Re: [council] ccNSO Council meeting report (1.23.14)

[Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks John,

The ccNSO Council’s approach to participation in the CCWG was a topic of 
discussion in the NCSG policy meeting two days ago. I really appreciate your 
efforts in keeping us informed with the going-ons of the ccNSO Council.

Thanks again.

Amr

On Jan 23, 2014, at 2:12 PM, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> All,
>  
> As the GNSO Council liaison to the ccNSO Council, I wanted to give you a 
> quick report on two specific points from the ccNSO Council meeting this 
> morning.  I wanted to get it to you before our own meeting today and so I 
> apologize in advance for any spelling or grammar errors!
>  
> First, the ccNSO Council passed a motion confirming its commitment to 
> participate in the cross-community working group drafting team.  Neustar's 
> Becky Burr was named the co-chair. 
>  
> Second, the upcoming Brazil meeting on Internet governance was a much 
> discussed topic.  In response to general concern over just who and how many 
> would be able to attend, Demi Getschko of NIC.br and the executive committee 
> for the Brazil session, said that there will be a meeting on Monday, January 
> 27 to (begin to) answer those questions.  He said it was likely that ICANN 
> would be asked to help facilitate remote participation.  He said that the 
> room likely limited participation to 1,000.  A complementary report on the 
> work of the cross-community working group on Internet governance noted that 
> it, too, was still rooted in sorting out the administrative details. This was 
> also reflected in the ccNSO liaison reports from /1Net and the so-called 
> Fifth Panel.
>  
> The ccNSO Council also had a lively discussion about travel funding and 
> voting rules.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Berard
>  
>  
>