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Re: [Ext] RE: Vice Chair Election Instructions (eBallot to be sent individually)
by John Emery March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Hello Marc and WG Members, As requested, the following is a compilation of the WG emails of each self-nomination for the role of Vice Chair. Those present at the first meeting in Mumbai were given a chance to speak as well for their candidacy and the timestamp of their statement can be found next to each name from the ICANN85 zoom recording linked in the google doc. As a disclaimer, this is solely a compilation of the emails sent to the list and the timestamp of speeches given at ICANN85 by the candidates compiled by staff. This is not a formal document of each candidate’s statement. The five Vice Chair candidates are listed in alphabetical order: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zEV1K-eG15pjSHPNj6oDK2mqSktrF-Bf_HlxA_2… John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> From: "trachtenbergm(a)gtlaw.com" <trachtenbergm(a)gtlaw.com> Date: Monday, March 23, 2026 at 07:49 To: John Emery <john.emery(a)icann.org>, "gnso-dnsabuse-pdp(a)icann.org" <gnso-dnsabuse-pdp(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: Vice Chair Election Instructions (eBallot to be sent individually) Do we want to give the candidates an opportunity to provide a brief written overview to staff which they can consolidate into a single document that the representative can share with their constituencies? Best regards, Marc H. Trachtenberg Shareholder Chair, Internet, Domain Name, e-Commerce and Social Media Practice Greenberg Traurig, LLP Aspen Chicago 411 E. Main Street 360 North Green Street Suite 207 | Aspen, CO 81611 Suite 1300 | Chicago, IL 60607 T +1.970.300.5313 T +1.312.456.1020 M +1.773.677.3305 M +1.773.677.3305 trac(a)gtlaw.com<mailto:trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com> | www.gtlaw.com [gtlaw.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.gtlaw.com/__;!!PtGJab4!5IILrBTH_qlvfl…> | View GT Biography [gtlaw.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/t/trachte…> [Greenberg Traurig Logo] [Greenberg Traurig Logo] From: John Emery via Gnso-dnsabuse-pdp <gnso-dnsabuse-pdp(a)icann.org> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2026 8:07 AM To: gnso-dnsabuse-pdp(a)icann.org Subject: [Gnso-dnsabuse-pdp] Vice Chair Election Instructions (eBallot to be sent individually) *EXTERNAL TO GT* Dear DNSAM PDP 1 WG, The time has come to elect the Vice Chair for this PDP. There are currently five candidates for Vice Chair: * Ching Chiao * Farell Folly * Anil Kumar Jain * Christabel Mebaghandu * Nick Wenban-Smith Once the Vice Chair is selected from the WG membership, their appointing organization may appoint a new member as a replacement. The process of voting will be a Ranked Choice vote, where every member of the PDP WG: Members and Participants (not Alternates) will have the opportunity to vote. You will vote by ranking all 5 candidates in order of preference. You must rank each candidate 1 through 5. If there is one candidate that receives a majority (>50%) in the first round of voting, they will be selected as Vice Chair. If the first round does not produce a majority in favor of a single candidate, then a second round of a vote will be taken of the top two candidates only. Each Member and Participant will cast a single vote for one of the two remaining candidates. You will be emailed an individual eBallot form for your voting. Please complete the form by Friday 27 March 23:59 UTC. John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.icann.org__;!!DUT_TFPxUQ!HkhQLhSjg9Ew…> ________________________________ If you are not an intended recipient of confidential and privileged information in this email, please delete it, notify us immediately at postmaster(a)gtlaw.com, and do not use or disseminate the information.

