RE: [council] Trans -SO/AC meeting in Cairo

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I support this idea if it can be scheduled to avoid conflicts.  I do
have two comments though regarding the proposed agenda items for Cairo:
1) if there is going to be a workshop on new gTLDs, it would be very
helpful if that workshop preceded the Trans-SO/AC session on Monday; 2)
if there is going to be a general workshop during the week on the topic
of 'improving institutional confidence' then I am not sure that we need
to discuss it in the Trans-SO/AC session except maybe in the follow-up
session if we have one. 
 
Chuck


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        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
        Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:41 AM
        To: Council GNSO
        Subject: [council] Trans -SO/AC meeting in Cairo
        Importance: High
        
        
        Hi, 

        One of the topics on yesterday's agenda was a proposal for a
joint SO/AC meeting on various topics in Cairo.  Chris Disspain shared
the message he was going to send to the ccNSO and I have decided that he
says it all and have borrowed it (with permission):
        

        Begin forwarded message:


                
                
                "At the suggestion of Bertrand de La Chapelle, the
Chairs of the ALAC, gNSO and ccNSO together with GAC representatives
Bertrand and Manal Ismail and Bruce Tonkin on behalf of the Board, had a
teleconference earlier this week.
                
                The purpose was to explore how the ICANN Cairo meeting
schedule could expand on the progress already made in Paris in terms of
bringing the different SOs and ACs together on the major issues. The
goal would be to develop trans-SO/AC communications and also facilitate
general awareness within the community about the status of different
issues and increase the visibility of them. Trans-SO/AC communications
would not necessarily mean stopping the bilateral sessions, but may have
the effect of making them shorter, more focused and less repetitive.
                
                As a result of the call it is suggested that on the
Monday in Cairo the ccNSO, gNSO, ALAC and GAC organise a half day joint
session (open to members as well as councillors) to a) discuss progress,
issues and future steps regarding new gTLDs (including IDNs) and IDN
ccTLDs and b) to be briefed on the President's Strategy Committee
consultations on improving institutional confidence. It is also
suggested that a further session on the Thursday might be appropriate to
follow up and report on the individual SO/AC discussions on the topics
following the Monday session.
                
                Obviously, the logistics of all of this have yet to be
organised but ICANN has agreed the principle and we need to confirm, by
12 September, that we want to do this so that the initial agenda can be
published. I'd appreciate comment, questions and input from councillors
on the suggestion as soon as possible."
                


        Please use the list to indicate your opinions on this and
whether this is something the council should support.

        thanks
        a.