<div><div>Dear all, </div></div><div>I support intersessional once in two years. It was nice to attend the one in Reykjavik but I don't see any real need to make this annually. </div><div>A note: Canada is not visa friendly. For example, they have no embassy in Germany and to get Canadian visa I have to travel to Vienna and wait there for several days. I won't call this friendly. </div><div>Warm regards, </div><div>Tanya </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Sun 30. Jul 2017 at 01:21, hfaiedh ines <<a href="mailto:hfaiedh.ines2@gmail.com">hfaiedh.ines2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Dear colleagues<div><br></div><div>I do believe the intersessional is beneficial and should be held every year.</div><div><br></div><div>The US is not really visa friendly to say the least but at the same time am thinking of colleagues like Farzaneh and am not seeing any advance on that travel ban so far.</div><div><br></div><div>This is really intricate question. I heard Canada is visa friendly especially to those affected by the ban but am just thinking out loud, not wuite sure.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 30, 2017 00:11, "farzaneh badii" <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Executive Committee</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">No one other than Renata has responded to this email about intersessional. I need to respond by today. If you don't weigh in I will craft my response in a way that more or less reflects what our members think including Renata's suggestion. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_1150407225179191144m_-7772697056583832050gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 9:43 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <span><<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com" target="_blank">raquino@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">every year<br>
<br>
On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 10:38 PM, farzaneh badii<br>
<div class="m_1150407225179191144m_-7772697056583832050HOEnZb"><div class="m_1150407225179191144m_-7772697056583832050h5"><<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ok So Renata does not support going to the US for intersessional. How does<br>
> the rest of EC feel about this? Also, it is a done deal now and we are going<br>
> to intersessional but do you all agree that the meeting should be held every<br>
> other year and not every year?<br>
><br>
> Farzaneh<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 9:24 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com" target="_blank">raquino@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I don't support US, any city.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 10:21 PM, farzaneh badii<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > Hi Renata<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Does this mean you don't support holding it in LA?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Farzaneh<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 9:13 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro<br>
>> > <<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com" target="_blank">raquino@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Dear EC<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> As I have previously mentioned on NCUC-Discuss list I do not find Los<br>
>> >> Angeles a visa or border friendly location.<br>
>> >> LAC is the best alternative nearby.<br>
>> >> Mexico is 3h away<br>
>> >> Uruguay Montevideo is an ICANN office 12h plane away<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Best,<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Renata<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Maryam Bakoshi<br>
>> >> <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> > Dear all,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Please find below for your input.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > --<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Many thanks,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Maryam Bakoshi | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | T: <a href="tel:%2B44%207737698036" value="+447737698036" target="_blank">+44 7737698036</a><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > From: Benedetta Rossi <<a href="mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org" target="_blank">benedetta.rossi@icann.org</a>><br>
>> >> > Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 3:11 PM<br>
>> >> > To: Joan Kerr <<a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org" target="_blank">joankerr@fbsc.org</a>>, Greg Shatan<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>,<br>
>> >> > "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben" <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de" target="_blank">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>>, amack<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:amack@amglobal.com" target="_blank">amack@amglobal.com</a>>, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>>,<br>
>> >> > Tapani<br>
>> >> > Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>><br>
>> >> > Cc: Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, Maryam Bakoshi<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>>, Chantelle Doerksen<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:chantelle.doerksen@icann.org" target="_blank">chantelle.doerksen@icann.org</a>>, Ozan Sahin <<a href="mailto:ozan.sahin@icann.org" target="_blank">ozan.sahin@icann.org</a>><br>
>> >> > Subject: INPUT REQUIRED: FY18 NCPH Intersessional<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Dear Joan, Farzaneh, Wolf-Ulrich, Andrew, Greg and Tapani,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Following initial positive feedback regarding holding the NCPH<br>
>> >> > Intersessional meeting, I’m following up with you to seek your input<br>
>> >> > on<br>
>> >> > setting dates for the meeting. As noted in my previous email, the<br>
>> >> > GNSO<br>
>> >> > Council is holding a Strategic Planning Session in early 2018, and<br>
>> >> > Staff<br>
>> >> > has<br>
>> >> > been collaborating with GNSO Council Support Staff for planning<br>
>> >> > purposes<br>
>> >> > to<br>
>> >> > see if consecutive meetings were an option. The Council Strategic<br>
>> >> > Session<br>
>> >> > will most likely take place in Los Angeles on the 29, 30 and 31st of<br>
>> >> > January, so we are currently seeking NCPH Leadership input on the<br>
>> >> > following:<br>
>> >> > are you in favor to hold the NCPH Intersessional Meeting right after<br>
>> >> > the<br>
>> >> > GNSO Council Strategic Session, on Feb. 1-2 2018 in Los Angeles?<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > This would be directly beneficial for GNSO Councilors attending both<br>
>> >> > meetings since it prevents them from needing to travel twice for two<br>
>> >> > separate short meetings, and the Los Angeles location will give the<br>
>> >> > group<br>
>> >> > additional opportunities to meet with ICANN Senior Staff, which was<br>
>> >> > one<br>
>> >> > the<br>
>> >> > key items flagged as important both in the 2017 NCPH Intersessional<br>
>> >> > Meeting<br>
>> >> > survey, and from community attendees directly to staff.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Kindly confirm by Friday, 29 July 2017 whether you support for the<br>
>> >> > NCPH<br>
>> >> > Intersessional to be held in Los Angeles on 1-2 February 2018<br>
