Dear WS2-CCG Members,

Thank you for your participation in the 4 August meeting. You can find session recording, meeting notes and the toolkit analysis document on the meeting page here.

Below you can find a recap of the meeting, please also see the proposed language for footnote in the recap, we welcome your feedback and comments.

During the meeting there was a strong agreement out of the group that the 7 elements of diversity are the foundation. Beyond this, there is also an agreement that individual groups are empowered to build upon those 7 elements, currently GAC and LACRALO are discussing and reported to this group about their discussions.

First agenda item was about the proposed no-impediments language for three elements, it was decided that the group would follow the language of the report, therefore instead of “disability,” “physical disability” will be used in the language. However, a footnote will be added to the document for clarification. Below you can find the proposed footnote:

Usage of the term “physical disability” reflects the approved language from the Final Work Stream 2 Report; however, there is an understanding that the category of “disability” should not be limited to obvious physical challenges. Presuming that individuals otherwise meet the qualification criteria and experience required, lowering barriers to participation is vital and does not entail quotas or preferential treatment.

After the discussion on three elements, group started discussing geographical diversity, one of the remaining four elements, some members gave a historical context regarding ICANN regions and how subregions are being used in some of the groups. Later, the linked document was shared that includes diversity references in groups’ governance documents, that document was created as a tool that will help groups to see each other’s good practices. It is a living document, so please feel free to work on the document and let us know what you think.

Our next meeting was scheduled for 4 October 2022, and we will send the meeting agenda two weeks prior to the meeting. As always, if there is anything we can assist you with, please let any of the team members that are copied to the email know.

Best regards,

Alp (on behalf of the ICANN org team supporting the CCG)