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Hi Fabio<div>Thanks for these thoughts about future f2f meetings.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree we should cover this in MdR, and map out a schedule counting down to Colombia.</div><div><br></div><div>It should also be possible to arrange a formal session with the board.</div><div>The logical event is Brussels - but that agenda is already very full, so if we wish to include a Board/Team meeting we shall have to advance that expeditiously.</div><div><br></div><div>In advance of those discussions, I repeat the invitation to come for one of the sessions to New Zealand. </div><div>Auckland is very well served by international airlines, and a single flight from LA, SF, Sydney where staff and Team members reside.</div><div><br></div><div>my regards</div><div><br></div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Peter </div><div><br></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On 29/04/2010, at 8:11 AM, Fabio Colasanti wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I agree with the agenda proposed by Janis with the change suggested by Olivier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I would like to throw in some additional ideas to be discussed in MdR.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The first</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> concerns our fact finding vis-à-vis ICANN and was prompted by the regrets expressed by many members of the RT about Rod Beckstrom's absence. We certainly need to interact with the staff and it is unfortunate that the CEO cannot be there. But, from the point of view of the responsibility for its decisions and actions, <b><i>ICANN is not its staff, ICANN is its Board</i></b>. They take the decisions, they are responsible for any perceived lack of transparency and accountability. At some time during the process, the RT should have a discussion with the Board. When could this be arranged? I wonder if this could not take place in September. If the Board were to meet in September we could imagine holding our meeting again in MdR and having a session with the whole Board. Comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The second</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> concerns the September meeting and complicates the picture. In September there is an IGF in Vilnius (14<sup>th</sup> to the 16<sup>th</sup>). There would be a case for holding our meeting there and adding, perhaps, another interactive session with stakeholders. This obviously conflicts with what I have just said in the previous paragraph. We will have to discuss the matter in MdR.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The third</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> idea concerns the location of the other meetings. Some stakeholders have expressed the view that to stress the international dimension of the review process the RT should meet in various parts of the world. There is obviously some merit in this position, but we also have to be practical. In any case, if we wanted to meet in another region to accede to this request, we would have to make it "visible" by holding at least an interactive session of the type of the one being planned for June in Brussels. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If we wanted to go in this direction what are the possibilities? The situation so far is :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1<sup>st</sup> meeting next week in MdR (North America)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2<sup>nd</sup> meeting in June in Brussels (Europe)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3<sup>rd</sup> meeting, in September either in North America or Europe depending on our decision on the two alternatives I have outlined before.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">5<sup>th</sup> and final meeting already set for Cartagena, during the ICANN meeting (Latin America).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This only leaves the fourth meeting, in November according to LS proposals, with on open venue. Could this take place in Asia or Africa? (I know of the existence of a fifth continent, but I believe that the two I have just mentioned are more important in symbolic terms). What are the practical possibilities? We will need to spend a few minutes on this issue as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I look forward to meeting you all next week,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fabio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Fabio </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Colasanti<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">36, rue des Patriotes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">B-1000 Bruxelles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">tel. +32 2 736 26 16<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">mob. +32 488 14 24 05<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:fabio@colasanti.it">fabio@colasanti.it</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">At-review mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:At-review@icann.org">At-review@icann.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-review">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-review</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>