Hi Michael, From ICANN's perspective, I would think it comes down to cost. They would need to provide additional meeting rooms at ICANN meetings, perhaps increase the travel support budget, expand Adobe Connect capabilities, enlarge the RALOs so that they mirror the geographical regions framework, and provide additional Staff resources to manage all of this. And I don't think we could get away with just adding the Caribbean either, what about Arab nations? Small Pacific islands? And there's probably a legitimate claim for South East Asia being a region of its own, too… The regions are confusing as it is at the moment. One report I read provided this example, that “ccTLD managers in the Middle East are by definition part of ICANN’s Asian, Australian, Pacific Region. At the same time, for the allocation of IP number resources, they rely on RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe and the Middle East, and therefore are considered to be part of the European Region. If somebody from the Middle East were elected through the ccNSO to serve on its Council or the ICANN Board, he or she would be considered to originate from the Asian, Australian Pacific Region. If elected through the ASO to serve on the ASO EC or the ICANN Board that same person would take a seat for the European Region.” Do we want to add to the confusion here and to further expand the regions? I'm not sure what the best solution is. All I know is that the current framework is broken, and that the regions - no matter how we classify countries - are going to be some kind of artificial construction. I understand that the community is dissatisfied with ICANN's current regional structures. I am told they adversely impact their representation and participation in ICANN activities. If someone could please provide some specific examples of this, that would be great. A relevant case study which we could add to our statement to demonstrate how ICANN's current framework harms the NCSG would, in my view, be a strong addition. Best wishes, Ayden
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