Re: [council] Request for High Interest topics (HIT) at ICANN58 Copenhagen

[Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks James

The data on attendance is interesting, though I thought that there were a 
smaller number of HIT sessions in Helsinki.



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From: <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of James Bladel 
<jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday 8 December 2016 at 20:08
To: GNSO Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [council] Request for High Interest topics (HIT) at ICANN58 Copenhagen

Councilors –

ICANN Meeting Staff is now accepting proposals for an expected three (3)  High 
Interest Topic (HIT) sessions in Copenhagen.  Proposals will be accepted until 
Friday, 23 DEC, and can be submitted using this link: 
https://icann.wufoo.com/forms/icann58-topic-proposal/  All topic proposals will 
be shared for review & discussion by the meeting planning team during its next 
meeting, currently scheduled for 4 JAN.

Also, Staff has provided attendance figures (below) for HITs in Hyderabad and 
Helsinki.  This data may be informative if you are considering a related topic.
Thanks –
J.





ICANN56 (Policy Forum)  |  Helsinki

Headcount

1

Cross-Community Session: Next Generation Registration Directory Services

215

2

Cross-Community Session: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures

208

3

Cross-Community Session: Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs

190

4

Cross-Community Session: Country and Other Geographic Names Forum

182

5

ICANN56 Wrap Up & Planning Ahead for ICANN57

149

6

Cross-Community Session: Workload Scheduling and Management

109

7

Cross-Community Session: Charter for the CCWG on Auction Proceeds

101

8

Cross-Community Session: Draft Framework of Principles for Future CCWGs

65









ICANN57(AGM) |  Hyderabad

Headcount

1

High Interest Topics session: Mitigation of Abuse in gTLDs

338

2

Update on WHOIS-Related Initiatives

261

3

DNS and Content Regulation  NCUC Group

197

4

Exploring the Public Interest Within ICANN's Remit

190

5

High Interest Topic session: Underserved Regions in ICANN

166

6

Q&A with ICANN General Counsel on the legal advice that ICANN receives & how 
that supports the ICANN mission

132

7

How to do outreach within each SO/AC

119

8

Internet Governance Public Session

101