On behalf of the ICANN Business Constituency (BC), dedicated to the interests of business users of the Internet and the future of business growth on the Internet, welcome to Panama and ICANN62!
In 2018, work will continue to focus on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its impact on WHOIS. Even if GDPR has entered into force on 25 May, the BC will continue to work tirelessly around a possible “accreditation model” for interested third parties, security researchers, and companies to access to the WHOIS register. Discussions will as well continue around a long-term model to comply with GDPR. This, however, will not be the only topic discussed during the ICANN Public Meeting. Other critical issues and priorities include: New “GTLD Subsequent Procedure”; “curative rights”; and finally wrapping up the cross Community Working group on Accountability, which includes issues such as “transparency” and “jurisdiction”.
ICANN62 will be the only “Policy Forum” of the year and will also focus on (apart from policy issues) outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. Recognizing that the Internet affects business users all over the world, the BC is thrilled to expand outreach to the broader business community, and particularly, in the Latin America Region.
The BC welcomes all business and commercial users to join us at our outreach events in Panama to learn more about what the BC does, how business can benefit from the BC representation, and how members in the BC positively engage in the community. The BC values geographical diversity and involvement of women in the community!
The BC continues to play its part to make sure the ICANN community is more transparent and accountable every day. The BC remains committed to helping strengthen the multi-stakeholder model that has helped build the successful, global, and business-friendly Internet community we have today. And we look forward to more and deeper engagement of new potential members in different regions of the world: from Panama to Barcelona, where the next ICANN meetings will be held.
Claudia Selli, BC Chair
