ICANN’s Community Anti-Harassment Policy: Securing an Environment of Mutual Respect

The ICANN Board Working Group on Anti-Harassment met with a small cross-section of interested community members at ICANN64 in Kobe, Japan, to discuss the Board Working Group's workplan and agree on next steps. The community members in attendance shared many valuable ideas for the Board Working Group to consider in conjunction with ICANN org. For example: Awareness-Raising Campaign To launch a broad awareness-raising campaign by ICANN65. This anti-harassment awareness effort, conducted in collaboration with the ICANN Ombuds office, will highlight existing processes and procedures and provide information on the various ways to report harassment. Research To undertake research to benchmark anti-harassment procedures by identifying organizations that share characteristics similar to ICANN, including those that work actively with volunteers from around the world. The research will consider: How these organizations implement anti-harassment policies, their best practices, and whether they can be leveraged in the ICANN context. Input will be sought from community members to build on this benchmarking effort and further inform the ongoing work. This session will allow broader community participation. Following ICANN65, a questionnaire will be launched to assess the broader community's awareness and understanding of ICANN's existing Community Anti-Harassment Policy and related procedures. - Session Leader: Lisa Saulino Staff Facilitator: Wendy Profit