[ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership Training Programme in Toronto

Sat Aug 25 02:50:55 UTC 2012

Sorry. I have severe continuing concerns and will work on a succinct set of comments. But, can we clairfy why Bd and staff are funded from the proposed budget, regardless of the final agreement on a scaled back approach. 

Did you mean " except"? 
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From: sandra hoferichter <info at hoferichter.eu>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:51:31 
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Subject: Re: [ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership
	Training Programme in Toronto

Dear Hong please find my answer inline below. 

Best Sandra 

Von: at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] Im Auftrag von Hong Xue
 Gesendet: Freitag, 24. August 2012 12:22
 An: Filiz Yilmaz
 Cc: at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org
 Betreff: Re: [ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership Training Programme in Toronto 

Thanks for the questions and answers, both of which are informative. The following form does help me understand who will be the participants. Have they been informed? 
[comment] I think they have been informed already, Filiz might confirm. 
I assume the Chairs like all others may have booked their travel already.  

Then, sorry for my ignorance. What is the meaning of " Nominations for participants should be sent to filiz.yilmaz at icann.org <mailto:filiz.yilmaz at icann.org>  until 1 September 2012 "? Who can nominate the participants? Aren't they the Chairs listed below? Does it mean that a Chair could "nominate" a proxy if she/he is not available?  
[comment] Yes if the chair is not able to participate he can assign the seat to someone else from the same group, furthermore we asked to nominate 1 participant for a waiting list. We assume the chair will take this task to his respective community to decide on. 

Since there is only a few days left, I would be grateful if I could get the answer so as to pass on to my group.  

Hong 

Overview of participants in Toronto: 

Group / function 
Number of seats: 
Description 

New President / CEO 
1 
Fadi Chehadé 

NomCom elections 
7 
3 ICANN Board, 1 GNSO, 1 ccNSO, 2 ALAC 

Board Member 
1 
Proposed: Bertrand de la Chapelle [tbc] 

All SO/AC/SG Chairs [1] 
16 
Proposed: Current or incoming chairs 

ICANN Academy WG Chair 
1 
Sandra Hoferichter 

Staff 
6 
1 for logistical Support, 5 as speakers (see curriculum) 

Total 
32[2] 

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[1] Chair of: GNSO, CcNSO, ASO, Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC officially and BC for short) Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP), Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC), Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG), Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG), Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG), Non-For-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC), GAC, RSSAC, SSAC, ALAC, NomCom 

[2] 21 of the participants' accommodation (expect Board and Staff members) will be funded for two nights (11-12 October 2012) from the pilot program budget. 

Sandra - Do I understand you correctly that the session as currently planned is designed mostly for experienced ICANN leaders, except possibly for any inexperienced NomCom appointees? 

As everyone knows, it is critical to clearly understand the audience before finalizing the curriculum. 

Chuck 

From: sandra hoferichter [mailto:info at hoferichter.eu] 
 Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:51 AM
 To: Gomes, Chuck
 Cc: at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org <mailto:at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org> 
 Subject: Re: [ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership Training Programme in Toronto 

Dear Chuck, 

prospective leaders WITHOUT ICANN experience should attend the Newcomers programme first, which gives a good overview before going into the deep of a leadership programme. Saying that I am aware that such participants will also be elected by the NomCom and be part of the programme as currently listed.  

Furthermore I follow the discussion on this list with joy and will come up with a proposal how to work on an improved  curriculum once back from the ICANN Studienkreis, I am currently attending in Oslo.  

Filiz stated already that the input of this WG will be considered and we should think about how to organise this process.  

 Best Sandra 

(Note: This message was send from my iPhone - I do apologise for any misspelling.) 

 Am 23.08.2012 um 15:05 schrieb "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes at verisign.com <mailto:cgomes at verisign.com> >: 

Thanks for the response Sandra.  It would help me if I could get an answer to my question: "If all 32 of the leaders accept the invitation, how many seats would be left for prospective or new leaders without ICANN experience? " 

Chuck 

From: sandra hoferichter [mailto:info at hoferichter.eu] 
 Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:27 AM
 To: Gomes, Chuck; at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org <mailto:at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org> 
 Subject: AW: [ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership Training Programme in Toronto 

Dear Chuck, 

thank you for your comments and taking the time looking at the document. I will answer on some of your remarks. 

