[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCPH Intersessional meeting in DC 12-13 January 2015

Sun Nov 16 23:57:23 CET 2014

Thanks Kathy for this insight, that has been one of the sermons I have been
preaching for some times. We need to encourage new participants by
injecting new blood into our various organs.
Remmy

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Kathy Kleiman <kathy at kathykleiman.com>
wrote:

>  Hi Bill,
> I would be happy to attend and need no travel funds (since I live in DC).
> I think these meetings can be very strategic, and if organized well, very
> useful. I think it would be a good idea to mix our marvelous new
> participants with those of us who have lived in the trenches over many
> years.
> Best,
> Kathy (Kleiman):
>
> Hi
>
>  *Warning: long message ahead*
>
>  I have mentioned several times at our Constituency Day meetings and on
> the list that there is a intersessional meeting of the NonContracted
> Parties House (NCPH) scheduled for Washington DC Monday-Tuesday January
> 12-13. If resources can be found, there could also be a sort of outreach
> session in the morning of the 14th geared toward DC civil society groups,
> think tanks, etc.  The latter is very much TBD.
>
>  We did one of these two years ago in LA, and the documents are here
> https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/InterSessional+-+January+2013
>
>  The recording and transcripts for the planning of the 2015 meeting are
> here
> https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/Planning%3A+Conference+Calls%2C+Recordings%2C+Transcripts
> <https://community.icann.org/display/ncph/Planning:+Conference+Calls,+Recordings,+Transcripts>.
>  The records of meeting we held just two days ago, which of course has the
> latest news, are attached to this message.
>
>  You don't need to have a Confluence wiki log-in to access these docs,
> but I think you do need one if you want to comment/edit etc.  I believe
> that anyone who wants to be active in GNSO-related work can get one, just
> shoot a note to one of the relevant staffers, e.g.
> maryam.bakoshi at icann.org, Glen at icann.org or nathalie.peregrine at icann.org
>
>  Anyway, the purpose of this meeting will be to take stock of common
> concerns among members of the non-contracted parties, i.e.
>
>  *Commercial Stakeholder Group*
> Business Constituency
> Intellectual Property Constituency
> Internet Service Providers Constituency
>
>  *NonCommercial Stakeholder Group*
> NonCommercial Users Constituency
> Not for Profit Operational Concerns Constituency
>
>  The trilateral negotiation between commercial, noncommercial, and staff
> can be a bit thick at times, but the basic idea is that this is an occasion
> to do things like a) try to improve dialogue and collaboration between the
> SGs on procedural responsibilities we share, like selecting a board member,
> a Vice Chair for the GNSO council, etc (these have been very painful in the
> past); b) provide an opportunity for brainstorming among the new
> representatives of the stakeholder groups and constituencies; and c) a
> chance to intensively interact with Fadi and staff on matters of common
> concern.
>
>  ICANN provides us with travel support as follows:
>
>  21 travel slots split between NCSG, NCUC and NPOC:
> - NCSG 9  (normally, the 6 Councilors + the chair and two people from
> the NCSG EC, or perhaps the PC)
> - NCUC 6  (normally, the chair and the five regional reps on the Exec.
> Committee)
> - NPOC 6  (normally, the chair and whomever from their EC they select, I
> don't know how it works)
>
>  Rafik has written to the NCSG PC to see who will be available to
> attend.  Now I am writing to NCUC, and not just the EC, since we don't know
> for sure who will be on the 2015 EC until the election process is further
> along.  Plus we may wish to modify things, below.
>
>  For NCUC, it is a bit difficult to say now who we would be sending
> because the election process is just getting underway and further
> nominations are (hopefully!) pending.  So far we have one nomination for 5
> of the 6 slots (still nobody from LAC, and just until Sunday to get one,
> plus any competitors for the other seats).  By next Monday 17th nominations
> are closed and we know who the candidates are.  Those who do not face any
> competition for the respective seat can be assumed to be on the 2015 EC
> unless a majority of members abstain, which would be odd.
>
>  In which case I'd be able to forward their names to Constituency Travel,
> which is very desperate for us to submit names so they can start working on
> travel arraignments, especially since unlike the business groups a number
> of our people will be from countries that may require visas.
>
>  What I need to know ASAP (Please reply off list) is:
>
>  1) Whether each of the candidates for the new EC would be interested in
> attending if elected.  Travel would be arrival in DC on Sunday 11 January
> with departure either 13 Tuesday or 14 Wednesday, depending on whether we
> do an outreach thing Wednesday and there is funding, possible, flight
> itineraries, etc., all TBD
>
>  2)  Whether there are other member would be interested in attending if a
> slot opens up (i.e. an EC member is unable to attend).  Probably it would
> be preferable if a replacement person were from the same region as the
> non-participating EC member, but this is not mandatory.
>
>  To get a sense of whether this meeting might be of interest and and
> something to which you can contribute, one might want to have a look at the
> documents at the web pages linked above.
>
>  Any questions, let me know.
>
>  Best
>
>  Bill
>
>
>  Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Benedetta Rossi <benedetta.rossi at icann.org>
>  *To: *Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes at btinternet.com>, Elisa Cooper <
> Elisa.Cooper at markmonitor.com>, "rudi.vansnick at isoc.be" <
> rudi.vansnick at isoc.be>, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>, Marilyn
> Cade <marilynscade at hotmail.com>, "lori.schulman at ascd.org" <
> lori.schulman at ascd.org>, Kristina Rosette <krosette at cov.com>, "Metalitz,
> Steven" <met at msk.com>, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>, Jimson
> Olufuye <jolufuye at kontemporary.net>, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
>  *Cc: *Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth at icann.org>
>  *Subject: **NCPH Intersessional Planning Call - recording & transcript*
>  *Date: *November 12, 2014 at 10:41:18 PM GMT+1
>
>  Dear all,
>
>  Please find attached the transcript & AC room chat from the NCPH
> Intersessional planning call which took place today, *Nov. 12th, 2014 at
> 14:00 UTC*.
>
>  The MP3 recording can be found here:
> https://icann.box.com/shared/static/cybna5b7298aqeu1r1tg.mp3
>
>  Please note that all transcripts and recordings from previous planning
> calls can be accessed directly on the NCPH Intersessional Wiki space:
> https://community.icann.org/x/tRnxAg
>
>  Thank you,
>
>  Kind regards,
>
>  Benedetta
>  --
> *Benedetta Rossi*
> *Community Engagement Support Coordinator*
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>
>  *Email: *benedetta.rossi at icann.org
> *Mobile:* +33.610.38.27.02
> *Skype ID:* benedetta.rossi.icann
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  ***********************************************
> William J. Drake
> International Fellow & Lecturer
>   Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>   University of Zurich, Switzerland
> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,
>   ICANN, www.ncuc.org
> william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists),
>   www.williamdrake.org
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