[PC-NCSG] GNSO DT new ICANN meeting strategy

[Sam Lanfranco]

Also, IMHO this is neither as bad or as complicated as it looks at first glace. It does call for rethinking the best SG use of time, including the time leading up to f2f meetings, and we should think through both of those as we plan. The synchronous/f2f should build on, and not substitute for, preconference work focused on the best use of conference time.?

When I first reviewed the change proposals I wondered about the minimal marginal savings of shorter meetings, but soon realized that savings and marginal costs were not the core issues here. I see two core issues that are a win-win. First, ICANN will be able to schedual meeings in a more representative pattern of venues around the globe, in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and not just in the convention capitals of those regions. Second, what is to be minimized, at least for one or two events a year, are those sessions that are both more ceremonial, and IMHO contain a lot of the "same old same old" with respect to content and positions. One can listen to parts of the audio from ICANNXX and find it a lot like the audio from ICANNXX-1. For that once a year would be enough.?

Lastly, with a shorter non-SC agenda and reworking the shorter schedual there are opportunities for SGs to get more work done, deal across SGs in more productive ways, and -very important- have greater engagement with their constituencies in the new meeting regions.

This about more than trying to put the same old foot in a smaller shoe. It is ?a ?major opportunity on the table.

Sam L. Chair, NPOC Policy Committee


Sent from Samsung MobileAmr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org> wrote:Hi,

IMHO, working out the schedule is a job for chairs of all sorts. ACs, SOs, SGs/Cs, CWG/CCWGs, SCI, GNSO WGs, etc. It does seem like a logistical coordination task, but I?m guessing there is also a strategic aspect to it. I?m guessing that with shorter meetings, some activities that used to normally take place may need to be dropped, or maybe more meetings running simultaneously on the schedule. Deciding how this will play out will be a bit of an issue, won?t it?

Thanks.

Amr

On Mar 5, 2015, at 10:10 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi

Glenn asked for SG/C reps who deal with meeting planning and scheduling, and the names she said were already on board looked like chairs, so I said sigh ok. ?I understood it to be logistical crud so I wasn?t expecting this to be a big debate point requiring coordination. ?But if someone else from NCUC is itching to read the mail and report back so CD planning etc is informed I?m happy to swap out, I won?t be chair after December anyway.

Bill



On Mar 4, 2015, at 3:10 PM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at EGYPTIG.ORG> wrote:

Hi,

Thanks for bringing this up, Sam. I think you make a good point.

I don?t see any harm in having constituency representatives forwarded. One thought that comes to mind is that NCUC and NPOC have their own meetings on CD, and might want to be represented in this discussion. This does not mean that NCSG would also not want to be represented on the SG level. NCSG has its own meetings on CD as well as the PC meeting during the traditional weekend prior to the meeting?s beginning.

Other thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Amr

On Mar 4, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Sam Lanfranco <lanfran at yorku.ca> wrote:

All,

I replied before I saw Glen's message with the "...invite to       contribute one member". 
For clarity, is that one from NCSG, or one from each of NCUC and       NPOC...the wording is unclear (maybe only to me) "each Stakeholder Group / Constituency is invited to contribute one member"

In any event here could be a       background NCSG dialogue on an NCSG/NCUC/NPOC position on the idea.

Sam L. 
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