[NCUC-EC] Fwd: [NCSG-EC] Future of ICANN Meetings

[Olga Kyryliuk]

Thanks for this update, Raphael.

Have a great weekend!

Best,
Olga



18 декабря 2020, 18:12:58, от "Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix" <rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com>:

Dear all, 
Below a summary of the discussions that have been taking place among the broader GNSO leadership, prepared by Council chair Philippe. 

More of a FYI than anything else for now, and thanks to Bruna for flagging that on the NCSG EC list and for advocating for the maintaining of space for sufficient in/out reach during all ICANN meetings.

There will be something coming from Org on those matters some time in January.

Have a nice day,

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There was surprise from many that the results of the survey were seemingly extrapolated to influence the overall and ongoing meetings strategy, not just virtual ICANN Public Meetings. While it seemed that at least most of the SG/C/Council leaders that took part in the call are supportive of the principles under “Proposed Enhancements to ICANN Public Meetings Based on Community Recommendations,” there are concerns about the implications for the virtual environment, but also and mainly when the meetings return to face-to-face. Specifically, there are concerns about the “focus on cross-community interaction and policy development work,” as it is unclear what the definition of cross-community means in this context. To that end, the GNSO welcomes further clarity on what criteria may be used to determine if a proposed session is adequately cross-community. Participants appreciated that there is a focus on “Networking” during ICANN Public Meetings, but are unsure how that effectively translates to a virtual setting. SG/C open meetings are an example of sessions where the purpose is not strictly networking, but it is indeed an important component of the session (in addition to simply conducting SG/C business, performing outreach, and information sharing, all of which can be construed as cross-community in nature). SG/C open meetings in a face-to-face setting are well positioned to meet those multiple goals, many of which can be considered aspects of networking. Therefore, the SG/C/Council leaders welcome additional clarity on what the numerous blocks committed to Networking will look like in practice for ICANN70, as currently envisioned. One idea could be parsing “networking” into various components: Internal (within a group), networking, outreach across groups with the option of break out rooms/designated areas on the schedule in order encourage interaction between various groups. Specifically for the virtual format, at least most on the call believe it is possible to hold SG/C/Council meetings outside of the specific time allocations for ICANN70, although not far from the ICANN week (eg the week after or before). However, if this were to serve as the trend after the return to face-to-face meetings (i.e., forcing member meetings, open meetings, and Council meetings off the ICANN meeting schedule), there will likely be substantial opposition from across the community. More generally, there are some concerns that changes made for ICANN70 and potentially future virtual meetings may establish a precedent for the return to face-to-face meetings. there was general consensus for saying that there was strong benefits in holding SG/C/Council meetings during the face-to-face meetings. Giving the tight timeframe for input, there was wide agreement that there is inadequate time and community consultation to establish an ongoing meetings strategy, especially one that would also be applicable to face-to-face meetings. One specific element of the proposal, the single session for SO/AC updates to the ICANN Board, met wide skepticism . Allocating only 10 minutes per group leaves no time for interaction and dialogue, which seemingly makes this a poor use of time.
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