[NCSG-PC] Fwd: YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Planning for 2018 NCPH Intersessional & GNSO Council strategic planning sessions

Sat Jul 29 01:48:30 EEST 2017

I am not enthusiastic about more meetings either.  And I am not keen on 
travelling to the US.....Los Angeles takes way longer than Iceland, for 
me, with way more hassle.  I have never been to Mexico, so I dont know 
how hard that is.  Am indifferent about putting the two meetings 
together, makes sense not to fly twice.

cheers SP

On 2017-07-28 18:30, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am among those who are not really supporting holding another 
> intersessional meeting next year. We are not doing any serious review 
> and trying to improve it but just carrying on because we got a budget.
> if the interesessional will be organized anyway, I think it would make 
> sense to hold it in the same week with the Council planning meeting. 
> that means 1 travel less for councilors at least.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
> 2017-07-28 19:57 GMT+09:00 Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com 
> <mailto:icann at ferdeline.com>>:
>
>     Thanks for sharing this, Stephanie, and for inviting our feedback.
>
>     I think the two meetings should be held separately at different
>     times of the year, as they serve different purposes and cater to
>     different audiences [with some overlap].
>
>     I understand that ICANN staff try only to travel during business
>     hours, but some of our participants might find it easier to be
>     able to travel to a meeting over a weekend and to have the meeting
>     commence on a Sunday. I am not sure what others think about this
>     suggestion, particularly those on the GNSO Council who would be
>     impacted here, but just putting that idea out there...
>
>     For the GNSO Council Strategic Planning Meeting, it makes sense to
>     me to have this in Los Angeles given it is the closest ICANN
>     office for the majority of the likely participants.
>
>     For the Intersessional (which I think should continue, though I
>     understand that is not a view held by all) I also think Los
>     Angeles makes a lot of sense, though I understand the participant
>     profiles vary, and it may be very difficult for many of the
>     Intersessional participants to travel to the United States. Based
>     on the participant profiles of everyone who attended the
>     Intersessional this year, I believe Mexico City would be much
>     easier for everyone to travel to [anyone with an existing US or
>     Canadian visa does not need a visa to enter Mexico, and for many
>     in Latin America, Mexico’s immigration policies are very fair]. It
>     would also be a rather economical choice.
>
>     Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline
>
>
>>     -------- Original Message --------
>>     Subject: [NCSG-PC] Fwd: YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Planning for
>>     2018 NCPH Intersessional & GNSO Council strategic planning sessions
>>     Local Time: July 27, 2017 9:37 PM
>>     UTC Time: July 27, 2017 8:37 PM
>>     From: stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca
>>     <mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>
>>     To: ncsg-pc <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is <mailto:ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>>
>>
>>
>>     Perhaps we ought to discuss this on the broader list as well,
>>     just forwarding....
>>
>>     Stephanie
>>
>>
>>
>>     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>     Subject:
>>     	YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Planning for 2018 NCPH Intersessional &
>>     GNSO Council strategic planning sessions
>>     Date:
>>     	Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:22:29 +0000
>>     From:
>>     	Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org> <mailto:mary.wong at icann.org>
>>     To:
>>     	Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com> <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>, Susan
>>     Kawaguchi <susankpolicy at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:susankpolicy at gmail.com>, Heather Forrest
>>     <haforrestesq at gmail.com> <mailto:haforrestesq at gmail.com>,
>>     icannlists <icannlists at winston.com>
>>     <mailto:icannlists at winston.com>, Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben
>>     <wolf-ulrich.knoben at t-online.de>
>>     <mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben at t-online.de>, Anthony Harris
>>     <anthonyrharris at gmail.com> <mailto:anthonyrharris at gmail.com>,
>>     Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>, Milan, Stefania
>>     <Stefania.Milan at EUI.eu> <mailto:Stefania.Milan at EUI.eu>, Marilia
>>     Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:mariliamaciel at gmail.com>, Stephanie Perrin
>>     <stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>
>>     <mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>, Martin Pablo Silva
>>     Valent <mpsilvavalent at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:mpsilvavalent at gmail.com>, Johan Helsingius
>>     <julf at julf.com> <mailto:julf at julf.com>
>>     CC:
>>     	Benedetta Rossi <benedetta.rossi at icann.org>
>>     <mailto:benedetta.rossi at icann.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>     Dear Heather, Susan, Marilia, Stefania, Stephanie, Phil, Rafik,
>>     Tony, Julf, Wolf-Ulrich, Paul and Martin,
>>
>>
>>     I am writing to seek your input as we (ICANN staff) begin working
>>     with the GNSO Council leadership and the NCPH leadership to plan
>>     two face-to-face meetings that have been approved for FY 2018.
>>     One is a 2-3 day strategic planning session for the GNSO Council
>>     (approved as a pilot project for FY2018), and the other is the
>>     periodic NCPH Intersessional meeting.
>>
>>
>>     As the application for the GNSO Council’s strategic planning
>>     meeting had indicated that this might take place in January 2018,
>>     and as the NCPH Intersessional has traditionally taken place in
>>     January or February, staff would like to know if you believe it
>>     will be _preferable for these two meetings to take place
>>     concurrently, such that both meetings can occur within the space
>>     of a single week in the same location, or if you think it will be
>>     better to plan them as two separate meetings taking place at
>>     different times in the year_.
>>
>>
>>     You may be interested to know that the ICANN process for
>>     face-to-face meeting planning has been updated (as of June 2017),
>>     such that meeting requests for location, dates and travel now
>>     have to be sent in several months ahead of time. For the GNSO
>>     Council strategic planning meeting, the budget approval requires
>>     an ICANN office location, with preference for Los Angeles –
>>     hence, if you think running both meetings concurrently in the
>>     same week is better, this will most probably mean that the NCPH
>>     Intersessional will take place in Los Angeles as well.
>>
>>
>>     We understand that, as these events are going to take place in
>>     calendar year 2018, several of you may no longer be on the
>>     Council by that time. In addition, decisions and programming
>>     concerning the NCPH Intersessional is the responsibility of the
>>     NCPH leadership and not the GNSO Council. However, for planning
>>     purposes we thought it appropriate to seek as much input as
>>     possible from those community members who may be most affected by
>>     the dates and timing, and so we hope you are able to provide us
>>     with your opinion as to which option is preferred.
>>
>>
>>     Thanks and cheers
>>
>>     Mary
>>
>>
>>
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