noncommercial outreach event in SF in March 2011

[Milton L Mueller]

Robin
I volunteer to organize one workshop or program segment; defining the topic, lining up speakers, etc. 
IGP/Syracuse U. can also help to promote it via our blog and lists. 
--MM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Robin Gross
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 4:00 AM
> To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: noncommercial outreach event in SF in March 2011
> 
> As you've probably heard, the March 2011 ICANN meeting (#40) will be in
> San Francisco, California.  San Francisco has a vibrant civil society
> presence, with a number of international NGOs having offices here, so we
> should hold a side-event to attract local NGO's to the ICANN meeting and
> to participate at ICANN going forward.
> 
> The SF ICANN Mtg will be a good opportunity to explain to local people
> what important issues ICANN deals with and why they should become
> involved in ICANN policy development with NCUC.  It would be great to
> have a large turn-out of own membership at the SF mtg too like we did in
> Seoul.   Since SF is my home, I have a number of local contacts here
> that we can use to hold a really terrific noncommercial outreach event
> at that mtg.
> 
> But I'm going to need help from the membership in the organization of
> the event, so I'm looking for volunteers.  If anyone would like to
> volunteer to help with organizing the event - please let me know asap.
> We will especially need help with planning the substance of the program
> for the event, promoting it among ICANN participants and of course
> fundraising.  I've already asked ICANN if they have a room we can use at
> the official conference venue in March, but don't have an answer yet, so
> the specific location is not yet determined.
> 
> So if you are planning to come to the SF ICANN Meeting in March 2011,
> please volunteer to help organize this outreach event.  (You can even
> volunteer to help organize if you aren't coming to the SF ICANN mtg.)
> Please shoot me a note to let me you'd like to volunteer and I'll add
> you to the organizing team.
> 
> And if you are coming to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in
> your hair.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robin
> 
> 
> 
> 
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