Dear all,
I write in relation to the agreed pre-ICANN66 informational webinar (to be scheduled during Prep Week, which runs from 14-17 October) and the plenary session to be held during the ICANN66 Meeting itself, on DNS Abuse. I’ve included those
who staff recalls from the ALAC, BC, ccNSO, GAC, IPC, RrSG, RySG and SSAC had expressed interest in participating in and/or supporting these sessions, but please let me know if I have missed anyone (or added anyone who doesn’t wish to be part of the planning
process!)
As this is the first time that we will be doing a pre-Meeting informational webinar, followed by the actual plenary session, and as we have multiple community groups involved in planning and executing these sessions, I hope it will be helpful
to suggest that this group begin to discuss the following points:
- What should the pre-Meeting informational webinar cover, and what should the Montreal plenary session cover?
- You can find the topic descriptions as submitted here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cVxmAjNoX77RSOg59-rdM4DMjFFwfnIxx3WtUdoRXPE/edit?usp=sharing.
- As submitted by the GAC:
“This session approaches the topic of DNS Abuse by first looking at the key practical issues followed by a facilitated community discussion. DNS Abuse takes a variety of forms, and the session will explore – using definitions and examples – what type of
conduct has traditionally been labelled “DNS Abuse”, an important precursor to arriving at a joint definition of DNS Abuse. In a second step, the session will explore how registry and registrar operators mitigate and address DNS Abuse/security threats, by
looking at examples of prevention and mitigation measures. Following that, the session will provide a gap analysis of issues left to address – including possible challenges to prevention and mitigation measures. This session will include discussion of how
evolving legal and regulatory frameworks put DNS Abuse investigations and mitigations performed by 3rd parties at risk, how aware lawmakers and regulators of these risks, how governments are working together to bring clarity to these issues, and actions the
ICANN community can take based on the experience it has accumulated on this matter over time and most recently through several processes including the CCT Review, the Domain Abuse Activity Reporting and the DNS Infrastructure Abuse Audits.”
- As submitted by the RySG:
“This session approaches the currently "hot topic" of DNS Abuse by first looking at the key practical issues followed by a facilitated community discussion. First, we'll take a focused look at ICANN's bylaws and remit and next, explore how registry and registrar
operators mitigate and address DNS Abuse/security threats in that context. Third, the community will be invited to discuss issues arising and proposed solutions.”
- Assuming that all the interested groups will wish to be involved in both the webinar and plenary session, how shall we proceed in terms of who will do what for both, and in light
of the recent open letter to the ICANN community from the RySG (reattached for your convenience)?
Staff will be happy to organize a call to discuss these preliminary matters; we just thought it may be helpful to kickstart the discussions by connecting everyone via email.
For your information, and as has been the practice with previous cross-community and high-interest topics, an ICANN Org Senior Executive will be tasked with assisting you with your planning, with relevant Meetings and Policy team staff
to help manage logistics and overall session management (including a proposed date and time for the pre-Meeting webinar). I will get back to you with further details very shortly. Thank you!
Cheers
Mary