<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Ayden,</div><div><br></div>I CC'd Anja so she will be aware of it since she is the NRI coordinator at the secretariat and it directly relates to her work.<div><br></div><div>I didn't realize the session won't include any feedback from online participants (assuming this is the case). Regardless, you raise good questions.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Nigel:</b> do you have any insight into his questions?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-1599405870960666753gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">-Michael</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Ayden Férdeline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi,<br><br>I have removed Anja's email address as I don't know why she was cc'd.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The point is, no one knows what is being discussed because the extent of the agenda that was posted online was one line of text.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I am grateful that remote participation is available so that we can listen in on the Board's deliberations and conversations — but this is not a dialogue, we cannot raise questions, correct the record, or interact with the Board in any way. So I would like to know who is briefing them, what they will be discussing, and how they think the activities of the IGF relate to ICANN's core activities. <span class="m_-1599405870960666753HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span class="m_-1599405870960666753HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Ayden <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span><blockquote type="cite" class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021protonmail_quote"><span><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: Re: Fwd: [council] Open Board Sessions 6 and 7 May<br></div><div>Local Time: 5 May 2017 7:48 AM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 5 May 2017 06:48<br></div><div>From: <a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com" target="_blank">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a><br></div><div>To: Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>><br></div><div>NCSG <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a><wbr>>, Anja Gengo <<a href="mailto:agengo@unog.ch" target="_blank">agengo@unog.ch</a>><br></div><div><br></div></span><div><div class="m_-1599405870960666753h5"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Ayden,<br></div><div><br></div><div>I agree, and marked it on my calendar when I saw it without much thought about it. In fact, I assumed it was simply a continuation of the discussion that began during the first face-to-face meeting with the Cross-Community Working Group on Internet Governance (CCWG-IG) at ICANN58. Farzaneh noticed it as well, however, and sent a message asking for clarification to the CCWG-IG list. We'll see what they say. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Either way, remote participation is available as you can see, and I personally encourage anyone involved in a national and regional IGF initiative (NRI) to participate since ICANN involvement and sponsorship is often critical to their success. The board members in attendance in Copenhagen seemed to agree, but providing direct examples of how ICANN involvement helped the NRIs will likely go a long way.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><br></div><div><div class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021size" style="font-size:13px">Best,</span></span><br></div><div><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021size" style="font-size:13px">-Michael</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Ayden Férdeline <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Thank you for sharing this agenda, Stephanie. The session titled, "Internet Governance Engagement Strategy with a Focus on the Internet Governance Forums (IGFs): Proposal to the Board" sounds very interesting. I wonder what this proposal entails? <br></div><div><br></div><div>- Ayden <br></div><div class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471protonmail_signature_block"><div class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471protonmail_signature_block-proton m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: Fwd: [council] Open Board Sessions 6 and 7 May<br></div><div>Local Time: 5 May 2017 5:18 AM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 5 May 2017 04:18<br></div><div>From: <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO<wbr>.CA</a><br></div><div>To: <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><p><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471size" style="font-size:undefinedpx"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande"">Of possible interest
to those in the region of Geneva.</span></span><br></p><p><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471size" style="font-size:undefinedpx"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande"">Stephanie Perrin</span></span><br></p><div class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471moz-forward-container"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-------- Forwarded Message --------<br></div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471moz-email-headers-table"><tbody><tr><th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Subject:<br></th><td>[council] Open Board Sessions 6 and 7 May<br></td></tr><tr><th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date:<br></th><td>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:01:51 +0000<br></td></tr><tr><th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From:<br></th><td>Austin, Donna <a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz" class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><Donna.Austin@neustar.biz></a><br></td></tr><tr><th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To:<br></th><td><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471moz-txt-link-abbreviated" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><council@gnso.icann.org></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Just passing this along for those
interested:<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-04-25-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/ann<wbr>ouncement-2-2017-04-25-en</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The<span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471apple-converted-space"> </span>Board of Directors
will hold two open sessions during its upcoming workshop in
Geneva, Switzerland, which will take place from 5 to 7 May
2017. The Board invites all interested individuals to join.
Note that times are shown in Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC).</span></span></span><br></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><b><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Marketplace
Dynamics Session I: Registries and Registrars</span></span></b><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br> Saturday, 6 May, 11:15 – 12:00 UTC</span></span></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><b><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Internet
Governance Engagement Strategy with a Focus on the
Internet Governance Forums (IGFs): Proposal to the Board</span></span></b><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br> Sunday, 7 May, 09:00 – 10:00 UTC</span></span></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The
sessions will be in English only. The format will be
listen-only sessions via Adobe Connect:</span></span></span><br></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Adobe
Connect Link:<span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://participate.icann.org/opencommunity/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(0,152,213)">https://participate.ican<wbr>n.org/opencommunity/</span></a><br> Participant Code: 5969429891</span></span></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Additional
access numbers:<br> <a href="https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=5969429891&num=1-719-457-6209" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(0,152,213)">https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums<wbr>.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=596942<wbr>9891&num=1-719-457-6209</span></a></span></span></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021font" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">For
more information, visit:<span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021m_6535182389914421471apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2017-board-meetings" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="m_-1599405870960666753m_2187675413320825021colour" style="color:rgb(0,152,213)">https://www.icann.org/r<wbr>esources/pages/2017-board-meet<wbr>ings</span></a>.</span></span></span><br></p></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>