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Straw Proposal
by Reg Levy March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

All— As noted in the chat in the session today, this is the straw proposal a number of us have been working on for the last few days and we’d love additional input: When a registrar takes action under Section 3.18 of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, the registrar shall promptly review other domains that are reasonably associated with that domain when there are clear indicators that other domains registered by the same customer may be involved in the same abusive activity, using information reasonably available to the registrar at the time of review, and take action against those domains where appropriate. Servus, Reg -- Reg Levy | Associate General Counsel – Domains +1 (323) 880-0831 Tucows #MakingTheInternetBetter UTC +5:30

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Vice Chair Election Instructions (eBallot to be sent individually)
by John Emery March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Dear DNSAM PDP 1 WG, The time has come to elect the Vice Chair for this PDP. There are currently five candidates for Vice Chair: * Ching Chiao * Farell Folly * Anil Kumar Jain * Christabel Mebaghandu * Nick Wenban-Smith Once the Vice Chair is selected from the WG membership, their appointing organization may appoint a new member as a replacement. The process of voting will be a Ranked Choice vote, where every member of the PDP WG: Members and Participants (not Alternates) will have the opportunity to vote. You will vote by ranking all 5 candidates in order of preference. You must rank each candidate 1 through 5. If there is one candidate that receives a majority (>50%) in the first round of voting, they will be selected as Vice Chair. If the first round does not produce a majority in favor of a single candidate, then a second round of a vote will be taken of the top two candidates only. Each Member and Participant will cast a single vote for one of the two remaining candidates. You will be emailed an individual eBallot form for your voting. Please complete the form by Friday 27 March 23:59 UTC. John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Follow-up: WG Collaboration Document
by Feodora Hamza March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Sent on behalf of Paul McGrady Dear DNSAM PDP1 WG members, thank you for today’s call. As briefly noted before the meeting ended, I would like to take a moment to outline the plan for how the Working Group will approach its deliberations and methodology moving forward. We alluded to this during ICANN85 but it is always good to recap and make sure all members are on the same page. Firstly, it is encouraging to see the level of ambition within the group and the clear willingness to collaborate and develop workable solutions. This is the spirit of volunteerism that I love so much about our community. At the same time, our early discussions have demonstrated that reaching consensus will take time and due consideration, given the range of perspectives, needs, and considerations that proposed recommendations must undergo. There is no “silver bullet” but we do have good tools to accomplish our work in a timely, thorough fashion. 1. Staying within scope: As a reminder, the charter defines the scope of this PDP (the nature of our universe), and it is essential that our discussions remain within those boundaries. Where ideas arise that fall outside of scope, these can certainly be captured for future consideration by Council but should not slow down or divert our current work. I know it would be great to solve every problem all at once, but that is not what Council asked us to do. 2. Focus on recommendations: At this stage and as noted during our ICANN85 session 2 on Consensus Building, the Working Group should prioritize identifying needs and developing policy recommendations, rather than jumping directly to specific implementation/policy language solutions. This will help ensure that our outputs remain policy-focused and aligned with the role of the PDP. However, I do appreciate the specific language provided so far as it helps to inform where recommendations can go and can give us something concrete to haggle over. So, don’t be shy but understand we won’t be recommending specific contract language, just high level Policy. 3. Consensus building throughout the process: As highlighted in our consensus-building discussions, we should ensure that all SGs/Cs and community stakeholders understand not only what the Working Group is proposing, but also why. Drawing on lessons learned and best practices (including those captured in the consensus building playbook and ICANN85 session2), clear rationale and transparency in our recommendations will be key to achieving broad support and avoiding delays later in the process. 4. Iterative and collaborative workflow To support efficient progress, we will follow an iterative workflow, which includes: · Pairing focused discussion during meetings with substantive asynchronous work between meetings; · Rolling development of draft recommendations for each charter question; · Conducting periodic impact checks during the drafting process, rather than deferring all impact analysis to the end of the PDP. 1. Collaboration document for the WG to contribute, provide feedback, and change as the WG sees fit. · Based on the discussions to date and the language provided by Working Group members, leadership and staff have developed a working document to capture discussions and draft language for each charter question. · This document is intended to support clear navigation, transparency, and effective asynchronous work, allowing members to review, comment, and refine proposals between meetings in a structured way. · Each charter question is listed and 3 different coloured boxes are provided for each. · First (orange), the key takeaways from the previous discussion · Second box (green), the draft language provided by the WG and some overarching themes that can be derived from that language · Third (blue), a box for when the WG is ready to stabilise the language for their recommendation on each Charter Question. · Link:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GxM-Yrgv6sZPEYU8ikW4cRM5YqWsJuWGiQ… Please take a look and provide your feedback within the document by the means of commenting on the document rather than making direct edits to the text. Staff will help us capture the comments and we can wordsmith the draft recommendations together as we iterate. . Thank you all for your continued contributions and great, positive energy that you are bringing to the conversation.Talk soon! Best, Paul

