[PC-NCSG] Fwd: For Review and Action ­ Prep For ICANN 52 High Interest Topic Session

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi everyone,

below, you will find info about the high Interest topic session focusing on
operational improvement and aiming to get community input.
I will be glad  to represent NCSG there.

Best,

Rafik

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From: "David Olive" <david.olive at icann.org>
Date: Jan 31, 2015 6:57 PM
Subject: For Review and Action ? Prep For ICANN 52 High Interest Topic
Session
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Dear Community Leaders:



As we all prepare for travel to the ICANN Public Meeting in Singapore
(ICANN 52), this note is designed to update you and ask for assistance
regarding our preparations for the SO-AC High Interest Topic session
scheduled for the main ballroom (Padang) on the afternoon of Monday 9
February at 1400 Local Time.



As you know, based on our recent calls and correspondence, the main topic
you agreed to focus on for the ICANN 52 session was the operational and
workload improvement efforts that were started at the ICANN 51 meeting in
Los Angeles.



During our last meeting (a couple of weeks ago with Fadi) we discussed the
brainstorm idea to try to associate that operational improvements
discussion with the broader ICANN Accountability topic.  As Jonathan and
Keith warned during the meeting, that connection has proven to be too
tenuous.  As a result, we have explored re-fining the session to focus
directly on the three operational improvement themes -



(1) Establishing a stakeholder-led mechanism for prioritizing ICANN?s
overall policy issues and related work areas;

(2) Developing a comprehensive knowledge database or network to make
information about ICANN?s current and past work easily accessible and
available to all existing and future ICANN participants; and

(3) Identifying ways to improve our capabilities to identify and attract
new and productive community participation while retaining existing
participants who dedicate their time and efforts to ICANN?s work.



The overall goal of the Monday session can now be more focused - to develop
a useful dialogue that demonstrates to the broader community that their
leadership (all of you) is engaged in developing solutions to the
community?s current workload challenges and is interested in absorbing
community ideas to help collectively solve these issues. The more concise
agenda also works well because due to scheduling of other sessions we are
limited to a 75-minute session time block.



We?ve structured the session in two parts. The first part (25 minutes) will
offer the audience a general discussion among you and other community
representative panelists on the overall view you or communities have about
ICANN?s community workload challenges and how those challenges impact
ICANN?s operational accountability generally ? that is, what is currently
working operationally, what can be improved and what ideas are being
explored to take improvement steps. You or your fellow community members
might even have specific best practice suggestions that work in your
communities.



The second part of the session (45 minutes) will address, in turn, each of
the three work streams you have developed (15 minutes a piece), so that the
community can see and hear the various approaches that are being considered
in the three topic areas to help address ICANN?s workload challenges.



We hope that through in-room and remote participation that audience members
(via in-room microphones and twitter posts) will be able to contribute some
thoughts and ideas to the discussion.



The session will present itself as more of a problem-solving exercise which
will enable you and your community representatives to talk about ideas for
changes.  We hope the session transcript will be a useful tool to help us
take the various subgroups to the next step of their discussions and
ultimate recommendations.  We think the modified theme will work nicely -
enmeshed with the Monday ICG IANA Stewardship Transition and the CCWG
Accountability programming as an example of how ICANN community leadership
is looking to improve ICANN?s effectiveness and operational excellence.



We?ve created some draft context/background material and sample ?seed?
questions for moderator Brad White to consider in introducing the session
and keeping things moving.  Please feel free to suggest additional
questions or modifications to the context materials for Brad that are
attached to this message.



Also, when we meet next Friday in Singapore, please share with me who you
plan to have on the stage to represent your community during the session.
We will follow the now-traditional protocol of the following panelist
assignments:



*?? a maximum two (2) representatives from each of the ASO, ccNSO, GAC,
SSAC and RSSAC communities, and a maximum of four (4) participants from the
GNSO (one per Stakeholder Group) and a maximum of 5 from At-Large (one per
RALO)?.*



I look forward to finalizing these arrangements with you when we meet next
week in Singapore. Looking forward to your feedback via email and at the
meeting.



Best regards,



David



David A. Olive
Vice President, Policy Development Support
General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters ?Istanbul
Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212
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