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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">When will the ICANN 57 schedule finally be locked? Constituent groups need to confirm their own schedules – to include potentially ending early on Sunday (6 Nov)
if this public interest HIT takes place from 1515-1645 local.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Also (as has been asked elsewhere), who will be invited to this – or any of the other – HIT panels? Given what Goran recently shared with SO/AC leaders re his
“ICANN narrative” and appropriate roles across the community, this public interest panel should have ISOC representation (since the summary essentially restates their mission) yet I’m told that nobody there has been contacted. When can expect to be contacted?
We only have three weeks, and very busy schedules that are not exclusively focused on ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> publicinterest-bounces@icann.org [mailto:publicinterest-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ergys Ramaj<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 06, 2016 11:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> publicinterest@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [PublicInterest] Public Interest Confirmed as High-Interest Topic Session for ICANN57<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black">This is to inform you that Public Interest is now confirmed as one of the High-Interest Topic sessions for ICANN57. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black">Additional information on the session can be found below, with more to come in the coming days and weeks. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black">Ergys </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#F1A31E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">9. Public Interest Group: At-Large Advisory Committee</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#00476B;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Session Leader(s):</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535"> Sally Costerton <br>
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Background/ Importance:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535"> 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>
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Session Goals/Expected Outcomes:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535">1. Further understand the historical and political nuances of the ‘global public interest’ in various contexts and regions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535">2. Reach a shared understanding of what the concept of public interest means in the context of ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535">3. Explore how public interest could be operationalized as the basis for decision-making at ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535">4. Determine next steps <br>
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Relevant Documentation:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535">Strategy Panel on Public Responsibility Framework report: <a href="http://bit.ly/1zEdR1D"><span style="color:#047BC1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/1zEdR1D</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535">ICANN55 high interest session materials: <a href="http://bit.ly/2b3ym1R"><span style="color:#047BC1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/2b3ym1R</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535">Wikispace: <a href="http://bit.ly/icannPI"><span style="color:#047BC1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/icannPI</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535">Mailing list: <a href="mailto:publicinterest@icann.org">publicinterest@icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#353535;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Session Format:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#353535"> A panel comprised of members
of the ICANN community will lead and moderate the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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