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Post Call / DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG / Monday, 23 March 2026
by Julie Bisland March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Dear all, All recordings for the DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG call held on Monday, 23 March 2026 at 12:30 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GQCSLQ> (attendance included), which can also be accessed via the GNSO Master calendar<https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar/2026>. These include: * Attendance * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, and chat.) * Transcript * Agenda and Notes/Action Items For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives<https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/gnso-dnsabuse-pdp@icann.org/> and the main wiki page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/zoKmLQ>. Thank you. With kind regards, Julie -- Julie Bisland Policy Operations Analyst (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Outcomes, Action Items, and Notes - 23 March 2026 - Meeting #5
by Steve Chan March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Dear DNSAM PDP 1, Please see the attached outcomes, action items, and notes from Meeting #5. Best, Steve [OUTCOMES] * None [ACTION ITEMS] * Action Item: Members and Participants to complete voting by the deadline. * Action Item: Staff to send email about work plan: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gDXM13Io8RJlYZVj0rhbfoMi7und3v9i/ed… * Action Item: WG Members to review work plan and provide feedback by 30 Mar, if any. * Action Item: Staff to send email about collaboration tool, which seeks to capture and distill verbal and email discussions to date. [NOTES] 1. Welcome * Recapped what took place at ICANN85, including admin activities, reminders on good habits for consensus building, and deliberations on Charter question 1. 2. Update on VC Chair Selection Procedure * Considered a number of options and factors but settled on a relatively simple procedure, as laid out in the slide. Action Item: Members and Participants to complete voting by the deadline. 3. Introduction of WG Members * Every member, participant, and alternate was invited to discuss 1) their name, role in WG, affiliation 2) background expertise 3) “why am I here” * A number of speakers mentioned implementability, pragmatism, enforceability, proportionality, respect for human rights, scalability, and wishing to make a real difference in further mitigating DNS Abuse. * Several speakers mentioned that this PDP would be their first ever. Welcome! 4. Update on Workplan Review * Paul will be checking participation levels and hopes to see broad participation. * Consider whether all emails, like acknowledgments, need to be sent to all on the WG. * Reviewed work plan slide, highlighting all of the milestones. Reminded the WG about homework to identify problematic Mondays, to help determine next steps, if any. * Reviewed the more detailed work plan on the following slide. The holistic reviews (HRIA, GPI etc.) will be done iteratively along the way, but also robustly once all recommendations are stable. * Reviewed the slide with standard PDP steps and timelines, to illustrate that there are a number of required steps that cannot be removed or shortened. The steps within the WG’s direct control are deliberations to get to the Initial Report and consideration of public comment/drafting of Final Report/consensus call. * Concern about using LLM over review of the email list, including providing access to data and training LLMs – doing so was not an ICANN-sanctioned activity. * Concern about whether Oman will occur and the potential loss of F2F time. And noted that it would be helpful to know when meetings will take place in Seville. Noted that for Seville, the meetings will occur during the regular meeting, not on day zero or earlier. * Question about whether sub-tracks may be useful to progress the work more rapidly. * Question about what the minimum number of days are, assuming agreement on recommendations on day 1. Clarified that a number of the mandatory steps are already completed – we are currently in the first green, variable box. * Offer to liaise with the meetings planning team, especially in relation to Tech Day. * Suggestion to consider stress testing the recommendations, when they are closer to stable. Action Item: Staff to send email about work plan: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gDXM13Io8RJlYZVj0rhbfoMi7und3v9i/ed… Action Item: WG Members to review work plan and provide feedback by 30 Mar, if any. 5. Continue Deliberation * Recap: At ICANNN85, began deliberations for CQ1, including looking at draft RAA text. * Reminders about best practices for deliberations, including minding scope, being creative, being iterative, etc. * Not in scope: Compromised domains; ADC across Rrs; dictating the types of mitigation actions in the course of an ADC. * Reminder that we will need to review the early input carefully – will be put into a digestible format and discussed at a future meeting. * Given time, will not start the review of the charter question. Action Item: Staff to send email about collaboration tool, which seeks to capture and distill verbal and email discussions to date. 6. AOB * None Steven Chan  VP, Policy Development Support & GNSO Relations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536  Email: steve.chan(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> Mobile: +1.310.339.4410

