[NCSG-Discuss] Fwd: [liaison6c] Exploring More Effective Forms of Engagement - GNSO Non Contract Parties Gather in Los Angeles

[Robin Gross]

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> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: February 11, 2013 3:35:52 PM PST
> To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [liaison6c] Exploring More Effective Forms of Engagement -  
> GNSO Non Contract Parties Gather in Los Angeles
>
> http://blog.icann.org/2013/02/exploring-more-effective-forms-of- 
> engagement-gnso-non-contract-parties-gather-in-los-angeles/
> Exploring More Effective Forms of Engagement – GNSO Non Contract  
> Parties Gather in Los Angeles
>
> by David Olive on February 11, 2013
>
> January was a busy month for ICANN community engagement. Building  
> on the successes of the DNS Industry CEO roundtable event and the  
> Europe regional Registry/Registrar meeting, the Non-Contracted  
> community of the GNSO held its first intersessional meeting in Los  
> Angeles as well.
>
> This two-day gathering convened 43 non-contract community leaders  
> from the GNSO as well as other community members participating  
> remotely. The group represented a healthy mix of ICANN veterans and  
> several new participants from both the Commercial Stakeholder  
> Group, including the Business, Intellectual Property and Internet  
> Service Provider constituencies, and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder  
> Group, including the Non-Commercial Users and Not-for-Profit  
> Operational Concerns constituencies.
>
> One of the purposes of the meeting was to create the opportunity— 
> outside of the pressures and schedule strains of an ICANN Public  
> Meeting—for community leaders to discuss longer-range substantial  
> community issues, build relationships, and collaborate with each  
> other, as well as senior ICANN staff, on strategic and operational  
> issues that impact the GNSO NCPH community.
>
> Throughout the course of the meeting, the participants interacted  
> with President and CEO Fadi Chehadé (who provided an overview of  
> the strategic challenges and opportunities facing ICANN) as well as  
> Sally Costerton and Tarek Kamel (who updated the community on  
> engagement efforts across the ICANN ecosystem) and Xavier Calvez,  
> CFO (who provided an overview of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and SO/ 
> AC request processes). Christine Willett briefed the participants  
> on the status of the new gTLD program while Margie Milam discussed  
> the latest RAA Negotiations and WHOIS efforts.
>
> The senior staff greatly enjoyed hosting the community at ICANN Los  
> Angeles because of the access it provided for engagement and  
> discussion. As a result of the various working sessions, the staff  
> is now evaluating community requests for support and prioritizing  
> solutions to meet these needs. As always, the recordings and  
> transcripts of the sessions are available on the community Wiki  
> page as resources. See –https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/ 
> Transcripts and https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/MP3 
> +Recordings.
>
> Without a doubt, the intersessional meeting of the GNSO NCPH  
> community set an important precedent for engagement. We appreciate  
> the goodwill and creative contributions made by several planning  
> volunteers (including Marilyn Cade, Robin Gross, Michael Adams,  
> Alain Berranger, Bill Drake, Tony Holmes, Steve Metalitz, Klaus  
> Stoll and Marc Trachtenberg) to make this gathering a productive  
> experience for all.
>
> We are grateful for the thoughtful contributions and active  
> participation of the community throughout the two days. Above all  
> else, the event provided a dynamic and intimate setting for open  
> exchange and interaction on various topics and collaborative  
> efforts between the community and staff, advancing ICANN’s unique  
> bottom-up, consensus-drive multi-stakeholder model.
>
> Staff will be preparing a thorough report on the resource impacts  
> and utility of the meeting. We welcome any community comments and  
> ideas about the Los Angeles meeting in particular and more  
> generally on the value of these types of meetings outside the  
> normal ICANN Public Meeting rotation.
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>
>




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