<html><head></head><body>How I would like to see the Intersessional evolve is not the topic of this thread. The topic of this thread is why did the NCUC Executive Committee propose eliminating the Intersessional without first consulting with NCUC members.<div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">This comes down to how the EC is making decisions, which, as has been well documented on our list for months now, is not transparent and not in keeping with our values.<div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Renata is going to the CEO asking for capacity building resources, while the EC is busy rejecting the resources that we already have and could re-purpose with a little imagination.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">And this is happening without membership consultation.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Do you think this is acceptable? Because I don’t.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">—Ayden <br class=""/><div><br class=""/><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 28 Aug 2018, at 16:05, Michael Karanicolas <<a href="mailto:mkaranicolas@gmail.com" class="">mkaranicolas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"/><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:56 AM Ayden Férdeline <</span><a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">icann@ferdeline.com</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">> wrote:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""/><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""/>No, I am not describing the Leadership Program, which from what I understand (I have not participated in it), focuses more on soft skills.<br class=""/><br class=""/>What I would like is for us to re-think what should be the purpose of the Intersessional, and to turn it more into a policy bootcamp whereby we get members up to speed every year on key topics, strategise for the year ahead, and work with other Stakeholder Groups to understand their perspectives.<br class=""/><br class=""/>And I don’t think we necessarily need all of our leaders at the Intersessional to do this. Some leaders yes, some veterans yes, some rising stars yes.<br class=""/><br class=""/>That’s my view,<br class=""/><br class=""/>Ayden<br class=""/><br class=""/></blockquote><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""/><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Ok. So now it sounds like you're describing a slightly revised version</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""/><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">of the Leadership Program, with a bit more of a policy component, and</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""/><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">a breakout session for members to strategize.</span></div></blockquote></div><br class=""/></div></div></body></html>