<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">NCSG is holding a preparatory call this Friday 28 March at 15:00 UTC to go over NCSG's participation and activities at the Beijing ICANN meeting next month. Those NCSG members who will be in Beijing should please participate in addition to any NCSG member who will participate in Beijing remotely or otherwise influence the discussions is encouraged to attend the call. Dial-in details and draft discussion agenda below.<div><br></div><div>I hope you will join Friday's discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Robin<br><br> <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><b>NCSG in Beijing - Preparatory Call</b></div><div><b>Friday 28 March 15:00 - 16:00 UTC</b> - <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Preparation+for+NCSG+Participation+at+ICANN+%252345+Meeting&iso=20130328T15&p1=1440&ah=2">Other times</a></div><div><br></div><div>Telephone dial-in:</div><div> <a href="http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm">http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Adobe Connect:</div><div> <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Discussion Agenda</b></span></div><div><br></div><div>1. Who's coming to Beijing from NCSG?</div><div><br></div><div>2. NCSG's key objectives and issues for Beijing mtg?</div><div><br></div><div>3. Review of NCSG meetings and other key community meetings and their proposed discussion topics. In reviewing, consider the following:</div><div>a). Who from NCSG will follow which issues / meetings and report back to group?</div><div>b). Are there NCSG Statements to deliver in Beijing? What issues? Who holds drafting pen?</div><div> i) In Public Forum?</div><div> ii) Joint statement with At-Large?</div><div> iii) At GNSO Council forum?</div><div> iv) GNSO Council Meeting</div><div> </div><div>4) GNSO Council Proxies</div><div> a) Brenden Kuerbis confirmed to substitute for Magaly Pazello</div><div> b) Amr Elsadr may substitute for Maria Farrell</div><div><br></div><div>5) What else?</div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Background:</span></b></div><div><br></div><div>ICANN #46 in Beijing - NCSG Meetings Plan:</div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dG11eV9fZWJMbUdEQW9PRnY4cnFNWVE&usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dG11eV9fZWJMbUdEQW9PRnY4cnFNWVE&usp=sharing</a></div><div><br></div><div>ICANN #46 Full Schedule:</div><div><a href="http://beijing46.icann.org/full-schedule">http://beijing46.icann.org/full-schedule</a></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>NCSG Meetings Page:</div><div><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Current+NCSG+Meetings+-+Post+October+2012+ICANN+Annual+Meeting">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Current+NCSG+Meetings+-+Post+October+2012+ICANN+Annual+Meeting</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></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></div></body></html>