[NCSG-PC] Fwd: YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Planning for 2018 NCPH Intersessional & GNSO Council strategic planning sessions
avri doria
avri at apc.org
Sat Jul 29 20:01:25 EEST 2017
(observer)
I think that the annual conversation between CSG et al and NCSG et al,
is a good thing and an important thing. I think it also should be
coordinated with staff contacts so that both CSG and NCSG can hear the
same things.
I think the GNSO council et al spending some time in retreat is also
important for building a council that can sustain working together. It
can't happen at the full meetings, so makes sense that it happen outside
that. I think this should also be don with staff access.
I think all of these meetings are best done in proximity to an ICANN
office and offset from the 3 main meetings.
The meetings need planning and focus, but I do not believe it wise to
let them drop.
avri
On 28-Jul-17 18:48, Stephanie Perrin wrote:
>
> 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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