[IDN-WG] ROOM TBC / meeting again Thu 9:30-11am [RE: response on VIP Project plan]

[Gisella Gruber]

Dear Edmon et All,

I will confirm the room within the next hour.

Thank you.
Kind regards,
Gisella

On 13/03/2012 17:58, "Edmon Chung" <edmon at isoc.hk> wrote:

>I believe Jean-Jacques, Rinalia and Tijani can also make the time.
>
>Edmon
>
> 
>
> 
>
>From: Sivasubramanian M [mailto:isolatedn at gmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:40 AM
>To: Edmon Chung
>Cc: idn-wg at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>Subject: Re: [IDN-WG] meeting again Thu 9:30-11am [RE: response on VIP
>Project plan]
>
> 
>
>Dear Edmon
>
> 
>
>Will attend this meeting.
>
>
>
>On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Edmon Chung <edmon at isoc.hk> wrote:
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Based on the feedback and discussions we had with the VIP team during our
>Monday session, I was hoping we could try to meet up further this week to
>prepare our response to the VIP Project plan.
>
>Looking at the agenda, would like to suggest:
>Thursday, March 15
>9:30 - 11am
>
>I wonder if the time may work for most people...
>
>In the meantime, I will also prepare some notes highlighting the core
>issues of the project plan based on the feedback from the group so far
>and circulate it to the list by Wednesday night (probably late night or
>very early am Thu).
>
>In our Monday meeting, we suggested for the extension of the public
>comment period as well as setting up a webminar to allow for At-Large to
>better understand the issues as well. Would like to talk further about
>that as well if we could meet Thursday.
>
>Edmon
>
>
>PS. Also, ALAC staff team, I wonder if any signup rooms may be available
>at that time.  We should not need other support.
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: idn-wg-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>[mailto:idn-wg-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Edmon Chung
>Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 4:23 AM
>To: idn-wg at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>Subject: [IDN-WG] response on VIP Project plan
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Here is a very brief skeleton for discussion of our response to the VIP
>Project Plan 
>(http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-vip-proposed-project-plan-20feb
>12-en.pdf):
>
>1. General ALAC Position
>       - reiterate our support for IDN and IDN Variants
>       - reiterate IDN's importance on multilingualism, etc.
>       - reiterate our concerns for continued delay on the implementation
>of IDN Variant TLDs
>       - ...
>
>2. Budget & Process
>       - Previous ALAC comment from FY13
>https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31166974/ALAC+Statement+o
>n+the+Framework+for+the+FY+13+Budget.pdf?version=2
><https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31166974/ALAC+Statement+
>on+the+Framework+for+the+FY+13+Budget.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=13313
>27978359> &modificationDate=1331327978359
>       - transparency of process for which the budget for VIP was
>developed
>       - explanation on consultants vs. volunteers (was the original VIP
>results not satisfactory?)
>       - ...
>
>3. ALAC Concerns
>       - lack of clarity or clear need on some projects (project 3)
>       - theoretic/grandiose approach (projects 1&2) versus practical
>implementation (spirit of the Internet)
>       - need to better distinguish issues not specific to IDN Variant
>TLDs (project 4)
>       - out of scope for ICANN (project 5)
>       - cart before the horse (project 6)
>
>4. ALAC Advice
>       - concentrate efforts to implement IDN Variant TLDs for
>communities who are ready
>       - leverage already available expertise and experience from the
>community
>       - direct funding to other IDN communities to support the bottom-up
>development of IDN policies from the language community
>       - refocus on ICANN Scope (projects 7 & 8)
>       - ...
>
>Feel free to start the discussion on this mailing list and we will
>continue at our meeting on Monday
>(http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29525)
>
>Edmon
>
>
>PS. If it is agreeable, would also like to invite the VIP team to our
>discussion
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>IDN-WG mailing list
>IDN-WG at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg
>
>IDN WG Wiki: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>IDN-WG mailing list
>IDN-WG at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg
>
>IDN WG Wiki: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy
>
> 
>
>_______________________________________________
>IDN-WG mailing list
>IDN-WG at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg
>
>IDN WG Wiki: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy