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At-Large approaches of public ICANN forums agenda building
by Natalia Filina Nov. 24, 2025

Nov. 24, 2025

Dear Jonathan, all, hi, Due the fact the recruitment of the ICANN85 planning committee has been announced recently, I would share my POV and ideas to improve our collective, very important work on scheduling the public meeting: *1. Meetings with newcomers (NextGen and Fellows)* - our intro session with newcomers can be much better (and we will get positive feedback instead of the ones we received) - I suggest we consider an interactive format (we really can inside of this IT roll-), an interesting dialogue for participants (not a monologue about how each of us joined the community), an infographic or a video to present our capabilities. We must take into account the factor of knowledge already gained in the newcomers` sessions and from mentors. And it might be better for At-Large speakers to know in advance they have slot for speaking. We had an issues. *2. At-Large plenary sessions*. I suggest to get a broader view/feedback on the choice of topics (community voting for the discussion areas/exact topics?). And it is necessary to set up a clean voting system for selected topics (our last attempt to select topics was a fiasco, but the results were accepted). 3. We are end users` advocates (our main task and opportunities in preparing sessions are to gain knowledge from the fields and put on the table). During the EURALO readout Olivier raised a whole range of issues that deserve a cross-institutional session by At-Large - *the new round of gTLD and the interests of users* https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/giXe4rJu_MEL7EWestu-6kZ4aVFzQBPgp00bjKr6Uyw-… I suggested this topic for Dublin`s meeting, but it was rejected. I respectfully disagree with the approach – "It was to late to discuss it". Is this really not our focus? But this is both a promo for the new round and a focus on important things – access, security, pricing, equality, developing local markets etc and undesrtanding how and what we can improve. 4. Again the idea –* to set up a dialogue with the business community,* not for promotional purposes of course, but to understand what is happening, how the interests of business and end users meet and where they contradict each other. A set of questions – from prices, accessibility, data protection, and so on. 5. It`s important for any public event to have *a proactive approach to choosing topics*. A year ago, when the Afrinic crisis was in full swing, the proposal to hold a session on RIR`s and issues of numbers, capacity, and deployment, issues was rejected. We had a chance to give an impulse to new approaches, to give expertise and probably to help find a solution to the crisis together – we are the voice of the regions with such a capacity! Instead, we pick up this extremely important topic a year later. *Why the building a public meeting`s agenda on the best way is so important?* No matter what region we are in - for us it's a show, outreach, capacity building and the formation of a pioneering, visionary and practical approach to work, engagement, mobilization, and further work and reputation. Throughout the year we spend a tremendous amount of time and effort as volunteers. We cannot afford to be ineffective at public meetings, we have great potential. I am in favor of using it and showing the best sides of our work - support of the ICANN strategic plans, policy input, discussions, broad end-user issues, outreach and engagement, cross-community collaboration. Please consider my opinion as an expression of both personal expertise, excitement for our best representation, and as conveying the views of many community members who`ve lost hope of being heard here. With big respect to all efforts of our community members in all streams of work. Feedback is more than welcomed 🩵 better with copy to all-) Sincerely, Natalia Filina Secretary of EURALO https://atlarge.icann.org/alses/euralo IGF Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, member DotDucky <https://dotducky.com/> owner 🐣 +7 906 722 54 61 Moscow, Russia

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IMSB Next office Hours Tomorrow 19 November 4 UTC & 14 UTC
by Amrita Choudhury Nov. 19, 2025

Nov. 19, 2025

Dear All, The next *Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB) * Office hours to have informal discussions with the community on the Revised version 1 outcome document of the WSIS review process is tomorrow 19 November. Feel free to register and have a conversation with us. First Slot: 19 Nov 4 UTC Register using this link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUXowz_Hv8rn0a0Wor5tL2ZqrwzJCQnJ1…> . Second Slot: 19 Nov 14 UTC Register using this link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvX5Hd-AgoXNnQB3XGvCI5BwvIuvs05ew…> Regards Amrita

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[wsis20] Re: IMSB 'Office Hours'
by Amrita Choudhury Nov. 12, 2025

