[ALAC] Fwd: Re: [soac-discussion] ICANN/SO-AC LEADERS Brainstorming Collaboration

Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond ocl at gih.com
Wed Oct 9 08:01:58 UTC 2013


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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [soac-discussion] ICANN/SO-AC LEADERS Brainstorming
Collaboration
Date: 	Tue, 08 Oct 2013 03:50:44 +0400
From: 	Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
To: 	David Olive <david.olive at icann.org>
CC: 	Susie Johnson <susie.johnson at icann.org>,
"soac-discussion at icann.org" <soac-discussion at icann.org>, Sally Costerton
<sally.costerton at icann.org>, Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso at icann.org>,
"Tanzanica S. King" <tanzanica.king at icann.org>, Robert Hoggarth
<robert.hoggarth at icann.org>



Filed under Ref. AL-ALAC-CO-1013-01-00-EN


Dear David,


The At-Large Community has discussed the outcome of the ICANN/SO-AC
Leaders Collaborative Brainstorming Conference Call and the proposals
for the Buenos Aires meeting which have been suggested on the SO/AC
mailing list. We issued a formal call for comments to our members and
received a comprehensive response.

 

On the whole, our community welcomed the SO/AC cross-constituency
session on Monday afternoon. As a supporter of "breaking down the
silos", the ALAC can only applaud the reinstatement of such a session,
noting that it has issued Statements in the past that have asked
precisely for its reinstatement. Some members were not too keen on the
selection of subjects, especially the "policy vs. implementation" topic
which is already the subject of a GNSO working group. The "Public
Interest Commitment (PIC) issues" was more welcome -- with the ALAC
having already expressed its position strongly on this topic.

 

Our community has not been as welcoming for moving the public forum to
Thursday morning. It was indeed understood that moving the public forum
forward will only serve to make the ICANN week even shorter than it
currently is.

It has been customary for the ALAC to hold its wrap-up meeting on
Thursday morning in order to finalise any Statement or declaration it
wished to present at the afternoon Public Forum. The bringing forward of
the Forum will require the ALAC to find an alternative time to work and
this will undeniably affect our whole week of work.

This additional shortening of the ICANN week is therefore most
unwelcome. The ALAC has advocated the return of Fridays due to its
community having to crunch too much work in too little time. This
proposal does exactly the opposite and will trigger earlier and earlier
departures thus shortening the week even further.

 

Several ALAC members taking part in the Meetings Strategy Working Group
also expressed their surprise at having been sidelined for this
brainstorming call which has given rise to a proposal for Buenos Aires.
Does this mean that the work that the Meetings Strategy Working Group
undertook on this topic is void?

 

Kind regards,

 

Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond

ALAC Chair


 

 

On 21/09/2013 18:54, Susie Johnson wrote:
>
> *E-MAIL SENT ON BEHALF OF DAVID A. OLIVE:*
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> Dear SO-AC Leaders:
>
>  
>
> Thanks to those of you who were able to participate in Thursday's
> ICANN/SO-AC Leaders Collaborative Brainstorming Conference Call on the
> Buenos Aires Meeting schedule.  An overview of our discussion follows.
>
>  
>
> The changes call participants agreed to pursue, with further
> consultation, for the Buenos Aires Meeting schedule are:
>
>  
>
> ·         Establishing a 90-minute, cross-constituency, subject-based
> session developed and run by the SO-AC leadership team and held Monday
> afternoon in the main meeting room. Initial thoughts on two potential
> topics were:
>
> o   Policy vs. Implementation, and
>
> o   Public Interest Commitment Issues
>
> We would appreciate your reactions on whether or not you would support
> holding this session, as well as the potential session topics to be
> discussed. If you wish to proceed with this concept, the Policy team
> is ready to assist you in organizing your discussions and planning for
> such a session, as you deem appropriate. 
>
>  
>
> ·         Running a new gTLD (GDD) track on Monday in parallel to
> high-interest topic sessions taking place in the main meeting room.
>
> ·         Moving the Public Forum from Thursday afternoon to Thursday
> morning in an effort to increase attendance.
>
> ·         Adding timeslots for high-interest topics and community
> sessions on Thursday afternoon. 
>
> A suggested change that will not be implemented for Buenos Aires is a
> full day of SO-AC reports to the community on Wednesday.  Participants
> agreed that there is not time to make significant changes to the
> Tuesday and Wednesday schedules.
>
>  
>
> For those of you who were unable to participate in the call, a
> transcript AND chat room comments are attached.  A link to an audio
> recording of the call is below.
>
>  
>
> Please provide your thoughts about these ideas at your earliest
> convenience but no later than Monday, 7 October. We look forward to
> your comments, and a continuing dialogue as we strive to improve the
> ICANN Meeting experience for the community.  We'll look to arrange
> some specific follow-up calls to discuss the Monday afternoon session
> in detail.
>
>  
>
> Best regards,
>
>  
>
> Sally & David
>
>  
>
> Sally Costerton, Senior Advisor to the President, Global Stakeholder
> Engagement
>
>  
>
> David A. Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support / General
> Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters -- Istanbul
>
>  
>
> *Link to the audio call:*
>
> * *
>
> https://icann.box.com/shared/static/ejt11w7r63hlxoiwey7g.mp3
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *Susie Johnson*
>
> Executive Assistant to
>
> Vice President of Policy Development
>
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-- 
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
http://www.gih.com/ocl.html






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