<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>For your convenience, I have sent through a calendar invite for the below session, should you be available.</div><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, additional input and suggestions for speakers at the session can be made on this list, directly under the <b><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/wxCAAw">draft agenda for your consideration and input on the wikispace</a> </b>(please let me know if you require a wiki account), or by replying directly to this email. </div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Lauren </div><div><div id="MAC_OUTLOOK_SIGNATURE"></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Lauren Allison <<a href="mailto:lauren.allison@icann.org">lauren.allison@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:58 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> <<a href="mailto:publicinterest@icann.org">publicinterest@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> ICANN55 High Interest Session on Exploring the "Public Interest"within ICANN's Remit<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div><div><br></div></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your interest in the upcoming discussions surrounding “exploring public interest within ICANN’s remit”.</div><div><br></div><div>As you may be aware, this work was scheduled to commence in early FY16; however, in conversations with many of you, it was recommended that we postpone the kick-off for this work until ICANN55 to allow focus on Transition discussions and work. </div><div><br></div><div>In the interim, staff have been holding informal conversations, attending SO/AC meetings and conference calls to gauge what would be useful preparations for this exercise. As promised, these resources have been collated and placed on a Community Confluence Wiki page <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/epRYAw">here</a>. (If you require an account, please let me know and I will make sure you get access asap).</div></div></div></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This page currently contains the following information for your use:</div><ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Background on the Strategy Panel on the Public Responsibility Framework</b>, Chaired by Nii Quaynor, who examined the term ‘public interest’- includes all related Panel Materials in the Resource Section</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Public Interest ICANN Departments Synthesis</b>: A report of the results of an internal survey conducted in ICANN Departments of how the term “public interest” is currently referenced, understood, and applied, along with potential implications of further work in this area. </li><li><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Public and Global Interest Inventory</b><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">: An inventory of documents in ICANN work that reference either the term “Global Public Interest” or “Public Interest”</font></li><li><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Recent Dialogues and Sessions on this Topic:</b><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> Summaries and links to recent dialogues and sessions that have discussed the topic of “public interest” in relation to ICANN or telecommunications/critical Internet Resources including:</font></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Global Public Interest in Critical Internet Resource</b>s, WS52, November 2011, 2015, IGF</span></li><li><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>At-Large EURALO General Assembly Part 1 on “Public Interest”</b>, October 21, 2015, ICANN54</font></li><li><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Global Public Interest of the Internet</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span> WS159, September 4, 2014, IGF</li></ul><li><b>Related Academic Resources</b></li><li><b>Online Materials</b>- Blog Posts, Opinion Pieces, and Articles</li></ul><div><i>This is a growing resource, so if you have items you would like to add, please email <a href="mailto:dprd@icann.org">dprd@icann.org</a> and we will update. </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">At <b>ICANN55, a High Interest Session </b>was requested to allow for initial broader conversations on this topic. This session<a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-public-interest-remit"> has been scheduled</a> to take place on <b><u>Monday 7th March 2016, 15:15 to 16:30 WET</u></b>. </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From conversations to date, the following elements appear to be paramount in provide useful background and soliciting input:</div><ul><li>Previous work on this topic during the Panel on the Public Responsibility Framework as background</li><li>Recent discussions at ICANN, IGF and other Internet Fora</li><li>Recent discussions from CCWG on this topic</li><li>Generating input from across ICANN on how this term is currently understood and applied in their work</li><li>Generating input on potential issues to consider and next steps</li></ul><div><div>So as not to start completely from scratch, staff from the Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD), who are facilitating this conversation, have gone through recommendations from stakeholders and previous similar sessions to draw up a<b> <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/wxCAAw">draft agenda for your consideration and input on the wikispace</a></b>. As you will note, time is very limited and it has been suggested that we focus on building a highly interactive and inclusive discussion open to participation across ICANN and that is moderated by facilitators.</div></div><div><br></div><div>We would be very grateful if you could feedback on the draft agenda to see how it can be improved to ensure this session is as inclusive and informational as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>An additional item to note, there is a clash with the HLGM meeting, so GAC members will be unable to attend and this will need to be taken into consideration in designing the session and eventual next steps. </div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please do let me know.</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Best wishes,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Lauren</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div id=""></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></body></html>