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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 20:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 20:00 UTC for 90 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/caa9dv32 The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AwDvCQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
by ICANN Policy Calendar March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 20:00 UTC for 90 mins, For other times: https://tinyurl.com/caa9dv32 The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AwDvCQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Comment on Specific Review Proposed Update
by Alan Greenberg March 18, 2025

March 18, 2025

The comment at https://docs.google.com/document/d/10NtEB66t6HRSv71TK8tMtdYOqH-PeFei0Wamse5… was discussed during an At-Large meeting at ICANN 82, and based on comments received has been further refined. Thanks to Cheryl and Justine for their help with these final revisions. And thanks to Kathy Kleiman from NCSG who indicated strong support during the At-Large NCSG meeting and further collaborated on this last revision. Alan

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[Reminder] ICANN82 Session Reports
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025

Hi all, This is a friendly reminder to populate the ICANN82 Session Report. Please use the following templated reporting format. The Session Reports will be discussed during the ICANN82 At-Large Leadership Wrap Up session taking place tomorrow, 14 March 2025 at 15:00 local time during. ICANN82 Session Report link: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/99738695/At… Template format: What happened? Example: This session discussed.... What are the At-Large specific takeaways from this session? Example: At-Large is interested in... What are the At-Large specific action items (next steps)? Example: At-Large needs to... Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: Andrew Chen <andrew.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM To: OFB-WG <ofb-wg(a)icann.org>, CPWG <cpwg(a)icann.org> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: [At-Large Community] ICANN82 Briefing Document and Session Reports Sign Up Dear At-Large Community Members, Thank you to all of those who contributed to the ICANN82 Briefing Document. As we prepare for ICANN82, we kindly request your attention to review the ALAC ICANN82 Briefing Document linked below. This document provides an overview of the At-Large position and background information on several topics of importance. Reviewing this document before the meeting will help ensure alignment on the ALAC’s messaging regarding ongoing topics of importance. ICANN82 Briefing Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QmQgB8Pn3VOhNWQQ4o6pfD1qM8FH6oRnFaW3cGN… We are also sharing the ICANN82 Session Report page, please let us know if you would like to report on one of the listed sessions before the At-Large Leadership Welcome to ICANN82<https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpV4/at-large-leadership-welcome-to-icann82> session taking place on Saturday, 08 March at 17:00 UTC. These sessions are of interest to the At-Large Community. Please use the following templated reporting format and the following link to record session reports. Please let us know if you have any issues recording your name or posting a report on the wiki page. Please also let us know if a session you would like to report on is missing and we will add the session to the wiki page. ICANN82 Session Reports: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/99738695/At… Template format: What happened? Example: This session discussed.... What are the At-Large specific takeaways from this session? Example: At-Large is interested in... What are the At-Large specific action items (next steps)? Example: At-Large needs to... Safe travels to those traveling to Seattle. See you all soon. Sincerely, Andrew -- Andrew Chen Policy Development Support Sr. Specialist, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://www.icann.org/ Skype: atchen122

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Additional Evidence of ICANN Engaging in Bilateral Negotiations with Contracting Parties
by mike palage.com March 10, 2025

March 10, 2025

Hello All, I look forward to seeing many of you next week in Seattle. I wanted to share some additional information I stumbled across while reviewing recent amendments to the .COM Registry Agreement. During our CPWG deep dive session on ICANN and Contracting Parties implementing policy through bilateral negotiations, I raised the example of the cybersecurity incident reporting that first appeared in the .COM agreement and then the new baseline Registry Agreement. During the session, I asked both Avri and Becky, based upon their work on SubPro if they could point me in the direction of this topic being substantively discussed within the community before its inclusion in the baseline registry agreement. Unfortunately, neither could recall this specific topic being discussed by the community before its appearance in the .COM Registry Agreement. In December of last year, ICANN and Verisign amended the Letter of Intent which is part of the .COM Registry Agreement. Paragraph 3 of the LOI states in relevant part that: ICANN and Verisign shall work together in good faith to: (i) determine the appropriate process for ICANN to publish certain information (as advised by the Security and Stability Advisory Committee in its 03 November 2015 Advisory (SAC074) and approved by the ICANN Board of Directors) contained in any Registry Operator incident disclosure made pursuant to Appendix 11, Section (d) of the .com Registry Agreement; and (ii) amend the .com and .net Registry Agreements to permit such publication consistent with similar obligations for other registry operators See https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/multiple/verisign-lo… Two things raised concerns that I wanted to share with the group and solicit your feedback on. 1. Since cybersecurity incident reporting is NOW part of the proposed baseline registry agreement, why is this work NOT part of the SubPro IRT community work? Why is ICANN Staff tripling down on bi-lateral negotiations with a contracting party while ignoring the clear guidance outlined in the ICANN bylaws regarding this type of policy development work? I think the community deserves an explanation. 2. During the Prep Week Call Xavier informed the community that VRSN and ICANN would let this LOI lapse at the end of the year, resulting in a 4 million dollar shortfall per year going forward. Now in the preamble to the LOI amendment they talk about valuable consideration. Does anyone else find it interesting that it appears that VRSN gets preferred treatment to negotiate important cybersecurity terms outside of the ICANN multistakeholder model, and as soon as they get what they want, VRSN just lets the LOI lapse? As always, I am open to other alternative viewpoints on these facts, but I am struggling to find them to be totally honest Best regards, Michael

