Dear Colleagues,

I hope this message finds you well. 

I am writing to share several updates and to seek your input on key upcoming ALAC engagement opportunities with the GAC:

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1. Invitation to ASO-GAC Webinar on the RIR Governance Document (13 May, 13:00 UTC)
Marco Hogewoning, GAC VC, has extended an invitation to ALAC to participate in a joint ASO-GAC webinar on the proposed Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs (a revision of ICP-2). The session will take place on Tuesday, 13 May at 13:00 UTC for 90 minutes.

The webinar will provide an overview of the draft, which is currently open for public comment until 27 May 2025:
🔗 ICANN Public Comment Page
🔗 ICP-2 Background

Given the relevance of this topic to ALAC, I strongly encourage participation.
Please also consider whether ALAC should offer a brief intervention during the session—perhaps by Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair, should he be willing and available.

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2. GAC-ALAC Bilateral Meeting at ICANN83 – Draft Agenda and Speaker Suggestions
Kristina has proposed the following agenda for our bilateral session, with two suggested ALAC speakers:

• Applicant Support Program (ASP) – Equity in the Next gTLD Round [recommended]
  Suggested Speaker: Avri Doria

• DNS Abuse Mitigation – Policy, Enforcement, and End User Protection

• Universal Acceptance (UA) and the Multilingual Internet

• Domain Name Registration Data – RDRS, Accuracy, and Access

• Digital Inclusion and Capacity Building

• Public Interest Frameworks and Advisory Roles  [recommended]
  Suggested Speaker: Justine Chew

Your comments and additional suggestions are welcome. Please kindly note that given our usual, limited timing for these sessions, we are likely to cover no more than two topics of shared interest. My recommendations, as your liaison to the GAC, are noted above.

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3. May Regulatory Updates Briefing – Call for Input
Together with our GAC colleagues, we are ready to welcome your suggestions for the topic to be covered during our May Regulatory Updates Briefing session, the last one before our Prague meeting. Zeina has originally proposed a focus on infrastructure governance in the Middle East as one of the topics for us to consider during these sessions, whereas we await further ideas from the Governmental Engagement team. I would appreciate any additional suggestions from the ALAC regarding policy topics or regional insights that should be reflected in this session.

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Kindly provide your feedback on the above items by Monday, 5 May.

Thank you for your attention to this matter and lasting support. 

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