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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">James<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I understand ICANN is working to a formula to develop their schedule and it makes sense to do so, but I have a few more questions that I’d like to pose to the Council and their respective groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">What are our priorities, as a Council, for Copenhagen?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">What are the priorities for the ALAC, ccNSO, the GAC, the SSAC, the Board?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Is there overlap in the priorities? Can we manage any overlapping priorities collectively rather than individually?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">How much time should we be allocating for PDP WG efforts?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">(Chuck Gomes suggested blocks of 3 hours is optimal. During a CPH joint discussion in Hyderabad we felt more time should be made during ICANN meetings to progress PDP WG efforts.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">If the HIT sessions are just discussions, and don’t result in any substantive conclusions, could those sessions be conducted during the time allocated for lunch?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Or should HITs have some tangible outcome?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Avri and Jeff as the Co-Chairs of the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures WG, gave the same update to a number of groups during Hyderabad. Can the HITs be repurposed for these types of updates?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I don’t think there is any magic number to HITs, but if the GAC, the ccNSO, the ALAC and others are receiving the same update individually, wouldn’t it be a better use of the HIT slots and peoples
time, that those individual updates be provided once.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Because of the structure of Constituency Day, it is not possible to attend the Board sessions with groups other than the CPH. I expect it would be helpful to understanding the issues of the other
groups if it were possible to attend and I expect that there is a lot of overlap/duplication in the subjects being raised with the Board across our various groups. For example, I think the Board heard from most groups in Hyderabad that the schedule was not
optimal. We all have to provide our topics for discussion with the Board prior to Constituency Day – I wonder if there is a way that we could have a collective discussion with the Board on topics that overlap, or is that what the Public Forum is for?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We have a tendency to consider issues in our respective silos and as a result we’re not aware of areas of common interest. I think it would be great if we could think outside the box and try
to be more creative with our management of the meeting schedule and not be restricted by what we’ve done before.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James M. Bladel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 22, 2016 9:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Preliminary planning for ICANN58<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Councilors –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As discussed in Hyderabad, the SO/ACs are pushing ICANN Staff to get an early start on planning for ICANN58, in an effort to avoid/mitigate some of the pain points experienced at ICANN57.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To this end, Staff has prepared the attached document (PDF), outlining the timeline for finalizing the ICANN58 schedule, along with two draft “Block Schedules”: one with a single Constituency Day, the other
with a split Constituency Day(s). Finally, the PDF displays results and feedback gathered from the meeting survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SO/AC leaders (including Donna, Heather and myself) are planning to meet with ICANN Meeting Staff in early December to discuss the Block Schedule. Questions for the GNSO Council:<br>
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(1) Do we prefer a Single or Split Constituency Day?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(2) What is the right number of High Interest Topics (HIT)? The current Block Schedule drafts contain five HIT sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(3) Any thoughts on the best way to solicit topics for HIT sessions, and how to choose the top 5?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(4) Similarly, any thoughts on how to address the inevitable conflicts between working sessions and HITs?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(5) Any other specific feedback you’d like us to bring to the SO/AC meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please respond by next week with your ideas, and we’ll take them back to the planning group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thanks—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">J.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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