The Public Forums are the open microphone sessions that afford community members the opportunity to make comments and ask questions directly to the Board and in front of the of the rest of the community.

As Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker detailed in his recent blog, A New Approach to an ICANN Institution: The Public Forum, beginning with ICANN55, there will be two Public Forums, this one on Monday (7 March) and a second one on Thursday (10 March).

During this session (Public Forum 1), representatives of ICANN's Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations will give brief overviews of their work on the respective issues with which they are dealing. Following these reports, the community will be free to ask questions and make comments.

In order to accommodate as many questions/comments as possible, each speaker will be limited to two-minutes.

For transparency, a scribe feed is provided both in the room and via remote participation in real-time to allow all comments and questions raised during the session to be viewed by everyone.

Remote participants have the opportunity to raise questions and/or comments can occur via email. Those interested in asking a question may do so by addressing the question to engagement@icann.org.

• Welcome & Explanation of the new Public Forum format
  • Time – 15-minutes (1700-1715)
  • Presenter: Steve Crocker
• Reports from AC/SO Representatives
  • Time – 35-minutes (1715-1750)

    § Advisory Committees

    • ALAC (5-mins)
      • Presenter: Chair - Alan Greenberg
    • GAC (5-mins)
      • Presenter: Vice-Chair - Gema Campillos
    • RSSAC (5-mins)
      • Presenter: Co-Chair - Brad Verd
    • SSAC (5-mins)
      • Presenter: Chair - Patrik Fältström

    § Supporting Organizations

    • ASO (5-mins)
      • Presenter: NRO Executive Council Chair - Oscar Robles
    • ccNSO (5-mins)
      • Presenter: Chair - Byron Holland
    • GNSO (5-mins)
      • Presenter: Chair - James Bladel
• Questions for the Board and/or AC/SO Leaders
  • Time – 40 Minutes (1750-1830)
  • Board Facilitator – Erika Mann