[ALAC-Announce] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Community Comment Opportunity - SO­AC Chairs Alert

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

Dear all,

FYI -- this is the much awaited Geographical Regions Review Working
Group Final report.
Please note that the WG has been kind to our community in leaving enough
time to comment *after* the Durban ICANN meeting (90 days!) - this is
very welcome indeed!

Kind regards,

Olivier


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Soac-infoalert] Community Comment Opportunity - SO­AC Chairs
Alert
Date: 	Wed, 3 Jul 2013 13:44:09 -0700
From: 	Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@*.org>
To: 	soac-infoalert at icann.org <soac-infoalert@*.org>
CC: 	David Archbold <david.archbold@*.ky>



Dear SO-AC Leaders,

 

On behalf of Chair David Archbold and members of the Geographic Regions
Review Working Group, this email is to formally alert you of the
opportunity to review and provide comments on recommendation the Working
Group plans to make to the ICANN Board about the application and future
use of the ICANN Geographic Regions framework.

 

The Working Group was formed by the Board to (1) identify the different
purposes for which ICANN's Geographic Regions are used; (2) determine
whether the uses of ICANN's Geographic Regions (as currently defined, or
at all) continue to meet the requirements of the relevant stakeholders;
and (3) submit proposals for community and Board consideration relating
to the current and future uses and definition of the ICANN Geographic
Regions. A full record of the Working Group's past reports and public
workshops and presentations can be found at the Working Group's
Confluence Wiki space
<https://community.icann.org/display/georegionwg/Geographic+Regions+Review+WG+-+Documents>.

 

At various times over the past few years, the ALAC, ASO, ccNSO, GAC and
GNSO communities have graciously supplied representatives to serve on
the Working Group.  As a result, according the WG Charter, your
communities now have the opportunity to review and provide formal
comments on the Working Group's recommendations before they are
submitted to the ICANN Board. Those recommendations are provided in a
24-page Final Report.  The Final Report is posted on the ICANN.org web
site here -
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22jun13-en.htm.

 

Because of the time pressures caused by the upcoming Public Meeting, the
Working Group is providing a full 90 days _after_ the conclusion of the
Durban meeting for your communities to discuss the Final Report
recommendations and, if you choose, to submit a written statement back
to the Working Group.  Please advise me when you or your community have
made a decision about providing any feedback so that I can inform the
Working Group to prepare for such a communication. By my calculations,
the 90-day review period will end on 17 October 2013.

 

If you would like more information on the Working Group's effort and
it's specific recommendations, the Working Group will host a community
workshop mid-day on Thursday July 18 during the upcoming ICANN Public
Meeting in Durban, South Africa (see -
http://durban47.icann.org/node/39833).  Working Group members have also
agreed to make themselves available to you as needed for subsequent
briefings or information sharing.  I am happy to work to arrange a
briefing from Dave Archbold or one of the Working Group members if you
would like.

 

Please contact me if you have any questions about this matter. I'll be
happy to provide clarification or insights about the process to date.

 

Best regards,

 

Rob