On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:03 PM, Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net> wrote:

Hi Bill and all,

thanks for this feedback. We approved tonight that the Public Interest should be the next key topic for the content part of our next GA in Dublin.

All our internal and side talks have shown the pressing importance of the issue -- or pointed to the existing gaps: In official statements, rhetoric or soap-box oratory ICANN is regularly referring to the PI as an "important goal or reference" while ICANN's decision making raises strong doubts in various cases (let's call it an opportunist approach and reality ;-). And there is some clear evidence that is is an important guideline for the GAC and ALAC (in best cases at least) while other constituencies sometimes openly contest its relevance or flimsy argue like "there is no clear definition, source, relevance or evidence or whatever ..." Example: Having followed exchanges on the CCWG-A list over the last months, I was consternated by the arbitrariness and flatness of contesters of the Public Interest. Sure, it may be a "Western" or "Occidental" concept by its origins and evolvment but the UDHR and the like is questioned, challenged or contested with comparable flaw arguments ... Therefor it seems that we start the right debate at the right moment.

And some very limiting conceptions of the G/PI have been advanced by some of our business colleagues in the accountability discussions, and Fadi has Nora’s team and some board members focusing on this as its in the strategic plan, etc etc etc. I suspect that in the 4th quarter the issue will get a lot more play, so it will be good for Euralo to discuss it in Dublin.

You support is welcome!

I’d be happy to help organize something.

Thanks,
Wolf

P. S. We are aware that the timing of our calls ("dinner time") is not optimal at all for certain people. But please keep in mind that the majority of our members (volunteers) cannot do such calls during their prof. working hours = day time. And later evening hours proofed to be exclusive as well …

Understood. But I’d had four conference calls and 13 hours at the computer already so it was just not possible. Everyone’s schedules different.

Cheers

Bill

William Drake wrote Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:21:
Hello

Unfortunately it turns out that I will be unable to add this meeting to today's diet of conference calls. However, if this is relevant, I would like to voice my strong support for the suggestion on the agenda of focusing the meeting thematically on the global public interest. This is an increasingly pressing issue in many contexts and it would be good to have a European-oriented discussion of the concept and its meaning in the ICANN context.

Relatedly, I might point out this session I’ve organized for the IGF meeting, stimulated in no small part by various intra-ICANN discussions:

http://intgovforum.org/cms/wks2015/index.php/proposal/view_public/52 <http://intgovforum.org/cms/wks2015/index.php/proposal/view_public/52>

Best

Bill

PS: I really wish Euralo’s calls were not all at dinner time.

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