[council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018

Wed Aug 23 20:26:05 UTC 2017

Regardless of when this important F2F happens, noting that the ccNSO and
ALAC Liaisons are excluded from any support to attend, will there be any
opportunity for remote participation?

On 24 Aug. 2017 2:49 am, "Phil Corwin" <psc at vlaw-dc.com> wrote:

That’s a viable option, Michele.

The Strategic session could be Wed-Fri or Thurs-Sat of the preceding week,
That would allow me and other Councilors planning to attend NamesCon to
easily get to Las Vegas for the opening events on Sunday, and then get back
to LA for the Thursday and Friday NCPH meeting without moving its dates.

Good suggestion.

Best, Philip

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*From:* council-bounces at gnso.icann.org [mailto:council-bounces at gnso.
icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Michele Neylon - Blacknight
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 23, 2017 12:43 PM
*To:* Rubens Kuhl

*Cc:* gnso-secs at icann.org; council at gnso.icann.org
*Subject:* Re: [council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018

I'm in a similar position.

However if this GNSO session were the week before would that resolve the
issue?

Mr Michele Neylon

Blacknight Hosting & Domains

http://www.blacknight.host/

http://www.mneylon.social

Sent from mobile so typos and brevity are normal

On 23 Aug 2017, at 17:40, Rubens Kuhl <rubensk at nic.br> wrote:

While I don't have a personal preference or need to avoid this conflict, I
think it needs to be considered if it affects that many councillors. I'm
planning to attend the session whether it conflicts with NamesCon or not.

Rubens

Em 23 de ago de 2017, à(s) 11:47:000, James M. Bladel <jbladel at godaddy.com>
escreveu:

Thanks, Phil.  I anticipate some/all of the CPH Councilors will be affected
by this conflict, and perhaps some NCPH as well.

Can folks please weigh in on this point?  Ideally we would discuss this on
the list and ask Staff to explore options, rather than adding it to AOB on
Thursday.

Thanks—

J.

*From: *<council-bounces at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Phil Corwin <
psc at vlaw-dc.com>
*Date: *Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 9:42
*To: *Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com>, Nathalie Peregrine <
nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>
*Cc: *"'gnso-secs at icann.org'" <gnso-secs at icann.org>, GNSO Council List <
council at gnso.icann.org>
*Subject: *Re: [council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018

*Following up on my email of last night, I am now formally requesting that
the dates of this Council meeting be reconsidered and that it be
rescheduled to eliminate this conflict, and that this topic  be added to
the AOB portion of tomorrow’s call.*

I realize that it is late to add to the agenda but this matter came to our
attention only six hours ago.

For those unfamiliar with NamesCon Global, it has become the premier domain
industry conference held in North America each year. More than a thousand
people attended in 2017; past speakers included ICANN senior executives,
and some Board members have attended. I have attended every NamesCon since
its inception and have always had one or more speaking roles on the program.

My clients expect me to be available to meet with industry members and
speak at NamesCon. Similarly, the BC expects me to be able to participate
in this important Strategic Planning event for Council. There is no way to
reconcile those obligations if we stick to holding our session on exactly
the same days as NamesCon. No Councilor should be forced to make such a
choice between competing obligations when the planned event is five months
away and the conflict can be eliminated by simply rescheduling our meeting
to start a few days later.

The NamesCon schedule can be found at http://namescon.com/namescon-2018/ .
It ends late morning on Wednesday, January 31. As it is being held in Las
Vegas, it is just a very short plane ride away from Los Angeles. If we
simply shift our meeting’s starting date to two days later, on Wednesday
the 31st, it would allow Council members to attend the bulk of NamesCon and
still participate fully in the Council’s  Strategic Planning session.

Thank you for your consideration.

*Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal*

*Virtualaw LLC*

*1155 F Street, NW*

*Suite 1050*

*Washington, DC 20004*

*202-559-8597/Direct*

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*From:* council-bounces at gnso.icann.org [mailto:council-bounces at gnso.
icann.org <council-bounces at gnso.icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Phil Corwin
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 23, 2017 5:18 AM
*To:* Nathalie Peregrine
*Cc:* gnso-secs at icann.org; council at gnso.icann.org
*Subject:* Re: [council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018

The chosen dates conflict directly with those of NamesCon Global 2018, the
largest domain industry conference of the year. That's a major problem for
some Councilors.

Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal

Virtualaw LLC

1155 F Street, NW

Suite 1050

Washington, DC 20004

202-559-8597/Direct

202-559-8750/Fax

202-255-6172/Cell

Twitter: @VLawDC

"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 23, 2017, at 3:54 AM, Nathalie Peregrine <
nathalie.peregrine at icann.org> wrote:

**On behalf of Donna Austin and Heather Forrest**

Dear councilors,

We are pleased to inform you that the FY18 Additional Budget Request for
the GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session has been accepted. This 3-day
face-to-face meeting was requested for January 2018 to allow the GNSO
Council to conduct a focused and dedicated strategic planning session in
order to develop a work plan for the year ahead and beyond, factoring in
the existing workload as well as the new responsibilities following the
transition and as part of the Empowered Community.

The Strategic Planning Session will be held on *Monday 29th January 2018
through to Wednesday 31st January 2018, at the ICANN office in Los Angeles.*

One of the requirements of the pilot program is that the session be based
at an ICANN office location for logistical and financial purposes. Full
travel support (i.e., airfare, hotel) will be provided to all 21 GNSO
councilors as well as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC. Meeting space as well as
AV support will of course be provided, as well as GNSO Support staff for
facilitation.

Further details will be circulated shortly with information about travel.

Kind regards,

Donna Austin and Heather Forrest (GNSO Council Vice-Chairs)

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