Nov. 12, 2025

Hi All, Just a quick reminder that the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board is holding ‘office hours’ this week, to hear from the multistakeholder community about any concerns or new ideas for the Outcome Document, particularly in light of the recently published ‘Rev1’. The next office hours session is at 14:00 UTC (just over 6 hours from time of writing) on Wednesday, 12 November, and you can access via Teams at: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWZkZmU1YTYtNWE1OS00… > Best, Amrita (on behalf of the IMSB) On 6 Nov 2025, at 15:41, jen--- via wsis20 <wsis20(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear All, The IMSB has just posted a blog on Upcoming Consultations on Rev1 & 'Office Hours'. https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/imsb We appreciate that the community has been following closely the tight timeline between the expected publication of Rev1 and consultation opportunities scheduled for 14 November. I would like to highlight that the IMSB will be hosting '*office hours*' to engage directly with all stakeholders, answer questions, and hear views that can further inform its guidance to the Co-Facilitators. These sessions are designed to make it easier for all interested participants to share their perspectives and ensure that the IMSB’s advice truly reflects the diversity of stakeholder inputs across regions and sectors. These sessions will be held: - Wednesday 12 November (04:00 UTC, 14:00 UTC) <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdefDfAQL5aMxx6gPwI5vYghmvq0_LyuP_…> - Wednesday 19 November (04:00 UTC, 14:00 UTC) <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUXowz_Hv8rn0a0Wor5tL2ZqrwzJCQnJ1…> The IMSB warmly encourages all stakeholders to make use of these opportunities for engagement – through consultations, written inputs, or office hours – so that the collective multistakeholder voice continues to shape the process and outcomes in a meaningful way. Best, Jen (on behalf of the IMSB) _______________________________________________ Learn more about the WSIS+20 Outreach Network and review relevant resources: https://go.icann.org/wsis20 Read the public archives for this mailing list: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/wsis20/ _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ Learn more about the WSIS+20 Outreach Network and review relevant resources: https://go.icann.org/wsis20 Read the public archives for this mailing list: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/wsis20/ _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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APRALO Bytes - Latin Script Diacritics, 6 Nov 2025
by Justine Chew Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

Dear all, Here is the next *APRALO Byte*, which is on the topic of *Latin Script Diacritics*, published at https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/APRALO/pages/412844037/AP… (click on 'Read more'). Kind regards, APRALO Leadership Team ---------------------- *APRALO Bytes* (see: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BYCbG) is aimed at *keeping the community apprised *of issues or topics of importance to the At-Large and/or APRALO community in a manner that is *issue/topic-focused, informative yet lightweight, while encouraging community interest and discours*e in such issues/topics. Feedback and contributions are welcomed; please reach out if you wish to contribute a Byte.

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Fwd: Announcement posted FYI
by avri Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

I probably don't have posting privs to most of these lists. Hopefully someone will pass them on . Come speak your piece! Avri -------- Original Message -------- From: Karen Lentz <karen.lentz(a)icann.org> Sent: November 6, 2025 10:07:54 AM EST To: Chris Disspain <chris.disspain(a)identity.digital>, Manal Ismail <manal(a)tra.gov.eg>, avri doria <avri(a)doria.org> Cc: Chris Disspain via Supportstaffreviewsccg <supportstaffreviewsccg(a)icann.org> Subject: Announcement posted FYI https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/advancing-the-icann-reviews-… Advancing the ICANN Reviews Conversation: Join the Cross Community Group Webinars 6 November 2025 ________________________________ The Review of Reviews Cross Community Group<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview> (CCG) invites the community to continue the conversations about ICANN Reviews during webinars on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. To accommodate participants in multiple time zones, the CCG will host two 90-minute sessions. Data-gathering is important to the CCG's fact-finding phase. Participants are invited to share their views on the successes and challenges of past reviews (e.g., topics, structure, time frames, and recommendations). Input on how to shape a refreshed review system will also be welcome. All community members – including those new to ICANN Reviews – are encouraged to attend by registering for one, or both, of the sessions: * Tuesday, 18 November, at 06:00 UTC<https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/bC9whfQ9RxGsGJJxOHjLkg> * Tuesday, 18 November, at 18:00 UTC<https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/RM3JPStlQWmdQAbBWISLhg> In the meantime, please consider: * Becoming a Reviews CCG observer<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/464355519/Obse…>. * Following the Reviews CCG's work on its community workspace<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=…>. * Providing input<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Prov…> on the Reviews CCG's work or pre-submitting questions<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Prov…> for the sessions. Background In May 2025, the ICANN Board approved a set of resolutions<https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-r…> calling for a community dialogue to design a review program that is fit for the intended purposes of enhancing ICANN's accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. These decisions followed discussions in which the Board and community identified the need to take a fresh approach to reviews. On 5 September 2025, the Board approved<https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/secretarys…> a charter submitted by the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs). The Review of Reviews CCG, which began its work in September 2025, is a collaborative effort that brings together ICANN SOs, ACs, ICANN Board members, and the ICANN organization to manage a fundamental evaluation of the reviews set out in the ICANN Bylaws, as a whole system, including their implementation, and propose a refreshed system of reviews. More information about the Review of Reviews and the CCG can be found on its community workspace<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=…>. Avri Doria Technicalities

