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<p>Excellent news - looking forward to the session.</p>
<p>Matthew<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/10/2016 16:25, Ergys Ramaj wrote:<br>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">Dear
all, </font></div>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">This is
to inform you that Public Interest is now confirmed as one of
the High-Interest Topic sessions for ICANN57. </font></div>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">Attached
is the draft block schedule, which is subject to change as
sessions are likely to be shuffled further in order to avoid
conflicts. </font></div>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">The
public interest session will be 90 minutes long, and is
<b><i>tentatively</i></b> scheduled to take place on Sunday, 6
November, from 15:15 - 16:45.</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">Additional
information on the session can be found below, with more to
come in the coming days and weeks. </font></div>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">Best, </font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Helvetica Neue">Ergys </font></div>
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<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em;
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baseline; color: rgb(241, 163, 30);">9. Public Interest
Group: At-Large Advisory Committee</span></h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.25em 0px 10px;
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding:
0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant:
inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;
font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Session
Leader(s):</strong> Sally Costerton <br style="box-sizing:
border-box;">
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding:
0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant:
inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;
font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Background/
Importance:</strong> Understanding the concept of the public
interest within ICANN’s remit been a topic of discussion for
many years. In 2013-2014, the Strategy Panel on Public
Responsibility Framework explored this topic and, in
consultations with the community, proposed the following
definition for the global public interest in relation to the
Internet: "ensuring that the Internet becomes, and continues
to be, stable, inclusive, and accessible across the globe so
that all may enjoy the benefits of a single and open Internet.
In addressing its public responsibility, ICANN must build
trust in the Internet and its governance ecosystem." While
this definition has been well received, there is a desire to
revisit. A high interest session took place at ICANN55, which
helped build on previous discussions, but did not lead to
concrete recommendations for next steps. Following ICANN55,
the At-Large Advisory Committee created a Working Group to
further explore the concept of the public interest. As the
organization readies for significant changes in its governance
structure in light of the impending IANA functions stewardship
transition, it is important to carry the conversation
forward. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding:
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inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;
font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Session
Goals/Expected Outcomes:</strong></p>
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1. Further understand the historical and political nuances of
the ‘global public interest’ in various contexts and regions</p>
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2. Reach a shared understanding of what the concept of public
interest means in the context of ICANN</p>
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3. Explore how public interest could be operationalized as the
basis for decision-making at ICANN</p>
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4. Determine next steps <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant:
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font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Relevant
Documentation:</strong></p>
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0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit;
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inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">
Strategy Panel on Public Responsibility Framework report: <a
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inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;
font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">http://bit.ly/1zEdR1D</a></li>
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0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit;
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ICANN55 high interest session materials: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://bit.ly/2b3ym1R"
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inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;
font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">http://bit.ly/2b3ym1R</a></li>
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Wikispace: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bit.ly/icannPI" style="box-sizing:
border-box; color: rgb(4, 123, 193); text-decoration:
none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px
1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color:
rgb(223, 83, 83); font-variant: inherit; font-stretch:
inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit;
vertical-align: baseline;">http://bit.ly/icannPI</a></li>
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Mailing list: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:publicinterest@icann.org">publicinterest@icann.org</a>
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Format:</strong> A panel comprised of members of the ICANN
community will lead and moderate the discussion.</p>
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Matthew Shears
Global Internet Policy and Human Rights
Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
+ 44 771 2472987</pre>
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