Update on preparations for Marakech ICANN65

[Stephanie Perrin]

Hi everyone, this is the first of a couple of updates on preparations for the next public meeting June 23-28.   The schedule has been posted, so please take a look and mark your calendars.  Take advantage of the prep week activities, which I have copied below:
As per the announcement below, please register and submit your questions or comments regarding any of the subject matters covered by the 8 webinars taking place during Prep Week, by Friday 7 June 2019 via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18IzOJlVHNwXoViSKXZrjM-iW1BZqinyXYoV_R-1rGfs/viewform?edit_requested=true

Tuesday, 11 June
16:00 UTC | ICANN Org Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) Update
23:00 UTC | ICANN65 Security Update

Wednesday, 12 June
16:00 UTC | ICANN Org Global Domains Division (GDD) – Community Briefing on Raising Awareness about Registrant Issues and Challenges
23:00 UTC | Update on Evolving ICANN's Multistakeholder Model of Governance

Thursday, 13 June
16:00 UTC | ICANN Org Policy Team: Policy Updates
23:00 UTC | Nominating Committee Review Implementation Working Group Update

Monday, 17 June
16:00 UTC | ICANN Org FY21-25 Operating & Financial Plan and Open Data Program Updates
21:00 UTC | Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy Update
Full announcement can be found here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2019-05-23-en


I have a call with the CEO and his policy team on June 13, and I need to send the questions I would like to discuss rather soon, so that they can prepare.  Please let me know what you think we should discuss.  I am focused on the work that Brian Cute is leading on the reform of the multi-stakeholder model, so that is certainly an issue I would like to raise. I would also like to discuss the problem of getting our members knowledgeable enough about ICANN procedures and policy issues, that they can participate confidently in the PDPs and on Council.  Bruna, Louise and I are planning to have a summary of the results of our little survey on engagement (please fill that survey out if you have not already done so, we only have 31 responses so far).  Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc29AxH5wf-Q0VFQfZ5uJdR7KEJ0lvND9JsrGDuALmwNN7dgQ/viewform

We have three hours for our NCSG session in ICANN65, and I need to finalize the agenda.  I am focusing on our own internal discussions on what is going on, rather than having a steady stream of guests speaking to us.  There are four High Interest Topic (HIT) sessions that will brief us on topics, I think we should plan to discuss our own views on the policy issues we face.  However, I am eager to hear what you think and shape the agenda as you wish.

Please let me know your views.

Kind regards

Stephanie Perrin


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