Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Time: 19:00 - 20:30 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here) 

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How can I participate in this meeting?   

English Conference ID = 1638

Spanish Conference ID = 1738

French Conference ID = 1838

Zoom Room:  https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566

RTT Link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN [streamtext.net]

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Action Items:  EN      

Recording: EN, ES, FR

Zoom Chat: EN

Transcript: EN, ES, FR

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Participants: 

EN: Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Jonathan Zuck, Vernatius Okwu Ezeama, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Holly Raiche, Joan Katambi, Abdias Ipandetec, Adrian Schmidt, Alan Greenberg, Alberto Soto, Anne-Marie Joly-Bachollet, Bakary Kouyate, Bill Jouris, Cherie Lagakali, Chokri Ben Romdhane, Christopher Wilkinson, Dave Kissoondoyal, Desara Dushi, Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Ejikeme Egbuogu, Glenn McKnight, Gordon Chilicott, Greg Shatan, Gunela Astbrink, Hadia Elminiawi, Hanan Khatib, Ines Hfaiedh, Joanna Kulesza, Justine Chew, Kaili Kan, Laurin Weissinger, Lutz Donnerhacke, Marita Moll, Michel Tchonang, Nadira Al-Araj, Natalie Rose, Olivier Bachollet, Raymond Mamattah, Ricardo Holmquist, Roberto Gaetano, Rudi Daniel, Sarah Kiden, Sebastien Bachollet, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vanda Scartezini, Vrikson Acosta, Yeseul, Yrjo Lansipuro,

ES: Harold Arcos, Sergio Salinas Porto

FR: Anne-Marie Joly Bachollet

Apologies: Amrita Choudhury, León Sánchez, Judith Hellerstein, Abdulkarim Oloyede, Obed Sindy, Alfredo Calderon, Eduardo Diaz, Omir Kerr, Javier Rua-Jovet, Daniel Nanghaka,

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Evin Erdoğdu, Albert Daniels, Michelle DeSmyter, Claudia Ruiz

ES Interpreters: Claudia & David

FR Interpreters: Aurélie & Jacques

Call Management:  Michelle DeSmyter & Claudia Ruiz

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At-Large Policy Resources

At-Large Capacity Building Workshop - An Introduction to Policy Development at ICANN
2020 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
At-Large Policy Summary
At-Large Executive Summary page
Multistakeholder Advice Development graphic

EPDP Resources

Web Page of EPDP
EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data 
Keep Up with EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data
EPDP Background Documents

AGENDA: EN | ES | FR   

English (EN)

1. Welcome and roll call - staff (2 minutes)

2. Adoption of agenda, review of Action Items from 05 February - Olivier Crepin-Leblond (3 minutes)

3. EPDP Phase II Update - Hadia Elminiawi and Alan Greenberg (15 minutes)

4. SubPro Updates - Justine Chew and Small Team (15 minutes)

See: SubPro Updates Workspace for Updates to Issues/Topics under Deliberation by the Subsequent Procedures PDP WG

4.1 For discussion: Revised Process Flow & Timeline Chart - Justine Chew, Yrjö Länsipuro

• Ongoing work by Small Team: Development of At-Large's Preliminary Scorecard on SubPro, inter alia for intersessional ALAC-GAC cooperation and At-Large participation in the GAC Focus Group on Subsequent Procedures 

4.2 For information: At-Large's Whitepaper on Subsequent Procedures and Appendices A, B & C Foreword

 4.3 For discussion: At-Large Scorecard Topic List, 11 Feb 2020

4.4 For comment:

5. Policy comment updates - Jonathan Zuck, Evin Erdoğdu and all (25 minutes) 

Recently Ratified by the ALAC 

Proposed Dates for ICANN Public Meetings 2024-2028 and Revised Dates in 2022
The ALAC noted that ICANN has been striving to be more inclusive in an effort to engage more volunteers with diverse backgrounds. ICANN acknowledges the difficulty in getting new people to join and engage within ICANN and to increase the diversity of participants. The Multistakeholder Model Work Plan takes note of the importance to ICANN to develop pathways to enable effective participation. One of the more practical ways for ICANN to facilitate participation is for ICANN Org, to be more aware of and to avoid clashing with important holidays and religious days observed by volunteers who work countless hours to improve ICANN’s multistakeholder advisory work. By avoiding these dates as much as possible it is showing all  volunteers that ICANN ORG understands their concerns and does its best to avoid conflicts. 

The ALAC made several other suggestions regarding ICANN meeting dates in 2022 and from 2024-2028.

Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report
The ALAC noted the ATRT review has produced a considerable amount of work in little time and this is laudable. Nevertheless, from an end-user perspective, ATRT should consider deliberating the following questions: (1) How can ICANN better address conflicts of interest? The ICANN community is relatively small, with relatively few actors involved in the process. Conflicts of interest, perceived or real, can impact negatively on ICANN’s standing; (2) How can transparency be increased? (3) How can ICANN ensure that in cases where issues persist, processes are initiated to correct trajectory? (For example, if multiple reviews identify the same issue or if they find implementation to be lacking, how can this be fast-tracked transparently and effectively?) (4) Might it be necessary to “silo off” or ring-fence certain functions, including reviews, compliance, and other types of community oversight? (5) How can ICANN improve their responsiveness to community and review team questions and affairs, and what policies should be created to ensure these are dealt with? The ALAC also suggested taking several noted options into consideration, emphasizing from an end user perspective, more, not less, accountability and transparency is required from the ICANN community and org. 

Overall, the ALAC supports the suggested changes to the ICANN Public Comment, public input as well as the accountability indicators. We believe those changes would make the Public Comments more effective and show better transparency. We strongly believe that a wide, open and inclusive process should be maintained in policy development process especially with input representing the multistakeholder environment. Policy development must be transparent, efficient and should not be biased or skewed towards a group.

ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on ISOC/PIR Issue (submitted to the ICANN Board on 31 January 2020)
The ALAC noted the proposed sale of PIR to Ethos Capital has, understandably, created quite a stir, prompting commentary from many perspectives within the ICANN community, and applauds the efforts by the ICANN Board to clarify and make transparent, as much as possible, the process regarding the deal and to take the time to encourage the best possible result.

The ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board suggested (8) recommendations: (1) The Registry for .ORG must be organized as either a charitable non-profit [501c(3) in the US] or a “Benefit Corporation” (B Corporation); (2) One-third of the Registry Corporate Board must be representatives of charitable nonprofits; (3) One Board member selected by the ALAC; (4) The Registry for .ORG must enshrine in its bylaws that the principal focus of the domain is nonprofits and individuals and not commercial interests; (5) The Registry must enshrine in its bylaws a commitment to free speech and a resistance to takedown demands with a political basis; (6) The Registry must provide 6 months prior written notice to its registrants of any increase in wholesale price of their domain names registration renewal fees and the option of a 20-year renewal thereof at the pre-increase price; (7) The Registry Agreement must enshrine PIR prohibited practices such a bulk sales to commercial registrars; and (8) The Registry Agreement must establish a “DNS Abuse Ceiling”.

ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on DNS Abuse (submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019)
Background
Prior to ICANN66, At-Large and other community groups within ICANN identified the issue, released several reports on the topic of DNS Abuse. In advance of ICANN66, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) led by Co-Chairs Jonathan Zuck and Olivier Crépin-Leblond discussed recent DNS Abuse research and how DNS Abuse impacts the Internet end user community, including the erosion of trust and security. During ICANN66, At-Large organized a policy session on “DNS Abuse – End User Concerns”, with a panel presentation. Jonathan Zuck and Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Member, moderated the session and summarized how At-Large can enhance Internet end user protection against DNS Abuse. The ALAC drafted ALAC Advice on the topic during ICANN66, and finalized the draft in subsequent CPWG meetings. The ALAC Advice on DNS Abuse was submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019.

ALAC Advice
The ALAC made a series of (8) recommendations to the ICANN Board. The ALAC emphasized that community dialogue cannot delay or defer ICANN’s commitments or operations related to DNS Abuse. Their recommendations speak to the insufficiency of the status quo, and stressed their recommendations that no new round will be approved without substantial changes in the area of DNS Abuse. Please read the full advice here.

Public Comment for Decision 

Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Draft Report 04 March 2020

• Presentation by Laurin Weissinger, SSR2 TBD - 10 minutes

Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – PHASE 2 23 Mar 2020 

Draft Proposal for NextGen@ICANN Program Improvements 31 Mar 2020 

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

7. At-Large Policy Platform and Gender Diversity - Jonathan Zuck (10 minutes)  

8. Any other business (AOB) - Olivier Crepin-Leblond and all (3 minutes)

• ALAC/At-Large ICANN67 Talking Points in development
• ICANN Public Comment Update: See https://alpha.icann.org/en/public-comment and provide feedback by 13 March 2020 to public-comment@icann.org
• EPDP II Webinar on Thursday, 13 February at 14:00 UTC

9. Next Meeting - Olivier Crepin-Leblond and staff (2 minutes)

Español (ES)

