[NCUC-DISCUSS] Selection of ICANN meeting venues and dates

[Ayden Férdeline]

Hi Arsène,
I do not think this is something which lends itself well to a community vote, even if the results are advisory and not binding (though imagine how we'd react if we voted in favour of something, and the Board 'overruled' us). I imagine choosing the location for a meeting entails considerable research, as well as budgetary considerations, sponsorship concerns, and a risk management review, the outcome of which I would not necessarily expect us to be privy to. I hope we can feed into the strategy which determines where meetings are held, for what purpose, and how they are structured — but personally, I am happy having ICANN (the organisation) make the final decision as to where each meeting takes place.
Best wishes,

Ayden Férdeline
[linkedin.com/in/ferdeline](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline)

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> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Selection of ICANN meeting venues and dates
> Local Time: July 13, 2017 9:32 PM
> UTC Time: July 13, 2017 8:32 PM
> From: arsenebaguma at gmail.com
> To: Christopher Momanyi <cmomanyi at strathmore.edu>
> NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
> What if we keep the current guidelines and have the community vote every year to chose the venue for the upcoming 3 meetings?
> Things change and we may agree on something today but this will no longer be valid after some time.
>
> What if potential hosts provide the community with info to help the community vote and then have the results ratified by the Board?
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> On Jul 13, 2017, at 4:47 PM, Christopher Momanyi <cmomanyi at strathmore.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Farzaneh,
>> Thank you for sharing this. I will suggest that holidays pertaining to countries that will host any ICANN meeting be respected, this means hat the local host has to advise alongside any specific information any person attending an ICANN meeting in that country may need to know.
>> For gender issues, the individual working groups should be left to decide on this matter so that we don't delve into controversial discussions.
>>
>> Regards
>> On Saturday, 8 July 2017, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> The CEO is asking:
>>> 1) Do you think it is timely to open up a broader discussion about adding rules on how to choose meeting venues: factors such as gender issues, democratic principles, and strict rules in observance of religious holidays, etc., have been among the questions that have been raised.
>>> 2) How do you anticipate such a discussion to take place?
>>> Some of you have commented on this already on another thread at NCSG mailing list. I will relay those comments. But question 2 needs more answers.
>>> If you have any particular views please discuss here.
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Farzaneh
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