[council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018

Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben wolf-ulrich.knoben at t-online.de
Thu Aug 24 06:43:53 UTC 2017


Hi Mary,

couldn't we just swap the dates of the council strategic session with 
the NCPH Intersessional? Maybe less NCPH members are affected by NamesCon.

Best regards

Wolf-Ulrich


Am 23.08.2017 um 17:38 schrieb Mary Wong:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> As you consider the possibility of alternative dates, staff would like 
> to note for your information that the Intersessional Meeting for the 
> Non-Contracted Parties House (NCPH) is being planned for 1-2 February 
> 2017, in Los Angeles as well. This means that the availability of NCPH 
> Councilors for the GNSO Strategic Planning Session may be affected if 
> the latter is rescheduled for those dates.
>
> Thanks and cheers
>
> Mary
>
> *From: *<council-bounces at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Darcy Southwell 
> <darcy.southwell at endurance.com>
> *Date: *Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 11:11
> *To: *Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com>, "James M. Bladel" 
> <jbladel at godaddy.com>, Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>
> *Cc: *"gnso-secs at icann.org" <gnso-secs at icann.org>, 
> "council at gnso.icann.org" <council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018
>
> While NamesCon isn’t a conflict for me, I am not surprised it is for 
> other Councilors and that should absolutely be taken into considering 
> in the scheduling.  I’m not opposed to moving it to the end of that week.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Darcy
>
> *From: *<council-bounces at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Phil Corwin 
> <psc at vlaw-dc.com>
> *Date: *Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 10:52 AM
> *To: *"James M. Bladel" <jbladel at godaddy.com>, Nathalie Peregrine 
> <nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>
> *Cc: *"gnso-secs at icann.org" <gnso-secs at icann.org>, 
> "council at gnso.icann.org" <council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018
>
> Appreciate the response, James, and happy to handle it in any manner 
> you deem best.
>
> *Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal*
>
> *Virtualaw LLC*
>
> *1155 F Street, NW*
>
> *Suite 1050*
>
> *Washington, DC 20004*
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> *202-559-8597/Direct*
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> *202-559-8750/Fax*
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> *202-255-6172/Cell*
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> *Twitter: @VlawDC*
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> */"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey/*
>
> *From:*James M. Bladel [mailto:jbladel at godaddy.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 23, 2017 10:47 AM
> *To:* Phil Corwin; Nathalie Peregrine
> *Cc:* gnso-secs at icann.org; council at gnso.icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [council] GNSO Strategic Planning Session - January 2018
>
> 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 
> <mailto:council-bounces at gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin 
> <psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>
> *Date: *Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 9:42
> *To: *Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>, Nathalie 
> Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine at icann.org 
> <mailto:nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>>
> *Cc: *"'gnso-secs at icann.org'" <gnso-secs at icann.org 
> <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>>, GNSO Council List 
> <council at gnso.icann.org <mailto: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/[namescon.com] 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__namescon.com_namescon-2D2018_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DJ69mAe-idEhpAMF1nu2x6c2w3xl7xb5cjS_7sB4h6Y&m=mzQGYjrPVG94-8RYmhsRtHP4RzJTMc0tjOZxhZXacag&s=ICa9JnYS_oHM_VQeqhQ9DAS3n9gS1gnvXTmL12x6-pE&e=> 
> . 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 31^st , 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*
>
> *202-559-8750/Fax*
>
> *202-255-6172/Cell*
>
> **
>
> *Twitter: @VlawDC*
>
> */"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey/*
>
> *From:*council-bounces at gnso.icann.org 
> <mailto:council-bounces at gnso.icann.org> 
> [mailto: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 <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>; 
> council at gnso.icann.org <mailto: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 <mailto: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 29^th
>     January 2018 through to Wednesday 31^st 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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