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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Guys,<br>
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Although I see the point ICANN are making, more focused blah blah
- there is one thing that has been missed, and if I was attending
ICANN 51 (cant on this one) I would heavilty criticise them on,
and thats disability, I am very very partially sighted, by laptop
is inverted and my tablet is too, the text size is near an inch
high on the tablet because of its screen, so I cant really see the
whiteboard.<br>
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Certainly at ICANN 50, I tried to sit at the front of the WG's I
went too, and honestly I still could not see them properly, so
from a disability pov, certainly laptops/tablets etc should be
allowed and I used mine to go into remote participation so I could
zoom in on the text being discussed.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind regards,
Chris</pre>
On 29/09/2014 11:08 PM, Mary Wong wrote:<br>
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<div>Dear WG members,</div>
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<div>Thanks to everyone who has already sent in their votes
for their “top two” topics that they believe should be
prioritized for discussion at the face to face facilitated
session in LA on 10 October. For those who have not yet done
so, please let me know your topic selections as soon as you
can.</div>
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<div>I thought it might also be helpful to provide a brief
explanation of the proposed “group agreement” principles
we sent around. First of all, please do not interpret
these as final – they are all subject to discussion as the
idea is for them (or any others that are ultimately
adopted) to be the product of group agreement, so as to
facilitate greater collaboration, focus and likelihood of
success. This may be something that we can take up further
during the WG meeting tomorrow, for instance (for which we
will be sending out a draft agenda shortly as well).
Essentially, any and all “group agreements” are the
product of consensus and agreed on prior to any
substantive work or discussions.</div>
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<div>Secondly, on the specific suggestion of “no laptops or
phones”, this was included on the list of proposals
because our experience with this type of facilitated face
to face sessions – including at a senior executive staff
training session and at the first ICANN Academy event –
has shown that this is one of the best “ground rules” for
ensuring that everyone is focused and present, and fully
contributing to the discussion. As I noted above, this –
like all the others – is a proposal subject to group
discussion and agreement, and the group can therefore
agree to (a) use the rule as proposed; (b) reject the rule
entirely; (c) use the rule with exceptions; or (d)
something else. Should (c) be the group’s choice, then
part of that agreement might include agreed exceptions
such as the ones Don, Kiran and Paul have listed.</div>
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<div>We also note the point made by Kristina and Kiran about
communicating privately, whether with others in the room
or who are participating remotely. Our thought on this was
that one major objective of a face to face session is to
have everyone contribute to the group conversation – to
that end, while a session may (subject to physical
facilities and other limitations) break out into small
groups and such, the preferred dynamic when the group is
together (as we anticipate this WG mostly to be in LA) is
for everyone to speak publicly unless a request is made
for a more private caucus. We have planned to have a staff
member keep an eye on questions and comments from remote
participants for that reason.</div>
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<div>I hope this clarifies the document in question and look
forward to the group’s discussion on these proposed
principles.</div>
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<div>Thanks and cheers</div>
<div>Mary</div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font
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Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers
(ICANN)</font></font></div>
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