[NCUC-EC] FW: Proposed program outline for ICANN 77 workshoip

[Benjamin Akinmoyeje]

Dear Ken,
I appreciate your intervention but I would quickly like to correct the
impression that Milton intervened. I actually called for the meeting to
bring everybody on-board.  As shown in the screenshot attached below 5days
ago.
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The proposal was supposed to be discussed in our EC meeting in order to
give Milton a response as he had required thereafter, however since you
went ahead., we are here now.  I just feel it is important to put the facts
straight.

As the chair I engage in multiple conversations with different stakeholders
to get support for our community and it appears to me, once you are not in
the conversation, it is always unclear to you. I have shared the outcome of
PIR interactions with you and Johan also attested to it.

Please let me know the clarity you seek and I will try to facilitate it
just as it has been done in the past. If I remember correctly, it was in
your presence I approached the PIR team in ICANN76.

It is however not very helpful when ECs summarily jump to conclusions on
issues such as this. It is my hope that today's EC meeting will help put
some clarity into this discussion.

Kind regards,
Benjamin


On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 11:27 PM Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:

> Hello Fellow EC members.
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> Milton arranged a conference call this morning with Benjamin, Julf,
> Farzaneh and me, to discuss the ICANN77 events we have been planning.
> Milton intervened since he observed that we were not getting any response
> from my e-mails regarding how to move forward, and for that I am thankful.
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> Besides some discussion of the status of funding from PIR, which remains
> unclear, Milton also agreed to propose a programme for a non-commercial
> session at ICANN77, and that is what you see below. We should discuss this
> at our EC meeting tomorrow.
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> Ken
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> *From:* Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 10, 2023 11:02 AM
> *To:* Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com>
> *Cc:* Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>; Farzaneh Badiei <
> farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>; Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com>
> *Subject:* Proposed program outline for ICANN 77 workshoip
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> Theme:
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> Access to DNS in the Age of Sanctions and Trade Barriers
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> This workshop will examine the way nation-state power conflicts erect
> barriers to global internet access, focusing on DNS. It would cover topics
> such as how sanctions affect the provision of DNS services, how ICANN's
> global policies and contracts intersect with foreign policy pressures, and
> how certain forms of social media regulations affect Internet access
> throughout the world. It will explore how Noncommercial stakeholders in the
> ICANN environment can address those problems.
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> Invited Speakers:
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> * Farzaneh Badiei, Digital Medusa on her sanctions work
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> * Alan Davidson or Susan Chalmers, NTIA, on U.S. OFAC and its relationship
> to ICANN
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> * Someone from ICANN legal on implementation of Workstream 2 (general OFAC
> license)
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> * Greg Nojeim from CDT
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> * Milton Mueller, GT IGP on the TikTok ban
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> * Kathleen Burke from Public Knowledge kathleen at publicknowledge.org on
> DNS access restrictions from copyright and trademark interests
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> * Invite PIR to address sanctions
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> * TWNIC on cross-strait barriers to Internet access in Asia
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> There would be 4 15-minute presentations from key speakers (Badiei,
> Davidson, ICANN, Mueller) would be followed by a roundtable discussion
> featuring:
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>    - Nojeim, CDT
>    - PIR
>    - TWNIC
>    - Public Knowledge or EFF
>    - Others?
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> Dr Milton L Mueller, Professor
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> School of Public Policy
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> Georgia Institute of Technology
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> Internet Governance Project <https://internetgovernance.org>
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