Friends and Colleagues,

 

Just to remind you of the draft strategy document public comments window which 
closes on Tuesday 17 November 2016 at 23.59 UTC.

 

We look forward to receiving your comments and feedback.

 

Thank you,

 

Baher Esmat and Fahd Batayneh

ICANN

 

Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 2:30 PM
Subject: [ICANN News Alert] Call for Public Comment on the Middle East and 
Adjoining Countries’ (MEAC) 2016-2019 Strategy

 

Friends and Colleagues,

 

I am pleased to share with you the draft Middle East and Adjoining Countries 
Strategy document, which, has gone out for public comments. The public comments 
page can be found at 
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2016-10-27-en, and those 
willing to comment are encouraged to send their comments to [email protected].

 

The strategy has identified 3 focus areas to tackle:

 

1.       Support a Secure, Stable and Resilient DNS Infrastructure in the MEAC 
Region

2.       Promote a Healthy and Competitive Domain Name Marketplace in the MEAC 
Region

3.       Clarify ICANN's Role in an Evolving Internet Ecosystem through 
Engaging with the MEAC Community

 

We look forward to receiving your comments.

 

Thank you,

 

Fahd Batayneh

ICANN

 

Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 5:25 AM
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Public Comment on the Middle East and 
Adjoining Countries’ (MEAC) 2016-2019 Strategy

 

 
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Call for Public Comment on the Middle East and Adjoining Countries’ (MEAC) 
2016-2019 Strategy


28 October 2016

Today, ICANN’s Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group ( 
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_pages_viewpage.action-3FpageId-3D59642230&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=3v_SZy7YUYKglHBjx5uMPLDe_Hio5R6wA_YhAEpSE6M&s=sqUxVjYBqt9COF3Z3ArnfjfIMvFFBuuTy_m6J9l3ugE&e=>
 MEAC-SWG[community.icann.org]) announced a call for public comment on the 
draft MEAC 2016-2019 strategy[icann.org] 
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2Dcomments_meac-2Dstrategy-2D2016-2D10-2D27-2Den&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=3v_SZy7YUYKglHBjx5uMPLDe_Hio5R6wA_YhAEpSE6M&s=fg5YtKaILRKmj1ZCe4zBbOgmZfG2P3OAO5cTrZ7YwRM&e=>
 . Consisting of 48 members and 2 observers, the  
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_pages_viewpage.action-3FpageId-3D59642230&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=3v_SZy7YUYKglHBjx5uMPLDe_Hio5R6wA_YhAEpSE6M&s=sqUxVjYBqt9COF3Z3ArnfjfIMvFFBuuTy_m6J9l3ugE&e=>
 MEAC-SWG[community.icann.org] was formed in June 2016 to develop ICANN’s 
regional engagement strategy. In developing the strategy, the MEAC-SWG followed 
the ICANN 2016-2020 strategic plan laid down in the ICANN bylaws, addressing 
the plan’s five strategic objectives below in the region. 

*       Evolve and further globalize ICANN;
*       Support a healthy, stable, and resilient unique identifier ecosystem;
*       Advance organizational, technological and operational excellence;
*       Promote ICANN’s role and multistakeholder approach;
*       Develop and implement a global public interest framework bounded by 
ICANN’s mission.

The overall strategic objective is to “attract more active and engaged 
participants from the region to contribute to ICANN's policy development 
processes and to acquire leading roles within the ICANN community”. The 
strategy has identified three main focus areas:

*       Support a Secure, Stable and Resilient DNS Infrastructure in the MEAC 
Region
*       Promote a Healthy and Competitive Domain Name Marketplace in the MEAC 
Region
*       Clarify ICANN's Role in an Evolving Internet Ecosystem through Engaging 
with the MEAC Community

The draft MEAC 2016-2019 strategy can be found here[icann.org] 
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system_files_files_meac-2Dstrategy-2Ddraft-2D27oct16-2Den.pdf&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=3v_SZy7YUYKglHBjx5uMPLDe_Hio5R6wA_YhAEpSE6M&s=7iAL6s4meTmyV4XdMWJTyWMYgg_1pkQ7inymbcxttEA&e=>
  [PDF, 1 MB]. Comments are due by Friday 18 November at 23.59 UTC. Comments 
should be submitted via email to [email protected]. 

Background

In late 2012, ICANN consulted Internet community members in the Middle East on 
the need for a strategy that defines ICANN’s engagement in the region. In early 
2013, 22 community members from across the region came together to develop this 
new strategy. The group was called the Middle East Strategy Working Group 
(MESWG). The strategy document[community.icann.org] 
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  went through a public comment period before it was finalized and ready to be 
implemented. In implementing the strategy, the MESWG suggested developing 
implementation plans on an annual basis, in close collaboration with ICANN 
staff.

While the three-year mandate of the Middle East strategy concluded on 30 June 
2016, ICANN staff, along with the MESWG, rolled-up their sleeves early on to 
evaluate the strategy and, at the same time, seek input from the regional 
Internet community on the need of continuing the strategy for another three 
years. 

After public consultation at ICANN55 in Marrakech (5-10 March 2016) and 
productive discussions over the MEAC ICANN mailing list, the community 
suggested the establishment of a Charter Drafting Group (CDG) that would define 
the work methods of the new MEAC-SWG. The CDG worked from mid-April until 
mid-May of 2016, and published their work[community.icann.org] 
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 .

In mid-May 2016, a public call was announced, seeking members and observers to 
join a new MEAC-SWG. 50 community members responded to that call, with 48 
joining as members and two as observers.

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