1. Bienvenida y asistencia - staff (2 minutos)

2. Adopcion de la Agenda, revision de los Acciones a partir del 05 de febrero - Olivier Crepin-Leblond (3 minutos)

3. Actualizacion de la Fase de EPDP - Hadia Elminiawi  y Alan Greenberg (15 minutos) 

4. Actualizaciones de SubPro - Justine Chew y Pequeño equipo (15 minutos)

Ver: SubPro Updates Workspace para actualizaciones de temas / temas bajo deliberación por los procedimientos posteriores PDP WG

4.1 Para discusión: Revised Process Flow & Timeline Chart - Justine Chew, Yrjö Länsipuro

• Trabajo en curso de Pequeño equipo (Small Team): Desarrollo del cuadro de mando preliminar de At-Large en SubPro, entre otras cosas para la cooperación entre sesiones ALAC-GAC y la participación de At-Large en el Grupo de enfoque del GAC sobre procedimientos posteriores

4.2 Para información: At-Large's Whitepaper on Subsequent Procedures and Appendices A, B & C Foreword

4.3 Para discusión: At-Large Scorecard Topic List, 11 Feb 2020

4.4 Para comentarios:

5. Actualizaciones de comentarios sobre políticas - Jonathan Zuck, Evin Erdoğdu y todos (25 minutos)

Recientemente Ratificados por el ALAC 

Proposed Dates for ICANN Public Meetings 2024-2028 and Revised Dates in 2022
The ALAC noted that ICANN has been striving to be more inclusive in an effort to engage more volunteers with diverse backgrounds. ICANN acknowledges the difficulty in getting new people to join and engage within ICANN and to increase the diversity of participants. The Multistakeholder Model Work Plan takes note of the importance to ICANN to develop pathways to enable effective participation. One of the more practical ways for ICANN to facilitate participation is for ICANN Org, to be more aware of and to avoid clashing with important holidays and religious days observed by volunteers who work countless hours to improve ICANN’s multistakeholder advisory work. By avoiding these dates as much as possible it is showing all  volunteers that ICANN ORG understands their concerns and does its best to avoid conflicts. 

The ALAC made several other suggestions regarding ICANN meeting dates in 2022 and from 2024-2028.

Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report
The ALAC noted the ATRT review has produced a considerable amount of work in little time and this is laudable. Nevertheless, from an end-user perspective, ATRT should consider deliberating the following questions: (1) How can ICANN better address conflicts of interest? The ICANN community is relatively small, with relatively few actors involved in the process. Conflicts of interest, perceived or real, can impact negatively on ICANN’s standing; (2) How can transparency be increased? (3) How can ICANN ensure that in cases where issues persist, processes are initiated to correct trajectory? (For example, if multiple reviews identify the same issue or if they find implementation to be lacking, how can this be fast-tracked transparently and effectively?) (4) Might it be necessary to “silo off” or ring-fence certain functions, including reviews, compliance, and other types of community oversight? (5) How can ICANN improve their responsiveness to community and review team questions and affairs, and what policies should be created to ensure these are dealt with? The ALAC also suggested taking several noted options into consideration, emphasizing from an end user perspective, more, not less, accountability and transparency is required from the ICANN community and org. 

Overall, the ALAC supports the suggested changes to the ICANN Public Comment, public input as well as the accountability indicators. We believe those changes would make the Public Comments more effective and show better transparency. We strongly believe that a wide, open and inclusive process should be maintained in policy development process especially with input representing the multistakeholder environment. Policy development must be transparent, efficient and should not be biased or skewed towards a group.

ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on ISOC/PIR Issue (presentado a la Junta de ICANN el 31 de enero de 2020)
The ALAC noted the proposed sale of PIR to Ethos Capital has, understandably, created quite a stir, prompting commentary from many perspectives within the ICANN community, and applauds the efforts by the ICANN Board to clarify and make transparent, as much as possible, the process regarding the deal and to take the time to encourage the best possible result.

The ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board suggested (8) recommendations: (1) The Registry for .ORG must be organized as either a charitable non-profit [501c(3) in the US] or a “Benefit Corporation” (B Corporation); (2) One-third of the Registry Corporate Board must be representatives of charitable nonprofits; (3) One Board member selected by the ALAC; (4) The Registry for .ORG must enshrine in its bylaws that the principal focus of the domain is nonprofits and individuals and not commercial interests; (5) The Registry must enshrine in its bylaws a commitment to free speech and a resistance to takedown demands with a political basis; (6) The Registry must provide 6 months prior written notice to its registrants of any increase in wholesale price of their domain names registration renewal fees and the option of a 20-year renewal thereof at the pre-increase price; (7) The Registry Agreement must enshrine PIR prohibited practices such a bulk sales to commercial registrars; and (8) The Registry Agreement must establish a “DNS Abuse Ceiling”.

ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on DNS Abuse (presentado a la Junta de ICANN el 24 de diciembre de 2019)
Background
Prior to ICANN66, At-Large and other community groups within ICANN identified the issue, released several reports on the topic of DNS Abuse. In advance of ICANN66, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) led by Co-Chairs Jonathan Zuck and Olivier Crépin-Leblond discussed recent DNS Abuse research and how DNS Abuse impacts the Internet end user community, including the erosion of trust and security. During ICANN66, At-Large organized a policy session on “DNS Abuse – End User Concerns”, with a panel presentation. Jonathan Zuck and Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Member, moderated the session and summarized how At-Large can enhance Internet end user protection against DNS Abuse. The ALAC drafted ALAC Advice on the topic during ICANN66, and finalized the draft in subsequent CPWG meetings. The ALAC Advice on DNS Abuse was submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019.

ALAC Advice
The ALAC made a series of (8) recommendations to the ICANN Board. The ALAC emphasized that community dialogue cannot delay or defer ICANN’s commitments or operations related to DNS Abuse. Their recommendations speak to the insufficiency of the status quo, and stressed their recommendations that no new round will be approved without substantial changes in the area of DNS Abuse. Please read the full advice here.

Comentarios Publicos para decision

Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Draft Report 04 marzo 2020

• Presentación de Laurin Weissinger, SSR2 TBD - 10 minutos

Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – PHASE 2 23 marzo 2020

Draft Proposal for NextGen@ICANN Program Improvements 31 marzo 2020

Declaracion actual (Consejo del ALAC, Comentario o Correspondencia)

6. Plataforma de políticas de At-Large y diversidad de género - Jonathan Zuck (10 minutos)

7. Otros temas (AOB) - Olivier Crepin-Leblond y todos (3 minutos)

• ALAC / At-Large ICANN67 Puntos de conversación en desarrollo
• Actualización de comentarios públicos de la ICANN: consulte https://alpha.icann.org/en/public-comment y envíe sus comentarios antes del 13 de marzo de 2020 a public-comment@icann.org
• Seminario web del EPDP II el jueves 13 de febrero a las 14:00 UTC

8. Próxima reunion - Olivier Crepin-Leblond y staff (2 minutos) 

Français (FR) 

1. Accueil et appel nominal - personnel (2 minutes)

2. Adoption de l'ordre du jour, examen des points d'action à partir du 05 février - Olivier Crepin-Leblond (3 minutes)

3. Mise à jour EPDP Phase II - Hadia Elminiawi et Alan Greenberg (15 minutes)

4. Mises à jour SubPro - Justine Chew et petite équipe (15 minutes)

Voir: Espace de travail des mises à jour de SubPro pour les mises à jour des problèmes / rubriques sous délibération par le groupe de travail PDP sur les procédures ultérieures

4.1 Pour discuter: Revised Process Flow & Timeline Chart - Justine Chew, Yrjö Länsipuro

• Travaux en cours par une petite équipe: Élaboration du tableau de bord préliminaire d'At-Large sur SubPro, notamment pour la coopération intersessions ALAC-GAC et la participation d'At-Large au groupe de réflexion du GAC sur les procédures ultérieures.

4.2 Pour information: At-Large's Whitepaper on Subsequent Procedures

4.3 Pour discuter: At-Large Scorecard Topic List, 11 Feb 2020

4.4 Pour commentaire: 

5. Mises à jour des commentaires sur la politique - Jonathan Zuck, Evin Erdoğdu et tous (25 minutes)

Récemment ratifié par l'ALAC

Proposed Dates for ICANN Public Meetings 2024-2028 and Revised Dates in 2022
The ALAC noted that ICANN has been striving to be more inclusive in an effort to engage more volunteers with diverse backgrounds. ICANN acknowledges the difficulty in getting new people to join and engage within ICANN and to increase the diversity of participants. The Multistakeholder Model Work Plan takes note of the importance to ICANN to develop pathways to enable effective participation. One of the more practical ways for ICANN to facilitate participation is for ICANN Org, to be more aware of and to avoid clashing with important holidays and religious days observed by volunteers who work countless hours to improve ICANN’s multistakeholder advisory work. By avoiding these dates as much as possible it is showing all  volunteers that ICANN ORG understands their concerns and does its best to avoid conflicts. 

The ALAC made several other suggestions regarding ICANN meeting dates in 2022 and from 2024-2028.

Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report
The ALAC noted the ATRT review has produced a considerable amount of work in little time and this is laudable. Nevertheless, from an end-user perspective, ATRT should consider deliberating the following questions: (1) How can ICANN better address conflicts of interest? The ICANN community is relatively small, with relatively few actors involved in the process. Conflicts of interest, perceived or real, can impact negatively on ICANN’s standing; (2) How can transparency be increased? (3) How can ICANN ensure that in cases where issues persist, processes are initiated to correct trajectory? (For example, if multiple reviews identify the same issue or if they find implementation to be lacking, how can this be fast-tracked transparently and effectively?) (4) Might it be necessary to “silo off” or ring-fence certain functions, including reviews, compliance, and other types of community oversight? (5) How can ICANN improve their responsiveness to community and review team questions and affairs, and what policies should be created to ensure these are dealt with? The ALAC also suggested taking several noted options into consideration, emphasizing from an end user perspective, more, not less, accountability and transparency is required from the ICANN community and org. 

Overall, the ALAC supports the suggested changes to the ICANN Public Comment, public input as well as the accountability indicators. We believe those changes would make the Public Comments more effective and show better transparency. We strongly believe that a wide, open and inclusive process should be maintained in policy development process especially with input representing the multistakeholder environment. Policy development must be transparent, efficient and should not be biased or skewed towards a group.

ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on ISOC/PIR Issue (soumis au Conseil d'administration de l'ICANN le 31 janvier 2020)
The ALAC noted the proposed sale of PIR to Ethos Capital has, understandably, created quite a stir, prompting commentary from many perspectives within the ICANN community, and applauds the efforts by the ICANN Board to clarify and make transparent, as much as possible, the process regarding the deal and to take the time to encourage the best possible result.

The ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board suggested (8) recommendations: (1) The Registry for .ORG must be organized as either a charitable non-profit [501c(3) in the US] or a “Benefit Corporation” (B Corporation); (2) One-third of the Registry Corporate Board must be representatives of charitable nonprofits; (3) One Board member selected by the ALAC; (4) The Registry for .ORG must enshrine in its bylaws that the principal focus of the domain is nonprofits and individuals and not commercial interests; (5) The Registry must enshrine in its bylaws a commitment to free speech and a resistance to takedown demands with a political basis; (6) The Registry must provide 6 months prior written notice to its registrants of any increase in wholesale price of their domain names registration renewal fees and the option of a 20-year renewal thereof at the pre-increase price; (7) The Registry Agreement must enshrine PIR prohibited practices such a bulk sales to commercial registrars; and (8) The Registry Agreement must establish a “DNS Abuse Ceiling”.

ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on DNS Abuse (soumis au Conseil d'administration de l'ICANN le 24 décembre 2019)
Background
Prior to ICANN66, At-Large and other community groups within ICANN identified the issue, released several reports on the topic of DNS Abuse. In advance of ICANN66, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) led by Co-Chairs Jonathan Zuck and Olivier Crépin-Leblond discussed recent DNS Abuse research and how DNS Abuse impacts the Internet end user community, including the erosion of trust and security. During ICANN66, At-Large organized a policy session on “DNS Abuse – End User Concerns”, with a panel presentation. Jonathan Zuck and Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Member, moderated the session and summarized how At-Large can enhance Internet end user protection against DNS Abuse. The ALAC drafted ALAC Advice on the topic during ICANN66, and finalized the draft in subsequent CPWG meetings. The ALAC Advice on DNS Abuse was submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019.

ALAC Advice
The ALAC made a series of (8) recommendations to the ICANN Board. The ALAC emphasized that community dialogue cannot delay or defer ICANN’s commitments or operations related to DNS Abuse. Their recommendations speak to the insufficiency of the status quo, and stressed their recommendations that no new round will be approved without substantial changes in the area of DNS Abuse. Please read the full advice here.

Commentaire public pour décision

Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Draft Report 04 mars 2020

• Présentation de Laurin Weissinger, SSR2 TBD - 10 minutes

Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – PHASE 2 23 mars 2020

Draft Proposal for NextGen@ICANN Program Improvements 31 mars 2020

Déclarations actuelles (avis, commentaires ou correspondance de l'ALAC)

6. Plateforme politique At-Large et diversité des genres - Jonathan Zuck (10 minutes)

7. Toute autre affaire (AOB) - Olivier Crepin-Leblond et tous (3 minutes)

• ALAC / At-Large ICANN67 Talking Points en développement
• Mise à jour des commentaires publics de l'ICANN: voir https://alpha.icann.org/en/public-comment et fournir des commentaires d'ici le 13 mars 2020 à public-comment@icann.org
• Webinaire EPDP II le jeudi 13 février à 14h00 UTC

8. Prochaine réunion - Olivier Crepin-Leblond et le personnel (2 minutes)