[EC-NCSG] Fwd: SO-AC Buenos Aires Hot Topic Update/Recommendations/Decisions

Fri Nov 8 20:44:17 EET 2013

No objection.

Marie-laure

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org> wrote:

> ICANN is organizing a "hot topics" session to take place during the Buenos
> Aires meeting on the issue of the Montevideo Statement  and pre-Brazil
> activities with a sub-theme of preservation of the bottom-up model for
> policy development (see below).  ICANN is suggesting a representative from
> each of the GNSO stakeholder groups to participate in the discussion in BA
> (along with other SO's / AC's) and I'd like to volunteer to participate in
> the discussion for NCSG, as preservation of ICANN's bottom-up model is a
> main focus of my own ICANN activities.  Any objections or other
> suggestions?  Should be an interesting discussion in BA.
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *David Olive <david.olive at icann.org>
> *Subject: **SO-AC Buenos Aires Hot Topic Update/Recommendations/Decisions*
> *Date: *November 8, 2013 9:51:06 AM PST
> *To: *Heather Dryden <Heather.Dryden at ic.gc.ca>, Jonathan Robinson <
> jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com>, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>,
> Patrik F?ltstr?m <paf at netnod.se>, "Jun Murai" <junsec at wide.ad.jp>,
> Lars-Johan Liman <liman at netnod.se>, Louis Lee <louie at louie.net>, Paul
> Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net>, Byron Holland <byron.holland at cira.ca>, "
> Elisa.Cooper at markmonitor.com" <Elisa.Cooper at markmonitor.com>, 'Tony
> Holmes' <tonyarholmes at btinternet.com>, "krosette at cov.com" <
> krosette at cov.com>, "robin at ipjustice.org" <robin at ipjustice.org>, "
> william.drake at uzh.ch" <william.drake at uzh.ch>, "mllemineur at gmail.com" <
> mllemineur at gmail.com>, 'Michele Neylon - Blacknight' <
> michele at blacknight.com>, "kdrazek at verisign.com" <kdrazek at verisign.com>, "
> ceo at auda.org.au" <ceo at auda.org.au>
> *Cc: *Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth at icann.org>, Sally Costerton <
> sally.costerton at icann.org>, Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso at icann.org>,
> "Tanzanica S. King" <tanzanica.king at icann.org>, Susie Johnson <
> susie.johnson at icann.org>, Duncan Burns <duncan.burns at icann.org>, Brad
> White <brad.white at icann.org>, Nigel Hickson <nigel.hickson at icann.org>,
> Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart at icann.org>, Baher Esmat <
> baher.esmat at icann.org>, Tarek Kamel <tarek.kamel at icann.org>
>
> Dear SO-AC Leaders:
>
> Based on the various reactions several of you have provided regarding the
> topic feedback and other information I shared on Monday, set forth below
> are confirmed recommendations and some new information regarding the SO-AC
> Hot Topic session currently scheduled for Monday morning in Buenos Aires.
> We appreciate your understanding and patience as we re-boot this joint
> community session. Please check the body of this note below to make sure
> you?ve identified the additional information we?ll need from you soon.
>
> *Confirmed Topic:*
>
> We are moving forward with the following single topic ? ?Evolution of
> Internet Governance - Montevideo Statement and ICANN?s Post-Bali/Pre-Brazil
> Activities ? Methods and Objectives?.  A sub theme that session
> participants may wish to incorporate into the discussion includes
> ?preservation of the bottom-up policy development process.?
>
> *Confirmed Moderator:*
>
> Brad White has graciously agreed to serve as moderator for the session.
> He and Rob are working on fleshing out the ?short? statement format
> discussed during the preparation planning call and implementing the
> ?tweeting? concept a number of you enjoyed brainstorming on during the
> preparation call.  Red, green and even blue sheets of paper are on-order.
>
> *Community Representation On Stage:*
>
> A number of you made some good points about the challenges of having fair
> community representation on stage.  Unfortunately it is a challenge to
> balance representation with a manageable number of designated community
> representatives on the stage.  We are going to go with the original
> suggestion of a maximum two (2) reps each from each of the ASO, ccNSO, GAC,
> SSAC and RSSAC communities, and include a maximum of four (4) participants
> from the GNSO (one per Stakeholder Group) and a maximum of 5 from At-Large
> (one per RALO).
>
> We understand the concerns about providing speaking opportunities for as
> many people as possible, but Brad says even the number of 19 participants
> will be hard to manage and, if we are going to include audience
> participation, not everyone will likely have equal time to speak.  You will
> not be penalized if you choose to designate fewer than the maximum number
> of participants to your community.
>
> *Please provide the names of your designated speakers/participants as soon
> as possible to Rob Hoggarth at **Robert.hoggarth at icann.org*<Robert.hoggarth at icann.org>*.
>   Please, no later than 5pm (local time in Beunos Aires) next Friday, 15
> November.*
>
> *Session Format:*
>
> Although initial introductions will likely be important for the audience
> and the scribes, rather than commit to opening statements (even if we limit
> a single statement from each SO and AC represented to only 5 minutes per
> community we will use up 35 minutes before we even get to a discussion),
> Brad suggests that we try to immediately jump into the discussion. I agree.
>  The real value of the session will be in the public, real-time exchange of
> ideas and opinions between and among your communities. The quicker that can
> start, the more interesting and dynamic the session will be. We also hope
> to have several Board members and Senior ICANN staff in the session room.
> We will make sure they are identified, so there should be opportunities to
> engage with them or ask questions during the session.
>
> Keeping the theme of short, crisp ?tweet-like? statements in mind, Rob and
> I will work with Brad on developing a flow to the session that creates the
> best opportunities for dialogue.  Brad and I believe it is important to
> distinguish this session from the typical Thursday Public Forum format.
>
> Brad would like to meet with all the session participants near the front
> of the room about *20 minutes before* the session begins to manage
> expectations and to go over logistics of the session.
>
> *Potential Scheduling Issues:*
>
> As Jonathan pointed out in his recent email, there is potential
> confusion/conflict between other sessions at the same time and other
> sessions that will touch generally on Internet governance issues taking
> place that day.  Unfortunately the schedule, as usual, is very tight and
> there are limited options to move any sessions to avoid conflicts.  So far,
> it just hasn?t been possible to find good alternatives for any of the other
> scheduled sessions. We think the unique nature of this session and the
> importance of the issue will provide some great audience interaction and a
> good opportunity for dialogue.
>
>
> As usual, your comments, thoughts and observations are welcomed.  Its not
> too late to investigate further tweaks to our session preparations.
>
> Thank you for your support of the re-boot of this joint community effort.
> We hope the session will be a great learning experience for all and that
> we?ll identify ways to make it even better in Singapore.
>
> Best regards,
>
> David
> --
> David A. Olive
>
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