| No. | Recommendation | Recipient | Thematic Group Source | Assignees | Status |
| 1 | ICANN should continue to support outreach programmes that engage a broader audience, in order to reinforce participation from all stakeholders. | ICANN Board; ICANN Staff | TG1 |
| IN PROGRESS |
Actions:
- Chair of TG1 (Leon Sanchez, Rafid Fatani, Evan Leibovitch, Adam Peake) to develop a paragraph and expand the notion of 'broader' based on the materials of the TG1;
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- Ariel Liang to ask whether the original assignees can still follow up on Rec 1
- Leon Sanchez to touch base with whoever still available to implement Rec 1 to push for progress
- Assignees to contact the Next Gen program (Nora Abusitta & Lauren Allison from UPRD) and encourage the Next Gen students to engage more with ICANN community groups during ICANN meetings (e.g. invite them to ALAC sessions, showcase)
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- Dev Anand Teelucksingh to relay this recommendation to the O&E SC and note whether meeting B will be a good opportunity to implement this recommendation
Notes:
- Broader audience = underrepresented community members?
- ICANN’s efforts to bring in new people should not be limited to people in developing countries but also under-represented community members that live in developed countries. Therefore, ICANN should extend its programs in place to all underserved communities.
- : Next Gen students are brought to ICANN Meetings but have limited exposure to ICANN community groups. To enhance this program's outreach effect, Next Gen students should participate more in community sessions during ICANN Meetings.
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- This recommendation is linked to Recommendation #21: https://community.icann.org/x/TZZCAw
- B meeting will be an opportunity to implement Recommendation #1 (more than recommendation #21?), as it is the only meeting that ICANN communities will have a specific day dedicated to outreach and it may be easier for the community to make specific request to conduct those activities.
- (update from the GSE, slides)
- Pierre Dandijnou on the 2nd version of the Africa outreach strategy:
- It has 2 objectives: 1) to increase participation from Africa, 2) to support the DNS market and contribute to the digital economy in Africa.
- There are a host of projects around, and the flagship projects are the DNSSEC, for instance, for the security issues. GSE is also working on the DNS entrepreneurship and startups will be launched. GSE is expecting quick results to increase participation within ICANN, but also make sure that ICANN is better known in Africa.
- Rodrigo De la Parra on Latin American and Caribbean Strategy:
- There is a renewed strategy goes from 2016 to 2020 (presentation on Jan 28, 2016)
- The new objectives for the Latin American plan are now aligned to the new ICANN Strategy
- One of the main concerns in the Latin America and Caribbean community is to have more participation of Latin American and Caribbean participants in ICANN, especially in terms of occupying leadership positions within the community.
- Capacity building has also been one of the main issues and main focuses in our strategy.
- Pierre Dandijnou on the 2nd version of the Africa outreach strategy:
Input from Outreach & Engagement:
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- Staff has confirmed that Sally Costerton's team and Nora Abusitta's team (including Jeffrey Dunn & Janice Douma Lange) will be invited to the Sunday ALAC session in ICANN 54
- Next Gen will participate in the O&E SC meeting in Dublin
