<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi<div><br></div><div>Below is a draft of our meeting for the morning of Tuesday 16 April, comments welcome. As always, the meeting will have the usual ample possibilities for remote participation, including via Adobe Connect, and members who can't be in Durban would be very much welcome to participate and add their thoughts to the conversations.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Draft Schedule 17.06.2013</b><br>NCUC Constituency Day Meeting<br>Durban, Tuesday 16 April 2013, 9:00-12:30pm<br> <br> <br><b>1. Overview 9:00 – 9:15</b><br> <br>a. Participant introductions<br><br></div><div>b. Summary of NCUC events @ the African School of Internet Governance<br><br></div><div>c. New outreach brochure<br> <br> <br><b>2. Organizational Matters 9:15 – 10:00</b><br> <br>a. New website update<br><br></div><div>b. ICANN responses to & implementation of our budgetary and GNSO tool kit requests<br><br></div><div>c. Other projects for Q3 Durban=>Buenos Aires<br> i. Processing of membership applications<br> ii. Travel funding guidelines<br> iii. Re-establishing a Policy Committee vs. defined alternative mechanism for policy work and statements<br> iv. Bylaws revision (Q3 vs. Q4)<br> <br> <br><b>3. African Perspectives on ICANN and Internet Governance 10:00 – 10:30/40</b><br> <br>Guest discussion leader(s):<br> <br>· Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, The Association for Progressive Communications<br>· TBD<br> <br><i>Background:</i><br> <br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58630">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58630</a><br> <br> <br><b>Coffee Break 10:30/40 – 11:00</b><br> <br> <br><b>4. Discussion 11:00 – 11:30</b><br> <br>a. Preparation for NCUC workshop on “The Debate on Closed Generic gTLDs”<br><br></div><div>b. Stock taking & planning<br><br></div><div>c. AOB<br> <br> <br><b>5. Visit of the Accountability & Transparency Review 2 (ATRT) Team 11:30 – 12:00</b><br> <br>a. ATRT’s questions to NCUC and the community<br> <br>b. NCSG’s submission to the ATRT: GAC communiqué and related, NCUC’s Reconsideration request on Trademark Clearinghouse<br> <br><i>Background:</i><br> <br><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability</a><br> <br>http://www.icann.org/about/aoc-review/atrt/community-questions-02apr13-en.pdf<br> <br>http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-atrt2-02apr13/msg00029.html<br> <br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Request+for+Reconsideration+of+Staff+Decision+to+Expand+Scope+of+TMCH<br> <br> <br><b>6. Visit of Thomas Schneider (Switzerland), Vice Chair of the Government Advisory Committee 12:00 – 12:30</b><br> <br>a. Update on GAC work and thinking<br> <br>b. NCUC concerns<br> <br><i>Background:</i><br> <br>http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/117-resource-person/1201-schneider-thomas-mr-deputy-head-of-international-affairs-federal-office-of-communication-ofcom-switzerland<br> <br>https://www.icann.org/en/news/.../gac-to-board-18apr13-en.pdf<br> <br><b> <br>Closing 12:30 pm</b></div></body></html>