[NCUC-DISCUSS] Virtual Meetings Strategy - Reply by April 2nd

[Benjamin Akinmoyeje]

Dear Chair,
Please find below my response in yellow and underline.

Kind regards,
Benjamin

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 5:30 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear NCUC,
>
> I hope this email finds everyone well and at their houses.
>
> ICANN is starting a consultation with Community leaders on an effective
> Virtual Meetings strategy past the first experience that was ICANN 67.
> While it is still not confirmed by them whether the Kuala Lumpur
> meeting will be a virtual one, considering the unstable conditions of
> COVID-19 I believe we can already count this upcoming meeting as such.
>
> In light of that, as mentioned above, ICANN wants to hear back from
> communities our position on Virtual meetings and what should be their
> strategy moving forward. All community leaders have until Thursday, april
> 2nd, to send the Org our positions on  twelve multiple choice questions
> related to known areas of concern such as, time zones, meeting duration,
> and language services.
>
> In order to have our PoVs on this matter as constituency broad as
> possible, I will copy the survey questions below and would appreciate if
> you can comment on them by April 2nd, 10 AM UTC.
>
> We have previously collected comments on some issues with the app and
> timezones, but I would like to ask you once again if - besides the
> questions below - are there other points or issues you would like NCUC
> leadership to point out in the survey.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
> NCUC Chair
>
> ---
>
> *Questions: *
>
> *Time Zone and Duration *
>
> *1. For ICANN67, the virtual meeting was conducted during general working
> hours in Cancún local time. If ICANN68 is held as a Virtual Policy Forum,
> what time zone should the schedule adhere to? *
> Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
> *London (UTC+1)  *
> Los Angeles (UTC-7)
> No Preference
> Other
>
> *2. What is the maximum number of hours per day you would participate in a
> virtual ICANN68?*
>
> 8 hours/day
> 6 hours/day
> *4 hours/day  *
> 2 hours/day
> No Preference
>
> *3. Would you support extending the duration of the meeting to accommodate
> fewer hours per day? *
>
> No (keep current duration)
> Yes (1 day)
> *Yes (up to 2 days)  *
> Yes (up to 3 days)
> No Preference
>
> *Program and  Services *
> *4. Would you support cross-community led plenary sessions during the
> meeting?*
>
> *Yes*
> No
>
> *5. Given the success of the Public Forum during ICANN67, would you
> support a Public Forum during ICANN68 to facilitate interaction with the
> ICANN Board?*
>
> *Yes *
> No
>
> *6. How important is it to have interpretation services during the virtual
> meeting?*
>
> *Very Important *
> Important
> Not very Important
> Not at all Important
>
> *7. Rate the Importance of each language (1 to 5, with 1 being very
> important and 5 being not important at all) *
>
> Arabic
> Chinese
> French
> Portuguese
> Russian
> Spanish
>
> *I believe all languages are important. *

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