AW: GNSO COUNCIL CONCERNS (Was - RE: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore)

[Olga Cavalli]

Hi,
Wolf your suggestion is valid but not for noncom appointees to the GNSO
Council, we are not members of constituencies or SG.
Regards
Olga

2011/5/23 Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder at indom.com>

> Thanks for a very balanced suggestion Wolf. It may not suit everyone, but I
> think it does provide a workable solution for all GNSO groups.
>
> Stéphane
>
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> Le 23 mai 2011 à 17:10, <KnobenW at telekom.de> a écrit :
>
> As a council member I support this view.
> From my business and my personal perspective I'm also very much interested
> in the Summit on Developing Countries in particular with regards to the
> internet and ICT development aspects.
> To ensure council work as planned, I therefore like to suggest that the
> SG's/Constituencies - in case they like to attend the summit preparation -
> send Non-Council-members to this event.
>
> Kind regards
> Wolf-Ulrich
>
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> *Von:* owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org]
> *Im Auftrag von *Neuman, Jeff
> *Gesendet:* Montag, 23. Mai 2011 16:36
> *An:* carlos dionisio aguirre; olgacavalli at gmail.com; william.drake at uzh.ch
> *Cc:* Katim Touray; stephane.vangelder at indom.com; council at gnso.icann.org
> *Betreff:* GNSO COUNCIL CONCERNS (Was - RE: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on
> Developing Countries - Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore)
>
> All,
>
> I find it a little concerning that meetings are being scheduled during the
> Council sessions.  Years back we deliberately created the weekend sessions
> to avoid conflict with other meetings.  Now, with the new gTLDs, GAC
> meetings and this new session, we have more conflicts than prior to having
> the weekend sessions.
>
> I believe all council meetings should be *mandatory* for all councilors.
> We are supposed to be the policy arm of ICANN leading the bottom-up policy
> development process.  But we cannot do our job without everyone being
> present even if it means having to forgo other meetings that may be of more
> interest to us.  The weekend sessions are vital to ensuring good discussion
> and debate on the substance so that we can bring those back to our
> constituencies and stakeholder groups.
>
> I truly appreciate the efforts of Katim, the ICANN Board, the GAC and
> others to have this workshop focusing on Developing Countries and this is in
> no way a statement about that session, but am now *very* concerned at the
> facts that:
>
> 1.        We are starting the meeting at noon on Saturday to accommodate
> Councilors that arrive late
> 2.       We may not be meeting on Sunday afternoon given the recent
> announcement of the not-yet-scheduled Sunday afternoon with the Board-GAC;
> and
> 3.       This new session on Sunday morning.
>
> So what time does that leave the Council on the weekend to get everything
> accomplished?  There will be final reports of the PDP-WT, PEDNR, IRTP-B, a
> preliminary issues report for the UDRP, a discussion paper on abusive domain
> name practices, and whatever motions come our way.
>
> So, what are the next steps?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> *Jeffrey J. Neuman**
> **Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy*
> Please note new address:  21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling VA 20166
>
>
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> *From:* owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org]
>  *On Behalf Of *carlos dionisio aguirre
> *Sent:* Monday, May 23, 2011 10:14 AM
> *To:* olgacavalli at gmail.com; william.drake at uzh.ch
> *Cc:* Katim Touray; stephane.vangelder at indom.com; council at gnso.icann.org
> *Subject:* RE: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries -
> Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore
>
>
> Katim and All, I`m very interested too. please take me in account.
> Carlos Dionisio Aguirre
> NCA GNSO Council - ICANN
> former ALAC member by LACRALO
> Abogado - Especialista en Derecho de los Negocios
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> http://ar.ageiadensi.org
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>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 10:50:01 -0300
> Subject: Re: [council] Re: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries -
> Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore
> From: olgacavalli at gmail.com
