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

Fri Apr 10 00:23:19 CEST 2020

Virtual meetings are a great complement, even after the post crisis, due to
time or economic issues. At your command and to always serve you.

El jue., 9 abr. 2020 a las 16:28, Bruna Martins dos Santos (<
bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>) escribió:

> 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.
>
> --
>
> *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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