Re: [council] CWG on Internet Govenrance Issues

[Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jonathan and John,

The NCSG/ALAC meeting where this idea was proposed started immediately 
following the Council wrap-up session. It was not, to my knowledge, an 
initiative born from any invitation of any kind nor imposed by anyone from the 
“top” or elsewhere. It was more of a discussion amongst civil society actors 
within the ICANN community to coordinate efforts to ensure NCSG/ALAC 
representation in whatever process leads up to the Brazil summit (or whatever 
they’ve decided to call it) in April 2014. In fact, one of the outputs of the 
meeting was a suggestion to draft a joint NCSG/ALAC letter addressed to Fadi 
expressing a desire to engage in the process.

During the meeting, it was also decided that inviting the broader ICANN 
community to the discussion using a Wiki as a platform for cross community 
input on the topic was a good idea. The term “Cross-Community Working Group” 
was used in an email message on an NCSG list, but I am not aware of any actual 
WG or drafting team in the pipeline. Just a Wiki-based cross community 
discussion platform. If this changes, if I learn something I do not know now, 
or when the Wiki goes online, I’ll be sure to send a note to all of you on the 
Council list to make sure you’re all informed.

Sound good?

Thanks.

Amr

On Nov 27, 2013, at 7:22 PM, John Berard <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jonathan,
> 
> The work of the drafting team is aimed at creating an aligned PDP and 
> reflects a bottom-up sensibility
> 
> This CWG on Internet Governance is more politics than policy and has been 
> imposed from the top,
> 
> What I would like to know is who issued the invitation to the ALAC and NCSG, 
> what was the rationale and why the NCSG accepted without consultation with 
> the broader GNSO of which they are a part?
> 
> Were other ACs and SOs invited?  Did they decline?
> 
> I am aware that I am veering toward paranoia, but it's not inappropriate if 
> they are really out to get you.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Berard
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 27, 2013, at 1:04 PM, "Jonathan Robinson" <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
>> All,
>>  
>> At the Council meeting wrap-up in Buenos Aires, we talked about GNSO 
>> participation in the CWG on internet governance and the Council and/or GNSO 
>> Council chair’s otential role.
>>  
>> At the time, I don’t believe we were aware of the proposed role of ALAC / 
>> NCSG as co-ordinators. 
>>  
>> I think (from a Council perspective) we should probably now await the call 
>> for further participation and respond to that, but I am open to any other 
>> suggestions.
>>  
>> We could offer the CWG principles as they currently stand?
>>  
>>  
>> Jonathan