Dear Colleagues, please find below my report. I apologize for not being able to attend today's ALAC Monthly meeting.
Have a nice day!
Best,
Matthias
General:
Planning for ICANN 85 has begun, and the SSAC is in the process of reaching out to various community groups to explore participation in a cross-community plenary session (ICANN 85: Plenary on Internet Resilience to Survivability). The support and perspectives of ALALC would be greatly appreciated. The proposal is as follows:
Title: From Stability to Survivability: ICANN's Role in the Future of Internet Resilience
Goal: Shift the community mindset from technical stability—keeping the DNS running—to strategic resilience—ensuring the Internet ecosystem survives inevitable shocks across power, regulation, software supply chains, and third-party dependencies.
Drawing on our SAC132 work, the session will highlight four systemic resilience challenges that no single part of the community fully controls:
- Increasing system complexity
- Underinvestment in preventive measures
- Intensifying regulatory pressures
- Software supply-chain vulnerabilities
The focus is not on explaining how the Internet works, but on exploring what happens when external systems fail—and what role ICANN and its community should play.
Publications:
There are presently no new publications available.
Ongoing work parties:
- DNSSEC Operational Considerations Work Party
- Responsible Integration of External Technologies into the DNS
- DNS Abuse and Artificial Intelligence
Upcoming Work Parties:
SSAC Membership Applications:
The Membership Selection Committee has completed its selection. The selected members have been accepted by the SSAC members and will now be forwarded to the Board for final approval.