[NCUC-DISCUSS] GNSO Projects Background Briefings

[Amr Elsadr]

Thanks Bill,

All great tools to bring members interested in catching up to policy issues up to speed. I think the briefings are a nice addition to the webinars.

One more comment in-line below:

On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:03 PM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Amr
> 
> Yes, and there’s also a useful webinar before each meeting.  I sent the list the announcement of the 7 Nov. Pre-Buenos Aires ICANN Policy Update Webinar on 27 October; the slides, recording and transcript of the presentation are at: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/presentations   and on the GNSO website: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#nov (previous pre-meeting webinar presentations also available). I also sent out the call for comments on the strategic plan on 30 October.  And BTW, there are a bunch of new gTLD webinars & transcripts, including on rights protection issues, at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars.
> 
> Hopefully we will over the next year be able to turn more attention from getting our house in order to visibly engaging in ICANN policy discussions via public comment periods, policy statements, and the like.  We’ve been allocated funding to produce print materials, which would allow us to make such interventions more visible.  But to do all this we need to decide on rebooting the Policy Committee or having some other mechanism, similar to what NCUC used to do in years past when statements were much more frequent.

Couldn’t agree more. I would also encourage folks to start volunteering for GNSO working groups as far as each member’s time allows. It makes a huge difference influencing the PDP at the bottom level, before WG reports and recommendations make it to the Council, the Board and are available for public comment. It would additionally serve to have a far better informed policy committee once it is (hopefully) rebooted.

Thanks again.

Amr

> 
> In the near term, a policy piece I hope people will make time for is the ATRT II report (sent 31 October and included also on the Constituency Day agenda sent 7 November.  https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40176025
> 
> The ATRT Team will be coming for 45 minutes to ask for NCUC’s views on ICANN’s accountability and transparency.  Hopefully CD participants can read the team’s draft report and come ready to engage.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Nov 11, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at EGYPTIG.ORG> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for this, Milton. It IS really helpful. Are these briefings something new that policy staff are circulating? If so, I hope they keep it up.
>> 
>> Thanks again.
>> 
>> Amr
>> 
>> On Nov 10, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear colleagues
>>> Please scan the attached document. The issues contained within it are what NCSG is all about : developing and shaping policy on the very specific issues ICANN governs. This document provides a really good and simple summary of what these issues are and what ICANN processes are happening around them.
>>>  
>>> De : owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] De la part de Marika Konings
>>> Envoyé : dimanche 10 novembre 2013 11:07
>>> À : GNSO Council
>>> Objet : [council] GNSO Projects Background Briefings
>>>  
>>> Dear All,
>>>  
>>> Please find attached the background briefings for the GNSO projects discussed over the weekend sessions in Buenos Aires. Feel free to share these with your respective groups.
>>>  
>>> Safe travels and looking forward to seeing you all in Buenos Aires!
>>>  
>>> Best regards,
>>>  
>>> Marika
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