<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 4, 2012 6:02:56 AM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Soac-infoalert] Community Input and Advice Process Session in Toronto</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div>Dear SO/AC Leaders,</div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><br></div><div>As you may have seen, ICANN Staff posted a document on Community Input and Advice Process for public comment on 24 September (see <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/input-advice-function-24sep12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/input-advice-function-24sep12-en.htm</a>). In addition, a session has been scheduled in Toronto to discuss this subject (see <a href="http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34195">http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34195</a>). The objective of this public comment forum and the discussion in Toronto is to obtain community input on the process by which the ICANN Board seeks advice from the community on topics that are not subject to formal policy development processes. It is hoped that these discussions could lead to a consistent and predictable process to be adopted by the ICANN Board for such inquiries. </div><div><br></div><div>For the meeting in Toronto we are putting together an informal panel discussion during which we would like to hear from the different SO/ACs how they currently deal which such requests from the Board and provide their views on the questions that were also outlined in the discussion paper (see <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/input-advice-function-24sep12-en.pdf"> http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/input-advice-function-24sep12-en.pdf</a>):</div><ul><li>Should standardized processes be created for the Board's receipt of community input and advice?</li><li>If so, should such a procedure be standardized across ICANN SOs/ACs, aligned with the current existing procedures, or should there be some flexibility among the SOs/ACs (certain parts are required for all, while other parts may be developed by the respective SO/Acs)</li><li>How should the Board request this input and advice?</li><li>What is the most effective and efficient method to deal with the issue topic identified? Should it be a working group, could current procedures be used? Who determines which method will be used?</li><li>Should working groups be chartered for each initiative?</li><li>How are different parts of the ICANN community expected to work together in these efforts?</li><li>What minimum public consultation requirements, if any, should be required within this function?</li><li>Who within ICANN lead this effort?</li></ul><div>We would like to encourage you and/or members of your SO/AC to attend this session to share your views. If you have any suggestions for panel members, please feel free to share those off-list with me. The session takes place on <b>Monday 15 October from 13.30 – 14.45 local time </b>in room Metro Centre. </div><div><br></div><div>With best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Marika</div><div><br></div><div>Marika Konings</div><div>Sr. Policy Director</div><div>ICANN</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">soac-infoalert mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert</a></div> </blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>IP JUSTICE</div><div>Robin Gross, Executive Director</div><div>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA</div><div>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451</div><div>w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>