[ICANN Academy WG] PILOT - ICANN Leadership Training Programme in Buenos Aires

[Nigel Roberts]

> My general comment is: this programme is an offer to the community. Finally it is up to each constituency to decide whom to send and up to the individual to participate, regardless if they are either incoming, returning or current leader.
>

But the costs fall on ICANN, which is ultimately funded by the community 
and domain registrants ..

I strongly agree with Marilyn here.


"Training" existing chairs and council members will, in my submission,

-	be an inefficient use of valuable financial resources

-	will probably be not fully attended, as Chairs who see no need of 
"training" will not come, in my opinion and expectation

-	will "bed-block" resources better used to assist for tyros/newcomers 
to ICANN and internet governance

-	will become a focuse for yet another insider boondoggle and/or "travel 
club"

I know I have not contributed my opinions much of late, but this much 
seems obvious to me.



Nigel
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [ICANN Academy WG] PILOT - ICANN Leadership Training Programme in Buenos Aires
> Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:15:03 +0200
> From: sandra hoferichter <info at hoferichter.eu>
> To: 'ICANN Academy WG' <at-large-icann-academy-ad-hoc-wg at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>
>> Why are we training the folks that are Constituency chairs? That leaves no room for newcomers, and frankly, if a chair doesn't know their (and ICANN stuff) we are electing the wrong people at constituency level.
>
> 1. because it was one outcome of the survey
> 2. it is a programme called "LEADERSHIP training programme not newcomers programme
> 3. Can we really assume that all current leaders have a deep knowledge about the functioning and perspective of all other stakeholder groups? I doubt.
> 4. even if this is the case, the overall group will benefit if current leaders can contribute with their experience and we are not only having a theoretical discussion
> 5. also current chairs might benefit form the interaction with the new elected leaders and others as well
> 6. the facilitation skill training is designed to elaborate soft skills
>
> My general comment is: this programme is an offer to the community. Finally it is up to each constituency to decide whom to send and up to the individual to participate, regardless if they are either incoming, returning or current leader.
>
> Best Sandra