<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Hi Donna,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I think that the SG/C leadership were already invited to the sessions in the previous ICANN meetings.</div><div class="gmail_extra">I think the concerns includes the fact that those sessions are not recorded or transcripted. I may understand the rationale behind such setting but we get to respond to the concerns raised during the public session in Hyderabad.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Rafik</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">2017-02-15 2:54 GMT+09:00 Austin, Donna <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz" target="_blank">Donna.Austin@neustar.biz</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Thanks Mary, this is very helpful.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">You had a question about whether the GNSO Informal Prep Session should remain closed. I have a preference that it does remain closed; however, we could consider inviting the Chairs/Vice Chairs
of the respective SGs and Cs to attend if they wish to do so. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">I’m concerned that if we open this session up more widely to the community then we will lose any benefit we hope to get from the Informal Session. I would also add that as a group, the Council
does not get too many opportunities to meet as just us, so I actually think there is benefit beyond the purpose of the session in that we do get to know each other a little better as well.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Donna<u></u><u></u></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"> <a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council-bounces@gnso.<wbr>icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Wong<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 13, 2017 4:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] UPDATED: Draft GNSO Block Schedule for ICANN58<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Councilors,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find attached an updated draft GNSO Block Schedule for ICANN58. While we anticipate that there may be more tweaks here and there as the Meetings Team works toward a final schedule for publication, those
updates are more likely than not to relate only to start/end times, room allocations and the like.
<u>Please use this version 3.5 (dated 12 February 2017) for your and your groups’ planning purposes, including for the Council meeting later this week, as this version shows the latest changes</u>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are a few additional notes for your information:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Day 1 (Saturday 11 March) will see three PDP Working Group face-to-face meetings. Due to the tight scheduling, some overlap and conflict was unavoidable (as is the case with the overall schedule).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The two sessions for the GAC-GNSO facilitated discussion on Red Cross and IGOs are currently scheduled for Saturday 11 March morning (07.30 – 09.30) and Sunday 12 March evening (18.30 – 20.30). As
these are additional sessions on top of the “normal” GAC and GNSO meetings, and given the scheduling for the two groups and the Board, these were the only times which were available.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Day 2 (Sunday 12 March) is the only full-day GNSO Working Session – at the Council chairs’ direction, staff will be requesting all groups who are scheduled for that day to focus on their top issues
for discussion (and not give status updates).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Day 3, a session for a discussion with Data Protection Commissioners has now been scheduled, for the afternoon.
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Day 5 (Wednesday 15 March) will see the “usual” Working Group open sessions, IRT meetings and the GNSO Council Public Meeting – please note that this is currently scheduled to run for 2 hours from
11.00-13.00.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Day 6 (Thursday 16 March) has the GNSO Wrap Up scheduled for 11.00 – 12.30.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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