At-Large Meetings - Wednesday, 25 October 2023

At-Large EURALO Plenary: Multistakeholder Governance for New Internet Infrastructures: SpaceX, IRIS2, and Equitable Internet Access for All. Part II - An Open Policy Session 

This cross-community session aims to explore the evolving landscape of new internet infrastructure, focusing on their potential impact on individual end users, their role in multistakeholder governance as well as the role of the community in ensuring equitable internet access globally.

Agenda:

1. Housekeeping - Staff (2min)(09:00-09:02)
2. Introduction and Welcome - Joanna Kulesa, ALAC EURALO - (5min)(09:02-09:07) 
   1. Brief overview of the session's objectives and the importance of new internet infrastructures in the context of MSM governance and global connectivity.
3. SpaceX Starlink, IRIS2, and other satellite broadband projects, their current status, and potential impact on bridging the digital divide through MSM governance - Speaker: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (7mnin)(09:07-09:14)
4. Satellite Internet: Enabling Global Connectivity and Sustainable Development - Speaker: Access Now European Speaker (7min)(09:14-09:21)

5. Open Discussion: MSM Implications and Sustainable Internet Access - Moderator: Cheryl Langdon-Orr, At-Large (30min)(09:21-09:51)

   1. ICANN community members discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by these infrastructures

6. Summary and Call to Action - Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair (5min)(09:51-09:56)

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      Summary of key insights from the session and a call to action for collaboration in leveraging new internet infrastructures for equitable global connectivity.

7. Closing comments - Joanna Kulesza, ALAC EURALO (4min)(09:56-10:00)

Moderator: Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Vice Chair

Lead: GG/HU

Notes: SV

RPM: YS/GG

At-Large Plenary 2: WSIS+20: Towards an Engagement Strategy

Proposed Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introduction -

Moderator: Olivier Crépin-Leblond

Panel members:

• ICANN: Veni Markovski or Elizabeth Oluoch
• Civil Society: Wolfgang Kleinwächter - confirmed
• GAC: Nigel Hickson (TBC)
• Endusers: Marita Moll - confirmed
• Private Sector: Désirée Miloshevic  - confirmed
• CCNSO: Lucien Castex - confirmed

Moderator: Olivier Crépin-Leblond

Lead: HU/GG

Notes: SV

RPM: YS/GG

ALAC Anniversary - Brainstorming on the Future

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introduction - Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair (5 mins)
2. Looking Back: Achievements of the First 20 Years of the ALAC (20 mins)
   1. A Roundtable of Past ALAC Chairs and Board Directors selected by At-Large
3. Looking Forward: Strategizing on the Direction of the ALAC in the Next 5 Years - Jonathan Zuck/All (80 mins)
4. Celebrating 20 Years of the ALAC - Jonathan Zuck/All (15 mins)

Moderator: Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair

Lead: HU

Logistics: GG

Notes: AC

RPM: YS/MDS