<div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Dear MEAC community,</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">For your ease of access to the ME Draft statement I'm copying and pasting it in this email hoping to hear some feedback from you.</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><div dir="auto"><div style="background:white;font-family:'arial','helvetica',sans-serif;width:412.19px"><div style="display:table;padding:24px 24px 0px" dir="auto"><span style="display:table-cell;padding-left:20px;vertical-align:top"><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:7px"><br></div></span></div></div></div><div style="height:1968.19px;margin-top:57px" dir="auto"><div><div style="padding:20px 12px 0px"><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Middle East Space</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">ICANN 66 in Montreal, Canada</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Draft Statement</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">About the Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN’s MSM</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700"> </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">We, the Middle East (ME) community members participating in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN 66 </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://meetings.icann.org/en/montreal66%26amp;sa%3DD%26amp;ust%3D1570183286039000&sa=D&ust=1570183286049000&usg=AFQjCNERXZr6_sXMqRPkW9IL3VsfHIdt1g" style="text-decoration:inherit">Public Meetings</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700"> in Montreal, Canada, and attending the Middle East Space session on November</span><span style="font-weight:700;font-family:'arial'"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">2019, commented on the document put forward by ICANN in relation to “ The Next Steps to improve the effectiveness of ICANN’s Multi-Stakeholder Model (MSM)” to develop a work plan for evolving ICANN’s MSM. The ME community and in consultation with the wider ME community supports the work undertaken by the MSM evolvement team to develop a work plan to tackle the issues previously identified by the ICANN community as hindering the effective functionality of the model and we take this opportunity to contribute to these efforts with the comments found herein. In developing our comments we considered the identified issues, the stakeholder groups that could be responsible for solving the issue and whenever possible the timing and resources required to address the issue.  </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 1 – Prioritization of Work</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">ICANN’s planning process addresses the prioritization of work in terms of “go/no go” based on the needs of the five year strategic plan and the associated goals that ICANN is looking forward to</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">achieve. A more detailed prioritization, that breaks down the initial priorities and deals with the tasks and activities carried out by the community to achieve the identified goals is required. Prioritizing ICANN's community activities, as an example whether they go in parallel or subsequently and elaborating on the benefits of each will allow for a better allocation of resources and budgeting</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">and could help address the issue of volunteers burnout. A committee representing all stakeholder groups with balanced regional and sub regional representation could be seen responsible for this task, as one group may point out a necessity and priority not seen by others, in addition ICANN org</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">contribution to this could be of benefit  and we see it as part of the MSM work plan.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 2 – Precision in Scoping Work  </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">In relation to ICANN’s precision in scoping work, input from regional community strategy working groups like the MEAC SWG is essential and we note that the strategy working groups align their work with ICANN’s five-year strategic plan.  Having a process that ensures that the needs of the community are taken into consideration is essential. However, we see this carried by ICANN global stakeholder engagement team and therefore not necessary part of the MSM work plan. In relation to the precision in scoping the work of the different working groups a guideline to all stakeholders encouraging them to be as specific as possible when writing the scope of their work and putting guidance in relation to change requests could be helpful specifically in avoiding scope creep.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700"> </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 3 – Efficient Use of Resources and Costs</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">While we regard this item as being potentially addressed by the mentioned solutions we note that proper prioritization of the work is a crucial element to the efficient use of the resources, especially in</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">relation to the volunteers. The number of volunteers from the ME is currently limited and therefore we note as well the importance of the financial resources allocated to the region, which is necessary to capacity building and raising awareness required for more active and capable participants from the region.    </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 4 – Roles and Responsibilities and a Holistic view of ICANN </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">There is a need to review how the three basic elements of ICANN’s MSM, the board, the organization and the community work together within their defined roles and responsibilities to achieve ICANN goals effectively and efficiently. We do not see this element currently addressed through the proposed solutions and therefore we regard it as an essential element of the MSM work plan.   </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 5 – Representation, Inclusivity, Recruitment and Demographics  </span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">The existing solutions address the issue. However, due to the importance of the issue as it addresses one of the main three elements of the MSM which is the community we would suggest that after the proposed work is complete, an evaluation is done that measures the aggregate effect of all the ongoing efforts in this regard.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 6 – Culture + Trust + Silos</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">The ME community recognizes trust as an issue that could hinder cooperation and working together culture. Trust-building is a dynamic process and the proposed existing solutions like global stakeholder engagement, ICANN fellowship, ICANN fellowship mentor, next gen and next gen ambassadors all contribute in this regard. However, Individual experiences and actions can at any point serve as a turning point in developing trust affecting one of ICANN’s MSM core elements. We therefore see that developing-trust should be on the MSM work plan.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 7 – Complexity</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Addressing the issue of complexity is crucial to the development of work within the ICANN community, ensuring diversity and inclusivity. Though existing activities like MEAC-SIG and ME GNSO training contribute to the solution more planned workshops and capacity building is essential for wide informed participation. To that end we believe the issue of complexity should be part of the MSM work plan in order to be addressed at the strategic level.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;height:11pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Issue 8 – Consensus</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri;line-height:1;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">The work developed by GNSO PDP 3.0 implementation plan could successfully tackle this issue. However, we cannot comment on a final solution we haven’t seen yet. We note that activities like the ME DNS</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700"> forums </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700">provide a good platform for the community to interact, exchange information and agree on many of the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:700">discussed issues.</span></p><br></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 03:18 Nadira Alaraj <<a href="mailto:nadira.araj@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">nadira.araj@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Dear All,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">First of all, we would like to commend the diligent
effort of Hadia El Miniawi, the pen-holder of the ICANN 66 ME Space statement “<b>About
the Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN’s MSM</b>". Together
with the other members of the drafting team that comprise from Chokri Ben
Romdhane, Hanan Khatib and Zakir Syed.</font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">The following Google Document link to the first
draft is for your review and comments.</font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/166dt6mzneVwT2yB2P7XN-_Ol3uMo-o3kYaaE4t6Fkpg/edit?usp=drivesdk" style="font-family:sans-serif" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://docs.google.com/document/d/166dt6mzneVwT2yB2P7XN-_Ol3uMo-o3kYaaE4t6Fkpg/edit?usp=drivesdk</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4"> </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Following the planned schedule below, the comment
period will be open from today September 30th until October 10th, followed
by the integration of the comments received to get the final version ready by October
 21st.</font></span></p>

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the ME community.</font></span></p>

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<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">The timeline </span>for the ME Space in Montreal<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> is</span>:</span><br></p>
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<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><strong>Date</strong></span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><strong>Days</strong></span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><strong>Action</strong></span></td>
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<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">August 19 - 30</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">12</span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Call for topics</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">September 2</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"> </span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Announcement of the selected Topic</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">September 2 - 13</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">11</span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Call for volunteers for the drafting team</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">September 16</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"> </span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Announcement of the drafting team composition</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">September 16 - 30</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">14</span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Drafting of the statement (1^st draft)</span></td>
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<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">September 30</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"> </span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Publishing of the 1^st draft for comments</span></td>
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<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Sept. 30 to October 10</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">10</span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Comment period for the 1st draft of the statement</span></td>
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<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">October 11 - 18</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">8</span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Drafting of the final version</span></td>
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<td style="width:165px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">October 21</span></td>
<td style="width:58px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"> </span></td>
<td style="width:415px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Final draft published</span></td>
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