Hi,

This is indeed a concern, however I was a bit relieved when I checked through the bylaw and found that since 2016 post transition till date, the occurence of word "diversity" for instance slightly moved from 19 to 20.

I am of the opinion that ICANN statements/texts in various fora should continue to reflect the bylaw and if that is no longer the case then perhaps it's good to hear from our ICANN Board Rep if the various changes are done inline with the ICANN bylaws.

For instance ICANN core values has diversity included in it as per the bylaws, while representation is non-existent. So I am not sure why ICANN would decide to water that down, perhaps this was done to be "politically correct" but how far can that go without mis-representing the actual/intent of the bylaw.

Regards

On Mon, 19 May 2025 at 07:21, Lutz Donnerhacke via At-Large <at-large@icann.org> wrote:

https://domainincite.com/31049-icann-kills-off-diversity-and-inclusion
It's a pity.

ICANN establishes the trust in its function of govern the global rules for
the Internet by representing the whole community of all stakeholders.
By dropping the representation, ICANN could lose its standing, and
eventually lose the trust in the rules generated.
This is the way into meaninglessness.

Lutz

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