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• Roundtable 1: Internet Users' Interests
  • Leon Sanchez, Board Vice President - Referenced ICANN bylaws that ALAC is the organizational home of internet end users. Noted there are other groups, NCSG, IPC, even the GAC, enables the interests of end users. Noted the RALOs and the ALSes that are able to reach out to local end users. This allows for the bottom up process through the RALOs to the ALAC. So there are more than one channel for how internet end users can participate. He also noted that individuals can participate in PDPs, although there are some membership requirements.  
  • Sarah Kiden - Cited the capacity building that is available. She noted that ALSes are active in the regions, but tend not to participate in the policy advice development process. Need to build confidence in the end users. Also, end users need to be empowered so they can contribute to the policy development process. Some in At-Large mentor people who need to build capacity. 
  • Jonathan Zuck - Noted the work of the CPWG. He described the tools of the CPWG. They include the two way dialogue from the CPWG to the RALOs and ALSes. There is room for growth here. Another tool is the use of surveys, both end user surveys and professional surveys Noted the End User Survey that is going to be focused on the topic of IDNs and UA in the Hindi speaking area of India. 
  •  Pari Esfandiari - The internet is indispensable, cited pandemic use of Zoom and Ukraine invasion. Pointed out the challenges of cybercrime and other challenges of the internet. DNS abuse can lead to significant interruption to the stability of the internet. There are risks to the social contract as relates to end users' trust of the internet. Regulation and guidance are necessary.   
  • On the question of turning interests into right, caution was raised. A suggestion to include discussion of end user and registrant rights in courses that Fellows take. 
• Roundtable 2: Registrants' Rights 
  • Becky Burr, Board Member - Noted that the ICANN Bylaws' core values are the best place to start - and finish. They note the importance of stability of the DNS, accountability/transparency and broad participation among disparate stakeholders. These core values are meant to protect the rights of registrants - as well as other stakeholders. Privacy and confidentiality are also key and recognized as a human right.  There needs to be a balance. Registries and Registrars are interested in protecting the rights of registrants. 
  • Brian Gutterman, Org staff - Outlined registrant rights within ICANN, its bylaws and core values, as well as the RAA. The EERP, Transfer Policy, WDRP and other community developed policies. Within the RAA are the Registrants Rights and Responsibilities. He noted the role of ICANN's Registrant Program in ICANN including raising information and educating registrants.  
  • Milton Mueller, NCSG - Discussed various rights within ICANN, trademark owners. Current rights protection mechanisms, there are various levels for privacy, free expression and property rights.
  • On question of what ICANN needs to do to further enhance registrants inclusion, Brian noted ICANN is always striving to improve registrants' inclusion. 
• Roundtable 3: Protecting the Rights of Registrants and End Users for a Secure and Stable DNS
  • Holly Raiche, ALAC Members - Three interests for Registrants - choice, security, and (post-GDPR) privacy. Raised issues on the AuthInfo Code. 
  • Edmon Chung, Board Member - Registrants need trusts, including when using IDNs. Variant TLDs are an issue for registrants. Also, single character TLDs are important in Chinese. So the way the rules are put in place are important. There are many different policies regarding IDNs that impact Registrants and end users. 
  • Charles Mok, former APRALO Chair - Addressed the future of registrants and end users interests - Not everyone exercises their rights. Is there a necessity to develop a Registrant bill of rights? The people who are impacted, may not know their rights. Raised a concern that gov'ts may tell ICANN what to do. He cited Ukraine's recent request. He is concerned this will become more political. To really protect registrant rights, we need protect those who are not participating in the process. How do we define the rights they need - and enforce them? 

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Joint Session: AFRALO-AfrICANN 

Joint Session: ALAC & GNSO Council

• Welcoming comments were provided by Maureen Hilyard and Philippe Fouquart.
• Justine Chew provided the context and noted that this session is a working session. Also, expressed hope that this will be a regular meeting. 
• Topic 1 - SSAD
  • Justine provided background and explanation of SSAD. 
  • GNSO Council. (Sebastien Ducos) - Noted it is early days for GNSO and small team to review. From the comment we have seen, many believe ODA doesn't provide all answers. More thinking is needed. One topic that was discussed with the Board is that of a pilot in order to test a few hypotheses. Everyone realizes this is a big project. There are questions on the financial sustainability, useage, etc. We will go back to the GNSO Council and then to the Board. 
  • ALAC (Alan Greenburg and Hadia Elminiawi) - Hadia noted that the implementation timeline of 5-6 years raises many questions. Will this system be obsolete in 6 years? Is it flexible enough? Alan raised point that many believe that the ODA will not meet needs. Noted the ALAC is against the SSAD. 
• Topic 2 - SubPro ODP
• DNS Abuse Mitigation
• Priorities for 2022

Thursday, 10 March