Dear SOAC leaders,

Please find attached the Summary Notes from your Roundtable call earlier this week with the Board Chair, Vice-Chair and members of ICANN org’s Executive Team and staff. As noted on the call, the survey results will be published shortly. We look forward to the community’s feedback at next Thursday’s session on the possibility of an in-person/hybrid meeting for ICANN72 and to following up with you on the other topics that were raised on the call.

We will also post the notes to the SOAC Chairs’ wiki workspace, which is undergoing “renovations” at the moment at your request, to make it more easily accessible and usable for your collective governance purposes.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Mary

Dear SO-AC Chairs and Vice Chairs:

Here is the proposed agenda for the 9 June SOAC Chairs Roundtable.

PROPOSED AGENDA FOR SOAC CHAIRS’ ROUNDTABLE – 9 JUNE 2021

1.      Welcome (David Olive) (2 mins)

2.      Introductory Remarks (Goran Marby & Maarten Botterman) (8 mins)

3.      Tour de Table – SOAC priorities and expected outcomes from ICANN71 (SOAC Chairs) (35 mins)

4.      Overview of Preliminary Survey Results on Returning to In-Person Meetings (Nick Tomasso & David Olive) (10 mins)

5.      Questions for Open Discussion (All) (15 mins)

                                                                                 i.            In light of the preliminary survey results, what level of global representation do you think is necessary in order to go forward with a hybrid meeting?

                                                                               ii.            What will you and your various session chairs need to run your meetings in a hybrid format, especially if you (or another session leader/moderator) cannot travel to the US or wish not to do so?

                                                                             iii.            What will be the likely impacts (e.g. on effectiveness) on your groups, if some attendees that may otherwise need to be there in person (e.g. Council members or session leaders) are not physically present? What can be done to mitigate any potentially negative impacts?

                                                                             iv.            Is there any specific type of feedback that is not covered by the survey but that you think we should try to draw out (if possible) during the ICANN71 session on this topic?

6. Interface for the community to talk about IG and legal proposal  (3 mins)
7. Next Steps & Closing (Goran Marby, Maarten Botterman & David Olive) (2 mins)

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best regards,          David

David A. Olive
Senior Vice President

Policy Development Support

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Washington, D.C.