[NCUC-DISCUSS] Deadline for WSIS proposals is tomorrow - here are some ideas for the NCUC to consider proposing

Wed Mar 1 01:56:51 CET 2017

Ayden,

sorry I missed this thread - as much as I would love to take part in
drafting, I have been working non stop (till 2 am now) and had a couple
ICANN calls in the evening. Sorry for missing this option. Thanks so
much to you and Renata for taking the initiative and working on this!

I would like to quickly echo Farzy's comment a bit, but develop further:

Proposal 1. While it is a highly sensitive topic, I think it is totally
worth the submission! Yes, there will be a need for experts on this
issue, but we can also learn from our RightsCon experience how the
discussion could be shaped, what would one need to make such a workshop
a success. If this would be considered carefully - not only we will be
able to contribute to the discussion and advance it, but also raise
awareness on this issue. The latter is no less important! I totally
support this submission.

Agree with Farz on proposal 2 (WHOIS) - probably the most likely to get
accepted and go well as you are actively involved in this.

With under-served regions the scheme could be the same as with RightsCon
- learn from other sessions at other events (GAC session at ICANN 58,
etc), see how it could be advanced if the proposal is accepted. I think
it does have potential to be accepted as it seems to fit strongly in
both WSIS overarching theme and action lines.

Again - very well done, many thanks!

Cheers

Tanya

On 28/02/17 23:09, farzaneh badii wrote:
> Ayden, 
>
> thanks for this. As to proposal 1: At RightsCon NCUC is going to hold
> a workshop that is more or less similar. Proposal one in this document
> is highly sensitive and you need to have the experts in the field
> present during the session to be able to advance the discussion.
> Proposal 2 seems to be about privacy and WHOIS. Highlight that more
> and highlight its relevance to the work of ICANN in the beginning. I
> think this proposal has the most potential and you know a lot about it.
>
> I have added more comments in the document about the other proposals.
> If we want to talk about underserved regions, we have to at least make
> the connection between ICANN/NCUC work and this topic. (GAC will have
> a session about underserved regions at ICANN 58)
>
> Farzaneh
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com
> <mailto:icann at ferdeline.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks, Remmy. I think even if were wildly optimistic, we would
>     only get one or two thematic workshop ideas accepted. But the UN
>     works in mysterious ways... ;-)
>
>     - Ayden 
>
>
>>     -------- Original Message --------
>>     Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Deadline for WSIS proposals is
>>     tomorrow - here are some ideas for the NCUC to consider proposing
>>     Local Time: 28 February 2017 9:53 PM
>>     UTC Time: 28 February 2017 21:53
>>     From: remmyn at gmail.com <mailto:remmyn at gmail.com>
>>     To: Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com
>>     <mailto:icann at ferdeline.com>>
>>     NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org
>>     <mailto:ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>>
>>
>>     Excellent job there @Ayden and @Renata
>>
>>     My only fear is if hosting 5 sessions will not be too much.
>>
>>     Good work
>>     Remmy
>>
>>     On Feb 28, 2017 10:35 PM, "Ayden Férdeline" <icann at ferdeline.com
>>     <mailto:icann at ferdeline.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Greetings, all-
>>
>>         The next World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will
>>         be held in Geneva from 12 to 16 June. *The deadline for
>>         workshop proposals is tomorrow.*
>>
>>         Last year, the NCUC hosted a highly successful thematic
>>         workshop at WSIS on engaging un-represented and
>>         under-represented communities in local, national, regional,
>>         and global Internet governance debates. The session was
>>         closely tied with Sustainable Development Goal 17 of the UN’s
>>         2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. I was pleased to
>>         coordinate this event in conjunction with Renata Aquino
>>         Ribeiro, and we had a broad range of speakers from our
>>         stakeholder group (including the NCUC’s James Gannon and
>>         NPOC’s Klaus Stoll) along with panellists from the business,
>>         end-user, and technical communities. In the audience at our
>>         session was an ICANN board member, Markus Kummer, ICANN staff
>>         and community members, and high-level government officials
>>         and civil society representatives. Our panel had a gender
>>         balance, the most remote participants of any WSIS workshop,
>>         and featured in the official outcome document of the event.
>>         Privately it has been communicated to us that the workshop
>>         would be welcomed at WSIS again this year, but more on that
>>         in a moment…
>>
>>         This was not the extent of the NCUC’s engagement at WSIS last
>>         year. Bill Drake moderated an insightful session on Internet
>>         fragmentation, with NCUC members Anriette Esterhuysen and
>>         Wolfgang Kleinwächter among the panellists. Anriette
>>         moderated a session on advancing Internet governance
>>         principles and practices, with NCUC members Avri Doria and
>>         Bill Drake among the panellists. The Cross-Community Working
>>         Group on Internet Governance had a session on the IANA
>>         transition moderated by Matthew Shears with speakers
>>         including the NCUC’s Tatiana Tropina. Offsite, Tatiana, Matt,
>>         and I spoke at an event organised by the Geneva Internet
>>         Platform on how civil society actors can get involved in
>>         policymaking at ICANN and potentially shape the future of the
>>         Domain Name System. And NPOC's Adela Goberna spoke eloquently
>>         during the Opening Ceremony's high-level dialogue on the WSIS
>>         Action Lines and the SDGs.  
>>
>>         In my opinion, the stage is set for further NCUC engagement
>>         in WSIS. With the benefit of hindsight, it would have been
>>         helpful to ‘crowd source’ a theme a few months ago and to
>>         catalyse community involvement sooner so that we could submit
>>         a workshop proposal on a topic which we as the NCUC care
>>         deeply about. Alas, with the deadline for workshop proposals
>>         being tomorrow, that isn’t feasible now (the failure was mine
>>         for not suggesting that we do this sooner), so instead
>>         *Renata and I have drafted a few workshop proposals for the
>>         NCUC to consider submitting*. Here’s a link to them on Google
>>         Docs.
>>         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d3AyMelaMuQJmI4odYFZK7b-O-fjKEE_UqzQ9NuzGvI/edit?usp=sharing>
>>         Your comments and suggestions on how the NCUC can become more
>>         involved in creating and exchanging knowledge that helps
>>         realise the WSIS action lines is warmly welcomed, and please
>>         also feel free to suggest an alternative proposal if you do
>>         think what Renata and I have drafted is not suitable. Thanks!
>>
>>         (Renata and I were planning on submitting all the ideas for
>>         workshops that we can think of, and if any are accepted by
>>         the International Telecommunications Union, coming back to
>>         the EC to ask if it is something the NCUC would like to carry
>>         forward and host under its moniker, and if the response is in
>>         the affirmative, then coming back to this list to further
>>         develop the proposal in a more collaborative manner.)
>>
>>         Best wishes,
>>
>>         Ayden Férdeline
>>         linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline>
>>
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