[council] Board/GAC meeting In Brussels

[Ching Chiao]

Hi Stephane, Jeff,

I've sent RSVP with hotel and flight info as required, and received a short
note from Kurt's assistance.

Is it required "approval" or a simply a notification process?

Best regards,

Ching


On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Neuman, Jeff <Jeff.Neuman at neustar.us>wrote:

> Stephane,
>
> I have sent in an rsvp, but as with all others that sent in an rsvp, I am
> awaiting ICANN's approval to attend. I am not sure how they will decide who
> is able to attend, but they said if they had too many rsvps, they would have
> to limit the attendance.
>
> Do you have any more information about that process?
> Jeffrey J. Neuman, Esq.
> Vice President, Law & Policy
> NeuStar, Inc.
> Jeff.Neuman at neustar.biz
>
>
>
>  *From*: Stéphane Van Gelder [mailto:stephane.vangelder at indom.com]
> *Sent*: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 04:37 AM
> *To*: GNSO Council <council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Subject*: [council] Board/GAC meeting In Brussels
>
> Councillors,
>
> In the interest of transparency, please be informed that I will be going to
> the Brussels Board/GAC meeting.
>
> As a reminder, the aim of the meeting is given by ICANN as being to:
>
> 1.Identify the specific differences between Governmental Advisory
> Committee ("GAC") advice and the current implementation of the GNSO New gTLD
> Policy recommendations embodied in the Applicant Guidebook.
>
> 2.Through discussion among Board and GAC members, either:
> a.    arrive at an agreed upon resolution of those differences, or
> b.    for those issues not resolved, identify what differences remain.
>
> Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and
> subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person
> or remotely.
>
> I will therefore be considered an observer, and will not be allowed to
> speak. I will not be acting as an official representative of the GNSO.
>
> It would be nice to know if other Councillors plan to attend. We may not be
> allowed to speak, but I'm sure we can at least plan to have a drink together
> at some point ;)
>
> Stéphane
>
>
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