[registrars] FYI - participation pilot project, Sao Paulo meeting

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please contact Maria Farrell if interested:

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From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Maria Farrell
Sent: Thursday, 16 November 2006 6:50 AM
To: 'Council GNSO'
Cc: 'Pablo Hinojosa'
Subject: [council] FYI - participation pilot project, Sao Paulo meeting


Dear Council members,
 
ICANN staff have been working with community members in Latin America to
create a set of orientation activities for new participants at the Sao
Paulo meeting. We have worked with GNSO participants and ICANN's
regional liaison in the region, Pablo Hinojosa, to identify and invite
members of the Latin American business and technical community to take
part in a series of events at the meeting. These will include social
events and participation at informational events such as the tutorials. 
 
We hope to have approximately a dozen interested potential new
participants to whom we will provide information materials, and
introduce to GNSO constituency members during the ICANN meeting. The
goal is to familiarise these potential participants with ICANN issues
and processes, and follow up with them after the meeting to facilitate a
continued involvement, if appropriate. 
 
To ensure that we have cast as wide a net as possible, I would like to
invite you to suggest individuals who might also take part in focused
orientation activities and benefit from follow up after the meeting.
Individuals from the business community, technical/industry experts, and
developers of new business models using the Internet would be welcome to
participate. 
 
This activity is being done as a pilot project to take advantage of
opportunities to boost participation in the Latin American region, and
to provide solid information for developing a comprehensive
participation project. 
 
Section 4 of the ICANN Operating Plan (Section entitled; '4.   Increase
participation in and efficiency of the ICANN multi-stakeholder
environment',
http://www.icann.org/announcements/operating-plan-22jun06.htm) sets out
the objectives  and activities of the participation project: 
 
The strategic objective is to improve and deepen participation in the
ICANN's process by: 

	4.1.3 
	The business community 
	4.1.4 
	Technical and industry experts 
	4.1.5 
	Developers of new business models that use the Internet

When the actual project begins (projected in first quarter of 2007), it
will:

*	Develop a set of project objectives in consultation with ICANN
constituency organisations, 
*	Develop and implement a "recruitment plan" (including metrics
and targets) of leading technical, business and policy individuals that
describes the benefits and opportunities associated with participation
in the ICANN model 
*	Use increased participation to enhance Supporting Organisation
and Advisory Committee effectiveness

ICANN staff will use the lessons learnt during the pilot project to
share with the community in order to inform the project's objectives,
metrics and implementation plan. 
 
If you wish to suggest individuals to participate in activities during
the Sao Paulo meeting, please email me to let me know. 
 
Many thanks, Maria