[NCUC-DISCUSS] New CD Agenda: Visits of the US Government and the Council of Europe

[Milton L Mueller]

I think it's a good move to incorporate these developments into our meeting. Let's be careful that we limit the amount of time the CoE report takes up, because of its wide scope. Having scanned certain parts of the report, I think it is a long overdue overview of how HR (in a purely European sense) can be applied to ICANN policy issues, and thus has real value. More principled free expression advocates will find the CoE's extremely cautious and nuanced approach to TLD issues maddening, because the nuances basically open the door to using the kinds of politically-driven discretion that ICANN always seems to use to protect itself rather than standing up for freedom.

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Hello

The idea was that at London Constituency Day meeting Tuesday 24 June 9-12:30 BST we would do something a little different this time and focus on internal discussion rather than having visitors come and share views etc.  However, two opportunities popped up in the last couple days that have led to a shift.  First, I was contacted by the US government saying the entire delegation would like to come over and talk to us and hear our views on a range of issues, not limited to IANA.  In Singapore we had Larry Strickling and Fiona Alexander of the NTIA, but this time the State Dept. contingent including Ambassador Sepulveda would like to join as well.  This seemed like an offer we shouldn't refuse.

Second, the Council of Europe has just yesterday released a report assessing ICANN policies and procedures from a human rights standpoint.  This is of course an idea that we have pushed for some time, especially when Joy Liddicoat was on the GNSO Council, often without others in the ICANN community quite understanding what we were talking about.  So I figured this is an initiative worth supporting, and talking about.  Thomas Schneider of the Swiss government and COE is one of the authors of the report, and he and Lee Hibbard, COE's Internet governance coordinator, will come over to talk to us about the study and get our views.  Unfortunately, the report is really hot off the press and has yet to be posted to a URL, so I have no choice but to try and send it to you all as an attachment, via ncuc-discuss.  Apologies in advance if this doesn't work out perfectly.  Presumably in the days ahead it will be posted to the web, but it would be ideal for us to have a look at it in advance of the discussion.

Hence, the revised agenda is below.  I would as always encourage members who cannot be here with us live in London to join via remote participation and add your thoughts to the conversations.  I would also encourage folks who are here to spread the word to civil society types and other friendlies in London or at ICANN who might be interested in joining us.

Best,

Bill

https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/NCUC+London+Meeting+2014-06-24

NCUC Constituency Day @ ICANN 50, London, Tuesday 24 June 2014
Tuesday 24 June 2014, 09:00-12:30pm BST
Cadogan Room, Hilton London Metropole Hotel
Remote participation information forthcoming at http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/tue-ncuc
Final Agenda as of 22.06.2014

I. Overview, 9:00 - 9:15
          * Participant introductions
          * Adoption of agenda


II. Visit of the US Government Delegation, 9:15-9:55
Joining us for wide-ranging discussions will be:

Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator, National                Telecommunications and Information Administration

Fiona Alexander, Associate Administrator (Head of Office) for International Affairs, NTIA

Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State

Christopher Painter, Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. Department of State

Julie Zoller, Senior U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State

Others TBD


III. Reflections on the USG visit and the governmental High Level Meeting, 9:55-10:30
Discussion lead-offs: Robin Gross, Maria Farrell


Coffee Break, 10:30-11:00


IV. Visit of the Council of Europe, 11:00-11:30
Joining us to discuss the new CoE study, ICANN's procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values, will be:

Thomas Schneider, Deputy Chair of the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Media and the Information Society (CDMSI); Government of Switzerland Representative to the GAC

Lee Hibbard, Coordinator for Internet Governance, the Council of Europe


V. Accountability, IANA, and the Four Tracks of Transition, 11:30-11:55
Discussion lead-offs: Avri Doria, Milton Mueller, Gabrielle Guillemin

VI. ICANN in the Larger Internet Governance Ecosystem, 11:55-12:15
Discussion lead-offs: Anriette Esterhuysen, Marília Maciel, Adam Peake

VII. NCUC Organizational Matters and Conclusions, 12:15-12:30

* Outreach: Friday meeting with non-ICANN civil society & future efforts
* Budgetary: allocations, IGF, future policy conferences, CROPP, etc.
* Non-contracted House: Board election, intersessional meeting
* Staff: administrative support initiative

AOB



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