Re: [council] Meeting with CCNSO

[Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes

Joy Liddicoat <joy@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks Jonathan - this is still scheduled for 12.30 today, in room 8AB - yes?
>Joy
>>
>> All,
>>
>> A reminder of the background to today's meeting with CCNSO.
>>
>> The liaison group has moved things forward a little but this should still
>> set you up for the meeting.
>>
>> Please come willing and able to engage so that we have a worthwhile
>> meeting.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>  
>> We have the opportunity to meet with the ccNSO Beijing and have a
>> scheduled a meeting slot to do so.  In order for it to go ahead and have a
>> good chance of succeeding, we need to plan for it in advance.
>>  
>> Last week, I talked with Lesley Cowley (ccNSO Chair) to discuss the
>> potential for the meeting and the possible agenda items, including those
>> which had been suggested by Wolfgang, Maria and Petter and possibly others
>> on our mailing list.  The objective in talking with Leslie objective was
>> to come up with a number of areas which are likely to be of mutual
>> interest and then to find an agreed way for developing and preparing for
>> these for discussion together. 
>>  
>> We reviewed a number of areas / topics and came out with a non-exclusive
>> short-list that seemed to be of mutual interest as follows:
>>  
>> 1.       Providing input and advice, often at short notice. 
>> A discussion and sharing of the experience of dealing with the various
>> requests that come to both of our groups in order to provide advice or
>> input, often at short notice or at unpredictable times, and not linked to
>> current scheduled work.  This discussion topic could include and link into
>> the broader issue and experience of capacity planning, work group
>> participation and work scheduling and planning where the ccNSO has some
>> interesting approaches.
>> 2.       The impact of gTLDs on ICANN. 
>> How significant might this be and are existing structures and approaches
>> adequate to absorb and deal with this?
>> 3.       Global Internet Governance. 
>> Looking at issues on an international level and how these may impact on
>> ICANN and the multi-stakeholder model.  Shared experiences from global
>> forums and the issues and lessons arriving.
>>  
>> We agreed that organising and preparing for an agenda containing some or
>> all of the above (or indeed any other relevant topics) was best handled by
>> a smaller group comprised of members of both GNSO & ccNSO. This type of
>> approach as worked well for the ccNSO in the past.  The group should
>> comprise a couple of reps from each of GNSO and ccNSO and include the
>> liaisons (if not already one of the two) so making a manageable small
>> group of 4-6 people.
>>  
>> I trust that you will be supportive of this approach or something similar
>> and look forward to any comments or input.  If you would like to volunteer
>> to be on the small group which will organise and plan for this session,
>> please do so.
>>  
>>
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