> To: william.drake at uzh.ch
> CC: kstouray at gmail.com; stephane.vangelder at indom.com;
> council at gnso.icann.org
>
> Hi Katim,
> I am also interested in participating in this meeting.
> Best regards
> Olga
> 2011/5/23 William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>
> Hello Katim
>
> As you might guess from prior discussions going back to Nairobi, I would be
> keenly interested in participating in this meeting, and not only to bask
> in Stéphane's reflected glory.
>
> Stéphane, what's our selection process?
>
> Best,
>
> Bill
>
>
> On May 23, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Katim S. Touray wrote:
>
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>
> Stéphane,
>
> I'm sure you'll never be in a room talking to yourself, be the star
> attraction and crowd puller you are!  Leave the worry about getting people
> to show up to us.
>
> A bientot!
>
> Katim
> 2011/5/23 Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder at indom.com>
> What and leave me talking to myself all alone in a big meeting room? ;)
>
> Joking aside, I understand the scheduling hell that we all have to go
> through at ICANN meetings so no worries there. I am sure your meeting will
> have some Councillors in attendance, and hopefully some will also stay and
> keep me company as well ;)
>
> Best,
>
> Stéphane
>
>
>
> Le 23 mai 2011 à 14:56, Katim S. Touray a écrit :
>
>
>
> Hi Stéphane,
>
> Thanks for your e-mail, and sorry for the conflict.  ICANN meetings are
> always like that because there's some much going on.  However, it would be
> great if other GNSO Council reps, other than yourself, can attend.
>
> Have a great week, and best wishes!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Katim
> 2011/5/23 Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder at indom.com>
> Thanks Katim.
>
> I am copying your message to the GNSO Council list so that everyone is
> aware of this meeting.
>
> I note with some dismay, however, that your planned meeting on the morning
> of Sunday 19 will clash with our GNSO weekend sessions. This may prevent
> some Councillors from attending what sounds like a very interesting
> meeting...
>
> Stéphane
>
>
>
> Le 22 mai 2011 à 11:42, Katim S. Touray a écrit :
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am writing to invite you to send two representatives from your
> SO/AC/group to attend a preparatory meeting to help organize a proposed
> ICANN Summit on Developing Countries.
>
> A number of ICANN stakeholders, and myself, have been having online
> discussions since early last month about having an ICANN Summit on
> Developing Countries.  The attached file is the original proposal for the
> Summit, which is aimed at providing the ICANN community an opportunity to
> have an in-depth discussion on developing countries, their role in ICANN,
> and the way forward.
>
> In view of the fact that the Oct. 2011 ICANN annual public meeting will be
> held in Dakar, Senegal, the aim is to have the Summit there.  The Summit
> will include presentations and discussions on the following topics:
>
>    1. A backgrounder on developing countries (what is a "developing
>    country" or "least developed country," socio-economic development in these
>    countries, Internet and ICT development in these countries)
>    2. ICANN and developing countries (ICANN's relationship with ccTLDs,
>    international organizations of developing countries, governments, NGOs, and
>    businesses in developing countries, etc)
>    3. Participation of Developing Countries in ICANN: Challenges,
>    Opportunities, and the Way Forward
>
> The meeting in Singapore will have about 20 or so invitees from the SOs,
> ACs, liaisons, other stakeholders, as well as some ICANN board members and
> staff.  The tentative agenda for the Singapore meeting will consist of the
> following:
>
>    1. What the proposed Summit will discuss?
>    2. Who will be on the panel of presenters?
>    3. The format for the Summit
>    4. (S)election of Summit Organizing Committee (SOC)
>
> Additional details of the Singapore meeting are as follows:
> *Date:* Sunday, June 19, 2011
> *Time:* 09:00-10:30 (90 minutes)
> *Location:* Raffles Ballroom
> *Service:* Simultaneous Interpretation in French and Spanish
>
> Please let me know when you have selected your representatives to the
> meeting, and who they are.
>
> Thank you in advance for your consideration, and please do not hesitate to
> let me know if you need any additional information from me.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Katim
>
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