigsfeld <vinciane.koenigsfeld at icann.org>
>     To: julf at julf.com <julf at julf.com>, benakin at gmail.com
>     <benakin at gmail.com>, jumaropi at yahoo.com <jumaropi at yahoo.com>,
>     mcknight.glenn at gmail.com <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>
>     CC:     Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes at icann.org>, Michelle Bright
>     <michelle.bright at icann.org>, Board Ops Team
>     <board-ops-team at icann.org>,
>     Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>
>
>
>
>     /Sent on behalf of Tripti Sinha, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors///
>
>     DearNon/c//ommercial Stakeholder Group///Leaders,
>
>     Our Annual General Meeting (9-14 November) is approaching quickly,
>     and
>     the Board and I are looking forward to meeting with all of you in
>     Istanbul.
>
>     It will be our final meeting of 2024, a year marked by both
>     challenges
>     and progress. Notably, we celebrated the selection of our new CEO,
>     Kurtis Lindqvist, who will soon officially take on the role.
>
>     As we finalize our new five-year Strategic Plan and continue
>     collaborating on key projects critical to ICANN’s future—including
>     the
>     launch of the Next Round of new gTLDs— we remain committed to
>     strengthening our partnership. In keeping with our practice before
>     ICANN79, the Board plans to hold an open engagement session during
>     Prep
>     Week of ICANN81, allowing interested community members to engage
>     directly with the Board on specific topics. *This session will be
>     held
>     on 28 October at 15:00 UTC.*
>
>     The 60-minute session will feature two breakout rooms, each hosted by
>     different Board members and focused on distinct topics. After a brief
>     welcome plenary, participants will be invited to join one of the two
>     breakout rooms for a 45-minute discussion with the Board hosts.
>     Attendees will have the flexibility to move between the breakout
>     rooms.
>     The session will conclude with a summary from each Board host on the
>     discussions held in their respective breakout rooms.
>
>     **
>
>     *Topic 1:Future of the new gTLD Program: Applications in rounds or
>     continuously accepting applications (first come, first serve)?*
>
>        * Led by Becky Burr and Alan Barrett
>        * Format of the engagement: discussion and soliciting input
>        * Description: To date, the new gTLD Program has operated in
>     rounds,
>          allowing applicants to submit their applications within specific
>          time windows. The last round took place in 2012, and the next
>     one is
>          expected to open in 2026. Due to concerns raised by the
>     Board, the
>          GNSO Council has expressed interest
>
>     <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/ducos-to-icann-board-et-al-05sep23-en.pdf> in
>          collaborating with the ICANN Board on the long-term evolution
>     of the
>          program, potentially moving away from the current round-based
>          approach. Several issues have been identified with the
>     round-based
>          approach, including:
>
>     1. Dealing with contention sets, which have proven to be one of
>     the most
>     complex and litigious part of the program.
>
>     2. The costs and challenges of repeatedly switching the program on
>     and off.
>
>     3. The sense of scarcity and rush to apply created by limited
>     application windows.
>
>     This session will explore what a future New gTLD Program might
>     look like
>     if applications were submitted continuously, similar to ICANN’s
>     approach
>     for other programs like registrar accreditation. Key questions to
>     consider include:
>
>     · What advantages, if any, are there to maintaining the
>     round-based system?
>
>     · What challenges would arise from a continuously open New gTLD
>     Program?
>
>     · Are there alternative models that could address the identified
>     issues?
>
>     · Given current priorities, what is a realistic timeline for
>     developing
>     policies on this issue that would allow a different
>
>     approach?
>
>     *Topic 2: RDRS Community Feedback*
>
>        * Led by Maarten Botterman and Wes Hardaker
>        * Format of the engagement: discussion and soliciting input
>        * Description: The
>          Board seeks to understand the community’s perception of RDRS
>          after nearly a year of operations, particularly whether the
>          community agrees that the service could be a suitable permanent
>          solution for access to registration data. This feedback will help
>          guide the Board’s next steps in discussions with the GNSO Council
>          regarding the future of the EPDP Phase 2 policy
>     recommendations for
>          a System for a Standardized/Access Disclosure
>
>     The Board looks forward to this engagement opportunity and encourages
>     your active participation.
>
>     Please note that ICANN Staff will support this engagement session and
>     take notes. However, there will be technical limitations in the
>     breakout
>     rooms, including the absence of interpretation and transcription
>     services.
>
>     As always, we will listen to your specific needs during our bilateral
>     sessions. In keeping with our established practice, we will also
>     ask a
>     question to your Group ahead of our joint session in Istanbul.
>
>     *- The Board has been continuing work on a Global Public Interest
>     Framework in relation to ICANN policy making, and has recently
>     finalised
>     a draft GPI Framework Checklist. The Board is eager to hear feedback
>     from the Council on this checklist, including whether the Council
>     feels
>     this will be a useful policy development tool and any thoughts on
>     how it
>     could be further developed.
>
>     *
>
>     We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this soon.
>
>     We kindly request that you send any questions you would like the
>     Board
>     to address during our face-to-face meetings to Board Operations
>     (board-ops-team at icann.org <mailto:board-ops-team at icann.org>).
>     Given the
>     limited time for these meetings, please prioritize your questions in
>     order of importance. We would appreciate receiving your questions no
>     later than *Wednesday 30 October 2024.*
>
>     Looking forward to our discussions during Prep Week and ICANN81!
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     Tripti Sinha
>
>     Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
>
>
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