>> >> > following<br>
>> >> > the<br>
>> >> > GNSO Council Strategic Session that week.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > I have followed up with the CSG and NCSG Secretariat regarding<br>
>> >> > election<br>
>> >> > schedules, and note that the BC is the group who will have election<br>
>> >> > results<br>
>> >> > later in the year, with results to be posted around the 8th of<br>
>> >> > December.<br>
>> >> > The<br>
>> >> > meeting taking place in early February would still make it manageable<br>
>> >> > from a<br>
>> >> > planning standpoint if all other groups agree to submit traveler<br>
>> >> > names<br>
>> >> > as<br>
>> >> > early as possible, and no later than early November 2017.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Please note this is just a suggestion, and decisions are for the NCPH<br>
>> >> > Leadership to take; however, if these dates don’t work we might need<br>
>> >> > to<br>
>> >> > move<br>
>> >> > the NCPH Intersessional meeting to take place later in the year, with<br>
>> >> > an<br>
>> >> > office location still of preference for logistical and budgetary<br>
>> >> > reasons.<br>
>> >> > The GNSO Council’s dates will be confirmed soon, so we’re hoping the<br>
>> >> > NCPH<br>
>> >> > leadership will be in a position to give their feedback at this time<br>
>> >> > to<br>
>> >> > ensure we have enough time to plan accordingly.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > I look forward to receiving input regarding these dates and location<br>
>> >> > by<br>
>> >> > Friday, but in the meantime please don’t hesitate to contact me<br>
>> >> > should<br>
>> >> > you<br>
>> >> > have any questions,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Thank you,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Kind regards,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Benedetta<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > --<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Benedetta Rossi | Manager, Policy Support & Community Services<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > <a href="mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org" target="_blank">benedetta.rossi@icann.org</a> | <a href="tel:%2B33.610.38.27.02" value="+33610382702" target="_blank">+33.610.38.27.02</a><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > From: Benedetta Rossi <<a href="mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org" target="_blank">benedetta.rossi@icann.org</a>><br>
>> >> > Date: Monday 17 July 2017 at 15:31<br>
>> >> > To: Joan Kerr <<a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org" target="_blank">joankerr@fbsc.org</a>>, Greg Shatan<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>,<br>
>> >> > "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben" <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de" target="_blank">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>>, amack<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:amack@amglobal.com" target="_blank">amack@amglobal.com</a>>, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>>,<br>
>> >> > Tapani<br>
>> >> > Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>><br>
>> >> > Cc: Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, Maryam Bakoshi<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>>, Chantelle Doerksen<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:chantelle.doerksen@icann.org" target="_blank">chantelle.doerksen@icann.org</a>>, Ozan Sahin <<a href="mailto:ozan.sahin@icann.org" target="_blank">ozan.sahin@icann.org</a>><br>
>> >> > Subject: FY18 NCPH Intersessional<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Dear Joan, Farzaneh, Wolf-Ulrich, Andrew, Greg and Tapani,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > The purpose of this email is to initiate discussions regarding the<br>
>> >> > NCPH<br>
>> >> > Intersessional meeting and to see whether you would find it useful to<br>
>> >> > have<br>
>> >> > another NCPH Intersessional Meeting in FY18. Please let us know what<br>
>> >> > your<br>
>> >> > thoughts are about this asap. Feedback collected from 22 attendees<br>
>> >> > from<br>
>> >> > this<br>
>> >> > year’s meeting noted that 100% of respondents would be willing to<br>
>> >> > attend<br>
>> >> > another meeting, but please confirm as soon as possible if this is<br>
>> >> > still<br>
>> >> > the<br>
>> >> > case.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > If you are to go ahead with a meeting, please note that we will need<br>
>> >> > to<br>
>> >> > submit a meeting request a minimum of 5-months prior to the event,<br>
>> >> > meaning<br>
>> >> > that if the meeting will be maintained in the January/February<br>
>> >> > timeframe<br>
>> >> > we<br>
>> >> > will need to submit details by the end of August 2017.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > This includes:<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Names of travelers;<br>
>> >> > Location (office location strongly encouraged for budget, planning<br>
>> >> > and<br>
>> >> > organizational purposes)<br>
>> >> > Date;<br>
>> >> > Requirements on site.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Staff is aware that elections will be taking place, so the key will<br>
>> >> > be<br>
>> >> > to<br>
>> >> > submit the bulk of traveler details as early as possible, limiting<br>
>> >> > late<br>
>> >> > submissions only to those pending election results.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Please also note that the GNSO Council has requested a Strategic<br>
>> >> > Planning<br>
>> >> > Session via the Additional Budget Request Process for FY18 (see:<br>
>> >> > <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ydbRAw" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/ydbRAw</a> request number FY18-23) which<br>
>> >> > will<br>
>> >> > most likely take place in the January timeframe in 2018, so something<br>
>> >> > to<br>
>> >> > consider is whether the NCPH Intersessional and GNSO Council<br>
>> >> > Strategic<br>
>> >> > Planning Session can be held in the same timeframe or not. Please<br>
>> >> > note<br>
>> >> > that<br>
>> >> > the GNSO Council Strategic Session will be held over the course of 3<br>
>> >> > days.<br>
>> >> > Alternatively, you might need to consider holding the NCPH<br>
>> >> > Intersessional<br>
>> >> > meeting later in 2018 for timing purposes to avoid overlaps with the<br>
>> >> > GNSO<br>
>> >> > Council Meeting.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > I look forward to your initial input asap so we can kick start<br>
>> >> > preparatory<br>
>> >> > work as required,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Thank you,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Kind regards,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Benedetta<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > --<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Benedetta Rossi | Manager, Policy Support & Community Services<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > <a href="mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org" target="_blank">benedetta.rossi@icann.org</a> | <a href="tel:%2B33.610.38.27.02" value="+33610382702" target="_blank">+33.610.38.27.02</a><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<br>
>> >> ><br>
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>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
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