Re: AW: GNSO COUNCIL CONCERNS (Was - RE: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore)

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for a very balanced suggestion Wolf. It may not suit everyone, but I 
think it does provide a workable solution for all GNSO groups.

Stéphane



Le 23 mai 2011 à 17:10, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> As a council member I support this view.
> From my business and my personal perspective I'm also very much interested in 
> the Summit on Developing Countries in particular with regards to the internet 
> and ICT development aspects.
> To ensure council work as planned, I therefore like to suggest that the 
> SG's/Constituencies - in case they like to attend the summit preparation - 
> send Non-Council-members to this event.
>  
> Kind regards
> Wolf-Ulrich
> 
> Von: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im 
> Auftrag von Neuman, Jeff
> Gesendet: Montag, 23. Mai 2011 16:36
> An: carlos dionisio aguirre; olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx; william.drake@xxxxxx
> Cc: Katim Touray; stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: GNSO COUNCIL CONCERNS (Was - RE: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on 
> Developing Countries - Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore)
> 
> All,
>  
> I find it a little concerning that meetings are being scheduled during the 
> Council sessions.  Years back we deliberately created the weekend sessions to 
> avoid conflict with other meetings.  Now, with the new gTLDs, GAC meetings 
> and this new session, we have more conflicts than prior to having the weekend 
> sessions.
>  
> I believe all council meetings should be mandatory for all councilors.  We 
> are supposed to be the policy arm of ICANN leading the bottom-up policy 
> development process.  But we cannot do our job without everyone being present 
> even if it means having to forgo other meetings that may be of more interest 
> to us.  The weekend sessions are vital to ensuring good discussion and debate 
> on the substance so that we can bring those back to our constituencies and 
> stakeholder groups.
>  
> I truly appreciate the efforts of Katim, the ICANN Board, the GAC and others 
> to have this workshop focusing on Developing Countries and this is in no way 
> a statement about that session, but am now very concerned at the facts that:
>  
> 1.        We are starting the meeting at noon on Saturday to accommodate 
> Councilors that arrive late
> 2.       We may not be meeting on Sunday afternoon given the recent 
> announcement of the not-yet-scheduled Sunday afternoon with the Board-GAC; and
> 3.       This new session on Sunday morning.
>  
> So what time does that leave the Council on the weekend to get everything 
> accomplished?  There will be final reports of the PDP-WT, PEDNR, IRTP-B, a 
> preliminary issues report for the UDRP, a discussion paper on abusive domain 
> name practices, and whatever motions come our way.   
>  
> So, what are the next steps?
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Jeffrey J. Neuman 
> Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy
> Please note new address:  21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling VA 20166    
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> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of carlos dionisio aguirre
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 10:14 AM
> To: olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx; william.drake@xxxxxx
> Cc: Katim Touray; stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Invitation 
> to a preparatory meeting in Singapore
>  
> Katim and All, I`m very interested too. please take me in account.
> 
> Carlos Dionisio Aguirre
> 
> NCA GNSO Council - ICANN 
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> 
> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 10:50:01 -0300
> Subject: Re: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Invitation 
> to a preparatory meeting in Singapore
> From: olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx
> To: william.drake@xxxxxx
> CC: kstouray@xxxxxxxxx; stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Hi Katim,
> I am also interested in participating in this meeting.
> Best regards
> Olga
> 
> 2011/5/23 William Drake <william.drake@xxxxxx>
> Hello Katim
>  
> As you might guess from prior discussions going back to Nairobi, I would be 
> keenly interested in participating in this meeting, and not only to bask in 
> Stéphane's reflected glory.  
>  
> Stéphane, what's our selection process?
>  
> Best,
>  
> Bill
>  
>  
> On May 23, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Katim S. Touray wrote:
>  
> Stéphane,
> 
> I'm sure you'll never be in a room talking to yourself, be the star 
> attraction and crowd puller you are!  Leave the worry about getting people to 
> show up to us.
> 
> A bientot!
> 
> Katim
> 
> 2011/5/23 Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
> What and leave me talking to myself all alone in a big meeting room? ;)
>  
> Joking aside, I understand the scheduling hell that we all have to go through 
> at ICANN meetings so no worries there. I am sure your meeting will have some 
> Councillors in attendance, and hopefully some will also stay and keep me 
> company as well ;)
>  
> Best,
>  
> Stéphane
>  
>  
>  
> Le 23 mai 2011 à 14:56, Katim S. Touray a écrit :
>  
> Hi Stéphane,
> 
> Thanks for your e-mail, and sorry for the conflict.  ICANN meetings are 
> always like that because there's some much going on.  However, it would be 
> great if other GNSO Council reps, other than yourself, can attend.
> 
> Have a great week, and best wishes!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Katim
> 
> 2011/5/23 Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
> Thanks Katim.
>  
> I am copying your message to the GNSO Council list so that everyone is aware 
> of this meeting.
>  
> I note with some dismay, however, that your planned meeting on the morning of 
> Sunday 19 will clash with our GNSO weekend sessions. This may prevent some 
> Councillors from attending what sounds like a very interesting meeting...
>  
> Stéphane
>  
>  
>  
> Le 22 mai 2011 à 11:42, Katim S. Touray a écrit :
>  
> Dear all,
>  
> I am writing to invite you to send two representatives from your SO/AC/group 
> to attend a preparatory meeting to help organize a proposed ICANN Summit on 
> Developing Countries.
>  
> A number of ICANN stakeholders, and myself, have been having online 
> discussions since early last month about having an ICANN Summit on Developing 
> Countries.  The attached file is the original proposal for the Summit, which 
> is aimed at providing the ICANN community an opportunity to have an in-depth 
> discussion on developing countries, their role in ICANN, and the way forward.
>  
> In view of the fact that the Oct. 2011 ICANN annual public meeting will be 
> held in Dakar, Senegal, the aim is to have the Summit there.  The Summit will 
> include presentations and discussions on the following topics:
> A backgrounder on developing countries (what is a "developing country" or 
> "least developed country," socio-economic development in these countries, 
> Internet and ICT development in these countries)
> ICANN and developing countries (ICANN's relationship with ccTLDs, 
> international organizations of developing countries, governments, NGOs, and 
> businesses in developing countries, etc)
> Participation of Developing Countries in ICANN: Challenges, Opportunities, 
> and the Way Forward
> The meeting in Singapore will have about 20 or so invitees from the SOs, ACs, 
> liaisons, other stakeholders, as well as some ICANN board members and staff.  
> The tentative agenda for the Singapore meeting will consist of the following:
> What the proposed Summit will discuss?
> Who will be on the panel of presenters?
> The format for the Summit
> (S)election of Summit Organizing Committee (SOC)
> Additional details of the Singapore meeting are as follows:
> Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011
> Time: 09:00-10:30 (90 minutes)
> Location: Raffles Ballroom
> Service: Simultaneous Interpretation in French and Spanish
>  
> Please let me know when you have selected your representatives to the 
> meeting, and who they are.
>  
> Thank you in advance for your consideration, and please do not hesitate to 
> let me know if you need any additional information from me.
>  
> Sincerely,
>  
> Katim
>  
> <ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Proposal.doc>
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