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Meeting Invitation / DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG / Monday, 30 March 2026
by Julie Bisland March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Dear all, The next DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG call will take place on Monday, 30 March 2026 at 12:30 UTC for 90 minutes. Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android - Zoom Webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/91807711636?pwd=q6XCt8cWQU9m3fGgSojQ5X07pbnX6a.1 Passcode:+X8RaawVrW Phone one-tap: +13126266799,,91807711636#,,,,*0006343077# US (Chicago) +13462487799,,91807711636#,,,,*0006343077# US (Houston) Webinar ID: 918 0771 1636 Passcode: 0006343077 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a9jfXWLB8 ALL: Before joining the call * Please send apologies to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…>, the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017…>, and the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…>. * 2026 Meetings wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/B4CWLQ * Time Zone conversion (30 March): https://tinyurl.com/yw2t37uy Thank you. Kind regards, Julie -- Julie Bisland Policy Operations Analyst (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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**15-MINUTE REMINDER** Meeting Invitation / DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG / Monday, 23 March 2026
by Julie Bisland March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

**15-MINUTE REMINDER** Dear all, The DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG call will take place on Monday, 23 March 2026 at 12:30 UTC for 90 minutes. Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android - Zoom Webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/91807711636?pwd=q6XCt8cWQU9m3fGgSojQ5X07pbnX6a.1 Passcode:+X8RaawVrW Phone one-tap: +13126266799,,91807711636#,,,,*0006343077# US (Chicago) +13462487799,,91807711636#,,,,*0006343077# US (Houston) Webinar ID: 918 0771 1636 Passcode: 0006343077 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a9jfXWLB8 ALL: Before joining the call * Please send apologies to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…>, the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017…>, and the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…>. * 2026 Meetings wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/B4CWLQ * Time Zone conversion (23 March): https://tinyurl.com/u3m4kuzv Thank you. Kind regards, Julie -- Julie Bisland Policy Operations Analyst (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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**RESENDING** Meeting Invitation / DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG / Monday, 23 March 2026
by Julie Bisland March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Dear team, The invite was sent during ICANN85…poor timing. To ensure everyone receives it, we are resending. Best regards, Julie -- Julie Bisland Policy Team Supporting the GNSO From: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM To: "gnso-dnsabuse-pdp(a)icann.org" <gnso-dnsabuse-pdp(a)icann.org> Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs(a)icann.org> Subject: Meeting Invitation / DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG / Monday, 23 March 2026 Dear all, The DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG call will take place on Monday, 23 March 2026 at 12:30 UTC for 90 minutes. Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android - Zoom Webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/91807711636?pwd=q6XCt8cWQU9m3fGgSojQ5X07pbnX6a.1 Passcode:+X8RaawVrW Phone one-tap: +13126266799,,91807711636#,,,,*0006343077# US (Chicago) +13462487799,,91807711636#,,,,*0006343077# US (Houston) Webinar ID: 918 0771 1636 Passcode: 0006343077 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a9jfXWLB8 ALL: Before joining the call * Please send apologies to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…>, the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017…>, and the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…>. * 2026 Meetings wiki: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/B4CWLQ * Time Zone conversion (23 March): https://tinyurl.com/u3m4kuzv Thank you. Kind regards, Julie -- Julie Bisland Policy Operations Analyst (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Missing First Half of Today's Meeting
by Michaela Nakayama Shapiro March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

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