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

Thu Apr 9 21:28:12 CEST 2020

Dear all,

Thanks for the replies to this initial thread. You probably might have seen
it but the Org has just announced ICANN68 as a remote meeting:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-04-09-en.

In the meantime, they have also sent us another survey about this upcoming
meeting that I would appreciate if we could discuss about.

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*ICANN Virtual Meeting Survey (2) Questions*

*1. Do you support a virtual ICANN68 that focuses on key plenary and
cross-community engagements, with an alternative schedule for working group
meetings?*

Answer Options: Yes / No / Other (Please Explain)

*2. Please indicate which of the following cross-community plenary topics
you support to be held as virtual sessions.*

- The Domain Name Services Marketplace: Market Dynamics, Business Models,
and Commercial Drivers

- The Domain Name System and the Internet of Things: Opportunities, Risks,
and Challenges

- DNS Abuse

- Voluntary Practices / Best Practices Beyond Policies and Contractual
Requirements

- ICANN Public Forum

- Q&A with ICANN Org Executive Team

Answer Options for each topic: Hold Session at ICANN68 / Postpone until
ICANN69 / No Preference

*3. Are there other topics that should be included as potential virtual
sessions?*

Answer Options: Yes / No (If Yes, Please Explain)

*4. What dates should cross-community plenaries be scheduled?*

Answer Options:

During the original dates for ICANN68 (22-25 June)

During the original dates for ICANN68 (22-25 June) + Friday, 26 June

Weekly (Spread out)

Other (Please Explain)

*5. What is the maximum number of cross-community plenary sessions you
would participate in per day?*

Answer Options:

1 session/day

2 sessions/day

1 session/week

2 sessions/week

Other (Please Explain)

*6. Do you think ICANN should take any other actions to progress work
related to ICANN68?*

Answer Options: Yes / No (If Yes, Please Explain)

Best Regards,
Bruna Santos

Le mer. 1 avr. 2020 à 16:22, Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> 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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>

-- 
*Bruna Martins dos Santos *

Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
@boomartins
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