<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks Maureen<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Actually, it is a good suggestion,.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you remember Graeme Bunton’s remarks at the panel on DNS abuse, his first comment was that we need to understand their business - high volume, low margins, as a limitation on what they an do. So this may be relevant.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">That said, I”d ask to expand what he means by 'market place'. Ultimately, their market place is the user - the one who trusts the DNS system or not. One tiny example: last year, I was talking to a neighbor (yes, summer house, yes, sunny day as we visited a lovely garden - sigh) so we chatted about the information she gets for her horticulture interests. Her reply - the internet - but from an .edu, or .org site - which she trusts. (and that’s from someone who knows nothing about the Internet and DNS - except as a user)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So market place - yes, but the whole marketplace, please.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Holly<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 11, 2020, at 10:58 AM, Maureen Hilyard <<a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com" class="">maureen.hilyard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Anyone got a proposal in mind for a plenary topic from At-Large?<div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Jonathan Robinson's proposal is attached for your reference: the Domain Name Services Marketplace.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Our completed proposal (if forthcoming) is due by 13th Aug.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">M</div><br class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br class="">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Tanzanica S. King</strong> <span dir="auto" class=""><<a href="mailto:tanzanica.king@icann.org" class="">tanzanica.king@icann.org</a>></span><br class="">Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020, 1:08 pm<br class="">Subject: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] ICANN69 Topic Proposal: The Domain Name Services Marketplace<br class="">To: SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning <<a href="mailto:soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning@icann.org" class="">soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning@icann.org</a>><br class=""></div><br class=""><br class="">
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<div class="m_-4929081769387063717WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="">Dear Community Leaders:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="">Please see the first plenary session topic proposed for ICANN69 below.
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Plenary Topic Proposal Form [icann.wufoo.com]</span></a> </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="">by Thursday, 13 August @ 7:00 UTC for discussion during the planning call this week.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="">Best, Tanzanica
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 135%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">Jonathan Robinson</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;border:none;background:whitesmoke;padding:0in 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt" class=""><p style="line-height:150%" class=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333" class="">An education, outreach and engagement session from the ICANN Contracted Parties (Registries && Registrars). The session aims to improving
broader community understanding of the key dynamics of the industry sector on which the finances of ICANN and the ICANN community are based. Generic Top Level Domain Registries and Registrars occupy a unique position within the ICANN community in that they
are directly contracted with ICANN. Moreover, ICANN's current funding model depends on the commercial success these domain name businesses. This session will provide insights into the current marketplace for domain names and related services as well as the
dynamics driving change within that market place. Second, it will provide insight into the various business models of service providers within the marketplace and the key drivers of these business models. Third, it will create the opportunity for questions,
answers and discussions around key business and economic aspects of the businesses and how these may need to be considered within the broader ICANN Community and policy making functions. In addition to the development of the market, topics such as the secondary
market for domain names, approaches to abuse and issues with resellers will be covered by Registrars. From Registries, consideration will be given to the different approaches generic (open) TLDs, brand TLDs and geographic TLDs, as well as key contractual requirements.<br class="">
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This session was originally proposed and accepted for ICANN 67<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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to the marketplace was very well-received. Following on from the session with the ICANN Board it was proposed that a similar, expanded and interactive session with the broader community could provide good value to all. Policy making that is well-informed by
fact is clearly optimal. Such policy making includes having the best access to all data including an understanding of the commercial drivers of the protagonists. The domain name services sector has seen far reaching changes take place over a number of years
including the development of a range a diversity of business models within both Registry and Registrar business. Extensive competition has developed in some areas and substantial consolidation and corporate transactions continue to take place. The broader
ICANN community will benefit from an understanding of the key marketplace drivers and dynamics when considering all future policy, including high-profile current issues such as future rounds of new gTLDs.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333" class="">Broad. As above, the business and commercial drivers of the registry and registrar businesses underpin their own finances
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