ICANN 73
Appearance
Dates: | Prep Week: February 22-24, 2022
Community Forum: March 7-10, 2022 |
Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico (UTC -4) |
Venue: | Virtual |
Website: | ICANN 73 (registration required) |
ICANN 73 is the seventh ICANN Meeting to be held online only due to the COVID pandemic. The ICANN Board made the decision to convert the San Juan meeting to virtual in November 2021[1] At the same meeting, the board confirmed their intention to hold a hybrid in-person and online meeting for ICANN 74 in The Hague.[1] The board cited numerous factors both, directly and indirectly, related to the pandemic.[2] The meeting schedule will use the time zone of the intended host (UTC -4).
Board Actions[edit | edit source]
- The board agreed to defer the third Stability, Security, and Resiliency Review, pending implementation of the recommendations from SSR 2 and resolution of the proposed recommendations from the Third Accountability and Transparency Review.
- The board adopted the policy recommendations of the EPDP Temp Spec Phase 2A Final Report.
- The board took further action in the ongoing Independent Review Process regarding the .web applications of Afilias and other applicants, initiating an evaluation of possible disqualifying factors in those applications.[3]
Topics[edit | edit source]
- SUBPRO
- IDNs will be prioritized (board)
- Closed generics
- Name Collision
- DNS Abuse
- Malicious Domains vs [[Compromised Domain]s
- Gac concerns:
- CcNSO perspective:
- org/board:
- DNSTICR originally for covid will now be used for the Ukraine crisis
- DNS abuse trending down and ICANN Org investigating why
- EC DNS abuse study, especially its broad definition of DNS abuse
- In the public forum, Steve Del Bianco asked about type 1 (malicious domains registered in batch used for c&cbotnet attacks and spam) and what ICANN can do about it
- SSAD
- COVID Fatigue affecting morale:
- ACs worry the board doesn’t value their advice and contributions, discussed at length in SSAC, GAC and ALAC meetings with board
- Board is overwhelmed with the number of recommendations and wants the GNSO to focus on actionable recommendations; frustrated by European Data Protection Board’s slow to no advice on what to do about Data Accuracy research; frustrated with govt reps legislating around ICANN policies when they dislike ICANN actions
- GNSO Council is considering its options to get its recommendations reviewed and implemented and want the board to develop and apply a target timeline
- ICANN Org is hiring 37 staffers, which should shorten response times from ICANN Org; the pandemic has slowed things down
- ICANN Staffers may feel under attack because some in the community are criticizing ICANN Org, but the community needs to be able to point out problems when there are issues in the system and to be able to talk about them.
- ccNSO: ICANN Community needs to communicate informally with ICANN Board and each other to speed things up
- GPI:
- GPI offers Board a tool and methodology to formalize and systemize their reasoning when they determine whether an action is in the GPI
- Anne Aikman-Scalese: the Board has a fiduciary duty to act in the Global Public Interest within the scope of its Mission. Otherwise, there would be no reason for the ByLaws to contain provisions that allow it to override GAC Advice by a 60% vote or to override GNSO Policy advice by a 2/3 majority vote. The GPI goes beyond MSM policymaking.
- Gnso worried it’s an opportunity to relitigate
- pilot to be applied to SSAD and SUBPRO
- Prioritization Framework/Timeframe/How to clear the Board docket faster:
- Universal Acceptance:
- CcNSO is focused on IDNs and UA
- UASG moving it forward: who will help us and how?
- Internet Legislation and geopolitics
- The Discussion Forum on Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments will become a regular feature of ICANN meetings from now on
- Very active Internet Governance schedule in 2022
- Data Privacy
- Alternative Roots
- the NARALO and Public Forum sessions focused on the present and future of altroots
Dates[edit | edit source]
- Application period for ICANN's Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program started on January 24, 2022.
- Prep Week schedule released: February 7, 2022[4]
- Community Forum schedule released: February 14, 2022
- ICANN Prep Week: February 22-24, 2022
- ICANN 73: March 7-10, 2022
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Resolutions (2021.11.4.01-02 and .04) of the Board, November 4, 2021
- ↑ ICANN.org - ICANN 73 to be a Virtual Meeting, November 4, 2021
- ↑ Resolutions (2022.03.10.03-06) of the Board, March 10, 2022
- ↑ ICANN.org - ICANN 73 Prep Week Schedule Now Available, February 7, 2022