<div dir="ltr">Hi all<div><br></div><div>Welcome to Work Party 1, focusing on community empowerment. My name is Jordan Carter and I was selected by the CCWG to be the rapporteur for this group, and will do my very best to help stimulate and record a useful set of contributions working with you all. </div><div><br></div><div>There are a couple of practical questions and suggestions to kick off a convo with:</div><div><br></div><div>- working methods - do you prefer online only or do you think we need calls?</div><div><br></div><div>- should we try and organise an informal face to face gathering in Singapore for those attending?</div><div><br></div><div>I am working on a document with Steve DelBianco that starts to set out the work we need to do.</div><div><br></div><div>For the record, I am based in NZ on UTC+13, and so my times in replying to mail might be a bit strange. I've been attending ICANN regularly since the end of 2013, and so am relatively fresh to the whole world of ICANN still.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to hearing from you soon, esp on the two questions above.</div><div><br></div><div>best</div><div>Jordan<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive <br><b>InternetNZ</b><br><br>04 495 2118 (office) | +64 21 442 649 (mob)<br><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a> <br>Skype: jordancarter<br><br><i>To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and protect its potential.</i><br><br></div></div>
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