<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi</div><div><br></div><div>CD will be pretty densely packed if we're going to take advantage of the location to discuss African perspectives, meet ATRT, and also talk to GAC leadership, which is important to do in light of the wider new gTLD agenda and as preparation for Buenos Aires (we're negotiating a full formal NCUC/ GAC meeting, in their big room). This means the organizational bit will have to be really squeezed—a demo of the website for 15-20 (obviously, the content for many pages is going to have to be filled in later, and we can solicit participation in drafting these), and then quick review and call for participation in initiatives that will basically have to be elaborated online. Anyone who regards org matters as boring admin should appreciate this concise approach, but of course it does mean a bit more off site consultation is needed at the front end of any effort before it gets started.</div><div><br></div><div>Constructive comments welcome. In particular, anything more that needs to be mentioned in 2c?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div>Draft Schedule<br> <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>b. Summary of NCUC events @ the African School of Internet Governance<br>c. New outreach brochure<br> <br> <br><b>2. Organizational Matters 9:15 – 10:00</b><br> <br>a. New website update<br>b. ICANN responses to & implementation of our budgetary and GNSO tool kit requests<br>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> <br><b>Coffee Break 10:30/40 – 11:00<br> <br> <br>4. Visit of the Accountability & Transparency Review 2 (ATRT) Team 11:00 – 11:30</b><br> <br>Documentation: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability</a><br> <br>ATRT’s questions to NCUC and the community<br> http://www.icann.org/about/aoc-review/atrt/community-questions-02apr13-en.pdf<br> <br>NCSG’s submission to the ATRT: GAC communiqué and related, NCUC’s Reconsideration request on Trademark Clearinghouse<br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Request+for+Reconsideration+of+Staff+Decision+to+Expand+Scope+of+TMCH<br> <br> <br><b>5. Discussion 11:30 – 12:00pm</b><br> <br>a. Preparation for NCUC workshop on “The Debate on Closed Generic gTLDs”<br>b. Stock taking & planning<br>c. AOB<br> <br> <br><b>6. Visit of Thomas Schneider (Switzerland), Vice Chair of the Government Advisory Committee 12:00 – 12:30 pm</b><br> <br>a. Update on GAC work and thinking<br>b. NCUC concerns<br> <br> <br><b>Closing 12:30 pm</b></body></html>