[NCUC-DISCUSS] Regional Outreach Sessions During ICANN Meetings

[William Drake]

Hi

Thanks Arsene.  If this is the question, it would be best directed to Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement - Africa https://www.icann.org/profiles/sagbo-pierre-dandjinou <https://www.icann.org/profiles/sagbo-pierre-dandjinou>.  ICANN would have the staff, resources and local contacts to do something like this, NCUC does not.  If someone wants to write to Pierre and lay out exactly what they’re looking for and copy me, I’d be happy to chime in and support the request.

Best

Bill



> On Jan 18, 2015, at 7:33 PM, Arsene Tungali <arsenebaguma at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I think Baudouin is instead asking for logistical support as he is organizing kind of a remote hub in Kinshasa (DRC) during the upcoming icann meeting.
> 
> He successfully did the same for the LA meeting last October and he was able to ask questions during one public forum (i was in the room in LA and was able to see him and other colleagues in Kinshasa engage with participants).
> 
> He is asking icann to support such initiatives since everyone is not able to physically participate in icann meetings, something i strongly support.
> 
> If there is a way some colleagues here on this list can help pass on his message to those concerned, this might be useful for him and other participants to participate remotely to icann meetings.
> 
> Regards,
> A
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> On 18 janv. 2015, at 11:19, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I think that maybe Baudoin is talking about hubs for ICANN meeting following the model of netmundial?
>> for outreach event, I recall that NCUC organized one in Nairobi in 2010 
>> 
>> Rafik 
>> 
>> 2015-01-16 22:37 GMT+09:00 William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>>:
>> Hi Baudouin
>> 
>> Thanks for this info.  What initiative are you talking about below, is this the Africa regional program run with support from the Global Stakeholder Engagement staff, an AFRALO thing with At Large staff, or something else?
>> 
>> We are not in the same position at present but going forward could explore new horizons if there’s sufficient volunteer engagement…
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
>>> On Jan 16, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Baudouin SCHOMBE <b.schombe at gmail.com <mailto:b.schombe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello William
>>> 
>>> I strongly support the idea that you issued on regional AWARENESS session during international ICANN meetings.
>>> 
>>> I propose that ICANN attaches some importance for remote participation.
>>> 
>>> At ICANN 51 in LA, we managed this experience mobilizing more than 30 actors. We publicized the event.
>>> 
>>> For ICANN 52 in Singapore, we logistically, technically and technologically, solutions with the participation of local partners: the Documentation Centre of Higher Education and Scientific Research Kinshasa / UniversiTIC (CEDESURK / UniversiTIC), the Francophone Digital Campus of Kinshasa, the House of Knowledge in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi Digital Campus in Katanga and Francophone Digital Campus of Kisangani in Orientale Province.
>>> 
>>> Other partners also join as internet service providers, ISOC DRC, some members of the government.
>>> 
>>> We expect an average of 60 participants per pole roughly a total of 500 remote participants at the DRC.
>>> 
>>> Financially, ICANN may provide an additional $ 1,500 to supplement certain technical requirements and even technological at the local level as was the case during the ICANN 51.
>>> 
>>> It would be desirable to keep this consistency to facilitate the participation of local actors in the various discussions at international meetings of ICANN.
>>> 
>>> I am personally committed myself to serve as a focal point for the DRC while the technical coordination will be provided by the main technical partner CEDESURK / UniversiTIC.
>>> 
>>> SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN
>>> COORDINATION NATIONALE CAFEC
>>> ICANN/AFRALO Member
>>> ISOC Member
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>>> 2015-01-16 10:14 GMT+01:00 William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>>:
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 16, 2015, at 8:38 AM, KASWESHA <kaswesha at gmail.com <mailto:kaswesha at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I participated remotely though with problems of connectivity being on and off. I suggest that Bill and team try to organize feature meeting in African countries like Kenya so most people like myself and other may also fully physically participate.
>>> 
>>> It would be good to organize outreach events in every region in conjunction with regular ICANN meetings. The problems historically have been 1) finding a slot in the packed meeting schedules;  2) getting resources and a room for meeting with tech support and reception afterwards; and 3) getting help with the organization and mobilization of participants.  I organized meetings at the London and LA meetings that for varying local reasons were frankly not as good as the DC one, but we’ve learned from these on substance. There’s logistical progress as well:  1) experience shows that late Saturday afternoons followed by a reception seems the best option in terms of availability of schedule slots and drawing attendees in advance of Constituency Day, although this may mean our Council members miss the first hour; and 2) I can get resources from the Global Stakeholder Engagement staff if there’s sufficient advanced notice.  Moreover, we have now the new NCUC Travel Policy which can support the travel of two active members up to US $2,000, plus there’s the ICANN Fellows program (more money and a full immersion program) if people apply early.
>>> 
>>> So the remaining challenge is 3) lining up relevant potential participants from the region and managing the invitation and engagement process.  If we wanted to make this a regular thing, we would need EC members and regular members with regional knowledge to coordinate and lead the way. I pretty much knew who to invite in DC, but would need local knowledge elsewhere. The rebooted Membership Affairs Team would seem the most appropriate vehicle for mobilizing collective efforts in this regard.  While we were thinking the MAT would focus more on “in-reach” to existing members than outreach to potential new members, there’s no reason it couldn’t try every 3-4 months to pull together a list of regional contacts as well, if people have the bandwidth…
>>> 
>>> It’s probably too late to try to do something for Singapore, as rooms have been allocated, it’s only three weeks away, and I’ll be traveling in between. If there was a upsurge of member commitment to launch and manage it I could try to bug the staff for a room and resources, but it’d hard.  However, the MAT could begin to plan for Buenos Aires in June and beyond.  The next Africa meeting will be in Marrakech 6-11 March 2016. http://meetings.icann.org/calendar <http://meetings.icann.org/calendar>  I'll no longer be chair then, but I’ll certainly be a member of the MAT.
>>> 
>>> Stuff to think about…
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>> 

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