Dear all, As promised, below the link to the link to the EU Commission "ICT Sector Guide on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sustainable-business/files/csr-sme/c... Also, some relevant background material is linked below concerning the recently approved Obama's US National Action Plans for responsible business, consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/20/announcement-opportunity-provide-i... http://accountabilityroundtable.org/analysis/us-government-announces-develop... I will come back to you on Monday re: GAC participation in the event. Good weekend! Best Camino Manjon-Sierra European Commission - DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology Unit D1 - International relations Internet Governance; ICANN GAC; ".eu"; Internet and Human Rights Desk - Iran, Sudan, Iraq & Yemen Avenue de Beaulieu 25 (4/109) / B-1049 / Brussels / Belgium T: +32-2-29-78797 M: +32-488-203-447 From: cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org [mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of HIBBARD Lee Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 2:12 PM To: 'Human Rights' Subject: [cc-humanrights] ICANN and Human Rights conf call summary - 30 Jan We have just concluded our conference call which I would summarise as follows: Call participants: Wolfgang, Niels, Marilia, Rafik, Bill, Camino, Lee - Checking the possibility of changing the time of the meeting to later during the day of 11 Feb (thanks Rafik) - Outreach to SOs and ACs to meet and discuss with them in bilateral format (together with Niels, Marilia, Lee and Rafik) + to participate in the meeting proper - Encourage GAC reps, inc Spain, to participate in the meeting proper (thanks Camino) - Finalised the draft agenda/flyer, inc with revised title (thanks Niels) - Finalising the background paper on corporate responsibility of ICANN to respect human rights (thanks Monika and Niels) - FAQ to be completed (thanks Stefania, Susan and other contributors) - TBD by email/mailing list whether to hold a final conf call next Wednesday 4 Feb Great work and thanks to all. Safe travel to Singapore. Lee From: cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org<mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of HIBBARD Lee Sent: jeudi 22 janvier 2015 15:12 To: 'Human Rights' Subject: [cc-humanrights] ICANN and Human Rights conf call summary - 22 Jan Hello everyone, Thanks to Stefania, Niels, Marilia and Rafik for being on today’s conf call which can be summarised as follows: - 29 Jan deadline for preparing near-final drafts of the FAQ (Stefania) and the paper on corporate social responsibility of ICANN with respect to human rights (Niels, Monika) – written comments should be sent to them asap (preferably before Sunday), - From 29 Jan onwards, contacts made with ACs and SOs (Rafik) – their general buy-in and participation in the meeting are central to a balanced discussion in Singapore, - Draft agenda items include: Welcoming words (Fadi? Marilia and Rafik to follow-up) + intro/framing/explaining why we are here (Marilia, Rafik) + Corporate responsibility of ICANN to respect human rights? (Monika) + Open discussion on moving the process forward (moderator TBD); wrap-closing remarks + moderators(s) TBD [Niels and Lee?] - Flyer/agenda for meeting (Stefania, Niels), - Next conf call scheduled for Fri 30 Jan 13:00 CET, including discussion on outreach and ensuring balanced participation in the meeting Regards Lee From: cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org<mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of HIBBARD Lee Sent: mercredi 21 janvier 2015 09:53 To: 'Human Rights' Subject: [cc-humanrights] ICANN and Human Rights conf call summary - 16 Jan Hello everyone, Thanks to Marilia, Niels, Stefania and Rafik for joining yesterday’s conf call which is summarised as follows: - The ICANN and Human Rights meeting at ICANN53 in Singapore will take place in room “Sofia” on Wed 11 Feb, from 10:30-12:00, - ICANN and Human Rights follow-up paper, done by Niels and Monika, being reworked, UDRP removed and focus in Ruggie principles. Emphasis on policies and their implementation was stressed, - Contact all SOs and ACs to: (i) share papers, (ii) arrange bilaterals before the meeting, and (iii) invite them to the meeting…and to send this info to the mailing list (thanks Rafik), - Next conf call on 22 Jan (see below) – to discuss draft version of the paper and agenda of meeting inc moderation etc. Regards Lee From: cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org<mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of HIBBARD Lee Sent: mardi 20 janvier 2015 08:43 To: 'Human Rights' Cc: 'Nicolas.Rollier@bakom.admin.ch' Subject: Re: [cc-humanrights] ICANN and Human Rights conf call summary - 16 Jan Hello everyone, Please find attached the conf call dial-in details for those participating in calls today and this Thursday as mentioned below. Many thanks to Nicolas from the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) for arranging the calls. Speak soon. Lee From: HIBBARD Lee Sent: vendredi 16 janvier 2015 18:20 To: Human Rights Cc: Nicolas.Rollier@bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Nicolas.Rollier@bakom.admin.ch> Subject: ICANN and Human Rights conf call summary - 16 Jan Thanks to Marilia, Stephanie, Niels, Susan, and Stefania for joining me on today’s conf call. I would summarise the discussion as follows: - Conf call on 20 Jan 13:00-14:00 CET to discuss scope and other elements for a draft charter of a cross-community working group (Marilia, Stephanie, Lee, Avri?, Stefania? agreed to participate on call). - Conf call on 22 Jan 13:00-14:00 CET to discuss progress in preparing/finalising: (i) the FAQ (Joy), (ii) summary of the CoE paper (Marilia, Stephanie, Susan), (ii) applied scenarios paper (Niels, Monika). - Securing the date, time and place of the meeting room, during ICANN52, on the drafting of a charter for a CCWG (Rafik, Niels). - Apprising colleagues from ALAC, GNSO, ccNSO, GAC, SSAC, NCSG about progress on ICANN and human rights, and secure their availability for a conf call during the week of 2 Feb to discuss their views on this and public interest, accountability issues etc (All). For reference I attach the working docs so far produced by colleagues. I would also invite Nicolas Rollier to organise conf calls for the first two bullets above (many thanks Nicolas). Regards and thanks to all. Speak soon. Lee