<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Everyone,</span><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I am sending here the information regarding the NCSG schedule and activities during Dublin ICANN meeting so you can participate effectively either there or remotely (remote participation is available). We are just 2 weeks away from the meeting and it is time to prepare.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maryam will keep us updated about those info and reminders (invitations) should be sent soon with all details about the meeting and in particular for remote participation.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">if people are interested, we can setup a skype channel to use during Dublin meeting where we can share info, tips , discuss and so on (if you want to join please contact me offlist). In addition to that, info will be shared via our twitter account @NCSG_ICANN and wiki space <a href="http://ncsg.is" target="_blank">ncsg.is</a> .</font></p>
<p><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1- Schedule</font></b></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">* for details/agenda you can check here <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HLVVM-kT6r5H-WfgBfViRVKHZw9y9mXe_NHYZyP1aAo/edit#gid=0" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HLVVM-kT6r5H-WfgBfViRVKHZw9y9mXe_NHYZyP1aAo/edit#gid=0</a><br></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">* with the new NCSG calendar where you can find any NCSG related sessions </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar</a> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* the full ICANN meeting schedule here :</span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://dublin54.icann.org/en/schedule-full" target="_blank">http://dublin54.icann.org/en/schedule-full</a> </font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* For GNSO sessions schedule you can check the attached document , there are also those links in particular for the GNSO weekend working sessions</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Saturday 17th Oct</span></p></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://dublin54.icann.org/en/schedule/sat-gnso-working" target="_blank">http://dublin54.icann.org/en/schedule/sat-gnso-working</a></font></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday 18th Oct</font></p></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://dublin54.icann.org/en/schedule/sat-gnso-working" target="_blank">http://dublin54.icann.org/en/schedule/sat-gnso-working</a></font></p></div></div></blockquote><b>2- Highlights</b><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This ICANN meeting is quite important because the discussion about the final proposal on IANA stewardship transition and also discussion about ICANN accountability which should take most of the bandwidth there. </font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Other topics would be :</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- new gTLD program review and preparation for subsequent rounds</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Public sessions on Internet Governance, ICANN & human rights.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Whois discussion</font></p><p><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3- How to prepare for the meeting</font></b></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">you can prepare by reading some material</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">:</span></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">* Reading the "GNSO background" briefing which will give summary of the different active GNSO working group and policy processes that will be discussed in Buenos Aires. <u> </u>You can find it here </font><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/background-briefings" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/background-briefings</a> . Several members asked about getting some briefing about working groups in order to join them, the background briefing is the appropriate document for that.</p><p></p><ol><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">list of ongoing processes in GNSO and their status is here: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/projects-list.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/projects-list.pdf</a> </span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">GNSO policy activities: </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/policy" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/policy</a> </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></li></ol><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* listening to the ICANN policy update webinar (</span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-17-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-17-en</a></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">) to get the latest information about all policies within ICANN (not just for GNSO): <font color="#000000">you can find the info about the webinar and the recordings </font></span>here <font color="#1155cc" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/soaceabout/Pre-ICANN+53+Policy+Update+Webinar" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/soaceabout/Pre-ICANN+54+Policy+Update+Webinar</a></u></font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* And checking the latest relevant announcement here: </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcements" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcements</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> also ICANN blog, <a href="http://blog.icann.org" target="_blank">blog.icann.org</a></span><br></p><p>Several reports and studies were published lately like this and this</p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* During the meeting, while you can participate in situ or remotely it will be efficient to list which sessions you would like to join , having in mind that for many you can check the recordings later which availability may differ (mp3 recordings and/or adobe connect and/or transcripts) </span></p>
<p><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3- Meeting with the board</font></b></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">we have meeting in Wednesday 21st Oct with the ICANN board and as tentative topics list :</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Developing countries and DNS industry</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- ICANN and HR</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Public Interest</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">we are still working on those topics to refine them</font></p><p><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">4- Additional Info</b></p><p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">please fill the doodle poll if you are going to attend ICANN meeting, it will be a good opportunity to meet there: </font></span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px"><a href="http://doodle.com/poll/5umpi4cf2r2ue2dy">http://doodle.com/poll/5umpi4cf2r2ue2dy</a> </span></font></p><p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Finally if you have any question, please send a message offlist.</font></span></p><p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Invites will be sent soon, also reminders and highlights during the Dublin meeting.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Thanks!</font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(57,57,57);line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best Regards,</font></span></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Rafik Dammak</font></p><p>NCSG chair</p><p><br></p><p>Follow updates at <a href="http://ncsg.is" target="_blank">ncsg.is</a> & @ICANN_NCSG</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>