Public comment for "Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy"

[Michael Oghia]

Hi everyone,

For those that don't know me, I am a member of the Middle East and
Adjoining Countries Special Working Group (MEAC-SWG), and I want to provide
some context.

The two main staff members engaged in this process are Baher Esmat and Fahd
Batayneh. Both are incredibly dedicated to our region (Middle East and
Adjoining Countries) and work very hard with us (the MEAC-SWG). The working
group is also quite small, and most of us working in it know each other.
It's a very collegial, inclusive, and professional environment, and it
includes respected professionals such as Walid Al-Saqaf, Manal Ismail, and
Farzaneh.

To be clear -- at least from my perspective and not speaking about other
staff members -- neither Fahd nor Baher have ever done or said anything to
exclude non-commercial users. Fahd is the ICANN staff member that is tasked
with preparing the document, but all of the text (excluding what was
included in the 2016-2020 ICANN strategy document) was written by the
individual members of the MEAC-SWG and (copy) edited by me. The exclusion
of non-commercial users was not intentional but an oversight that Farzaneh
noticed and addressed. I strongly supported her suggestion (such as this
document), and will also advocate for it.

Also, the document is not perfect, but that's why comment periods exist. If
anyone does not like how it is currently written, feel free to suggest
edits.

Best,
-Michael
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On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Kathy Kleiman <kathy at kathykleiman.com>
wrote:

> Hi Farzi and All,
>
> I support submitting Farzi's documentary as a comment in this matter.
> Farzi's concern about ICANN staff leaving out specific consideration of
> Noncommercial Registrants and Noncommercial Users is a huge one for us.
>
> There is an ICANN tradition of submitting comments late when the deadlines
> fall during a meeting, or just after. So I support the submission of these
> comments as soon as they are approved.
>
> Best, Kathy
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Public comment for "Middle East and Adjoining Countries
> 2016-2019 Strategy"
> Local Time: 10 November 2016 1:16 PM
> UTC Time: 10 November 2016 13:16
> From: mike.oghia at GMAIL.COM
> To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
> Thank you for raising this Farzaneh and taking the lead on it. I support
> the points as is and don't have anything else to add.
>
> Best,
> -Michael
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 2:10 PM, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Today is the last day to comment on the public comment on MEAC strategy:
>>  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFUFkftBUwUjC
>> AQVjcMMyG-R2vFZYHjnIC9d3uxoCwE/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>>
>> I have not received any response from NCSG members about whether they
>> would accept the comments drafted in google doc.
>>
>> Wanted to submit this as NCSG public comment but if members do not act on
>> this, then perhaps I can leave it to NCSG policy committee for approval.
>>
>> On 8 November 2016 at 23:29, Hamza Ben Mehrez <hamzabenmehrez at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you Farzaneh for your constant reminder!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hamza Ben Mehrez
>>> Policy Analyst Lead
>>> Internet Governance MENA Region Program
>>> *T *+ 216 21 415 833 | *I *www.igmena.org <http://www.hivos.org/>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 11:27 PM, farzaneh badii <
>>> farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Just a reminder to comment on the Middle East Strategy public comment
>>>> until Thursday. If you accept the document as is would be grateful if you
>>>> could express your support.
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>>
>>>> Farzaneh
>>>>
>>>> On 5 November 2016 at 10:10, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a public comment request by the MEAC group on "Middle East
>>>>> and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy"
>>>>>
>>>>> I have drafted some comments, they are available here:
>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFUFkftBUwUjCAQVjc
>>>>> MMyG-R2vFZYHjnIC9d3uxoCwE/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the page for the public comment announcement: https://www.ican
>>>>> n.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2016-10-27-en
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the strategic plan : https://www.icann.org/en/sys
>>>>> tem/files/files/meac-strategy-draft-27oct16-en.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> Please comment by 10th November, the deadline for submission is 17
>>>>> Nov, it would be good to give PC some time for submission.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Farzaneh
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Farzaneh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Farzaneh
>>
>
>
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