[Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Brief Explanation of Proposed Group Agreements for LA F2F session

[Carlton Samuels]

Um, well...the restrictions on 'devices' would add another difficulty to
remote participation.

And this is on top of the pretense that remote participation is equal to
f2f. That has always been a egregious lie. It remains 2nd class, separate
and unequal.

-Carlton





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On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org> wrote:

> Dear WG members,
>
> Thanks to everyone who has already sent in their votes for their “top two”
> topics that they believe should be prioritized for discussion at the face
> to face facilitated session in LA on 10 October. For those who have not yet
> done so, please let me know your topic selections as soon as you can.
>
> I thought it might also be helpful to provide a brief explanation of the
> proposed “group agreement” principles we sent around. First of all, please
> do not interpret these as final – they are all subject to discussion as the
> idea is for them (or any others that are ultimately adopted) to be the
> product of group agreement, so as to facilitate greater collaboration,
> focus and likelihood of success. This may be something that we can take up
> further during the WG meeting tomorrow, for instance (for which we will be
> sending out a draft agenda shortly as well). Essentially, any and all
> “group agreements” are the product of consensus and agreed on prior to any
> substantive work or discussions.
>
> Secondly, on the specific suggestion of “no laptops or phones”, this was
> included on the list of proposals because our experience with this type of
> facilitated face to face sessions – including at a senior executive staff
> training session and at the first ICANN Academy event – has shown that this
> is one of the best “ground rules” for ensuring that everyone is focused and
> present, and fully contributing to the discussion.  As I noted above, this
> – like all the others – is a proposal subject to group discussion and
> agreement, and the group can therefore agree to (a) use the rule as
> proposed; (b) reject the rule entirely; (c) use the rule with exceptions;
> or (d) something else. Should (c) be the group’s choice, then part of that
> agreement might include agreed exceptions such as the ones Don, Kiran and
> Paul have listed.
>
> We also note the point made by Kristina and Kiran about communicating
> privately, whether with others in the room or who are participating
> remotely. Our thought on this was that one major objective of a face to
> face session is to have everyone contribute to the group conversation – to
> that end, while a session may (subject to physical facilities and other
> limitations) break out into small groups and such, the preferred dynamic
> when the group is together (as we anticipate this WG mostly to be in LA) is
> for everyone to speak publicly unless a request is made for a more private
> caucus. We have planned to have a staff member keep an eye on questions and
> comments from remote participants for that reason.
>
> I hope this clarifies the document in question and look forward to the
> group’s discussion on these proposed principles.
>
> Thanks and cheers
> Mary
>
> Mary Wong
> Senior Policy Director
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4892
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
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