Dear
IDNs EPDP
Working Group,
Please find below the notes and action items from today’s meeting on
Wednesday,
18 August 2021 at
13:30 UTC.
The next meeting will be Wednesday,
25 August at
13:00
UTC.
Best regards,
Steve, Marika, and Emily
IDNs EPDP – Notes and Action Items
Meeting #2 on 18 August 2021
Action Items:
None
Notes:
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Welcome/agenda review
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Edmon has been selected by NomCom to serve on the ICANN Board.
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Suggestion to consult with Council leadership about when it will be necessary to appoint a new Chair to the EPDP and the process for doing so.
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Question: is any of the discussion in this WG confidential?
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Response: All of the deliberations are public. Calls are recorded and transcribed.
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Confirm regular meeting time
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Suggested regular meeting slot based on the doodle poll: Wednesdays at 13:00 UTC.
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There will be a conflict in this slot every other week with the ALAC CPWG call.
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For the time being, the WG will use the suggested slot and then revisit when there is more clarity on next steps regarding the leadership arrangement for this WG.
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Selection of Vice Chair
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Two volunteers have put up their hands for this role:
Donna Austin and
Anil Jain.
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Suggestion: The Vice Chair could step into the Chair role in the future and the other candidate could become the Vice Chair.
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Response: For now the group will focus on the current situation – selection of the Vice Chair. The Vice Chair will help support the transition process while a new Chair is selected, but the Council will likely want to determine how to select
a new Chair. Once the GNSO Council provides additional guidance, the Working Group can respond as needed to move the work forward.
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See recording/transcript for statements from the candidates.
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Poll results: Donna Austin (7/10) and Anil Jain (3/10).
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No concerns raised for moving forward with Donna Austin as Vice Chair.
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Background briefing from ICANN org
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Begin initial review of charter questions
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This agenda item has been deferred to the next call.
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AOB