New or prospective leaders without any ICANN should attend the Newcomers programme first. This leadership training programme is supposed to be an advanced training for experienced leader, going deeper into the discussion and the function of ICANN and in particular the stakeholder groups. It came up, that also for experienced ICANN activists, the organisation offers surprises, while changing between the SO / AC for example. Furthermore we don't yet the names of the NomCom elections, but we know that this committee often brings in new leaders into the organisation, which need an advanced training too. However I agree there are some people among us which do not need an training any more, because they helped building the organisation, those should offer the seat to a future leader from their group. 

>From your comments (and also Avri's comments) I understand, this is not very clear in the curriculum and we are inviting you to propose adjustments. 

Best Regards 

Sandra 

Von: Gomes, Chuck [mailto:cgomes at verisign.com] 
 Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. August 2012 23:18
 An: sandra hoferichter; at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org <mailto:ann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at icann.org> 
 Betreff: RE: [ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership Training Programme in Toronto 

Thanks for the work that went into this. 

I may be missing something regarding the target audience but it looks predominantly like ICANN participants who do not need the training.  Of the listed potential participants, I doubt that there are less than a handful that would get much if any benefit from the curriculum proposed.  Moreover, it shouldn't be assumed that a new leader needs this training; I would think it is reasonable to expect that most ICANN groups will elect new leaders who are experienced in the ICANN community so they shouldn't need most of the training that is outlined. 

If all 32 of the leaders accept the invitation, how many seats would be left for prospective or new leaders without ICANN experience?  The leaders would hopefully be good trainers, but if the majority of those participating are trainers and the costs go to support them, the value of this exercise seems pretty limited. 

I fully appreciate the value of networking that will occur in a setting like this but if that is the main value, $40,000 and two full days doesn't seem like a good use of money and time.  Nor would it provide a very good pilot effort. 

Please correct me if I am interpreting this incorrectly. 

Chuck 

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 Subject: [ICANN Academy WG] Draft outline for a Pilot Leadership Training Programme in Toronto 

Dear WG members, 

after a summer break Filiz and I started working on a draft outline for the pilot project in Toronto. Based on the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget and the results of this working group so far, we present you herewith a draft programme inviting you to comment. 

While drafting this outline we already discussed various options, how to optimise it and what should be the focus. We expect that some of these options will be raised in this mailing list and we are happy to answer any questions and remain open for ideas, as long as they fit in the given framework. 

In the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget document it is stated: 

<<<"The ICANN-Academy concept is still being developed and reviewed within the SO-AC groups and further consensus is ongoing though a process led by ALAC / At-Large. While this process is ongoing, in early anticipation of the direction of the effort, a staff pilot project will be focused on the executive training of new SO-AC leaders on ICANN organisations, policymaking and related activities. The pilot would include usage of online tools where possible and an orientation session in Toronto. This pilot project should be seen as a first step in testing the overall concept and providing a basis for a future training program as well as experience to build on for future improvements if deemed necessary. ">>> 

Furthermore this draft concept is based on the proposed curriculum. (see: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31168402/Draft+Initial+Proposal+%28as+of+18.02.2012%29.pdf?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1329954389000 ). 

The comment phase is open until: 31 August 2012 
Nominations for participants should be sent to filiz.yilmaz at icann.org <mailto:filiz.yilmaz at icann.org> until 1 September 2012 

We are aware, that the discussion in the expanded WG is just about to start and this outline will not cover all the needs and ideas, however this pilot project should be see as a first step to build on an inclusive capacity building programme within ICANN. The WG is should review the pilot project critically and develop strategies and recommendations for future projects. To get a feedback from the participants this WG is asked to develop a survey, to be filled in by every participant in this programme. 

We are looking forward to your comments. 

Sandra and Filiz 

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