[IPC-GNSO] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] A New Approach to an ICANN Institution: The Public Forum - ICANN

[Greg Shatan]

All,

See below for information on changes to the Public Forum. We'll see if
these are changes for the better....

Greg

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *David Olive* <david.olive at icann.org>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016
Subject: [Soac-infoalert] A New Approach to an ICANN Institution: The
Public Forum - ICANN
To: "soac-infoalert at icann.org" <soac-infoalert at icann.org>
Cc: Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso at icann.org>, Duncan Burns <
duncan.burns at icann.org>



https://www.icann.org/news/blog/a-new-approach-to-an-icann-institution-the-public-forum

Anyone who has ever attended an ICANN meeting knows that they are all about
personal engagement. Our meetings represent a chance for community members
to directly and personally engage one another, the staff and the community
selected Board.

Nowhere is this attitude of engagement more pronounced at an ICANNmeeting,
than at the Public Forum, ICANN's public open microphone session, where
attendees and those joining remotely can directly engage the Board and ask
questions on any subject of community interest. It's a chance to hear, and
be heard.

Traditionally, the Public Forum has been the final session at a meeting,
scheduled just before the Board's Public Meeting, usually on a
Thursday. But beginning with ICANN55 in Marrakech, we're trying something
new. As recommended by the community's *Meeting Strategy Working Group*
<https://meetings.icann.org/en/mswgrecommendations-icannfuturemeetingsstrategyfinalv119jun14.pdf>
[PDF,
1.2 MB] (MSWG) we're breaking the Public Forum into two sessions.

On the first day of the meeting, Monday, 7 March we will hold a 90-minute
Public Forum session at the end of the day (1700 UTC). During that session
as recommended by the MSWG, we will hear from representatives of the Advisory
Committees (ACs) and Supporting Organizations (SOs), who will give brief
five-minute updates to the community on some of their key issues and how
they are being addressed.

Following the AC/SO updates, the Board will take questions and comments
from the community, just as we usually do. As most who have attended a
Public Forum know, we limit these questions/comments/answers to
two-minutes, to accommodate as many people as possible.

At the end of ICANN55 on Thursday, 10 March, the second Public Forum,
without AC/SO updates this time will begin at (1330 UTC) and run for about
two-hours.

Let me again emphasize that we are doing this in accordance with the
recommendations from the community's *Meeting Strategy Working Group*. As
you can imagine, this an evolving process and we will change and tweak the
system as we move forward based on what worked and what didn't.

I look forward to seeing you in person or by remote participation in
Marrakech and hopefully hear from you at the Public Forums.

Steve Crocker
ICANN Board Chair


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