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Advancing the ICANN Reviews Conversation: Join the Cross Community Group Webinars
by Justine Chew Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/advancing-the-icann-reviews-… The Review of Reviews Cross Community Group <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview> (CCG) invites the community to continue the conversations about ICANN Reviews during webinars on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. To accommodate participants in multiple time zones, the CCG will host two 90-minute sessions. Data-gathering is important to the CCG's fact-finding phase. Participants are invited to share their views on the successes and challenges of past reviews (e.g., topics, structure, time frames, and recommendations). Input on how to shape a refreshed review system will also be welcome. All community members – including those new to ICANN Reviews – are encouraged to attend by registering for one, or both, of the sessions: - Tuesday, 18 November, at 06:00 UTC <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/bC9whfQ9RxGsGJJxOHjLkg> - Tuesday, 18 November, at 18:00 UTC <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/RM3JPStlQWmdQAbBWISLhg> In the meantime, please consider: - Becoming a Reviews CCG observer <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/464355519/Obse…> . - Following the Reviews CCG's work on its community workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=…> . - Providing input <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Prov…> on the Reviews CCG's work or pre-submitting questions <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Prov…> for the sessions. Background In May 2025, the ICANN Board approved a set of resolutions <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-r…> calling for a community dialogue to design a review program that is fit for the intended purposes of enhancing ICANN's accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. These decisions followed discussions in which the Board and community identified the need to take a fresh approach to reviews. On 5 September 2025, the Board approved <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/secretarys…> a charter submitted by the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs). The Review of Reviews CCG, which began its work in September 2025, is a collaborative effort that brings together ICANN SOs, ACs, ICANN Board members, and the ICANN organization to manage a fundamental evaluation of the reviews set out in the ICANN Bylaws, as a whole system, including their implementation, and propose a refreshed system of reviews. More information about the Review of Reviews and the CCG can be found on its community workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=…> .

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Congratulations to Alfredo Calderón
by Justine Chew Nov. 3, 2025

Nov. 3, 2025

In case anyone has not picked up on this bit of news https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/alfredo-caldern-honored-with… Our newly appointed NextGen Mentor for ICANN85 - ICANN82, Alfredo Calderón has been awarded the 2025 Dr Tarek Kamel for Capacity Building. Congratulations, Alfredo! Kind regards, Justine ---------

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RECORDING: ICANN 84 - DNS Security Without Sacrificing Rights: HRIA on RDRS
by Joly MacFie Nov. 1, 2025

Nov. 1, 2025

<https://isoc.live/19819> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19819>*YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/hhNyjGi45TA>* | *PATREON <https://www.patreon.com/posts/142555603/>* | *TRANSCRIPT <https://archive.org/download/icann84-RDRS/icann84-RDRS.EN.TRANSCRIPT.pdf> * | *ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/icann84-RDRS>* | *PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19819>* On *October 25, 2025*, the *Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview>* (NCSG) in the *Generic Name Supporting Organization <https://gnso.icann.org/en>* (GNSO) hosted a session at the *Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Annual General Meeting <https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann84/>*, in Dublin, Eire – ‘*DNS Security Without Sacrificing Rights: HRIA on RDRS <https://icann84.sched.com/event/29QGf/gnso-dns-security-without-sacrificing…>* ‘ The *Registrant Data Request Service <https://www.icann.org/rdrs-en>* (RDRS) is a pilot project — ICANN’s first effort, since *WHOIS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHOIS> *was disrupted by the *GDPR <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation>* — to centralize and standardize the triage of requests for non-public registration data. It does this by providing a unified form and routing system that directs such requests to participating (opt-in) registrars. In* August 2025,* the GNSO Standing Committee delivered *its report on the RDRS <https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/generic-names-supporting-organization-co…>*, which was then *open for public comment <https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/generic-names-supporting-organization-co…>*, until just days prior to this meeting (October 20). By creating a common pathway for registrars to receive requests, RDRS raises fundamental questions about how disclosure decisions are made: when does a requester’s “legitimate interest” outweigh the registrant’s right to privacy, and how should the fundamental rights balancing test be applied across jurisdictions? This session provided an initial human rights impact assessment of the system, asking what aspects of disclosure triage can be standardized in a rights-respecting way beyond the form itself. This session aimed to go beyond the report and situate the conversation on broader challenges, such as cases where abuse is real but not obvious outside certain linguistic or cultural contexts (e.g. phishing against banks that are household names in one market but obscure elsewhere); the uneven practices of registries and registrars regarding disclosure. Subsequent to this meeting (*October 30*), ICANN issued an *RDRS Policy Alignment Analysis <https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registration-data-request-service-rdrs/r…>*, which is *open for public comment <https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/registration-data-reques…>* until *December 9*. *SPEAKERS* *Rafik Dannak* – NCSG *Reg Levy* – Tucows / RrSG *Alan Woods* – Clean DNS *Sarah Wyld* – Tucows / RrSG *Thomas Rickert* – eco Association *Michele Neylon* – Blacknight / RrSG *Michaela Shapiro* – NCSG *Naoum Mengoudis* – Hellenic Police *Manju Hatolkar* – GNSO *Beth Marty* – name.com / RrSG *Sebastien Ducos* – GNSO RDRS Standing Committee #ICANN84 #RDRS #HumanRights -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Oct. 27, 2025

Oct. 27, 2025

AWS has published its summary of the Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region which made the headlines on 20 October 2025: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev1en9077ro "...why did it make the internet fall apart" Perhaps the most surprising part of the reporting is how much noise was made about it, at least in the UK, sometimes equating to impending hyped doom reports of the "death of the net predicted" and mixing into a it a good measure of "it's always a DNS problem...". I'll spare you the links to the articles, just search for them on a search engine. What's more interesting is the actual AWS summary which they have published: https://aws.amazon.com/message/101925/ Having been around for long enough to have seen the 'net grow over the years, the first thing that struck me is the complexity of these cloud networks that now form most of the Internet. No longer is this just a simple server -> client scenario with a handful of routers and TCP/IP. The way by which the Heart of today's world works, aka the "back end" to all of our Apps and Web sites is way more complicated than I ever imagined. Yes, one of my companies is an AWS customer so I wasn't a total novice into the AWS instances, NLB, EC2 and Route 53. But the process by which this all works (supposedly like clockwork and sometimes not) surpassed my imagination. And this is where I discovered the "seamless scale" whereas you can keep track of the whole ecosystem of virtual machine instances and load balancers using a constantly updated dynamic DNS. I frankly do not know how to give it a name, but the times of manually inputting listings into a file at /var/named/data/example.hosts is long gone! So here's my question: is the DNS fit for purpose for the use AWS is making of it? I wonder whether we could ask if anyone on the SSAC could explain this to us in a few minutes during the ALAC meeting with the SSAC on Sunday? Kindest regards, Olivier

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Vienna
by Roberto Gaetano Oct. 25, 2025

Oct. 25, 2025

Hi Matthias Will you be in Vienna in the first half of December? Cheers, Roberto

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