At-Large Meetings - Wednesday, 25 October 2023

09:00-10:00 CEST

Hall Y 5-8 (ALAC)

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

Session Details: https://icann78.sched.com/event/1T4LB/at-large-euralo-plenary-multistakeholder-governance-for-new-internet-infrastructures

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 (2 mins)
2. Introduction and Welcome - Joanna Kulesza, ALAC EURALO - (5min)
   • Brief overview of the session's objectives and the importance of new internet infrastructures in the context of MSM governance and global connectivity, incl. scoping questions:

     - Should ICANN  play a role in the forthcoming ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 where the future of LEOs will be discussed? 

     - Should this topic should be incorporated into the Global Digital Compact discussions? 

     - How the end-user community can effectively contribute to ensuring universal and equitable Internet access through these novel infrastructures, referencing real life examples from SpaceX and the European plan to develop IRIS2? 

3. SpaceX Starlink, IRIS2, and other satellite broadband projects, their current status, and potential impact on bridging the digital divide through MSM governance - Dr Uta Meier-Hahn, German Development Cooperation - GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) (GIZ) (7 mins)
4. Satellite Internet: Enabling Global Connectivity - an End User Perspective - Pari Esfandiari, EURALO (7 mins)

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

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

6. Summary and Call to Action - Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair (5 mins)

   • 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 (4 mins)

Moderator: Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Vice Chair

Lead: GG/HU

Notes: SV

RPM: YS/GG

Background Documents and References:

1. ISOC: “Perspectives on LEO Satellites”,https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Perspectives-on-LEO-Satellites.pdf [internetsociety.org]
2. ISOC Foundation study report: Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadbandhttps://www.cyber.uni.lodz.pl/fileadmin/LODZ_CYBER_HUB/OUTPUT_1_full_report.pdf [cyber.uni.lodz.pl]
3. European Commission, IRIS2: Advancing Global Internet Connectivity - https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space-policy/iris2_en [defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu]
4. Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development - "State of Broadband" Reports;https://www.broadbandcommission.org/publication/state-of-broadband-2022/ [broadbandcommission.org]

10:30-12:00 CEST

Hall Y 5-8 (ALAC)

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

Session Details: https://icann78.sched.com/event/1T4LC/at-large-plenary-2-wsis20-towards-an-engagement-strategy

Proposed Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introduction - Olivier Crépin-Leblond (5 mins)
2. Panel Discussion moderated by Olivier Crépin-Leblond (50 mins) 
   1. Veni Markovski or Elizabeth Oluoch, ICANN Government Engagement - ICANN Org's perspective
   2. Wolfgang Kleinwächter, professor emeritus for Internet Policy and Regulation at the University of Aarhus - The civil society perspective
   3. Nigel Hickson, UK Representative in the Governmental Advisory Committee - The government perspective
   4. Marita Moll, At-Large Member - The end user perspective
   5. Désirée Miloshevic, International Affairs and Policy Advisor, Afilias - The private sector perspective
   6. Lucien Castex, Representative for Public Policy, AFNIC - A ccTLDs perspective
3. Questions and Answers - Olivier Crépin-Leblond/All (30 mins)
4. Summary and Next Steps - Olivier Crépin-Leblond (5 mins)

Moderator: Olivier Crépin-Leblond

Lead: HU/GG

Notes: SV

RPM: YS/GG

13:15-15:15 CEST

Hall Y 5-8 (ALAC)

ALAC Anniversary - Brainstorming on the Future

Session Details: https://icann78.sched.com/event/1T4LF/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

16:00-17:30 CEST

Hall Y 11-12 

EURALO Hybrid General Assembly 

Session Details: https://icann78.sched.com/event/1T4L6/at-large-euralo-general-assembly

Agenda:

1. Staff opening - ICANN Org (1 min)

2. Welcome to the Participants and Guests - Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair (2 min)

3. Participants (5 min)

1. Confirmation of attending members, proxies and apologies

2. Confirmation of the Assembly Quorum - Articles 11.7 - 11.22.1

4. Adoption of the proposed Agenda - Sébastien Bachollet (2 min)

5. Presentation of the EURALO 2023-2023 Annual Report - Sébastien Bachollet, EURALO Chair & Natalia Filina, EURALO Secretary (5 min)

6. Presentation of the EURALO leadership team with speaker slot for the new members (10 min)

1. EURALO Chair – Sébastien Bachollet (2023-2025)

2. EURALO Secretariat - Natalia Filina EURALO (2023-2025)

3. Board – TBD depending on election for 2023-2025 (Anne-Marie Joly-Bachollet, Lutz Donnerhacke, Ricardo Holmquist – 2021-2023)

4. European ALAC members - Joanna Kulesza (2022-2024) - Pari Esfandiari (2023-2025), Tommi Karttaavi (2022-2024)

5. Ex-officios - Betty Fausta (NomCom), Ricardo Holmquist (EIA & OFBWG), Andrei Kolesnikov (SSAC), Olivier Crépin-Leblond (CPWG) Yrjö Länsipuro & Roberto Gaetano (liaisons to EURODIG)

7. Summary of the 3 At-Large pillars - EURALO 2022 & 2023 activities

   1. Olivier Crépin-Leblond - Co-Chair

   1. Ricardo Holmquist - Vice-Chair

   2. Sébastien Bachollet - ATRT3 – Holistic Review – Continuous Improvement program

   1. Natalia Filina - Co-Chair

   2. Adam Peake - ICANN Org

1. At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) (8 min)

2. At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) (6 min)

3. ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and Engagement (6 min)

8. EURALO's 24 Activities - Sébastien Bachollet (5 min)

9. EURALO Organizational Documents (Sébastien Bachollet) (4 min)

10. EURALO Votes (4 min)

11. Conclusion (2 min)

Moderator: Sébastien Bachollet, EURALO Chair

Lead: GG

Notes: ?

RPM: YS/MDS

17:30-19:00 CEST

Hall 3 

ICANN 25th Anniversary Celebration