Monday, 13 June 2022
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Lucien Castex , Representative for Public Affairs, Afnic - Provided a summary of the French priorities related to the Internet and DNS of the EU Presidency
Chris Buckridge , Advisor to the RIPE NCC Managing Director on issues of Global Strategic Engagement - Commented on the RIPE NCC view's of the EU's NIS2 and DNS4EU.
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Joint Meeting: ALAC and GAC
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Topic 3 - Geopolitical Issues and advancing the MS model
- ALAC Speaker: Marita Moll - Discussed civil society in At-Large. Discussed incentives, the need for indicators, and how to attract and train new members. Highlighted the ALAC questions to the Board at ICANN73 on how to engage/retain volunteers. Noted that the ALAC hopes that the GAC will join/support the ALAC in their activities on how to manage community volunteers.
- GAC Speaker: Jorge Cancio, GAC representative of the Switzerland - Provided an update on IGO activities, including a tech envoy of the UN Secretary General. This new office aims to create synergies in the work of the different agencies of the UN on the larger digital field of activities. Also noted the Internet Governance Plus - an aim to make the IGF more inclusive. Also, in the 2025 there will be a big review of the founding Internet governance agreements in 2003 and 2005 will be reviewed this September.
- Susan Chalmers, US Rep - Noted that the US has joined the EU and 60 other countries to advance a positive vision for the vision of the Internet.
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- Asia Pacific - Jennifer Chung, Cheryl Langdon-Orr - Discussed the case of the Tonga volcano and the cutting of the undersea internet cable. Also, the coup in Myanmar and the ongoing cutting of the internet was raised. The need for action within the Golden Hour to react to an emergency and the use of first rate equipment was presented.
- Africa - Bram Fudzulani, AFRALO Outreach and Engagement Co-Chair - The situation in Malawi during COVID and also the impact of the Russia conflict in Ukraine was discussed.
- Latin America and Caribbean - Augusto Ho, Claire Craig - Outlined impact of natural disasters and the important role of international organizations like ICANN and At-Large. This includes training.
- North America - Eduardo Diaz, NARALO Chair - Presented the example of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rica and the impact of lack of communication technologies.
- Board actions - Leon Sanchez Sanchez - Provided an update on the various actions of ICANN org for the situation in Ukraine as well as other emergencies.
At-Large Leadership Wrap up
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