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<p>I think we should hold the intersessional every other year. While
I appreciate the ability to spend time in casual conversation with
people we are normally battling in policy issues (the
Non-Contracted parties are often on opposite sides of free
expression, privacy, intellectual property and fair use issues, as
you could expect), Farzi is right. These meetings take A LOT of
time to plan and then to attend. <br>
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<p>They also have dangers. If we are unprepared, requests seems to
slip in from other groups that we then spend months trying to push
back. <br>
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<p>May I suggest every other year?<br>
Best, Kathy</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/22/2017 5:39 PM, farzaneh badii
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear All,</div>
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">For a couple of years,
the noncontracted party house (NCPH, that means Commercial
stakeholder group and noncommercial stakeholder group, for
some information about NCPH refer to this page:<a
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have been having annual meetings separate from the main ICANN
meeting. These meetings are called: "intersessional meetings".</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">ICANN is asking NCPH
whether they want to hold another meeting in 2018. The last
meeting which was held in 2017 in Iceland was well received by
the attendees and 100% of the attendees found the meeting
useful.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The attendees of the
meeting are usually the leaders and active members of the
group. This means both NCUC and NPOC Executive Committees and
NCSG Executive Committee as well as NCSG representatives on
GNSO Council. Sometimes we receive one or two travel slots to
allocate to active participants of NCUC.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">There is support for
the meeting from other groups.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I would like to know if
you have any opinion about holding an intersessional meeting
in 2018, if you are either for or against it. In any case
please provide reasons. I will communicate your ideas and
positions on this to the organizers. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">My personal opinion is
that intersessional is an additional burden on the volunteers,
especially noncommercial groups, and I am not convinced that
the meeting is that beneficial for getting to know the other
groups, we can interact with the other groups in other
settings. But it is not up to me to make a decision, there has
been support for the meeting from the other groups and NCUC
leaders as well. I have however informed ICANN that if
intersessiona take place it should consider the following
conditions: </div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">1. it is held in a visa
friendly country, preferably where ICANN has an office so that
it will not cost too much to hold the meeting. I think holding
the meeting last year in Iceland was too burdensome and
costly.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">2. I have said this
before and reiterate, those who want to attend the meeting
should actively participate in its preparation, setting the
agenda and be prepared for the meeting. This means they should
attend at least some of the preparatory meetings leading up to
the annual meeting. If they are allocated the travel slot late
in the process, then they should read up on materials and
contribute fully. </div>
<div class="gmail_default"
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Please discuss until
Wednesday 26 July. I will send a note to the organizers with
your comments.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
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