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Call for Penholders - Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 8, 2025

March 8, 2025

Dear CPWG Members, On behalf of the Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) co-chairs, we are seeking At-Large Community volunteers to Penhold for the Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/fourth-proceeding-for-pr…> posted for public comment by ICANN org. The Call for Penholders will close at the conclusion of ICANN82 on Thursday, 13 March 2025. As mentioned during the At-Large Hot Topics session<https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpV6/at-large-hot-topics> at ICANN82, the CPWG decided it would be in the interest of end users to develop an initial statement for ALAC consideration. As this public comment will close on 02 April 2025, the updated schedule for the development and consideration of this public comment statement is as follows: * Confirm list of penholder(s): 13 March 2025 * Penholder(s): First Draft Statement presentation and discussion via CPWG Mailing List – 19 March 2025 * Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 20 March 2025 – 24 March 2025 * Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 26 March 2025 * ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 27 March 2025 – 01 April 2025 * Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 02 April 2025 If you are interested in volunteering to be a penholder, please reach out to the CPWG co-chairs, Olivier Crépin-Leblond (ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>) and Avri Doria (avri(a)doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) and the At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), by Thursday, 13 March 2025. Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to your contributions! Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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NextGen presentations
by Roberto Gaetano March 6, 2025

March 6, 2025

Dear all, With the permission of the NextGen coordinator, who reads in copy, may I send you the schedule of the NextGen presentations that will take place Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 March at ICANN82. This will be a good opportunity for hearing what their view is on the different topics, many of which we are currently discussing in CPWG. I am personally excited to see how they will bring a fresh look to old problems. May I encourage all to attend to these sessions. Best regards, Roberto NextGen Mentor 2025

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[At-Large Community] ICANN82 Briefing Document and Session Reports Sign Up
by Andrew Chen March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025

Dear At-Large Community Members, Thank you to all of those who contributed to the ICANN82 Briefing Document. As we prepare for ICANN82, we kindly request your attention to review the ALAC ICANN82 Briefing Document linked below. This document provides an overview of the At-Large position and background information on several topics of importance. Reviewing this document before the meeting will help ensure alignment on the ALAC’s messaging regarding ongoing topics of importance. ICANN82 Briefing Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QmQgB8Pn3VOhNWQQ4o6pfD1qM8FH6oRnFaW3cGN… We are also sharing the ICANN82 Session Report page, please let us know if you would like to report on one of the listed sessions before the At-Large Leadership Welcome to ICANN82<https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpV4/at-large-leadership-welcome-to-icann82> session taking place on Saturday, 08 March at 17:00 UTC. These sessions are of interest to the At-Large Community. Please use the following templated reporting format and the following link to record session reports. Please let us know if you have any issues recording your name or posting a report on the wiki page. Please also let us know if a session you would like to report on is missing and we will add the session to the wiki page. ICANN82 Session Reports: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/99738695/At… Template format: What happened? Example: This session discussed.... What are the At-Large specific takeaways from this session? Example: At-Large is interested in... What are the At-Large specific action items (next steps)? Example: At-Large needs to... Safe travels to those traveling to Seattle. See you all soon. Sincerely, Andrew -- Andrew Chen Policy Development Support Sr. Specialist, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://www.icann.org/ Skype: atchen122

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Call for Volunteers - Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB
by Andrew Chen March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025

Dear CPWG Members, On behalf of the CPWG co-chairs, we are seeking At-Large Community volunteers to consider the Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/fourth-proceeding-for-pr…> recently posted for public comment by ICANN org. Your insights and/or expertise on the subject matter for public comment would be helpful for: * Firstly, reviewing and identifying any need for the ALAC to submit a comment, and secondly, where such need arises, presenting issues - in the form of bullet points - for discussion at one or more Working Group calls. * If the Working Group subsequently reaches consensus on the need for an ALAC comment, volunteering as a penholder to craft a concise thoughtful response (i.e. an ALAC statement) to this public comment. As this public comment will close on 02 April 2025, the proposed schedule for the above-mentioned tasks is as follows: * Reviewer(s): Establish if an ALAC comment is needed. * Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion in order to establish working group consensus –CPWG call on 26 February 2025 And if needed, * Penholder(s): First Draft Statement presentation and discussion – At-Large Policy Session on 08 March 2025 at ICANN82 * Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 09 March 2025 – 24 March 2025 * Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 26 March 2025 * ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 27 March 2025 – 01 April 2025 * Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 02 April 2025 If you are interested in volunteering to be a reviewer and/or penholder, please volunteer during the upcoming CPWG call on 19 February 2025 or by reach out to At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), copying the CPWG co-chairs, Olivier Crépin-Leblond (ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>) and Avri Doria (avri(a)doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) by Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 23:59 UTC. Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to your contributions! Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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