[Ncuc-na] Warm Seasons Wishes from NCUC North American Exec Committee Rep

[Ken Herman]

Hello North American members of the Non-Commercial User Constituency.

 

The past year has seen ICANN move back to in-person meetings with the hybrid
Policy Forum in the Hague in June. At that session, among other topics,
there were discussions around transfer policy, DNS Abuse and a final report
on protections for intergovernmental organizations. Later in the year the
Annual General Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur in September, where progress
was reported on many of the usual topics, such as subsequent procedures,
internationalized domain names, DNS abuse and a plenary on the topic of
“Internet Fragmentation”. Over the past year the NCUC Executive Committee
has discussed ways to enhance membership engagement, although results have
been difficult to achieve.

 

Looking ahead, 2023 is sure to be an interesting one for the ICANN
community, especially since, as you may have heard, the ICANN President and
CEO, Mr Göran Marby, has announced his departure.  On a more pedestrian
note, the registration for the Community Forum, to convene this year in
March in Cancun, Mexico, has opened. I look forward to hearing if any North
America members plan to attend or participate virtually, the latter a bit
less challenging due to a more advantageous time zone! I will come back with
more about planning for the Community Forum after the new year. 

 

Meanwhile, I wish you all a happy, healthy and safe holiday season and New
Year.

 

Ken Herman

Executive Committee North America Regional Representative

Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)

 

 

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