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ICANN71 Prep Week: Join ITI Session on Upcoming Improvements to Public Comment

26 May 2021
By
Sally Newell Cohen

Sally Newell Cohen

SVP, Global Communications

Sally Newell Cohen is the Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Language Services at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In addition to leading a global communications team, she is the principal communications strategist and advisor to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.

A proven leader in marketing and communications, Sally is known for building strong teams and executing strategies that elevate competitive advantage, promote growth, and enhance brand awareness. She leads the strategic communications effort to build greater awareness of ICANN’s global mission. 

Most recently, Sally was the Chief Operations Officer at Toastmasters International, where she partnered with the Board of Directors and CEO to develop a comprehensive strategic plan. Under her leadership, her team accomplished a global rebranding effort that revitalized the company’s image and increased membership. She also has significant public relations and operational experience, having held leadership roles at public relations firms as well as high-tech companies such as Ingram Micro.

Sally has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Keene State College and has completed Executive Education programs at Harvard and Stanford. Before entering business communications, Sally was a journalist, where her natural curiosity was put to use as a reporter and editor.

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David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

In March 2021, ICANN org's Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team released significant improvements to https://icann.org covering over 38,000 pages and files. The team remains hard at work and is preparing to release enhancements to ICANN's Public Comment feature in August 2021. We are hosting an ICANN71 Prep Week session to demonstrate these improvements and solicit your feedback.

ICANN71 Prep Week Session Details

Please join us for a session dedicated to showcasing the improvements planned for the Public Comment feature. This session takes place on Thursday 3 June 2021 at 19:00 UTC.

Sign in to access details about this session.

Zoom participation links will be published 24 hours before the session's start time. For information on how to participate, read more about ICANN's participation tools.

Public Comment is a vital part of our multistakeholder model. It provides a mechanism for stakeholders to have their opinions and recommendations formally and publicly documented. It is an opportunity for the ICANN community to improve policies and operations.

During ITI feedback sessions, we learned that the community wanted to prioritize enhancements to Public Comment, specifically concerning search and the submission process. We've listened and made these changes based on your input.

Improvements to Public Comment

The ITI team worked closely with the ICANN community focus groups to develop the improved Public Comment feature, incorporating valuable feedback and implementing requested functionality. These improvements include:

  • Filtered search by category or date range
  • Improved keyword(s) search for proceedings, submissions, and their respective files
  • Email subscription alerts for individual proceedings and their submissions
  • New guided form submission feature
  • Submission management feature allowing individual users or ICANN groups to track their submissions
  • New About Public Comment page and How to Submit Public Comment Instructions, which provide more information for ICANN Beginners about this critical part of our multistakeholder model
  • New consolidated Other Public Consultations pages to provide the community with a one-stop-shop for other ICANN community surveys or public consultations that fall outside the Public Comment process
  • Improved layout and user experience

Next Steps

The ITI team will work closely with the ICANN org Policy Development Support team to host virtual training webinars with the ICANN community in July and August to ensure you are well prepared to access and use this improved feature. These webinars will be accompanied by a step-by-step guide that will be publicly available. Stay tuned for more details on these upcoming webinars.

We look forward to seeing you at the Public Comment session. Please do join us on Thursday 3 June 2021 at 19:00 UTC. Sign in to access details about this session.

If you have questions, email us at: informationtransparency@icann.org.

About ITI

ITI is an operational activity to improve the content governance and infrastructure of ICANN public websites. Read more here.

Authors

Sally Newell Cohen

Sally Newell Cohen

SVP, Global Communications
Sally Newell Cohen

Sally Newell Cohen

SVP, Global Communications

Sally Newell Cohen is the Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Language Services at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In addition to leading a global communications team, she is the principal communications strategist and advisor to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.

A proven leader in marketing and communications, Sally is known for building strong teams and executing strategies that elevate competitive advantage, promote growth, and enhance brand awareness. She leads the strategic communications effort to build greater awareness of ICANN’s global mission. 

Most recently, Sally was the Chief Operations Officer at Toastmasters International, where she partnered with the Board of Directors and CEO to develop a comprehensive strategic plan. Under her leadership, her team accomplished a global rebranding effort that revitalized the company’s image and increased membership. She also has significant public relations and operational experience, having held leadership roles at public relations firms as well as high-tech companies such as Ingram Micro.

Sally has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Keene State College and has completed Executive Education programs at Harvard and Stanford. Before entering business communications, Sally was a journalist, where her natural curiosity was put to use as a reporter and editor.

David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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