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From: <span style="color:black">David Olive</span> <a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">
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Date: <span style="color:black">April 11, 2017 at 13:39:08</span><br>
Subject: <span style="color:black"> [Soac-infoalert] President's Corner: Catching up with Stakeholders - ICANN
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">It was great to see so many of you in person during ICANN58 in Copenhagen. With more than 2,500 registered attendees, and more than 300 sessions, we were all very
busy, and I thank you all for your hard work and focus. I also want to thank our generous hosts from Copenhagen’s business and government communities, who helped make the meeting possible. We released the </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-03-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">ICANN58
survey results</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> last week, as well as </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/post-copenhagen58-policy-report-28mar17-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">the Post-<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> 58
Policy Report</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, if you want to read up on what took place during the meeting. And if you haven’t had a chance, I highly encourage you to read the </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/static_documents/executive-team-reports-march-2017-public.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Org
Report to the Board</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> that we prepared before the meeting. </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">We’ve been busy working through our FY18 planning and reviewing the </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy18-budget-2017-03-08-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">public
comments</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> for the budget as they come in. That public comment period is closing on 28 April, so if you are interested in submitting comments, please make sure you do so before then. </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I recently attended </span><a href="http://worldhostingdays.com/global/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">World Hosting Days</a>(WHD)<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">,
an annual industry event, which was held in Germany this year. I met with many stakeholders and visited the WHD exhibition, where many <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> contracted
parties and stakeholders had booths showcasing their latest innovations and offerings. While there, I participated in a Q&A session where we touched on the importance of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>’s
work to the operations and business future for hosting companies, and discussed subjects ranging from IPv6 to the KSK Rollover. </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I also got to take part in one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing civil society-led conferences, </span><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">RightsCon</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">.
Outside of the Internet Governance Forum (<abbr title="Internet Governance Forum" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IGF</abbr>),
RightsCon is the largest gathering of civil society stakeholders that are active in Internet issues. I joined a panel titled “</span><a href="https://events.bizzabo.com/RightsCon/agenda/session/177214" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Taking
Forward the Multistakeholder Debate</a>,”<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">that featured an excellent discussion about where and how multistakeholder approaches can be applied, with frequent reference to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>’s
model, including our successes, challenges and desire for continuous improvement.</span></span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> community
was well represented at RightsCon. The Non-Commercial Users Constituency (<abbr title="Non-Commercial Users Constituency" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NCUC</abbr>)
sponsored their own panel on domain industry developments. Members of At-Large, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> fellows,
the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the Governmental <abbr title="Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Advisory
Committee</abbr>(<abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>)
and numerous business stakeholders – including major Internet companies and Internet Service Providers – were all well represented. At <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>’s
booth, community members and staff kept busy, engaging and interacting all throughout the conference. We held an informal meet-up with <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>stakeholders,
making use of the comfortable bean bag chairs and enjoying the informal setting; for me, this was a highlight. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I also had the pleasure of meeting with members of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (<abbr title="American Registry for Internet Numbers." style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ARIN</abbr>)
at </span><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/arin-39-public-policy-and-members-meeting/event-summary-20438bfe6ee94a40b65594a4bf179973.aspx" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">ARIN39</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">and the North
American Regional At Large Organization (<abbr title="North American Regional At-Large Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NARALO</abbr>)
while in New Orleans last week. It was very rewarding for me to interact with these two key community groups and participate in brainstorms, sessions and Q&As.</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">2017 has been a busy year for me, as I strive to meet and work with members of the multistakeholder community all around the world. In the next few months, I will
be in Beijing meeting with members of the multistakeholder community, at a Board workshop in Geneva, the Global Domains Division (GDD) Summit in Madrid, and soon after to a regional <abbr title="Regional Internet Registry" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">RIR</abbr> meeting
with <abbr title="Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">LACNIC</abbr> in
Iguazu Falls, Brazil. And of course, I hope to see many of you, whether in person or remotely, participating at </span><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/johannesburg59" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">ICANN59</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> in
Johannesburg, South Africa.</span></span></p>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">David A. Olive<br>
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