<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; ">Adam,<div><br></div><div>Ask and ye shall receive, albeit not from me :-) Anyone wanting to know how ICANN the org's leadership views the Montevideo/Brazil/yadyadyada stuff is encouraged to join the below webinars and ask whatever.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill<br><div><br><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;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[Soac-infoalert] COMMUNITY INVITE TO POST-BALI INTERNET GOVERNANCE WEBINARS - 8 NOVEMBER 2013</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><br></div><br><div style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">Internet Governance Webinar Conversation Opportunity With ICANN Senior Executives<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">Dear SOAC Leaders;<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">Based on recent discussions within the broader community and your feedback over the past couple of weeks regarding the Montevideo statement, we think it would be most useful to have a community call before everyone departed for the ICANN Public Meeting in Buenos Aires to discuss recent Internet governance developments – specifically the Montevideo statement - and plans for a broader Internet stakeholder meeting in Brazil next year.<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">Fadi has had or is planning a few individual conversations with community groups, but we thought some broader community engagement opportunities with ICANN senior executives would also be helpful so that Fadi, Tarek and Theresa could:<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Calibri">§ <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Provide background and context of the recent I-Star discussions leading to the Montevideo statement;<o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Calibri">§ <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Explain the Board/Staff partnership in this effort;<o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Calibri">§ <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Explain what has been done to date and share perceptions of the recent IGF-Bali meeting; and<o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Calibri">§ <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Highlight next steps/prep plans for Brazil next April.<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri"><b>As a result, we have arranged for two community webinars scheduled for next Friday, 8 November at 1200 UTC and 1900 UTC so that the team can share its thoughts and field community questions and comments</b>. We are scheduling two separate sessions to cover the global geographic spread of the community and hope that you will be able to share information about the opportunity with your communities. <o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">Each session will be an hour long and any questions or comments that the team can’t get to on the calls will be saved for further discussion in Buenos Aires.<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">The call details are as follows: Adigo Conference Bridge No. Conference ID: 45151321; Adobe Connect: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icann-soac" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icann-soac</a><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">To help the team prepare for the sessions, please feel free to share any pre-session questions that you have with me. I will pass them on to the ICANN Strategy Team in preparation for the sessions.<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">David</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; "><o:p></o:p></font></div><div></div></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; ">--</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; ">David A. 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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">**********************************************************<br>William J. Drake<br>International Fellow & Lecturer<br> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ<br> University of Zurich, Switzerland<br>Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, <br> ICANN, <a href="http://www.ncuc.org">www.ncuc.org</a><br><a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> (w), <a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a> (h),<br> <a href="http://www.williamdrake.org">www.williamdrake.org</a><br>***********************************************************</div></div></div>
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