[Comments-icann-meetings-strategy-14dec17] RrSG Response to Proposed Incremental Changes to the ICANN Meetings Strategy

[Zoe Bonython]

Hello,

On behalf of the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG), I’d like to submit the following comment on the ‘Proposed Incremental Changes to the ICANN Meetings Strategy’:

The RrSG takes this opportunity to comment upon some of the proposals contained in the Proposed Incremental Changes to the ICANN Meetings Strategy.

A majority of members of the RrSG has attended these meetings at various times. The RrSG considers that some of the Group’s concerns may not have been adequately dealt with in the recommendations of the Meeting Strategy Working Group (MSWG). We have two points to make:

Duration of meetings

Given ICANN’s budgetary concerns, it seems appropriate to reduce the total number of days spent in meetings. A 7 day meeting effectively becomes 9 days, as it’ll usually involve a day of travel on either side. In addition there are often add on meetings held prior to the main meeting.  Under labour law in many jurisdictions this is highly problematic as we cannot oblige employees to work for more than 7 days consecutively.  Having such long meetings also often necessitates people having the miss days, leaving those with greater resource (such as larger companies and lobbyists) being more likely to actually be able to attend the full meeting. Accordingly, a seven day-long annual general meeting could be reduced, at least to six days.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Further thought should be given to the use of day seven of the AGM. Time spent in face to face meetings is precious to have and expensive for all parties to procure. If the seventh day is to be retained, more thought should be given to how that day is to be used effectively.


Kind regards,

Zoe Bonython
RrSG Secretariat
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