[ALAC] Fwd: Invitation to an ICANN Advice kick-off workshop, Sunday, November 17 in Buenos Aires

Sun Nov 10 21:44:51 UTC 2013

I would like sit in to observe this meeting if possible.

On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>wrote:

> Dear All,
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> Please be so kind to find a message from Steve Crocker, Chair of the
> ICANN Board, regarding a workshop to take place at the beginning of the
> ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires. I am aware that the ALAC is already
> meeting on Sunday morning. We may need to nominate someone to sit on
> that workshop on behalf of the ALAC.
> Kind regards,
>
> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
> ALAC Chair
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Invitation to an ICANN Advice kick-off workshop, Sunday,
> November 17 in Buenos Aires
> Date:   Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:51:06 -0500
> From:   Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com>
> CC:     Steve Crocker <steve at shinkuro.com>, Karine Perset
> <karine.perset at icann.org>
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> SO and AC chairs, TLG members, ISOC, senior ICANN staff, and ICANN Board,
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> As many -- perhaps all -- of you have heard, we are revamping our
> process of asking for, receiving, acknowledging and processing technical
> advice.  Toward that end, we are having an informal workshop session
> Sunday morning, Nov 17, from 10:30 to noon in the Martin Fierro room at
> the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires to kick-off this revised advice
> process.  You are invited to send technical people from each of your
> organizations.  (Many of you have already been alerted to this meeting
> and have already made plans to come.  This message is intended to share
> the same information with everyone.)
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> Here's a bit of background.  Our bylaws specify the existence of two
> technical Advisory Committees, RSSAC and SSAC, and the existence of a
> Technical Liaison Group (TLG), whose members, ETSI, ITU-T, W3C and IETF,
> each provide advice when asked.  There is also considerable expertise
> within the other Advisory Committees and within the Supporting
> Organizations.
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> Until now, our process for asking for and receiving technical advice has
> been a patchwork.  For example, SSAC regularly sends the Board
> reports with advice.  ALAC has begun doing the same.  Three of the TLG
> members have shared one seat on the Board but have not otherwise
> provided specific advice.
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> Our next step is to develop a regular dialog for technical advice,
> starting with the workshop on Nov 17.  The workshop will focus on two
> primary questions:
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>   * What are the areas you think need technical advice?  This applies to
>     both those who need advice and those who have the expertise to give
>     us advice.
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>   * Do you prefer to be asked for specific advice, prefer to offer
>     advice on topics of your choice, or both?
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> Please RSVP to Karine Perset, Director of Board Support,
> karine.perset at icann.org <mailto:karine.perset at icann.org>, and please
> come with suggestions for both specific technical issues and how to make
> the process work best from your point of view.
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> Thanks!
>
> Steve Crocker
> Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
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