<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thank you Rafik for the important updates. The travel plans are on high gear, though for some of us e.g. myself are still waiting for invitation letter to facilitate visa application I have applied through ICANN's system and also sent an e-mail but still waiting.<br><br></div>Till we meet in Morroccoh, wish you good time.<br><br><br></div>James Njoroge Gitau <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273</b><br><br>Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS.<br><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Rafik Dammak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Everyone,</span><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I am sending here the information regarding the NCUC schedule and activities during Marrakech ICANN meeting so you can participate effectively either there or remotely (remote participation is available). We are just 3 weeks away from the meeting and it is time to prepare. </font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><i>There will be an updated announcement later on when we get some information, and detailed email about NCUC agenda.</i></span><br></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maryam will keep us updated about those info and reminders (invitations) should be sent soon with all details about the meeting and in particular for remote participation.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For those who will be in marrakech, we can find a way to keep in touch there, sharing information, tips and so on.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In addition to that, info will be shared via our twitter account @ncuc and our website <a href="http://ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc.org</a> .</font></p>
<p><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1- Schedule</font></b></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">* for a detailed/agenda for NCSG and NCUC you can check here </font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g8IEbsslQ34ZfHWVbjtqrv1-T4L_MgNn7n59JhaReZE/edit?usp=drive_web" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g8IEbsslQ34ZfHWVbjtqrv1-T4L_MgNn7n59JhaReZE/edit?usp=drive_web</a></font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* the full ICANN meeting schedule with all sessions here : </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#1155cc"><u><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full" target="_blank">https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule-full</a> </u></font></p><i>for those who want to organize their schedule, they can go to sessions and them to their preferred electronic calendars, it can be handy.</i><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* There are also those links in particular for the GNSO weekend working sessions</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Saturday 5th March</span></p></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#1155cc"><u><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sat-gnso-working" target="_blank">https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sat-gnso-working</a></u></font><br></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday 6th March</font></p></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#1155cc"><u><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sun-gnso-working" target="_blank">https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sun-gnso-working</a></u></font><br></p></div></div></blockquote><b>2- Highlights</b><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The topics of interests are:</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- ICANN accountability discussion about the workstream 2 and after the release the latest version of the recommendations</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- new gTLD program review and preparation for subsequent rounds</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Public sessions on Internet Governance, ICANN & human rights.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Whois or RDS discussion</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>We will try to send email with sessions of interests every day during the meeting.</i></font></p><p><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3- How to prepare for the meeting</font></b></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">you can prepare by reading some material</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">:</span></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">* Reading the "GNSO background" briefing which will give summary of the different active GNSO working group and policy processes that will be discussed in Marrakech. You can find it here </font><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/background-briefings" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/background-briefings</a> . Several members asked about getting some briefing about working groups in order to join them, the background briefing is the appropriate document for that (the page should be updated soon)</p><p></p><ol><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">list of ongoing processes in GNSO and their status is here: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/projects-list.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/projects-list.pdf</a> </span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">GNSO policy activities: </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/policy" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/policy</a> </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Latest PDP updates </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/pdp-updates" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/pdp-updates</a> </font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Special page for ICANN meeting (to be updated soon) <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting</a> <br></font></li></ol><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">you can find all relevant info to navigate in GNSO website in this single page </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm</a> </font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* listening to the ICANN policy update webinar for Marrakech meeting </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en</a> scheduled for the 19th February<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> to get the latest information about all policies within ICANN (not just for GNSO) .</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* And checking the latest relevant announcement here: </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcements" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcements</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> also ICANN blog, <a href="http://blog.icann.org" target="_blank">blog.icann.org</a>, also #ICANN55 in twitter</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><i>* During the meeting, while you can participate in situ or remotely it will be efficient to list which sessions you would like to join and interact , having in mind that for many you can check the recordings later which availability may differ (mp3 recordings and/or adobe connect and/or transcripts) </i></span></p>
<p><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">3- Additional Info</b><br></p><p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">please fill the doodle poll if you are going to attend ICANN meeting, it will be a good opportunity to meet there: </font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#1155cc"><span style="line-height:18px"><u><a href="http://doodle.com/poll/kbd28vmkag9k2c2d" target="_blank">http://doodle.com/poll/kbd28vmkag9k2c2d</a></u></span></font></p><p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Finally if you have any question, please send a message offlist, I will be happy to respond.</font></span></p><p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Invites will be sent soon, also reminders and highlights during the Marrakech meeting to keep you updated.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Thanks!</font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(57,57,57);line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best Regards,</font></span></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Rafik Dammak</font></p><p>NCUC chair</p><p><br></p><p>Follow updates at <a href="http://ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc.org</a> & @ncuc</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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