Dear DNSAM PDP1,

Please find below the high-level notes and action items from today`s meeting.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, 20 April at 12:30 UTC.

Kind regards,

Feodora on behalf of Support Staff

2026-04-13 DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 WG

Action Items:

1. Leadership with support from staff develop and circulate iterative assessment questionnaire/checklist/tool/document for WG consideration.
2. Staff to update strawpersons in Collaboration Document based on WG discussion. 
3. Staff to summarize discussion on CQ3 for WG consideration and follow-up discussion.
4. WG members to review Collaboration Document and suggest edits, changes, data, considerations and alternative language to strawpersons on CQ1 and CQ2. 

Important Links:

• Collaboration Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GxM-Yrgv6sZPEYU8ikW4cRM5YqWsJuWGiQyO39pLqNE/edit?usp=sharing
• Wiki/Slides (below agenda): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DAMP1/pages/935755797/2026-04-13+DNS+Abuse+Mitigation+PDP1+WG
• Recording: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/PxWfCxjeNcZxg9aCnPIiedR2Sq9GIJ-ky0jTB3GdxpmIuEgxG_gpAU7lKbQc4v8LlCxSzg37z6ZlaSzB.WB5hVlbOCRQd0BC8

High Level Notes:

1. Welcome (5 min)
2. Update Zoom Features/rules of engagement (5 min)

• Working group roles clarified:

· Members expected to actively participate in meetings and in consensus call.

· Participants can engage during deliberations but not in consensus call

· Alternates only participate if the primary member is unavailable. 

· Observers can attend calls but no right of posting and communicating in chat or via Email.

· If alternates/observers want to share input to the WG they can do so via their SG rep.

3. Update on Milestones for April/May 2026 ( 5 min)

• 7 meetings completed. Achievements:

· Leadership team finalized.

· Work plan and timeline agreed and sent to Council.

· Collaboration document established.

· Deliberations continuing Charter Questions 1–3.

· Strawperson progressing CQ1 and CQ2

· Remaining before ICANN86 - 6 meetings (around 9 hours total).

· Planned work:

· Discuss Cluster A (1-6) charter questions.

· Consider early input for each question.

· Develop strawperson draft text.

· Begin initial impact assessment on draft language.

4. Update on iterative approach on impact assessment (5 min)

• Proposed Approach: Based on WG member input during ICANN86 conduct initial “lightweight”, iterative assessments per charter cluster. Final comprehensive assessment conducted at the end. Aim to avoid discovering “untenable” or “not board-ready” outcomes at the end. Lightweight/iterative approaches do NOT replace final required assessment. 

• Impact Assessments include:

· Human rights

· Global public interest

· Existing consensus policies

5. Discussion Strawperson on CQ2 (40 min)

• Reminder on strawperson to CQ1 was presented.

• Strawperson for CQ2 was presented after. 

• Possible criteria for CQ2 MAY include but are not limited to:

· Same account /customer /registrant /“end customer”

· Common patterns or coordinated activity

· Information reasonably available to registrar

· Some WG members noted minimum baseline obligations are needed

· Others emphasize variability across registrar business models

· “Customer,” “registrant,” “account,” “end customer” differ across models. Language should be updated accordingly.

· Not all registrars can access same data (e.g., IP, registrant info)

· Some WG members suggested to focus on same threat actor, same abusive scheme/campaign

6. Deliberations on CQ 3 (25 min)

• Chair presented CQ3 as well as the early input to CQ3 and themes from previous discussion that fit into this question. 

• Some WG members noted this CQ cannot be answered without agreeing on CQ2. 

• Some WG noted that “investigation must remain distinct from enforcement”.

• Chat input suggested checking at least one reliable internal data point, such as “same account/registrant email,” and using additional technical or abuse-intelligence signals where needed.

• Some Members noted the WG should consider the ICANN Advisory on DNS Abuse contract amendments: https://www.icann.org/en/contracted-parties/advisories/documents/advisory-compliance-with-dns-abuse-obligations-in-the-registrar-accreditation-agreement-and-the-registry-agreement-05-02-2024-en

7. AOB (5 min)