RE: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meetings in Beijing / Council-Board

["Jonathan Robinson" <jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

My suggested process is as follows:

1. Create an agreed list of topics (which may need to be pared back)
2. Seek volunteers to introduce and open the topic in the discussion in
Beijing

In order to prepare, I met with Steve Crocker late last week and talked with
him about how we might best interact.
I shared with him my sense that our interactions have not always been
productive and that we have, at least at times in in some prior
interactions, talked past one another.
As a consequence, we agreed to experiment with a new approach as follows:

We (the GNSO Council) define topics we wish to discuss with the board.  Say
3-5 topics.  The board will leave that to us.
We pull together a sub-group of Councillors who can introduce these topics
effectively and, prior to meeting with the board, discuss them with GNSO
board members Bruce Tonkin and Bill Graham.
The purpose of working with Bill & Graham is to develop and frame the topics
in a way which will be most constructive in our interaction with the board.

So far, we have some topics on the list as follows:

1. Multi-stakeholder model & processes and recent activities that challenge
the model.
2. The concept of Public Interest within the ICANN model
3. ICANN engagement & outreach
4. New constituencies

I urge you to come forward and support these, suggest that they are modified
or removed and, potentially, offer to lead these.

I feel we are at a pivotal point in time for many reasons.  We have an
opportunity to take advantage of face-to-face interaction with the Board and
engage effectively.

I look forward to further input from you and then engaging Bill & Bruce on
this next week.  I hope I haven't left out previous suggestions, please
remind me if I have.

Thank-you,


Jonathan
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer
Sent: 20 March 2013 14:58
To: Jonathan Robinson
Cc: 'Neuman, Jeff'; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meetings in Beijing /
Council-Board


Thanks Jonathan and Jeff,

For our meeting with the Board, NCSG agrees that multistakholder engagement
should be top of the agenda (we noted the issue as  Bottom-up
multi-stakeholderism versus ICANN unilateralism).

In addition, we'd suggest consideration of Definition of the "public
interest" at ICANN; ICANN engagement & outreach plans; and possibly New
constituencies.

Best,
-Wendy

On 03/19/2013 03:10 PM, Jonathan Robinson wrote:
> Thanks Jeff.  I agree and think it may even be necessary to go back to 
> first principles on the function and role of the GNSO Council within 
> the GNSO and in the context of the overall multi-stakeholder model.
> 
>  
> 
> From: Neuman, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 March 2013 19:01
> To: Jonathan Robinson; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meetings in Beijing
> 
>  
> 
> With the Board, I think it is imperative that we talk about our views 
> on the multi-stakeholder process and the recent measures we have seen 
> that we believe erode away at that model.
> 
>  
> 
> Jeffrey J. Neuman
> Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs
> 
>  
> 
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:48 PM
> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meetings in Beijing
> 
>  
> 
> All,
> 
>  
> 
> We are on track with a team to work with peers in the ccNSO in order 
> to develop the proposed topics for our meeting with the ccNSO.
> 
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> 
> As far as our prospective meeting with the GAC Is concerned, that is 
> still work in progress, so for now that leaves meeting with the ICANN 
> Board and the CEO.
> 
>  
> 
> Typically in the past, these meetings have consisted of our topics / 
> their topics and my sense is that we have, at least at times, talked 
> past one another.
> 
> However, it is clearly still very useful to have a view on key areas 
> we like to see covered in our interaction with the CEO and the board 
> and to do the preparatory work on these.
> 
>  
> 
> With the above in mind, I'd welcome input that proposes topics for 
> either or both of these interactions.
> 
> Once we settle on the topics (I have contacted both the board and the 
> CEO in order to collaborate on these) we'll likely need volunteers to 
> develop the topics and potentially lead the discussions.
> 
>  
> 
> Therefore, please can you propose one or more topics for either or 
> both sessions (with CEO and Board) as soon as possible.
> 
>  
> 
> Thank-you.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 


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